Cheers to hosting better parties this holiday season (rerun)
Make Me Smart
Marketplace
4.6 • 5.4K Ratings
🗓️ 30 December 2025
⏱️ 25 minutes
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Hey smarties! We’re on a break for the holidays and revisiting some of our top episodes from 2025. We can’t do this show without you and we still need your support. If you can, donate today to keep independent journalism going strong into 2026 and beyond. Give now to support “Make Me Smart.” Thank you so much for your generosity, happy holidays and we’ll see you in the new year.
The holidays are just around the corner. And for many, it might mean being a guest at, or hosting, a friendsgiving get-together or other holiday party. Regardless of which side of the gathering you’re on, it can be stressful. But fret not! Casey Elsass, author of the book “What Can I Bring? Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life,” joins Kimberly from New York City to share tips on how to host and attend a great holiday party without breaking your bank account. Plus, we’ll play a round of This or That!
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, Smarties, it's Kimberly. Make Me Smart is on a holiday break this week. We are going to be back with new episodes on January 6. But today, we're revisiting one of our favorite episodes of the year. It's all about throwing better parties. As the new year gets closer, maybe you're planning a get-together. Hopefully this episode will spark some inspiration. |
| 0:21.6 | And speaking of the new year, your support helps Marketplace plan for the year ahead. |
| 0:26.8 | If Marketplace has helped you make smarter decisions this year, now is the moment to give. |
| 0:31.4 | The deadline is tomorrow, December 31st, and your support will help determine what Market marketplace can bring you in 2026. |
| 0:38.5 | Give now at marketplace.org slash give smart or click the link in the show notes. |
| 0:51.1 | Hello everyone. I'm Kimberly Adams. Welcome back to Make Me Smart, where we make today make sense. |
| 0:57.0 | Thanks everybody for joining us for our weekly happy hour, whether you're on the YouTube live stream or listening to the podcast later. |
| 1:04.0 | This is Economics on Tap, and today we're talking about one of my favorite topics, parties, and how to host better parties |
| 1:12.3 | this holiday season, especially if you're trying to do it without breaking the bank. And our |
| 1:17.3 | entertaining expert for today is Casey Alsace, who's a food writer and author of the book, |
| 1:22.9 | What Can I Bring Recipes to Help You Live Your Guest Life? That's a mouthful to get out. Hey, Casey. |
| 1:30.2 | Hi, thank you so much for having me. Now, of course, since it is happy hour, we have to talk |
| 1:35.2 | drinks. Casey, what did you bring? I brought an extra large apparel spirits. |
| 1:41.4 | I love it. You know, for a second when I saw the multi-layered colors of your glass, I was like, is this one of those fancy layered drinks? Oh, my gosh. |
| 1:50.0 | No. I know it's not what everyone thinks of it as a summer drink. My boyfriend drinks April 365 days, so he's really inspired me to broaden my understanding of a spritz as in all the time. |
| 2:05.6 | Aparel. |
| 2:06.6 | Okay. |
| 2:07.6 | Okay. |
| 2:08.6 | You know, one of my good friends, that's his go-to any time of year. |
| 2:12.6 | Always an Aparol sprits or a, what is it? |
| 2:15.6 | A mescal nigroney is the other thing he likes to drink |
| 2:20.7 | all right one of those is more heavy duty than the other well I'm in the office so I have a limited |
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