Brunch With Babs Thought Her Best Years Were Behind Her

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 27 January 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Barbara Costello–better known as Brunch with Babs–has captured millions of hearts with her comforting advice, classic recipes, and wise life lessons, and now she’s here to share her journey from retired preschool teacher to viral sensation. Babs joins host Kerry Diamond to talk about her second act, her upcoming second cookbook, family traditions, and more. Plus, Babs opens up about embracing new opportunities later in life and why it’s never too late to follow your passion. For Jubilee 2025 tickets, scholar, volunteer, and Bombesquad Booth applications, click here. To get our new Love Issue, click here. Visit cherrybombe.com for subscriptions and show transcripts. More on Barbara: Instagram, TikTok, "Every Day with Babs" cookbook More on Kerry: Instagram

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0:00.0	Hi, everyone. You are listening to Radio Cherry Bomb, and I'm your host, Carrie Diamond,
0:10.0	coming to you from New Stand Studios at Rockefeller Center in the heart of New York City.
0:15.0	Some of you might have noticed I took a little hiatus. With everything going on in the world,
0:18.9	I just needed a break. I'm sure many of you need a
0:21.8	break right this very second, so I'm sending a big podcast hug to all of you. I'm very excited for
0:27.7	the year to come here at Radio Cherrybaum. The team and I have some amazing guests for you in the
0:31.9	weeks ahead, and we are so grateful to have folks like you as our listeners. Speaking of hugs,
0:37.3	today's guest is hugs personified.
0:39.9	It's brunch with Babs.
0:41.5	Barbara Costello is the social media sensation
0:43.6	known as the internet's favorite grandma.
0:46.1	When the pandemic struck,
0:47.6	Babs was a retired teacher with zero social media presence.
0:50.9	She didn't even have a Facebook account.
0:53.1	Her daughter convinced her to post something
0:54.8	on TikTok, and here we are, millions of followers later. When she published that first TikTok video,
1:01.0	Babs had thought her best days were behind her. Little did she know what was to come. Her second book,
1:06.7	Every Day with Babs, 101 family-friendly dinners for every day of the week, will be out April 8th, and you can pre-order it right now. This is a fun wisdom-packed episode, so stay tuned for Babs. There's lots of Cherrybaum news to share with you, so let's go through some of it. Jubilee is coming up. It's our biggest event of the year. It's an amazing day of connection and community,
1:28.5	and it is taking place in New York City on April 12th. You can purchase a ticket, you can apply to
1:33.9	be a volunteer, or you can apply to be a Jubilee Scholar, which comes with a free ticket. If you are a
1:39.7	cherry bomb member, be sure to use your Cherry Bomb discount when you buy your ticket. Also, if you're a member,
1:45.7	you can apply for a Bomb Squad booth and the chance to showcase your brand at a very special rate.
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