The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

The Car Mom LLC / tentwentytwo Projects
The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz Podcast

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. 20 AUG

    MATTIE BACK IN THE HOT SEAT

    Mattie is back and ready to answer the tough questions... like why is he Mattie to Lizz's family but not his own?!?! They'll also talk about Mattie's experience in the Marine Corps Reserves, what he loves about being a father and why he will never read a book on a Kindle. Last three transactions reveal a sweet story of Mattie's first vacuum and the a crazy story on why they need a new one. Plus, Lizz is officially living that toddler life after finally purchasing a grape cutter! Kelly has industry news including a hot take on the redesign of the 2025 GMC Terrain and a new heat-dissipating paint job developed by Nissan. Then, the chicken thigh recipe that we didn't know we needed! Non-GMO, gluten-free, healthy meals are hard to come by when you're out and about as a busy mom. In seconds, you can grab a protein-packed shake and have a clean meal on the go, anytime. Clean Simple Eats was founded by a husband and wife duo who get the struggle of eating healthy as a parent. After living on cereal and takeout, they took matters into their own hands. Try one of their protein powders in 26 different flavors to ditch the drive-through the easy way.  → Go to cleansimpleeats.com and use code CARPOOL20 for 20% off your first order If you spend hours choosing a grape cutter for your kids, but rush when it comes to healthcare, maybe it's time to stop settling when you're looking for a doctor. With Zocdoc you can find and book tens of thousands of top tier doctors all with verified patient reviews. Search and compare highly rated in-network doctors near you and instantly book appointments with them online from the Zocdoc app. → Visit zocdoc.com/carpool and download the Zocdoc app for free.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    58 min
  2. 15 AUG

    THE SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SCOOP

    The Carpool podcast has officially charted #1 in the automotive category and is looking forward to a future with video and remote recordings. Today, the gals welcome Kristy Rasback, the global system safety director at General Motors for an interview you won't want to miss.   Kelly is prepping for back to school this week while Lizz just celebrated her two year anniversary with Mattie. In driveways dumps they lay out their dream shopping center: Target (of course), Home Goods, Trader Joe's, a local coffee shop, Athleta or Lululemon, and a sushi restaurant. Kelly warns the Carpool crew that Netflix rom coms suck, so take a leap back into the 1990s and rent The Bodyguard. Next on her list is Rumor Has It and Lizz adds It Ends With Us might be worth the watch, too.  Non-GMO, gluten-free, healthy meals are hard to come by when you're out and about as a busy mom. In seconds, you can grab a protein-packed shake and have a clean meal on the go, anytime. Clean Simple Eats was founded by a husband and wife duo who get the struggle of eating healthy as a parent. After living on cereal and takeout, they took matters into their own hands. Try one of their protein powders in 26 different flavors to ditch the drive-through the easy way.  → Go to cleansimpleeats.com and use code CARPOOL20 for 20% off your first order Ditch the drive-through and yucky, hard-to-pronounce chemicals in your cookware. Just reach for Caraway Homes, non-toxic kitchenware. Their pans are not only healthy, beautiful, and aesthetically pleasing, they also come with the perfect organization system. Over 65,000 people have given Caraway kitchenware five stars. Now it's time to try it for yourself.  → Visit carawayhome.com/carpool to get 10% off your next purchase for a limited time. If you spend hours choosing a grape cutter for your kids, but rush when it comes to healthcare, maybe it's time to stop settling when you're looking for a doctor. With Zocdoc you can find and book tens of thousands of top tier doctors all with verified patient reviews. Search and compare highly rated in-network doctors near you and instantly book appointments with them online from the Zocdoc app. → Visit zocdoc.com/carpool and download the Zocdoc app for free.  In industry news Kristy Rasback spills all the hot tea going on in the GM world. Kicking off this segment, Kelly shares how she loves when the Traverse seat vibrates to alert her of anything around the car. Kristy says she loves her supercruise and agrees that the intuitive setup with physical buttons is an advantage across the Chevrolet line. Kristy talks semi-autonomous driving advantages with the gals and how the more you use it, the more you can trust it. Kelly says this feature boosts both fun and safety for drivers. Kristy's #1 must-have safety feature surprises Kelly. In her work, Kristy's team figures out all of the things that could go wrong with a safety-critical system in the car, and she's proud of GM's future vision for zero crashes, zero emissions, and zero congestion. "We wake up every day and are devoted to getting ourselves closer." Last, Kristy shares her teen driving highlights and why she loves having her kids in a safe vehicle she can keep tabs on.  Ditch the drive-through also comes to us from Kristy and it's an Insta-hit. All you need is stew beef, beef broth, soy sauce, ginger, and brown sugar. Pressure cook your ingredients in the Insta-pot for 15 minutes and add steamed broccoli to serve. Done! Lizz also shares the next Thawgust recipe—poppy seed chicken. → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! → Write in your advice questions! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Join The Car Mom Crew Facebook Group! Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Follow the Truck Dad on IG Visit thecarmo

    1h 8m
  3. 13 AUG

    IMPORTANT SHIPLAP UPDATE

    Efficiency is an art, so host Thawgust with your bestie! On this jam-packed episode Kelly is leaving the baby-having stage, entering her birthday week, and discovering she's absolutely not about the recipe influencer life. To top it all off, Tyler has started the shiplap process and Kelly and Lizz are stunned, to say the least.  On driveway dumps, Lizz needs to know—how many snacks in a day is too many snacks? Kelly says, if you have to ask, it's too many. Taking a note from Chris' book, tell your kiddos the kitchen's closed, but the fruit bowl is always open. And if you're looking for a meal-planning hack, turn to Chat GPT to make you a menu for the week. Last three transactions Lizz picked up toilet locks, disposable gloves and drywall anchors and Kelly rounds out her last three transactions with glitter hair gel to up Hattie's hair game, aesthetically pleasing blocks for the living room, and Jack-o-lantern shirts for the kids.  A couple who plans to keep their vehicles for 10 years is looking forward to growing their family, they write in to ask if they should buy a truck or SUV as their second car. Another listener wonders if paying in cash gives you better buying power? Surprisingly, Kelly says no, it won't and shares her juicy advice on negotiating a price at the dealership. → Write in your advice questions! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Get your butt over to pinterest and find one new recipe you could try, like today's ditch the drive-through recipe, Thai chicken wraps with peanut sauce. → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! Industry news is just grasping at straws. Mary Rice is shaking in her boots about the Grand Highlander Lexus TX recall—if you're looking for one, look used! And Tellurides have actually burst into flames in the driveway, so Kelly's adding them to the list of brands who could use better quality control.  You're trying so hard to feed your family healthy, so why let your cookware leach yucky chemicals into your food? With Caraway cookware you can rest assured that you're cooking with non-toxic pots and pans that also look gorgeous with any design aesthetic. And not only is Caraway healthy and beautiful, their pans also come with the perfect storage system. Over 65,000 people have given Caraway kitchenware five stars. Now it's time to try it for yourself.  → Visit carawayhome.com/carpool or use the code CARPOOL at checkout to get 10% off your next purchase for a limited time. Make adulting so much easier with Zocdoc. Making doctor's appointments isn't one of the highlights of adulthood, but that doesn't mean you have to dread it. Zocdoc makes sure you never settle when it comes to your health. Find and book tens of thousands of top tier doctors on the app — all with verified patient reviews. Search and compare highly rated in-network doctors near you and instantly book appointments with them online from the Zocdoc app. → Visit zocdoc.com/carpool and download the Zocdoc app for free.  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Join The Car Mom Crew Facebook Group! Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Follow the Truck Dad on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    60 min
  4. 8 AUG

    WHAT EVERYONE IS TALKING ABOUT... CUCUMBERS

    The bumps are free, everyone's talking about cucumbers, and Kelly and Lizz are showing up in defense of car content filming. In millennial news, Kelly's got clarity on brat summer and is ready for next year to be Polly Pocket summer. @Logansfewd is going viral for eating an entire cucumber a day and Kelly and Lizz are loving his recipes. Hard boiled eggs are coming in strong this summer, too with a stellar flight from @smaller_sam.pcos.  Kelly is thrilled with her experience with Vonder Car Wash and Detailing and Lizz is in her hire-it-out era. August 16th is Kelly's birthday and she'll be getting nestie with a bestie before baby arrives.  The gals were shook recently at a playdate when the green banana debate made its debut. How are these better than yellow bananas? They can offer healthy starches and a lower sugar count than ripe bananas.  Tired of unpredictable charges hitting your bank account? Over 74% of people have subscriptions they've forgotten about, too. Cancel unused and unwanted subscriptions, keep your spending on track, and put money right back in your pocket with Rocket Money. With over 5 million users, Rocket Money has helped save its members an average of $720 a year with over 500 million in canceled subscriptions. So stop wasting money on things you don't use.  → Download the Rocket Money app at rocketmoney.com/carpool   Canadian Carpoolers made the 11 hour trek to the Auto Show and brought a bag of Canadian snacks that Kelly and Lizz are trying today on the taste drive. While the ketchup Lays might make Kelly toss her chips, the all-dressed are something Canada can be proud of.  Kelly and Lizz are making their post-partum show and movie list. They've got their eye on the Sex and the City reboot and the Real Housewives of New Jersey. In industry news, Stellantis is super struggling right now. Kelly's prediction is that the reliability scores are hurting sales and thinks the Pacifica needs to be moved to Jeep or another brand. Their CEO is ready to cut brands that are underselling and speculations wonder what might happen to Maserati, which lost $89 million in the first six months of the year.  Today's Thawgust ditch the drive-through is Chi-chi pie pie from Pillsbury. Check out this freezer-friendly, kid and husband approved recipe on the Car Mom blog here.  → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! → Write in your advice questions! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Join The Car Mom Crew Facebook Group! Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Follow the Truck Dad on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    49 min
  5. 6 AUG

    A WEDGE COULD NEVER BE A COBB

    It's baby watch month! It might be time to wash clothes and get baby's things together…but you won't catch Kelly packing her hospital bag until the day she needs to pack it. Lizz will be a little more prepared with Athleta jumpers in tow while Kelly will likely stick to her Lulu Align leggings.  In the great eight of salads, Kelly and Lizz's favorites go for gold. Who will bring the medal home? Caesar, Greek, Cobb, Wedge, Caprice, Taco, Italian, or Goat cheese? Kelly was deterred from a shower cap too soon. She's sure it's going to be life changing and Lizz doubts she'll use it. Stay tuned for the 30-day report. Also in driveway dumps, Kelly has one more thing to say about Ballerina Farms—200 years ago, we all would have been trad wives and would have figured it out. Got pregnancy brain? A crazy summer mom schedule? No worries, Rocket Money has got your back. Over 74% of people have subscriptions they've forgotten about. Cancel unused and unwanted subscriptions, keep your spending on track, and put money right back in your pocket with Rocket Money. With over 5 million users, Rocket Money has helped save its members an average of $720 a year with over 500 million in canceled subscriptions. So stop wasting money on things you don't use.  → Download the Rocket Money app at rocketmoney.com/carpool   A mom of one writes in to ask the gals if she should get rid of her Telluride for a car with more miles that would save her on monthly payments. Kelly isn't sure it's as good of a deal as it sounds. Her number one car shopping tip—even more than choosing your salesperson—is you have to understand what the monthly payment is going to be before you go to the dealership. Use the Car Mom car payment estimator to find your numbers before you shop! Another listener wonders what should be put in her hospital bag and when should the carseat be installed in the car? Kelly and Lizz say be sure to pack your own towels, a heating pad, a cute robe, and toiletries. Oh and don't forget those life-savers to keep you going during an epidural! → Write in your advice questions! Send Kelly and Lizz an email to get your question featured on the show at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  In a short and sweet industry news, Kelly reveals how she's feeling about the Traverse—it's lacking power, and that's saying something for her.  Throw your next girl dinner in a bowl to ditch the drive-through. All you need is a package of Thai chili tuna, rice, avocado, cucumber, soy sauce, seaweed crisps, and your favorite toppings. Mix it up and enjoy! → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Join The Car Mom Crew Facebook Group! Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Follow the Truck Dad on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

    52 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.

To listen to explicit episodes, sign in.

Stay up to date with this show

Sign in or sign up to follow shows, save episodes and get the latest updates.

Select a country or region

Africa, Middle East, and India

Asia Pacific

Europe

Latin America and the Caribbean

The United States and Canada