The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

The Car Mom LLC / tentwentytwo Projects

Kelly Stumpe and Lizz St. John are third generation auto-industry experts and best known for reviewing cars from the millennial mom point of view on Instagram and YouTube. As a work from home mom of four, Kelly found herself craving a brain-break and some adult conversation so she convinced her sister Lizz, mom of two to create a podcast to do just that. Join Kelly and Lizz for a dose of entertaining and lighthearted conversation, games, and auto-industry news while they navigate life as business partners, best friends, and sisters. Your Mom Time Off starts ... now.

  1. 2 DAYS AGO

    JARRINGS SEEMS SO JARRING

    Happy Halloween! Kelly and Lizz are getting ready to celebrate the holiday with the kids at their brother's house this year. Why? He has the perfect trick-or-treat neighborhood. That's an important tip, always have a friend in the good trick-or-treating neighborhood for Halloween! Lizz is getting ready to start a new micro-hobby and craft the perfect blow out. Kelly has a couple of micro-hobbies of her own she wants to take on: jarring jalapenos and baking the perfect zucchini bread. They decide they are going to keep each other accountable and share their progress every week. Will they be successful? Another one of Kelly's micro-hobbies lately has been shopping, a perfect time for Last Three Transactions. Kelly has been transacting a lot to put together the perfect Thanksgiving outfit including boots, faux leather pants and a sweater. Lizz on the other hand is getting a new pair of running shoes and hair products to work on that blow out. In Industry News, a teaser has been released of the new Kia Telluride. Is it going to live up to the hype? What does live up to the hype is Kelly's Ditch the Drive-Thru this week of yellow curry chicken thighs. Speaking of hype, you asked and Kelly and Lizz listened. 'Dancing with the Stars' recaps are BACK! Did the right person go home this week? Who will win it all? They'll give all their possibly controversial hot takes. Finally, Kelly and Lizz are wrapping up Blake's Besties with three touching stories, including one very close to their hearts.

    56 min
  2. 4 DAYS AGO

    TRUNK OR TREAT REDACTION

    Family parties are much different for Kelly and Lizz post kids. Over the weekend they celebrated the 20th anniversary of the farm with the entire family in one spot and while others celebrated with a lot of alcohol, Kelly and Lizz stayed relatively sober. They recap the entire family celebration with all the traditions and some magical rain thrown in for a little extra fun. The good times didn't stop for Kelly as the next day was the sausage dinner at her church. There's just something about a church meal that hits different.  Lizz needs to talk about the Hatch ad controversy. Some people are throwing out their Hatch sound machines after their new ad and internet rumors of "demonic" voices. Are people being a little too dramatic? It's the perfect Halloween marketing campaign and speaking of Halloween the Car Mom has some spooky fun coming. If you've got a festive trunk-or-treat setup it could win you some money!  In Industry News, EV sales plunged in October when the tax credits ran out. Will this be the end of the EV boom? How many people go back to buy a second EV? Why Kelly and Lizz are crushing on the Honda Passport and suggesting it to everyone. Plus, a new Jeep ad claims they were voted #1 best car for ________. How did they even get that data?  Moving on to Ditch the Drive-Thru, Lizz is super excited for her buffalo mac & cheese she's making tonight. This might be the best hack you'll hear all week! Kelly is also on the pasta train and making a spaghetti staple this week.  Finally, you're going to want to get some tissues ready for Blake's Besties this week as we share a letter from a dad on his experience when they lost their little one.

    1 hr
  3. 22 OCT

    TALL GIRL TRAUMA

    Kelly and Lizz are still trying to get used to the news schedule and not talking about ‘Dancing with the Stars’ every week. At least they’ll have then highlights to devour on social media. Could one of the reasons they are so into the show is because they aren’t dancers themselves? This leads the ladies into a discussion of the trauma they faced being tall girls in high school and sharing some very specific stories that left them scared. It was a party weekend for both Kelly and Lizz. Lizz went to her sourdough party and it was one of the most thoughtful parties she had ever been to. Kelly went to a fall party and enjoyed specialty sangrias and crafts. Moving on to a kid’s party, it was Hattie’s birthday and Kelly shared all the hacks she had to put together the perfect party. This week’s advice questions all have to do with Christmas and buying presents for the kids. First, what to do when there are a lot of kid’s in the family. Do you buy for each of them or try and do a Secret Santa? Plus, what are Kelly and Lizz’s rules when it comes to the amount of presents they get their kid’s for Christmas?   Industry News is light this week, but the Car Mom is busier than ever! They’ve got a new BMW vs. Mercedes comparison video you’ll want to check out. In Ditch the Drive-Thru, Crocktober continues with a recipe for Jamaican pork with rice. Finally, Kelly and Lizz share the stories of the babies taken too soon in Blake’s Besties. Today's episode is brought to you by ⁠⁠Clean Simple Eats⁠⁠. Use code 'Carpool20' at checkout to get 20% off your order and free shipping. ⁠⁠CleanSimpleEats.com

    54 min
  4. 7 OCT

    INTRODUCING THE EPIPEN

    Remember when Kelly mentioned she might have had an allergic reaction to anchovies in Detroit? Well, it turns out she was onto something as it happened again and this time sent her to the ER! After some time at home recovering, she's feeling better and getting ready to get into her purse era as she has to start carrying an EpiPen wherever she goes. The time recovering also allowed Kelly to finally watch "The Summer I Turned Pretty" and she has some hot takes. Plus, the TikTok creator that she spent a lot of time consuming and how it's inspiring Kelly to get into her bread era.  Speaking of bread eras, Lizz is getting ready to get into her sourdough era thanks to a party from one of her neighbors. She's having a "Soup, Sourdough and Sips" party and this is something we can all get on board with. Now Lizz needs to start planning an adult party of her own and has some really great ideas.  In Industry News, Kelly can't wait to get into her newest press car, a Toyota Grand Highlander. Lizz is ecstatic to hear that the Nissan Xterra is getting a reboot and will be back on the market in 2029. Will it be worth the wait?  Crock-tober continues as Kelly and Lizz give their take on last week's chicken and dumplings recipe. They had completely different experiences and only one of them added the recipe to their cookbook. What's on the menu this week? It's a butter chicken dish that sounds incredibly flavorful!  Finally, in honor of Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness Month, Kelly and Lizz share the story of Teddy, Letty and the cardinal that came as a comfort to one family.

    54 min

About

Kelly Stumpe and Lizz St. John are third generation auto-industry experts and best known for reviewing cars from the millennial mom point of view on Instagram and YouTube. As a work from home mom of four, Kelly found herself craving a brain-break and some adult conversation so she convinced her sister Lizz, mom of two to create a podcast to do just that. Join Kelly and Lizz for a dose of entertaining and lighthearted conversation, games, and auto-industry news while they navigate life as business partners, best friends, and sisters. Your Mom Time Off starts ... now.

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