This week, it’s just the two of us back in the studio! 💕 We’re catching up on a summer that somehow flew by way too fast—from the absolute surreal experience of seeing Kelly Clarkson and being in the same room with that kind of talent, to our trip to Ocean City, New Jersey with Brooke’s parents. Ocean City has been part of Brooke’s family story for generations, but this time Miranda and Levi got to experience it for the very first time. It truly is a special place.🌊

We’re also talking back-to-school season (including the fact that apparently not everyone in our families starts school at the same time 😂), and Miranda shares what it feels like to suddenly have two adult children. There’s something pretty bittersweet about watching your kids go from staying at your house to coming home to visit—even when you’re incredibly proud of the lives they’re building.

Then our conversation turns to Dolly Parton—our favorite songs and movies, the way Dolly’s movies helped Brooke through postpartum depression, and why the legacy someone leaves behind has so much more to do with the way they treated people than awards, accomplishments or money. ❤️

And that leads us somewhere we didn’t necessarily expect: Why are people sometimes so eager to be the first person to deliver bad news? We talk about the way we found out about Dolly, how social media can reward being first instead of being thoughtful, and what might happen if we flipped that completely.

✨ So here’s our challenge this week: Be a bearer of good news. Tell someone the encouraging thing. Give the compliment. Share something hopeful. Celebrate somebody. Look for the good—and when you find it, be the person who spreads it.

Because there’s already plenty of bad news to go around. Maybe we can get really good at sharing the good stuff instead. 💜

So grab a friend and listen! Because when we’re together, It’ll Always Be Fun! 🎙️✨