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Turkey Talk: Weird Traditions, Leftover Gravy & Kids’ Table Drama

With Kelly and Don Season 1 Episode 40

Turkey Talk time. 🦃 Don and Kelly dive into all things Thanksgiving: favorite foods (stuffing vs pie), cursed new products like Heinz “Leftover Gravy,” the Target-only Starbucks drink, and whether turkey is ever actually good… or just a vehicle for leftovers and crust.

They also get into:

  • Hosting vs house-hopping with divorced families
  • Why they hate the kids’ table
  • Thanksgiving expectations in your 40s
  • Champagne punch, mulled wine, and middle-aged holiday energy
  • A truly unhinged tradition called “Spank the Turkey” 😂

If you’re into honest, slightly chaotic holiday talk with millennial parents who overthink everything (but still love it), this one’s for you.

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⏱️ Chapters / Timestamps

Adjust to actual runtime, but structure like this:

  • 00:00 – Cold open: “Turkey Talk with Don & Kelly”
  • 01:02 – Thanksgiving week & being “thankful” on cue
  • 02:32 – Favorite Thanksgiving food: pie vs stuffing (aka soggy bread)
  • 03:35 – Heinz “Leftover Gravy” is… a thing
  • 04:48 – Thanksgiving is just an excuse for leftovers
  • 05:29 – Deep fried turkey, turducken & turkey experiments
  • 06:31 – Black Friday, Switch 2 & all the “extra” sale days
  • 07:15 – Target + Starbucks collab: Frozen Peppermint Hot Chocolate
  • 08:54 – Stores inside stores & cozy/cursed drinks
  • 09:41 – Macy’s Parade & Kelly’s tradition of complaining
  • 10:33 – Football, “T Hanks-giving” & Tom Hanks movies
  • 11:45 – New balloons & how old Don really is
  • 12:51 – Don’s favorite tradition: “Spank the Turkey” 😂
  • 14:25 – Hosting Thanksgiving & switching families each year
  • 15:36 – Staying home with kids vs house-hopping
  • 16:35 – What they’re really excited for: champagne punch
  • 18:06 – Batch cocktails & mulled wine problems
  • 18:56 – Thanksgiving stress & trying new recipes once a year
  • 20:55 – Does Don’s sweater make him look like a turkey?
  • 21:46 – Surprise dishes & calling out family who don’t help
  • 22:29 – Why they’re anti kids’ table
  • 23:31 – What can you talk about at the table? (Politics? 😬)
  • 24:10 – Kelly bans “what are you thankful for” circles
  • 24:46 – Kids going to grandparents & a tiny break for parents
  • 25:13 – Lowering hosting expectations & being less perfection-y
  • 25:59 – Making the 13-year-old chop onions (and cry)
  • 26:40 – Wrapping up: Happy early Thanksgiving & Turkey Talk sign-off


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