#297: What it's really like working with family
4/27/202650 min
This week we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. We've been working together since our early 20s and people always ask how we do it so today we're spilling the tea. We're also discussing what we're reading and a hot take about long vs short books.
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Book Report:
Elsie: Lincoln in The Bardo by George Saunders
Emma: Lights Out By Navessa Allen
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First 90 secondsElsie Larson· Host0:00
[upbeat music] You're listening to the "A Beautiful Mess" podcast, your cozy comfort listen. I'm your host, Elsie Larson.
Emma Chapman· Host0:10
And I'm your host, Emma Chapman.
Elsie Larson· Host0:11
This week we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. We're sisters who have been working together for almost 20 years, and people always ask us how we do it. So today we're spilling the tea. We're also discussing what we're reading, and a hot take about long versus short books.
Emma Chapman· Host0:31
Oh, yeah.
Elsie Larson· Host0:31
I love that. I, I'm excited. Okay, before we jump in, I wanna talk about how our book movie club is finally happening.
Emma Chapman· Host0:39
Ooh.
Elsie Larson· Host0:39
'Cause I know we've discussed this on the podcast previously, and we just, we love our book movie club idea, and we pitched it to our real-life book club- Mm-hmm ... and they took it.
Emma Chapman· Host0:51
They were like, "We're in."
Elsie Larson· Host0:53
Yes.
Emma Chapman· Host0:53
Why not?
Elsie Larson· Host0:54
Yes.
Emma Chapman· Host0:54
I think some people were like, "Yes, yes, yes," and some people were like, "Sure."
Elsie Larson· Host0:58
[laughs] Yeah. So we made this little punch card of all the books, and Emma and I have already read all the books, which kind of sucks, but I'm gonna add "The Odyssey" to my- We're the nerds of the group. Yeah, it's fine. Uh, but I've only watched one of the movies, 'cause most of the movies haven't come out yet, so that is very exciting. Um, there's a lot of adaptations happening this year, or coming out this year in 2026. So it had "Project Hail Mary," "Remarkably Bright Creatures," "Clara and the Sun." We put "The Idea of