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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