
The Girl Next Door Podcast
Kelsey Wharton and Erica Ladd · Kelsey Wharton
Show overview
The Girl Next Door Podcast has been publishing since 2014, and across the 12 years since has built a catalogue of 372 episodes. That works out to roughly 290 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a fortnightly cadence, with the show now in its 13th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 38 min and 56 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Society & Culture show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 25 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Kelsey Wharton.
From the publisher
Honest and fun conversations that feel like hanging out with your girl friends. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest Episodes
View all 372 episodesMidwest Postcard
Let's Go Back to School
IRL
This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things
Fizzy Fun
Neighborly Nation
Won't You Be My Neighbor?
Raising Good Neighbors
Midlife Lady Potpourri
Clean With Us!
Everyday Routines
Designing Our Summers
Parenting Teens
Damn Dinner
Marriage Tending

S13 Ep 10Spring Bookshelf
It's time for our Spring Bookshelf episode. We check in on our reading lives and Erica's daily nonfic reading. We share what we've read, are reading, and what's on deck. Plus, what our kids are reading.Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we're diving into how we're managing our book queues, troubleshooting Kelsey's challenges in this area, and we have some real talk about Goodreads (side-eye).See full show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: [email protected] reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S13 Ep 9How To Sports Mom
Sports moms, this one is for you! We chat about our experience parenting our kids through sports so far: what sports they've tried and what they're doing now. Then we compare notes and share our best tips for different challenges that come up with kid sports, and what we love about watching our kids in sports. And, we talk about how to gear up to be your best sports mom self!Just for Friends of the Show on Patreon, we share our sports mom personas and have some real talk about where we think kids sports has lost the plot.See full show notes on our website: How To Sports MomConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: [email protected] reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S13 Ep 8Spring Fling
Spring has arrived in the desert and we made an episode to celebrate! We chat about what spring is like here and how it always catches us by surprise, reminisce about new motherhood memories, and motivate ourselves for some disgusting spring cleaning.Just for Friends of the Show, we have a spring Would You Rather quiz that gets predictably ridiculous.See full show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comConnect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: [email protected] reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S13 Ep 7Life Lately
We thought it was time for a real-time life update and hope this episode feels like a coffee date with friends. We touch on parenting, work, homeschool, the state of the world, and how we're making time for what matters to us.Just for Friends of the Show, we'll be telling you all about our recent three-night podcast retreat! From what we did and ate to a cheese emergency and our favorite Winter Olympic event. Plus, we'll share some of the planned episodes we're really excited for this year.See full show notes on our website: Life LatelyBecome a Friend of the Show! Join our Patreon community and get bonus content.Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: [email protected] reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

S13 Ep 6Our Personal Discographies
Join us on a musical adventure as we explore the soundtracks of our lives thus far: from our childhoods through angsty teen years, falling in love with our spouses, and becoming parents.Just for Friends of the Show, there was one song on both of our discographies that was so impactful we need to do a deep dive with you, and maybe sing along together too. Of course we are talking about Gangsta's Paradise by Coolio. Elder Millennials, you know what we're talking about.Listen to the companion Spotify playlist! Erica & Kelsey's Personal DiscographiesSee full show notes on our website: girlnextdoorpodcast.comBecome a Friend of the Show! Join our Patreon community and get bonus content.Connect with us on Instagram: @higirlsnextdoorWe love to get your emails: [email protected] reviews on Apple Podcasts or where ever you listen really help the show – thank you!And, read Kelsey's RISING*SHINING blog and Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.