Things We Know: Recent Episodes
Julie Davis & Cherie Wall
What happens when two Southern girls get together to chat about their love of books, TV, movies, music, friends and food? A podcast dishing recommendations, served up with a side of laughter and sass, fun facts and questionable opinions.
Yes, it has been a minute. Yes, we do live and breathe. We are dropping into your podcast feed with a little update on where we've been and our comeback. We so appreciate your patience and want to thank you for sticking with us and continuing to listen and share.
Deep colors, new techniques and body lotion that feels like a warm and cozy sweater. All this and more are in this episode as the girls chat with Nordstrom Beauty Stylist Buffy Holcomb.
cherie’s fall beauty favorites
1. Noxema Classic Cleansing Cream
2. Vaseline Petroleum Jelly
3. Eggs
julie’s fall beauty favorites
1. Charlotte Tilbury’s Five Minute Face on the Go
2. Bobbi Brown Luxe Lipstick in Plum Rose
3. Tarte Tartelettes: Toasted and Juicy
Buffy’s fall beauty favorites
1. Hourglass Ambient Lighting Bronzer in Diffused Bronze Light
2. Tom Ford Impassioned Lipstick
3. Jo Malone Myrrh and Tonka Body Creme
other things we mentioned:
Shop with Buffy (even if you’re not in Nashville!)
Creme de la Mer
Charlotte Tilbury Pillow Talk Instant Eyeshadow Palette
cherie’s fun fact ✅
The average woman uses 16 beauty products a day.
julie’s questionable opinion 🧐
Fall beauty is the best beauty!
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Cherie: @offthe4thwall
Julie: @julieldavis5
In this episode, Julie and Cherie welcome their friend Karyn Humphries to the show. Karyn is wise in all things emotional intelligence and loves talking about Christian meditation.
cherie's meditation favorites
1. The Daily Still podcast with Cindy Helton
2. the Bible
3. Prayer
julie's meditation favorites
1. The Abide app
2. Meditate on Scripture
3. The Peloton app | favorites include Cody Rigsby 5 min. Sleep Meditation from 3/16/21 and Chelsea Jackson Roberts 5 Minute Happiness Meditation from 7/12/21
karyn's meditation favorites
1. The Healthy Minds App
2. Lectio Divina: Christian Meditation which means divine or sacred reading.
Step 1: Begin by choosing a verse of Scripture no more than 6 or 8 verses long.
Step 2: Read the passage and look for a word or phrase that stands out to you.
Step 3: Read it a second time and Reflect on how your life is touched or connected to the passage.
Step 4: Read it a third time and Respond to God in prayer.
Step 5: Read it a fourth time and Rest with God in it.
Step 6: Finally, you Resolve or chose to live out the word you experienced with God.
3. The Daily Still podcast with Cindy Helton
other things we mentioned:
How to Meditate on Scripture
First 15 Devotion on Meditation
21 Bible Verses to Meditate On
cherie's fun fact ✅
American Airlines now offers passengers the Calm Meditation app inflight to help reduce stress.
karyn's questionable opinion 🤔
Worrying is meditating on the wrong thing.
julie's questionable opinion 🧐
Prayer and meditation go hand-in-hand.
connect with us on Instagram! 📷
The Show: @thingsweknowpodcast
Cherie: @offthe4thwall
Julie: @julieldavis5
Karyn: @kaynhumphries | www.kayrnhumphries.com | Karyn's Christmas Meditation
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cherie’s Trader Joe’s favorites 🍝
1. Dark Chocolate Sea Salt Butterscotch Caramels
2. Marinara Sauce
3. Olive Tapenade
julie’s Trader Joe’s favorites 🥚
1. Eggwich Breakfast Sandwiches
2. Frozen Meatballs (Regular and Turkey)
3. Butter Chicken with Rice (Frozen)
miranda’s Trader Joe’s favorites 🍜
1. Mandarin Orange Chicken
2. Creamy Tomato Soup
3. Spiced Cider
honorable mentions:
Lavender Dryer Bags
Chimichurri Rice
Soft Bite Mini Almond Biscotti
French Onion Soup
Hold the Cone Mini Ice Cream Cones
Download our FREE Trader Joe’s Musts Grocery List!
Follow these Trader Joe’s Instagram Accounts:
@traderjoes
@traderjoeslist
@traderjoesobsessed
cherie’s fun fact ✅
According to customers, Trader Joe’s Mandarin Orange Chicken is the favorite food.
Find more fun facts about Trader Joe’s here!
julie’s questionable opinion 🧐
Trader Joe’s is the best grocery store.
connect with us on Instagram! 📷
The Show: @thingsweknowpodcast
Cherie: @offthe4thwall
Julie: @julieldavis5
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This week we are revisiting Episode 12 from the fall of 2020. We love fall so much and thought we couldn't do a better job talking about it than what we did in this episode. Enjoy this journey back to last year as we talk about some of our favorites of fall (which are still our favorites!).
All the Pumpkin🎃
Hungry Girl PSL Swap
Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Rachael Ray’s Pasta with Pumpkin & Sausage (don’t sleep on this!)
Rachael Ray’s Pumpkin Soup with Chili-Cran-Apple Relish
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Scents of Fall
Mrs. Meyer’s Spiced Acorn candle
Pickwick & Co. Candle: Leather, Tobacco & Woods
Bath & Body Works Bonfire Bash
The Nashville Chicks Candle in Sweet Whiskey
Fall TV 📺
2021 TV Insider Fall TV Lineup
Follow these Trader Joe’s Instagram Accounts:
@traderjoes
@traderjoeslist
@traderjoesobsessed
other things we chatted about:
Paula Deen's Tomato Pie
Buttermilk Sky
Smoke and Suede Candle
cherie's fun facts ✅
✼ Children born in the fall may be more likely to live longer. Research has shown people born in the fall are more likely to live to be 100 years old.
✼ September is the most popular birth month.
julie's questionable opinion 🧐
Trader Joe's has the best seasonal items.
All good things come to an end...including summer. In this episode, the girls give summer a send-off talking about their favorite things of summer.
cherie’s favorites of summer 🍉
1. Sugar Baby Watermelon
2. Afternoon naps
3. Daylight savings time
julie’s favorites of summer 🍦
1. Summer reads: Golden Girl | The Beach Club | Malibu Rising
2. Summer makeup: Colourpop Malibu Barbie Collection | OPI Malibu Summer 2021
3. Cold cuisine: Hattie Jane’s Creamery | Hungry Girl Mojito Fruit Salad
cherie’s fun fact ✅
✼ Frances William “Frank” Epperson of San Francisco popularized frozen ice pops. In 1925, at age 11, Epperson claims he created the first ice pop when he unknowingly left a glass of powdered lemonade soda in water with a mixing stick in it on his porch during a cold night. He patented his idea of frozen ice on a stick in 1923.
julie’s questionable opinion 🧐
Daylight savings time isn’t the worst.
cherie’s must watch games 🏉
1. North Caroline v. Duke | October 2
2. Alabama v. Clemson
3. Tennessee Titans v. Tampa Bay Buccaneers | August 21 (yes, this is NFL, not college. Cherie gets a pass. She loves basketball.)
julie’s must watch games 🏈
1. University of Georgia v. Clemson | September 4
2. Texas A&M v. Alabama | October 9
3. Alabama and Whoever They Play in the National Championship game |
patrick’s must watch games 🏟
1. Nebraska v. Illinois | August 28
2. Florida v. Alabama | September 18
3. Oklahoma v. Texas | October 9
cherie’s fun facts ✅
✼ The first professional football player was William “Pudge” Heffelfinger. He was paid $500 to play in a game in 1892.
julie’s questionable opinion 🧐
Alabama will win the National Championship again this year. #rolltide 🐘🏈
other things we chatted about:
Texas & Oklahoma entering the SEC
Alabama Left Tackle Evan Neal and his incredible box jump
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Break out your Trapper Keeper - it's Back to School time! Join the girls for a fun chat about their favorite school supplies and how they translate into grown-up office supplies.
cherie’s favorite supplies 🎒
1. An awesome book bag/backpack (preferably Jansport)
2. A binder (Trapper Keeper all the way!)
3. PENTEL Mechanical Drafting Pencil
julie’s favorite supplies 🚌
1. A good bag/work bag (Erin Condren crossbody | MZ Wallace Medium Metro Deluxe Tote)
2. Pens (Bic Blue Ballpoint | Frixion Fineliner Pen | Frixion Highlighter)
3. A planner is a must! (Erin Condren Life Planner | Full Focus Planner | PUSH Journal)
cherie’s fun facts ✅
✼ Students in China receive the most homework. They complete about 14 hours of homework per week!
✼ If you chew the same flavor gum for five minutes before taking a test that you chewed while studying for a test, it can improve your memory and your results significantly. Note: Chewing during the test actually works against you.
julie’s questionable opinion 🧐
Wearing your backpack over one shoulder is the only way to wear your backpack.
(Back and shoulder pain is
We're back from our summer hiatus and ready to go! In this episode, we talk about the Summer 2021 movies we're excited to see.
cherie’s must see movies 🍿
1. Cruella– Disney Plus (Premier Access) and in theaters now
2. Finding You – Fandango
3. In the Heights – HBO Max and in theaters now
julie’s must see movies 🎞
1. In the Heights – HBO Max and in theaters now
2. Cruella – Disney Plus (Premier Access) and in theaters now
3. Jungle Cruise – In theaters July 30
other things we chatted about:
Top Gun: Maverick
In the Heights soundtrack
Stars Fell on Alabama (Hulu)
cherie’s fun facts
What movie is the all-time leader of summer blockbuster movies?
The Original Star Wars – $1.95 Billion
Jaws – $1.25 Billion
E.T. the Extra Terrestrial – $1.16 Billion
julie’s questionable opinion
Don’t underestimate a Disney movie. Even an animated one.
In our first episode of May, we celebrate the podcasts's first anniversary and talk about which podcasts we're currently loving.
Changes in the season and weather mean changes to your skin. In this episode, Julie and Cherie share their current favorite beauty products for spring and summer.
Spring has fully sprung, which means new shows to watch! In this episode, the girls catch up on all the shows they've been streaming lately.
Show Notes:
cherie’s been streaming
1. I Care a Lot (Netflix)
2. Punky Brewster Reboot (Peacock)
3. Demi Lovato’s “Dancing with the Devil” Documentary (YouTube)
julie’s been streaming
1. Ginny & Georgia (Netflix)
2. The Flight Attendant (HBO Max)
3. Coming 2 America (Amazon Prime)
other things we chatted about:
Gone Girl
Kid 90 Documentary (Peacock)
Virgin River (Netflix)
Ted Lasso (Apple+)
cherie’s fun fact
Nearly three-quarters of American households subscribe to at least one streaming video service.
julie’s questionable opinion
Accents make swear words sound less harsh.
It's the last day of March, which means tomorrow is April Fool's Day! In honor of all the jokes and pranksters, Cherie and Julie are sharing who and what makes them LOL.
cherie laughs at 🤣
1. rosie o’donnell’s standup from 1985:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ApQacMxPV8 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IjyGRhZgP8 |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezndeaj-3n0 | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yMGmi-qKm9o |
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXsmONPt4rM
2. ali wong, “Hard Knock Wife” (Netflix) | trailer
3. eddie murphy’s “Raw” (Netflix) | trailer
julie laughs at 😹
1. shows: Golden Girls (Hulu), Modern Family (YouTube TV, Peacock, Hulu), Ted Lasso (Apple+)
2. this book: Sophie Hudson’s Stand All the Way Up: Stories of Staying In It When You Want to Burn It All Down
3. these people: Jermaine “Funny Maine” Johnson | Nate Bergatze
cherie’s fun fact
the history of stand-up comedy can be traced back to one famous literary superhero: mark twain.
julie’s questionable opinion
supporting characters are often more funny than the lead (like jon cryer in “two and a half men”).
Happy St. Patrick's Day! In honor of the Irish, the girls welcome back beloved male listener, Patrick Bennett to chat about their favorite Irish things. And, Patrick gives a beginner's lesson on whiskey.
Spring is in the air and vacation plans are being made! In this episode, the girls share their favorite vacation spots, both domestically and international.
It's the month of love, y'all! In honor of all things love, the girls are chatting about the different ways you can show some love to yourself.
Nothing says winter better than comfort foods! In this episode, the girls chat about the yummy and delicious foods that bring them comfort.
In honor of Martin Luther King, Jr. day that happened earlier this week, we're talking about the speeches, quotes and words that made the biggest impact on our lives. What words inspire you?
Happy 2021! It seemed only appropriate that the first episode of the new year be all about goals. We share ours and want to know yours! Have we set our bars too high or to low? Listen in and let us know.
The holidays are full of "Jingle Bells" and "White Christmas" so in this episode Cherie and Julie talk about their favorite non-traditional Christmas music. From soundtracks to pop hits, you might discover a new favorite Christmas tune.
From basic to random, in this episode, Cherie and Julie share their favorite movies of the Christmas season. Mixed Nuts anyone?
It's Thanksgiving week and the girls are talking about specific things they are grateful for that have come out of the COVID-19 pandemic. Spoiler: one of them is listeners like you!
Whether you're more Monica or Rachel, in this episode Julie and Cherie are sharing their tips for making Friendsgiving a blast.
In honor of Halloween (and for Julie to avoid talking about scary movies), the girls are chatting about something equally scary: their favorite true crime cases. Tune in as they discuss six true crimes, some solved, some not so much.
In this episode, Julie and Cherie break down their favorite albums ever. Julie has a questionable opinion about Bruce Springsteen and Cherie has a fun fact about reading music.
All the Pumpkin🎃
Hungry Girl PSL Swap
Healthy Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Bread
Rachael Ray’s Pasta with Pumpkin & Sausage (don’t sleep on this!)
Rachael Ray’s Pumpkin Soup with Chili-Cran-Apple Relish
Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte
Scents of Fall
Mrs. Meyer’s Spiced Acorn candle
Pickwick & Co. Candle: Leather, Tobacco & Woods
Bath & Body Works Bonfire Bash
The Nashville Chicks Candle in Sweet Whiskey
Trader Joe’s Fall Faves
Maple Almonds
Maple Autumn Coffee
Pumpkin Brioche Twist
Follow these Trader Joe’s Instagram Accounts:
@traderjoes
@traderjoeslist
@traderjoesobsessed
The girls welcome their first guest in this week's episode as they chat about big rivalries in sports.
This is episode is all about getting your body moving and exercising. The girls discuss their favorite ways to find exercise, workout programs and apps. Grab a bottle of water, put in your earbuds and give it a listen while you exercise!
Summer may be winding down but there's still time to watch some summer classics. In this episode, Cherie and Julie each share their three favorite summer flicks.
The girls are chatting what Netflix shows have been on their watch list lately. There are comedies, dramas, and even something foreign!
In this episode, Cherie and Julie share with listeners their favorite beauty products. From high end to drugstore brands, there are products for everyone!
In this episode, Cherie and Julie chat about what they've been missing these days. Cherie also shares about a recent first in her life despite her dislike of the two things that make it happen.
This episode is all about how our faith has changed or been challenged. We talk about what we're doing for Bible study and our favorite resources for encouraging our faith.
In this episode, Cherie and Julie share what their daily routines have looked like during quarantine. They also share things they have discovered, as well.
In this episode, Cherie and Julie chat about their all-time favorite foods and the best places to find them. They also talk about hanging out with friends and some of their favorite things to do with friends.
In this episode, Cherie and Julie break down their favorite books and movies. As always, there will be fun facts and questionable opinions.
It's Episode 1! In our inaugural episode, Cherie and Julie introduce each other to our listeners and talk about their favorite TV shows and podcasts.