Off Script with Caitlin Kelley

This week, Caitlin sits down with longtime friend, actress, and content creator Atiya Walcott. From boarding school to studying abroad in Sydney and living in LA together, the two go way back. You've probably seen Atiya on TikTok, Instagram, or YouTube, whether she's running on a treadmill in fabulous outfits, dancing alongside multiple versions of herself, or creating some of the most distinctive content on your feed.After graduating from USC's MFA acting program in 2020, Atiya found herself navigating an industry on pause and unexpectedly turned to YouTube and content creation. Today, she's carved out a unique niche with her signature tagline, "My name's Atiya Walcott, and I'm incredibly fashionable."Atiya shares how her now-iconic introduction came to be, how she's built her confidence and business as a creative, and her hopes of bringing her content creation journey full circle with her passion for acting. It's a fun, candid conversation about fashion, creativity, confidence, and what happens when life takes you in a direction you never expected.

Nadya Okamoto has never been one to follow a traditional path. From starting the nonprofit PERIOD as a teenager to founding the period care brand August and now stepping into her next chapter with the app Pie, she's built a career around challenging expectations and embracing change.We talk about building a personal brand, the fine line between authenticity and oversharing online, and how social media has shaped both her career and personal life.We also get into boundaries (or the lack thereof), the pros and cons of cancel culture, and how she prioritizes her mental health while balancing the demands of entrepreneurship, relationships, and life in the public eye.An honest, thought-provoking conversation about ambition, vulnerability, reinvention, and figuring out who you are beyond what you do.Nadya: Instagram, TikTok, YoutubeCaitlin: Instagram, TikTokPodcast: Instagram, TikTok, Youtube

Entertainment journalist and creator Farai Bennett joins Caitlin to talk about what happens when the career path you planned for takes an unexpected turn. From working at Access Hollywood, Entertainment Tonight, and People to getting laid off and building an audience of his own, Farai shares how stepping away from the traditional path ultimately opened the door to something more aligned.They also get into the pop culture takes that built Farai’s audience—from Bravo and Love Island to Taylor Swift and the Kardashians—and why having a nuanced opinion on the internet has become nearly impossible. Farai opens up about betting on himself, redefining success through TikTok, and the strange experience of realizing that people (and celebrities) are actually watching.It’s a conversation about what happens when the plan changes—and why the path you didn’t expect might end up fitting you better than the one you had in mind.Follow the podcast: Instagram, TikTok Follow Farai: Instagram, TikTok, Substack

Today we are joined by the amazing women behind the popular Sweats and The City instagram and ORRO app! Elizabeth and Dale discuss how they met and their well-known wellness brand ‘Sweats and The City’ came to be. Nina dives into an intro recorded during NYFW and leads us right into the episode. We discuss building an authentic brand in the early days of influencing, and how they transitioned from the corporate world into full-time creators. They dive into the new app, ORRO, they have launched as an on-demand wellness platform and how that has transformed over the course of the pandemic. We dive into Dale’s first year of marriage, her cross-country move, and allude to an exciting announcement! Eliz discusses how dating has transformed over the last decade and how to surround yourself with the right people. We wrap up the episode with some must-have wellness trends and the reasons Eliz and Dale love working with each other! Follow Sweats & The City @sweatsandthecity on Instagram, and peruse their website for their app, recs, and blogs. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend! SPONSORS: Join Well Traveled today here and use code WTFSUP to get $30 off your first year of membership. Visit https://www.crushedtonic.com/ and use code WTFSUP for 20% off your first purchase or 50% off almost sold out matcha & original crushes.

TW: sexual abusive and abusive relationships  Today we are joined by actress and singer/songwriter Kathryn Gallagher. We have a lovely time on the couch listening to Kathryn wax poetic about the importance of showing up for & taking care of yourself; her time on Broadway's "Jagged Little Pill" and the whirlwind of the roll and its evolution; the moment she got nominated for a Tony; the process of being cast in "You" and it changing hands from Lifetime to Netflix; her crystal store Vibes and general love of all things metaphysical; her roll on the reboot of "Gossip Girl"; the importance of dating and being in love with yourself; and SO much more. Follow Kathryn on Instagram, TikTok, and buy her crystals at her Vibes Website. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend! SPONSORS: Join Well Traveled today here and use code WTFSUP to get $30 off your first year of membership. Visit https://www.crushedtonic.com/ and use code WTFSUP for 20% off your first purchase or 50% off almost sold out matcha & original crushes.

Today we are joined by cinematographer, producer, and the host of the Moving Past Murder Podcast Collier Landry. Collier opens up to us about how, when he was 11 years old, he witnessed his father Jack Boyle brutally murdering his mother Noreen Boyle and attempting to cover up her death. With the help of detectives, Collier was able to help solve his mother's murder and was a key witness in putting his father behind bars. In the interview, we get into a number of topics relating to the murder and otherwise, including the stigma he felt surrounding him in the aftermath of the murder; how his father was both violent towards him and his mother yet caring and compassionate on the job as an osteopath; the ways in which he resembles and continues to emulate his late mother; and so much more. Off the topic of murder, we also discuss Collier's 20s, his time in Los Angeles, his dating life, and exploring his sexuality. Find out more about Collier and his story at his website collierlandry.com  and follow him on Instagram and TikTok @collierlandry. Listen to his podcast here and watch his film A Murder in Mansfield on Hulu or Amazon Prime. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend! SPONSORS: Join Well Traveled today here and use code WTFSUP to get $30 off your first year of membership. Visit https://www.crushedtonic.com/ and use code WTFSUP for 20% off your first purchase or 50% off almost sold out matcha & original crushes.

Today we are joined by actor, comedian, producer, podcast host, and the longest-tenured SNL cast member Kenan Thompson. We kick off the episode with Kenan explaining how he and Caitlin met and what prompted him to come on the podcast. We then start to delve into topics such as his love and respect for the theatre; how he got into acting; and growing up and balancing his Nickelodeon career with going to school. Next we move into a discussion about his time at SNL, touching on how he got cast after several rejections due to his "baby face"; the ways in which he's seen SNL and the comedy scene evolve in his 19 years on the show; his absolute favorite role to date being a girl dad to Georgia and Giana; balancing family life with his busy career; and so much more. Along the way he shares some of his favorite SNL memories from over the years, his reasons behind starting his production company Artists for Artists, and his take on the ongoing Dave Chapelle conversation. We finish up with a game of "7 Tea Questions" and are even blessed enough to hear some of his favorite impressions. Unsurprisingly, this is one of Caitlin and Nina's favorite episodes to date! Follow Kenan @kenanthompson on Instagram, TikTok, and Twitter, and catch him on SNL. Listen to his podcast You Already Know Podcast here. Follow Artists for Artists on Instagram @afauniverse and look out for their upcoming projects. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend! SPONSORS:  Join Well Traveled today here and use code WTFSUP to get $30 off your first year of membership. Visit https://www.crushedtonic.com/ and use code WTFSUP for 20% off your first purchase or 50% off almost sold out matcha & original crushes. 

Today we are joined by model, comedian, and all-around fantastic human Wren Parker. We kick off the interview discussing how Wren moved from Utah to NYC after getting recruited by a modeling agency to be a curve/plus-sized model. Today she works with huge companies like Skims, Retrofete, and more, and she gives us an inside peak into what the life of a model looks like behind the scenes. Next, we talk about her journey navigating some of the highs and lows of her life, including the loss of her father; her journey with faith & leaving the Mormon community she grew up in; growing comfortable with the lack of certainty in life; and embracing the fact that we are all flawed and never going to be a "finished product." Along the way, we touch on her comedy career as well as her budding new relationship. We also laugh, feel like we're going to cry, and marvel at some of the wisdom she has for us and the listeners. Follow Wren @wrenparker on Instagram and TikTok. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok. Please remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the episode with a friend! 

Today we are joined by Uncut Geminis podcast co-hosts Rachel Deutsch and Courtney Perkins! We get into SO much fun stuff, including how the ladies met & created the podcast; all of our charts and what they signify; how Courtney accidentally went viral with her meme account @notallgeminis; experiences in their 20s that shaped them; and more. This episode is for all the pop culture and astrology aficionados, sprinkled with some 20s wisdom, acknowledgment of the not so perfect moments we've all gone through (TW: death), and lots of laughs. Follow the ladies @uncutgeminis on Instagram and listen to their podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts for more astrology & pop culture content. Follow Rachel @racheldeutschh and catch the funniest memes with Courtney's @notallgeminis. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok and remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the podcast with a friend!

 In today's episode we are joined once again by viral TikTok comedian and "Just The Tips" host Talia Lichtstein. The episode is the second part of a bigger two-part episode featuring Talia, since of course, there was lots to discuss. We kick off the first 10 mins or so with Caitlin discussing a July 4th weekend highlight and Nina chronicling her way through the airport. Then we get into part 2 of the Talia interview. We pick back up on her date from the DMs story and go on to discuss how loss has shaped the way she sees the world (TW: death); why she wants to normalize adult temper-tantrums and "Curb"-like meltdowns; why her content isn't real 100% of the time; her post-college transitional period; and more. We finish with a game of f*ck yes or f*ck no. Get some relief from the stress of the world and listen to Talia pop off with the strong opinions & hot takes that we all know and love her for. Join Well Traveled today here and use code WTFSUP to get $30 off your first year of membership. Donate to the National Network of Abortion Funds here and The Brigid Alliance here (helps support women who need financial help accessing out of state abortions). Follow Talia on TikTok and Instagram @talialichstein. Follow Caitlin @ckny1213 on Instagram and Tiktok and Nina @ninabarnett on Instagram and @ninzbarnett on TikTok. Follow the pod @wtfsuppod on Instagram and Tiktok and remember to rate, review, subscribe, and share the podcast with a friend!