Welcome to ITAT! On each episode, best pals Abby and Alli seek to answer that age-old friendship question: "Is this a thing?" From arguing with a pet and weird food icks to crying at your child's preschool and swag addictions, we're unpacking the personal, vulnerable (often absurd) and making it universal. Plus, we're laughing, yapping, and attempting to save the world along the way!
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Episode 21: Is This a Thing? The Apples of Our Eyes
And just like that, we're back! Well, for now. After a brief hiatus for travel and a book tour, Alli and Abby connect on how life has been and the super unique reading habit of one of Abby's college besties. As per usual, links to (some of) the things we mentioned during the episode:
Bad on Paper: The Five-Star Weekend Book Club Episode (https://open.spotify.com/episode/3PZnvbdGVe5dPOYqL4pf3Y?si=3e30e3be7acf433f)
DNF-ing a Book at 85%...Is This a Thing? (https://open.spotify.com/episode/5BcShLLhxSNMXgPhNuMtu5?si=c929124ea43d4512)
Laurenspired (https://www.instagram.com/laurenspired/)(where Abby bought her first big art piece)
Pod Meets Twirl'd: Married at First Sight (https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VtcNIT4BC8TciFZ3bdp6g?si=fec0c1c0d6404388) (Episode 1)
Alli's Book 2 Announcement (https://www.instagram.com/p/DPjggxwEZEH/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==)
The usual links:
ITAT on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isthisathing_pod)
Alli on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/allihoffkosik)
Abby on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shmab)
ITAT on Substack (https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/)
Order Alli’s book! (https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress)
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26 Mar 2026
Episode 20: HANDWRITTEN NOTES... Is This a Thing?
Dear Listeners,
I write to you from my home office (which is...my only office) here in Maine. It's mid-morning on a Monday; a candle is burning; the remnants of yesterday's weird slush storm are dripping down the side of the house; and I already have my desk light on because the day is gloomy.
But despite the gray, today is exciting. It's release day for episode 20 of Is This a Thing?, the last episode of Season 1. I wish I were writing this letter to you by hand. (Well, I guess I am technically using my hands to type this, but...you get what I'm saying.) I wish my hand were curled around my favorite pen, and the nib was digging into the paper, and that in a few days, you were pulling this letter out of a wax-sealed envelope. But alas, here I am, clickity clacking away. And that's probably for the best, because it would be hard to add a "Listen Now" button to a paper letter.
In today's episode, we talk about HANDWRITTEN NOTES. Are they still a thing? Do people still write and send notes, or are they becoming a thing of the past?
We hope you enjoy today's episode. And if you really want to write us a letter...we wouldn't say no. We'll see you soon for Season 2. Keep your eyes on your (virtual) mailbox!
All my love,
Abby (and Alli, too, of course)
P.S. As per usual, here are links to everything we mentioned in the episode:
Checkered Fish Ceramics (https://www.instagram.com/checkered.fish.ceramics/)
Blackwell's (https://blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/home)
In Her Defense (https://bookshop.org/a/111242/9781668033623) by Phillipa Malicka
The Seven Miracles of Beatrix Holland (https://bookshop.org/a/111242/9781538767320) by Rachael Herron
The usual links:
ITAT on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isthisathing_pod)
Alli on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/allihoffkosik)
Abby on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shmab)
ITAT on Substack (https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/)
Order Alli’s book! (https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress)
Subscribe on Substack (https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/) for access to FULL episodes, including this one! We appreciate your support :)
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5 Mar 2026
Episode 19: PARKING ANXIETY... Is This a Thing?
Get in losers, we're going shopping. Beep beep! Or actually, maybe we're not. Because Alli is driving (which she likes) but the parking situation is uncertain, and that makes her nervous, and so...maybe we'll just stay at home and shop from our laptops instead? In case it's not obvious, today we're talking about PARKING ANXIETY.
We also chat about:
Lingering coughs, and how coughing is annoying
The tempting tendency to pathologize people
Alli's fascinating and fervent disdain of Rob from Traitors
Why this season of Traitors doesn't feel as good as last season
...and more!
The usual links:
ITAT on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/isthisathing_pod)
Alli on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/allihoffkosik)
Abby on Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/shmab)
ITAT on Substack (https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/)
Pre-order Alli’s book! (https://allihoffkosik.com/too-blessed-to-stress)
Subscribe on Substack (https://isthisathingpodcast.substack.com/) for access to FULL episodes, including this one! We appreciate your support :)
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