#297: What it's really like working with family
A Beautiful Mess Podcast
Elsie Larson and Emma Chapman
4.8 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
This week we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. We've been working together since our early 20s and people always ask how we do it so today we're spilling the tea. We're also discussing what we're reading and a hot take about long vs short books.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the A Beautiful Mess podcast, your cozy comfort listen. |
| 0:08.9 | I'm your host Elsie Larson, and I'm your host, Emma Chapman. |
| 0:12.2 | This week, we're getting honest about what it's really like working with family. |
| 0:16.6 | We're sisters who have been working together for almost 20 years and people always ask us how we do it. |
| 0:22.5 | So today we're spilling the tea. |
| 0:24.4 | We're also discussing what we're reading and a hot take about long versus short books. |
| 0:31.0 | Oh, yeah. |
| 0:31.6 | I love that. |
| 0:32.3 | I'm excited. |
| 0:33.7 | Okay. |
| 0:34.1 | Before we jump in, I want to talk about how our book movie club is finally happening. |
| 0:39.0 | Because I know we've discussed this on the podcast previously. |
| 0:43.1 | And we just, we love our book movie club idea. |
| 0:46.6 | And we pitched it to our real life book club. |
| 0:50.1 | And they took it. |
| 0:52.2 | They were like, we're in. |
| 0:53.6 | Why not? Yes. I think some people were like, yes, yes, yes. And some people were like, we're in. Why not? |
| 0:54.4 | Yes. |
| 1:14.9 | I think some people were like, yes, yes, yes. And some people were like, sure. Yeah. So we made this little punch card of all the books. And Emma and I have already read all the books, which kind of sucks. But I'm going to add the Odyssey to my- We're the nerds of the group. Yeah, it's fine. But I've only watched one of the movies because most of the movies haven't come out yet. |
| 1:16.5 | So that is very exciting. |
| 1:22.1 | There's a lot of adaptations happening this year or coming out this year in 2026. |
| 1:46.9 | So it had Project Hail Mary, Remarkably Bright Creatures, Clara and the Sun. We put the idea of you. That movie's from a while ago, but I can't not put it. I love it. Verity. Verity? Verity, I think. I'm really excited to see the movie. I love hearing people's takes on the book because it's always a journey. Oh, yeah. Yeah. Yeah.. So yeah, that is happening. I put the punch card in my newsletter. It is on, if you want a copy of it, it's on elsie larsen.com. In my most |
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