Podcast Maxxing

May 26, 2026 · 1 h 33 min

Show notes

Welcome back to The Story Is Podcast with Katie and Amanda! We’re chatting about Tayvis spotted curtsied, Off Campus potential award show buzz, and the biggest news in Romance book world this week.

Time Stamps

(0:00) Intro

(0:08) catch up and weekend plans

(14:13) Tayvis Curtsied

(24:42) Michael B. Jordan + Khloe Kardashian?!

(29:21) Off Campus, Emmy noms?

(39:27) Stephen Colbert

(47:14) Yale Grad Speeches

(50:55) Podcast Maxxing

(59:49) Summer House Grind

(1:06:43) Book Report: Rebecca Yarros Emperyean book length jumps from 176 to 224, we got HUGE Book tour news, summer author tour events, Rina Kent sells entire catalogue to Bloom

(1:23:55) Amanda’s Book Report: Zodiac Academy Book 5 and 6, Untamed by Luna Mason,

(1:25:58) Katie’s Book Report: Zodiac Academy Book 5, The Paris Match by Kate Clayborne, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke

Stephen Colbert and Jack White- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYr_UboxhfV/

Stephen Colbert troll- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYsPddhDXUg/

Yale Grad speeches- https://www.instagram.com/reel/DYqEDtKvF53/

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