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I’m joined by my favorite pop culture historians Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen of <a href="https://www.instagram.com/thnk1994/">THNK1994</a> for a special Summer 2025: Niche or Sheesh? We get into everything from And Just Like That hot takes to Toner Wars on skinTok, Tracy Anderson’s baguette-gate, and the frozen yogurt renaissance.
We also talk real-life housewife run-ins (hi Phaedra! hi Kenya!) and their upcoming <a href="https://www.livenation.com/event/17GZvxG65Svwolw/a-dramatic-reading-of-gallery-girls">Gallery Girls live show in NYC.</a>
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Summer 2025: Niche or Sheesh? with THNK1994

40+ makeup expert and Tiktok beauty sensation <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@ericataylor2347?lang=en">Erica Taylor</a> joins me to share her journey from decades behind department store beauty counters to building a massive online following. We get into the most common makeup mistakes that age the face—and <a href="https://shopmy.us/collections/1819286">her current favorite product reccomendations.</a>
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Makeup Recs and Career Reinvention After 40 with Erica Taylor

<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelseyjpatel/">Kelsey J. Patel</a> joins me to finally share the true story behind her infamous Vanderpump Rules appearance as “Jax’s Reiki Master.” We get into what really happened behind the scenes, how reality TV editing twisted her words, and why the internet couldn’t let it go — even years later.
Plus: how The Artist’s Way helped her reclaim her creativity, her thoughts on Jax’s recent rehab storyline, and what it’s like to go unexpectedly viral in the Bravo-verse.
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For notes, links and other matters if importance in the Too Niche? universe, visit the <a href="https://elizabethkott.substack.com">Too Niche Mood Board on Substack</a>.

The Vanderpump Rules "Reiki Master” Herself: Kelsey J. Patel Tells All

Creative technologist and early AI adopter <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tarynsouthern/">Taryn Southern</a> joins me to explore how creatives can use AI to enhance their process. We get into what’s helpful, what’s scary, and what’s next.
Full AI tool list + links on the <a href="https://elizabethkott.substack.com">Too Niche Mood Board</a> (Substack)!

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