Too Niche?
Too Niche?
What’s Your Journey?, Bleav
A culture and lifestyle show, where every topic is a thrill and nothing is Too Niche. New episodes air every other Friday. For notes, links, and other matters of importance from the Too Niche universe, visit the Too Niche Mood Board—and follow @elizabethkott on Instagram for niche recs, podcast clips, and more.
Breast Cancer, Women’s Wellness, & Creative Healing with Brittany Jackson
From the end of And Just Like That to Taylor Swift making podcasts cool again, I catch up on the current cultural rollercoaster before sitting down with my close friend Brittany Jackson, a two-time breast cancer survivor. We talk women’s wellness, early detection, creativity as a healing tool and her advocacy to fund research through Pink on the River (happening in Chicago on Sept 7). Plus, this week’s Niche of the Week brings us to a carb-forward Erewhon find.
Aug 22
56 min
Q3 Listener Q+A: Wellness, Weed & Money Things
A dive into my current wellness icks, quitting cannabis, creative resets, financial lessons — and a brief answer to the question I still get most about That’s So Retrograde. Plus: a double Niche of the Week.
Aug 1
30 min
Book Club: The Ambition Trap with Amina AlTai
Introducing Too Niche?’s unofficial book club—today we’re talking The Ambition Trap by Amina AlTai. I’m joined by Amina to explore what it really means to move from burnout to purpose. We get into the post-girlboss reckoning, the zone of genius vs. the zone of “meh,” and how redefining ambition can reshape our work, creativity, and everyday lives.
Jul 18
45 min
Summer 2025: Niche or Sheesh? with THNK1994
I’m joined by my favorite pop culture historians Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen of THNK1994 for a special Summer 2025: Niche or Sheesh? We get into everything from And Just Like That hot takes to Toner Wars on mature skinTok, Tracy Anderson’s baguette-gate, and the frozen yogurt renaissance.
Jul 4
49 min
Makeup Recs and Career Reinvention After 40 with Erica Taylor
40+ makeup expert and Tiktok beauty sensation Erica Taylor 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 her current favorite product reccomendations.
Jun 20
1 hr
The Vanderpump Rules "Reiki Master” Herself: Kelsey J. Patel Tells All
Kelsey J. Patel 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.
Jun 6
1 hr
AI for Creatives with Taryn Southern
Creative technologist and early AI adopter Taryn Southern 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 Too Niche Mood Board (Substack)!
May 23
48 min
Fragrance University with Sir Candle Man
Kicking off a new era of Too Niche? with the Internet’s favorite scent expert, Sir Candle Man. We dive into his origin story, spring/summer fragrance trends, and the power of brand storytelling—plus his top recs under $30, $50, and beyond.
May 9
50 min
Wedding Q+A Pt. 2: Budget Talk, Plus-Ones, the Registry Debate, and Final Thoughts
Wrapping up our wedding-core era with one last round of listener questions—how to handle plus-ones, what I actually spent, and dealing with tricky family dynamics. Plus: registries, rings, and my biggest takeaways from the whole thing.
Apr 11
37 min
Wedding Q+A Pt. 1: What Worked, What Didn’t, and What I Learned About Planning
Part one of the wedding Q+A series—covering how to stay grounded on the big day, what traditions are worth skipping, approaches to budgeting (and going over it), and navigating the prenup conversation. Thank you to everyone who submitted thoughtful, funny, and hyper-specific questions. Part two coming soon.
Apr 4
30 min
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