This week on Two Awesome People:

Michael Jackson was a huge part of Don’s childhood. Kelly? Not so much.

In this episode of Two Awesome People, we debate Michael Jackson, the new movie, nostalgia, parenting, and the uncomfortable question of whether you can separate the artist from the person.

We get into:

• Kelly admits she is a total catastrophizer
• why Don still sees Michael Jackson as a once-in-a-generation performer
• why Kelly changes the channel when his music comes on
• what we tell our kids about famous but morally complicated people
• competitive jigsaw puzzling
• Don’s buttered toast cookies

This one gets messy, funny, dark, and very real.

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📌 Chapters:

00:00 The long game on Michael Jackson
00:18 Don grew up with Michael Jackson
01:01 Kelly discovers she’s a catastrophizer
03:37 Why Michael Jackson still matters
05:39 Kelly’s first memory of Michael Jackson
06:02 Don’s circus story and MJ childhood nostalgia
07:31 The Super Bowl halftime show changed everything
08:30 Kelly only knew Michael Jackson through controversy
09:06 Do you keep the song on or change the channel?
10:36 Parenting and what we tell our kids
11:26 “Awesome dancer” vs “awesome person”
12:31 Kelly’s catastrophizing meets Michael Jackson
13:02 Will the movie do well?
14:20 Would you want this kind of fame for your kids?
18:00 Recommendation time
18:11 Competitive jigsaw puzzling is real
24:12 Don’s buttered toast cookies
26:46 Our Friday night plan

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🍪 Buttered toast cookies Recipe:

Toast Flakes:

3 slices toasted sourdough bread

1Tbl unsalted butter

Wet

3 1/2 T unsalted, cubed, cold butter

6 T unsalted butter, browned

1 tsp white miso paste (optional)

3/4 C. sugar

1/4 C. brown sugar

1 egg & 1 yolk

1tsp vanilla

Dry

2 C. all purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking soda

1/4 tsp baking powder

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 C raspberry jam to swirl into the dough

1 C. White Chocolate Chips/Chunks (optional)

Pulse toasted and butter bread in food processor. Set aside 2/3 of the Toast Flakes for the dough and 1/3 to coat the outside of cookies before baking.

Brown the butter is a small saucepan and then remove from heat and cool for 30 minutes

• Mix the cubed butter with cooled browned butter, miso paste, sugar, and brown sugar. Mix until creamy.
• Mix in the egg, egg yolk, and vanilla.
• Add dry ingredients into wet mixture. Do not overmix
• Fold in 1/2 the toast flakes you set aside earlier
• Marble in the jam (don’t mix in)
• Portion the dough into 1/2 C. balls, roll each dough ball in the remaining toast flake.

Place cookies onto a parchment lined tray and refrigerate for at least 1 hour, up to 30 hour

Preheat oven to 375 degrees and bake for 10-12 minutes. You should have visible browning. Allow to cool on the tray for 5-10 minutes.

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The Artemis II crew just flew 40,000 miles past the moon and back — and we have thoughts. A LOT of thoughts. Plus: can a compliment be an insult? We play the game and things get awkward fast.

In Episode #58, Kelly and Don break down the Artemis 2 mission — four astronauts, one very small capsule, a moon crater named after a lost love, and an astronaut who may or may not have taken maple syrup into space.

Then we get into quiet compliments: those small, specific things someone says that hit harder than any grand gesture. What makes them land? Why do men and women hear them so differently?

Then we play "Quiet Compliment or Backhanded Slam?" — because some things really walk the line. ("You're not as annoying as most people." Compliment? Insult? Both?)

Plus: NASA goes full cat content, Don attempts a moon song (badly), and we wrap with our recommendations for the week.

Chapters
00:00 – We're Sharing Air Now, Apparently
00:31 – Artemis II Mission Recap
06:15 – NASA's Cat Tweet Goes Viral
07:52 – Wake-Up Songs in Space
11:00 – Coachella & The Japanese Forgetfulness Trick
12:24 – Quiet Compliments: Small Words, Big Impact
26:17 – Game: Quiet Compliment or Backhanded Slam?
30:09 – Kelly & Don's Recommendations This Week

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Are you accidentally insulting your partner without realizing it? Kelly and Don break down the phrases couples say every single day that secretly sting — and rate which ones are truly unforgivable.

This week on Two Awesome People: we got news about an animatronic Olaf taking a nosedive at Disneyland Paris, kimchi doing something wild for your gut health, and the most intense office chair race you've never heard of. Then we get into it — the top unintentional insults couples throw at each other (yes, "you look tired" makes the list), and we quiz each other on whether common phrases are kind, rude, or secretly brutal.

Spoiler: Don says "you look tired" within the first 30 seconds. Classic.

Timestamps:

0:00 — Don immediately proves Kelly's point
0:36 — News: Olaf dies at Disneyland Paris
1:08 — Kimchi vs. nanoplastics
1:44 — Office chair racing in Japan 🏆
2:24 — Top 10 unintentional insults in marriage
29:16 — The Quiz: Kind, Rude, or Secretly Brutal?
31:25 — Wrap-up

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💬 Which phrase on our list has your partner said to YOU? Drop it below.

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