This week, Alli and Abby step back a bit and consider "guilty pleasures" as a big-picture concept. Is this a thing—or, perhaps more appropriately, should it be? ITAT also welcomes its first special guest!

Check it out:

• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Pre-order Alli's book!

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Is Abby the only person citing things in her personal diary? Is this a thing? Let's discuss.

Check it out:

• Chani Horoscope site
• Co-Star app
• Alli's favorite Flair pens
• Alli's Desk Tour in Olivia Muenter's newsletter
• The Hunting Wives
• Big Fan
• Comedic Timing
• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Pre-order Alli's book!

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If you thought exclamation points were all about FUN and HAPPINESS, you thought wrong. On Episode 6, Alli shares the stress and anxiety they cause her—in work and life.

Check it out:

• Hannah Orenstein on Instagram
• Becca Freeman on Instagram
• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Pre-order Alli's book!

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Episode 5 brings you perhaps the most hyper-specific and hilarious conversation yet, all about Abby's obsession with niche subreddits. Does Alli share a similar fascination? Listen and find out!

Check it out:

• Alli's Substack post about Reddit
• Sounds Like a Cult: The Cult of Reddit
• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Pre-order Alli's book!

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On Episode 4, Alli discusses her (potentially bad) habit of setting books aside when she's already read 85% (or more) of them. She thinks it's a thing, but Abby is unsure.

Check it out:

• @clairefromonline on Instagram
• The Magic Hour newsletter by Caroline Cala Donofrio
• Erin Sterling's books
• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Pre-order Alli's book!

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On Episode 3, Abby introduces Alli to The Shoppies, along with some of her best acquisitions.

Check it out:

• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack

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Welcome to the first-EVER episode of Is This A Thing?

On Episode 1, we consider if sliding into the DMs to make friends is a thing.

Check it out:

• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Back Cove Books
• Olivia Muenter's Substack
• Such a Bad Influence

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On Episode 2, we consider if Alli's Hotel Candy ritual is a thing.

Check it out:

• ITAT on Instagram
• Alli on Instagram
• Abby on Instagram
• ITAT on Substack
• Abby's slippers

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