Too Niche?
A culture and lifestyle show, where every topic is a thrill and nothing is Too Niche. New episodes air every other Friday. For notes, links, and other matters of importance from the Too Niche universe, visit the Too Niche Mood Board—and follow @elizabethkott on Instagram for niche recs, podcast clips, and more.
Episodes
Just in time for Halloween, writer and filmmaker Rory Uphold joins me to talk modern dating horror stories, red flags, and how to be your own final girl. Plus, Korean beauty tourism tips and this week’s niche: The Wizard of Oz at the Sphere in Vegas.
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This week, it’s a listener Q&A episode, and I’m joined by Jackie Tohn from Netflix’s Nobody Wants This. Turns out, everybody wants this one. Jackie and I dive into your questions on style, closet cleanses, creative resets, getting over shyness, and the little luxuries we’re into right now. Plus, I share my thoughts on The Life of a Showgirl, because of course I do.
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TV personality Stacy London stops by for a candid convo on the niche of midlife. We unpack the menopause industry, evolving style, and her current niche obsession.
Mentioned in this episode: Stacy's QVC line, Joey Greer's comedy special, the Too Niche Mood Board, my next Mood Board Workshop October 4 and Substack’s The Hole Debate, happening September 30 in LA
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This week I’m joined by my longtime tarot reader, Lori Dyan aka @tarot.lori, author of Big Deck Energy and Burn Your Sh*t. She pulls cards live (for me and for you) and shares grounding moon rituals, an episode for tarot believers and the tarot curious.
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I sit down with beauty culture critic Jessica DeFino, creator of Flesh World on Substack, for a deep dive into the forces shaping beauty right now. We cover Skims’ face shapewear marketing, this summer’s facelift discourse frenzy, Goop’s lasting influence, and the politics behind today’s beauty standards.
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From the end of And Just Like That to Taylor Swift making podcasts cool again, I catch up on the current cultural rollercoaster before sitting down with my close friend Brittany Jackson, a two-time breast cancer survivor. We talk women’s wellness, early detection, creativity as a healing tool and her advocacy to fund research through Pink on the River (happening in Chicago on Sept 7). Plus, this week’s Niche of the Week brings us t...
A dive into my current wellness icks, quitting cannabis, creative resets, financial lessons — and a brief answer to the question I still get most about That’s So Retrograde. Plus: a double Niche of the Week.
For more things Too Niche? --> check out the Too Niche Mood Board on Substack (it's free!). For clips of the show follow @this_is_tooniche on Instagram and TikTok, + I'm on instagram @elizabethkott <3
Introducing Too Niche?’s unofficial book club—today we’re talking The Ambition Trap by Amina AlTai. I’m joined by Amina to explore what it really means to move from burnout to purpose. We get into the post-girlboss reckoning, the zone of genius vs. the zone of “meh,” and how redefining ambition can reshape our work, creativity, and everyday lives.
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I’m joined by my favorite pop culture historians Matt Harkins and Viviana Olen of THNK1994 for a special Summer 2025: Niche or Sheesh? We get into everything from And Just Like That hot takes to Toner Wars on skinTok, Tracy Anderson’s baguette-gate, and the frozen yogurt renaissance.
We also talk real-life housewife run-ins (hi Phaedra! hi Kenya!) and their upcoming Gallery Girls live show in NYC.
40+ makeup expert and Tiktok beauty sensation Erica Taylor joins me to share her journey from decades behind department store beauty counters to building a massive online following. We get into the most common makeup mistakes that age the face—and her current favorite product reccomendations.
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Kelsey J. Patel joins me to finally share the true story behind her infamous Vanderpump Rules appearance as “Jax’s Reiki Master.” We get into what really happened behind the scenes, how reality TV editing twisted her words, and why the internet couldn’t let it go — even years later.
Plus: how The Artist’s Way helped her reclaim her creativity, her thoughts on Jax’s recent rehab storyline, and what it’s like to go unexpectedly viral...
Creative technologist and early AI adopter Taryn Southern joins me to explore how creatives can use AI to enhance their process. We get into what’s helpful, what’s scary, and what’s next.
Full AI tool list + links on the Too Niche Mood Board (Substack)!
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I'm kicking off a new era of Too Niche? and joining me is the Internet’s favorite scent expert, Sir Candle Man. We dive into his origin story, spring/summer fragrance trends, and the power of brand storytelling—plus his top recs under $30, $50, and beyond.
Recs links from this episode here and show notes and more over on the Too Niche Mood Board.
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Wrapping up our wedding-core era with one last round of listener questions—how to handle plus-ones, what I actually spent, and dealing with tricky family dynamics. Plus: registries, rings, and my biggest takeaways from the whole thing.
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Part one of the wedding Q&A series—covering how to stay grounded on the big day, what traditions are worth skipping, approaches to budgeting (and going over it), and navigating the prenup conversation.
Thank you to everyone who submitted thoughtful, funny, and hyper-specific questions. Part two coming soon.
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Joining me is friend to the show, stylist and author, Allison Bornstein, to discuss wedding fashion. We get into the somewhat stressful quest of what to wear, what we both eventually landed on for our own weddings, tips for avoiding said bridal sartorial panic, and a little spring fashion just for fun.
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Listen to Allison's previous Too Niche? episode here
We're taking it to a place of a wedding trend haul—what’s in and what’s out in 2025 according to Vogue. Joining me is comedian, improviser, and co-host of the You Know What I Would Do? podcast, my husband, Joey Greer. Together we assess the present day wedding industrial complex while recapping our own wedding celebration.
I present to you the inaugural installment of Too Niche?: A Wedding Guide, today we are focussing on Wedding Beauty. In this episode I get into my overall wedding mindset, what pre-wedding treatments I explored (aka everything I injected into my face), and chat with celebrity makeup artist, Afton Williams, who did my wedding makeup. In our convo - chock full of recs - she provides expert intel on what she uses on her clients. All t...
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In this week’s episode of Too Niche, host Elizabeth Kott is joined by bestselling author and podcast host, Nora McInerny, for an insightful discussion on The New York Times' 2025 trend predictions.
Notes from the host!
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