Liz and Sarah discuss what they learned about New Hollywood in 2025 and how those lessons are impacting their approach to 2026. The key? Buy in! In Take Two, Liz grills Sarah about her Year of No Buying. How did it go? Is she still an overbuyer? In Hits & Bombs, Liz gives a Hit to Sarah for introducing her to the wonders of Legend Planner, and Sarah gives a Hit to Violet for her skill at gift-giving. This week’s Hollywood Hack will improve your shower experience — Kitsch shampoo and conditioner bags. Finally, Sarah has an exciting recommendation related to her plan to roast a chicken every week in 2026 — her new Substack newsletter Chickening Out.

 

Get in touch on Instagram: @Sfain & @LizCraft

Get in touch on Threads: @Sfain & @LizCraft

Visit our website: https://happierinhollywood.com

Sign up for Liz & Sarah’s free weekly Substack newsletter at https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com. It will come right to your inbox!

Join our Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/

Happier in Hollywood is part of ‘The Onward Project,’ a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin—all about how to make your life better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts—Happier with Gretchen Rubin, andSide Hustle School . If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!

 

LINKS:

Legend Planner: https://amzn.to/4ssHNww

 

Kitsch Bar Shampoo & Conditioner: https://amzn.to/4pqAB1c

 

Kitsch Bar Soap Saver Bags: https://amzn.to/4sqJNW5

 

Chickening Out Substack:  https://happierinhollywood.substack.com

 

Liz and Sarah discuss what they learned about New Hollywood in 2025 and how those lessons are impacting their approach to 2026. The key? Buy in! In Take Two, Liz grills Sarah about her Year of No Buying. How did it go? Is she still an overbuyer? In Hits &amp; Bombs, Liz gives a Hit to Sarah for introducing her to the wonders of Legend Planner, and Sarah gives a Hit to Violet for her skill at gift-giving. This week&rsquo;s Hollywood Hack will improve your shower experience &mdash; Kitsch shampoo and conditioner bags. Finally, Sarah has an exciting recommendation related to her plan to roast a chicken every week in 2026 &mdash; her new Substack newsletter Chickening Out.
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Get in touch on Instagram:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/sfain/?hl=en" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/sfain/?hl%3Den&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14T4WfIfSn9tA_PYsNfOB0">@Sfain</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.instagram.com/lizcraft/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3ag2wSeuZuidpFlPpWyuhd">@LizCraft</a>
Get in touch on Threads:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.net/@sfain" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.threads.net/@sfain&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0K6REKLzW1u7Uuz3jz0TdT">@Sfain</a>&nbsp;&amp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.threads.net/@lizcraft" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.threads.net/@lizcraft&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2ItXIEu76w41uTf6w3vWUM">@LizCraft</a>
Visit our website:&nbsp;<a href="https://happierinhollywood.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://happierinhollywood.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2oSAMmUzIrN_JVVRSUsjNN">https://happierinhollywood.com</a>
Sign up for Liz &amp; Sarah&rsquo;s free weekly Substack newsletter at&nbsp;<a href="https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3rcATqv2-gEoWaXDNRuGkF">https://happierinhollywoodpod.substack.com</a>. It will come right to your inbox!
Join our Facebook group:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ej-E6aYTlxjp4N7cZf5Xj">https://www.facebook.com/HappierinHollywood/</a>
Happier in Hollywood is part of &lsquo;The Onward Project,&rsquo; a family of podcasts brought together by Gretchen Rubin&mdash;all about how to make your life&nbsp;better. Check out the other Onward Project podcasts&mdash;<a href="https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://gretchenrubin.com/podcasts/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0ZuWGxf8VFdSjiNn-ieGgy">Happier with Gretchen Rubin</a>,&nbsp;and<a href="https://sidehustleschool.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://sidehustleschool.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3FjrM3KJYgRwc1-kEUGklu">Side Hustle School</a>&nbsp;. If you liked this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and tell your friends!
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LINKS:
Legend Planner:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4ssHNww" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4ssHNww&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2dQ7L1sL_dCG6aFpLORlLZ">https://amzn.to/4ssHNww</a>
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Kitsch Bar Shampoo &amp; Conditioner:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4pqAB1c" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4pqAB1c&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2AcQO3etLtntjEDEhJCM7k">https://amzn.to/4pqAB1c</a>
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Kitsch Bar Soap Saver Bags:&nbsp;<a href="https://amzn.to/4sqJNW5" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://amzn.to/4sqJNW5&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw11Qh3nUDk_8N9ZwLRqCYyC">https://amzn.to/4sqJNW5</a>
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Chickening Out Substack:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://happierinhollywood.substack.com/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=https://happierinhollywood.substack.com/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1767853541578000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1eAy-9XETftRvucfrHnfs0">https://happierinhollywood.substack.com</a>
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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown’s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.

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Veteran TV writers Liz Craft and Sarah Fain demystify Hollywood by making career and personal struggles universal. Friends since high school and writing partners for over 20 years, Liz and Sarah have survived and thrived in Tinseltown&rsquo;s male-dominated entertainment industry, guided by blind optimism and a Midwestern work ethic. Along the way they've learned a lot about kicking ass, kissing ass, and office yoga.
Sales and Distribution by Lemonada Media <a href="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-stringify-link="https://lemonadamedia.com/" data-sk="tooltip_parent">https://lemonadamedia.com/</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;

A podcast about how to be happier, healthier, saner, more creative, more successful, and more productive in a back-biting, superficial, chaotic, unpredictable, and fundamentally insane world.

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