It’s our last episode of the year, and we’re wrapping things up with a bumper recommendations special. From the TV shows that completely took over our lives to the movies, podcasts and books that surprised us (and got us through), this is everything we loved this year.

Kelly and Kee share their must-watch, must-listen and must-read picks for the holidays - the comfort watches, the dark dramas, the guilty pleasures and the ones you’ll be thinking about long after the credits roll. Consider this your ultimate summer watchlist.


LINKS TO ALL OUR RECOMMENDATIONS...

MOVIES
Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy (Prime Video)
The Roses (Disney+)

TV SHOWS
Home for Christmas (Netflix)
Adolescence (Netflix)
Chief of War (Apple TV)
Overcompensating (Prime Video)
The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Too Much (Netflix)
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (HAYU/Binge)
The Pitt (HBO Max)
Tell Me Lies (Disney+)
Hostage (Netflix)
Wayward (Netflix)
Dying For Sex (Apple TV)

DOCOS
Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)
Last Breath (Netflix)
American Murder Gabby Petito (Netflix)
The Perfect Neighbor (Netflix)

PODCASTS
Twice Displaced 

ALBUMS
West End Girl - Lily Allen
LOVED - Parcels

BOOKS
The Wedding People - Alison Espach
Hidden Pictures - Jason Rekulak
Grey After Dark - Noelle West Ihli

AUDIOBOOKS
Unfollowed - Christian White
Her Last Christmas - Claire McGowan

 

HOSTS & PRODUCERS
Kelly McCarren ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
Kee Reece Searles - @keereece


AUDIO PRODUCTION
Madeline Joannou - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠

It&rsquo;s our last episode of the year, and we&rsquo;re wrapping things up with a bumper recommendations special. From the TV shows that completely took over our lives to the movies, podcasts and books that surprised us (and got us through), this is everything we loved this year.
Kelly and Kee share their must-watch, must-listen and must-read picks for the holidays - the comfort watches, the dark dramas, the guilty pleasures and the ones you&rsquo;ll be thinking about long after the credits roll. Consider this your ultimate summer watchlist.
 LINKS TO ALL OUR RECOMMENDATIONS...
MOVIES <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Bridget-Jones-Mad-About-the-Boy/0PXIREO2OCN81K0XC3F1J5IQ0N">Bridget Jones: Mad About The Boy</a> (Prime Video) <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-au/browse/entity-7df81cf5-6be5-4e05-9ff6-da33baf0b94d">The Roses</a> (Disney+)
TV SHOWS <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81083590">Home for Christmas</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81756069">Adolescence</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://tv.apple.com/au/show/chief-of-war/umc.cmc.6ag0zq020ielwv7m83v8r4dkw">Chief of War</a> (Apple TV) <a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Overcompensating/0GZX4440MSC23NHW3P0BSQB1TE">Overcompensating</a> (Prime Video) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81750702">The Four Seasons</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81671844">Too Much</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://binge.com.au/shows/show-real-housewives-of-salt-lake-city!32711">The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City</a> (HAYU/Binge) <a href="https://www.hbomax.com/au/en/shows/pitt-2024/e6e7bad9-d48d-4434-b334-7c651ffc4bdf">The Pitt</a> (HBO Max) <a href="https://www.disneyplus.com/en-au/browse/entity-bad099c4-b88d-486a-8e83-b6a5cb1fa6d3">Tell Me Lies</a> (Disney+) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81696688">Hostage</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81236299">Wayward</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://tv.apple.com/au/show/dying-for-sex/umc.cmc.1tal9wq0xurzvhjrp1q56klgw">Dying For Sex</a> (Apple TV)
DOCOS <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81906780">Sean Combs: The Reckoning</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/80215139">Last Breath</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/81733793">American Murder Gabby Petito</a> (Netflix) <a href="https://www.netflix.com/au/title/82018736">The Perfect Neighbor</a> (Netflix)
PODCASTS <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/twice-displaced/id1825021288">Twice Displaced</a>&nbsp;
ALBUMS <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4Dn3Z14YfT2gQVDgLmWUVn?si=JXOapnOMQNi2F5pGH6CW_A">West End Girl</a> - Lily Allen <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/1rSbjr5U9J9rQ9sE7RxHFl?si=itb_0NGqS2GUTgOUJEK0Lg">LOVED</a> - Parcels
BOOKS <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/the-wedding-people-alison-espach/book/9781399622752.html?srsltid=AfmBOoorF6hUMlq7vDL-kyQme91e5znhAnK_EgwvEnrigWr9o81EfHxW">The Wedding People</a> - Alison Espach <a href="https://www.booktopia.com.au/hidden-pictures-jason-rekulak/book/9781250819352.html">Hidden Pictures</a> - Jason Rekulak <a href="https://www.amazon.com.au/Gray-After-Dark-Noelle-West/dp/B0CTV927LG">Grey After Dark</a> - Noelle West Ihli
AUDIOBOOKS <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Unfollowed-Audiobook/B0FF4CNNRH?qid=1765858757&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&amp;pf_rd_r=876QEJRBYK8700KFYXK1&amp;plink=3R6BiKQ2KpZnhcPC&amp;pageLoadId=QfSo5dyV39WfT5fJ&amp;creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1">Unfollowed</a> - Christian White <a href="https://www.audible.com.au/pd/Her-Last-Christmas-Audiobook/B0G1C235BJ?qid=1765858777&amp;sr=1-1&amp;ref_pageloadid=not_applicable&amp;pf_rd_p=771c6463-05d7-4981-9b47-920dc34a70f1&amp;pf_rd_r=NHPB8QHM636H2QC3WW87&amp;plink=cbuEVNzYApxWJlLT&amp;pageLoadId=8Qd5JIcmOR6lwl5S&amp;creativeId=adcc4fec-4d90-49d1-997e-8be21d68ce7f&amp;ref=a_search_c3_lProduct_1_1">Her Last Christmas</a> - Claire McGowan
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HOSTS &amp; PRODUCERS Kelly McCarren&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/kelly_mccarren/">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@kelly_mccarren⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> Kee Reece Searles - <a href="https://www.instagram.com/keereece/?hl=en">@keereece</a> 
AUDIO PRODUCTION Madeline Joannou - <a href="www.mylkmedia.com.au">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Mylk Media⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>&nbsp;⁠⁠⁠⁠

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother’s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

Hosted by Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece Searles, Eat Sleep Repeat is a weekly virtual mother&rsquo;s group in your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee share their raw, honest, funny and relatable experience being first time mums, trying desperately to survive.

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Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother’s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it’s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

Hosted by new mums and besties, Kelly McCarren and Kee Reece, eat sleep repeat is a virtual weekly mother&rsquo;s group for your ears. It's a judgement and shame-free zone where Kel and Kee give advice and talk to other everyday mums. But mostly it&rsquo;s a raw, honest, funny and relatable look at being a first time mum, desperately trying to survive.

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