Ep 175: Merry January feat. Cortney LaCorte (Cheesegal)
Probably a Podcast
Dear Media
4.3 • 6.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 61 minutes
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Summary
This week, Shannon is joined by the host with the most, her friend and cookbook author, Cortney LaCorte! They chat about the intricacies of holiday hosting and the art of creating welcoming environments. Grocery store faves, tips for successfully following a new recipe, and the internet’s feedback on home renovations, Shannon and Cortney cover a lot of ground. Cortney shares some exciting details about her upcoming cookbook release, the vibes of Couch Caviar™ and her recent trip to Disney World. Shannon shares a childhood fear and her hate for abbreviations, and the girlies yap about their New Year's resolutions. Don’t miss this warm, silly episode of Probably A Podcast.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Introduction and Special Guest Announcement
00:40 Holiday Hosting and Traditions
02:15 Couch Caviar and Childhood Memories
04:39 Grocery Store Nostalgia
08:07 Home Renovation and Moving Stories
16:30 Renovations + Home Buying
26:58 Dinner Parties and Club LaCorte
33:21 Vision Woes and Childhood Lies
38:18 Book Announcement and Writing Process
43:25 Disney World Adventures
51:31 Cooking Tips and Cookbook Insights
01:00:46 New Year Resolutions and Future Plans
LINKS:
Follow Shannon: https://instagram.com/probablyshannon/
Follow Cortney: https://www.instagram.com/cheesegal/
Follow Producer Courtney: https://instagram.com/whatsacourtney/
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Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/probablyshannonford
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| 0:00.0 | The following podcast is a dear media production. |
| 0:04.8 | Welcome back to a very, very special episode. |
| 0:08.6 | I say that every time, but this one's extremely, extremely, extremely special, and I don't mean to be cheesy. |
| 0:14.8 | But we have court to court, my friend, your idol, cheese gal in the house. Hello, Angel. I love you so much. By the way, thank you. I love that toaster. Hi, you're doing. Wow, honored. I'm doing great. I'm doing great. You look gorgeous. I think I told you I tried. I want this outfit. You always look good. I want this outfit. You sent me a picture of it in your |
| 0:38.4 | bathroom, which we will talk about your bath or in your house soon. But this is giving. We wanted to have |
| 0:44.3 | a little bit of a holiday special. I feel like there's not a better person to discuss holiday hosting, |
| 0:49.8 | holiday traditions. Thank you. I'm honored. It's January now. And I thought we could talk about little |
| 0:53.5 | holiday vibes and hosting. So we're going to get into a whole plethora of things. |
| 0:59.8 | Truly, I think if you have the opportunity to meet and talk to Courtney, like, you're one of the |
| 1:05.0 | most interesting people. I could just gab, gap, gap, talk, talk, talk. You are such a warm and welcoming and, like, exactly who |
| 1:13.3 | should host large dinner parties and all of these things that you do, you're just made for it. |
| 1:18.2 | You're just Betty fucking Crocker. First of all, wow. Mark the fucking Stewart. |
| 1:23.4 | Much. No, I love, okay, I also love that you call me warm because that is something I strive. |
| 1:28.6 | Oh my gosh, always. I hope that's something. Well, and as a host, that's what you want your people to feel, like, you want to feel the warmth than like, you're walking. Oh, I've been here, you know. Yeah, it's also like if you put together things that you put together, like a true like spreads like you do and then like the way you host and like the decorations and the decor and all the things. |
| 1:47.9 | Sometimes you. like a true like spreads like you do and then like the way you host and like the decorations |
| 1:45.3 | and the decor and all the things sometimes you can walk into those environments and you can feel |
| 1:50.4 | like intimidated and feel like whoa you want to walk into a space that when someone's hosting |
| 1:56.6 | such a swale like that you feel immediately like warmth and taken in by it. And I have been to several |
| 2:02.4 | like things before where I'm like nervous. And not if we, and I'll know the person, I know whatever, |
| 2:07.1 | but the atmosphere is just a bit stiff. It's stiff. It's like too, it's, and I love fancy, |
| 2:14.0 | but like lived in fancy. Lived in. You know what it's giving? Yeah. Tell me. |
| 2:17.7 | Couch Cavier. |
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