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A Beautiful Mess Podcast

A Beautiful Mess Podcast

By: Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman
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 Elsie + Emma are sisters and co-founders of the top DIY blog — A Beautiful Mess. They have written over seven thousand blog posts, so it seemed like a good time to start a podcast! The sisters have a lot to say on everything from home and DIY to family life and business. Visit abeautifulmess.com/podcast for show notes.2019 Red Velvet Art LLC
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  • #297: What it's really like working with family

    #297: What it's really like working with family
    Apr 27 2026

    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.

    Thank you to this week's sponsor:

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    Biggest Pro: Time spent together

    Biggest con: More risk to the relationship

    Book Report:

    Elsie: Lincoln in The Bardo by George Saunders

    Emma: Lights Out By Navessa Allen

    You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com

    Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.
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    50 mins
  • #296: Books That Changed How We See the World

    #296: Books That Changed How We See the World
    Apr 20 2026
    This week we're talking about the books that genuinely shifted how we see the world — not just 5 star reads, but the ones that rewired our thinking and books we still find ourselves talking about years later. Thank you to this week's sponsor: Make sure to go to Biologica.com/MESS and get up to 32% off your first subscription order today! Just use code [MESS] for 15% off the Premium Starter Kit at BranchBasics.com. Elsie's books: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton Station Eleven by Emily Sr. John Mandel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro Emma's books: Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen Nonfiction Bonus: Elsie: Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert and Supercommunicators by Charles Duhigg Emma: The Anxious Generation by Jonathan Haidt Book Report: Elsie: The Astral Library by Kate Quinn Emma: One Golden Summer by Carley Fortune You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.
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    52 mins
  • #295: Millennial Time Capsule

    #295: Millennial Time Capsule
    Apr 13 2026

    This week we're entering a world in which there are no iPhones, no internet, no apps, no online shopping, no social media no steaming and no smart tech of any kind. Yes: We're traveling to a land where you get advice from magazines, information from encylopedias and to speak to someone you must pick up the phone and dial numbers.

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    Things we miss:

    • magazines (specifically at Borders bookstore)
    • malls in the 1900s
    • AOL chat
    • maps
    • phone books
    • phone calls on land lines
    • listening to an album start to finish on the day it came out
    • scheduling your entire life around your favorite tv show
    • no one being about to reach you
    • Toys R Us (is an amazon childhood)
    • computer lab

    GUILTY PLEASURE TREASURE

    Elsie: Traitors

    Emma: Little Debbie Cosmic Brownies

    You can support us by leaving us a couple of 5 star recipe reviews this week at abeautifulmess.com

    Have a topic idea for the podcast? Write in to us at podcast@abeautifulmess.com or leave us a voicemail at 417-893-0011.
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    53 mins
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