Rug Cuddle (With Us)

Joey kicks things off poking fun at Kate’s witchy era, which thanks to WitchTok has only gotten stronger… but after an astrology reading hits a little too close to home, he’s suddenly shouting from the rooftops that after 7 years, he’s finally out of Uranus. We also get into our experience trying elimination communication, aka “diaper witchcraft,” while potty training our newborn, Kate shares one of her favorite analog activities lately: handing Moon a screen-free retro film-style camera to explore with. It captures all the nostalgic magic of a disposable camera, but without the wait to get the photos developed. We laugh about Kate’s cameo in The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement still following her everywhere online, including the completely unscripted accent behind her iconic line. Tess reveals a shocking DNF, and we spiral into the dream of creating a TV show where we remodel homes in all 50 states… Netflix call us! The Glasgow Witch: https://www.tiktok.com/@thatglasgowwitch Digifilm Camera: https://digifilmcamera.com/?srsltid=AfmBOorKBtRCo5GCvth8VPZIFLZ9_RPswmAJ7OkUb60U02mCG4ml-Y3i If you liked this video please give it a 👍 and SUBSCRIBE to our channel! http://bit.ly/mrkateyoutube It means the world to us and we have a great community here! Tune in to our Creative Life series in our members only section: http://bit.ly/mrkateyoutube 🙌 Follow along wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a five-star review. Official Instagram of the pod: https://www.instagram.com/rugcuddle Follow Kate: https://www.instagram.com/mrkate Follow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyzehr Got a question? A hot take? A ramble you need to release into the world? Call us.📞 1-844-RUG-CHAT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we’re racing to finish our guest house before visitors arrive but an unexpected (and very unwanted) guest—mold—might just change everything. A caller sparks a conversation about the feng shui and Kate shares the rules she swears by to make a space feel as good as it looks—but things take a turn when Joey starts questioning her about the Somavedic under their bed… Meanwhile, Kate calls Joey out for not being the dating expert he claims to be, sharing a story from a movie they worked on together—where he somehow flew out a girl he wasn’t even that into… after starting a fling with someone from the costume department instead. Plus, we dive into family compounds—why they’re suddenly having a moment—get into books we had to DNF, and unpack the unexpected curveball Joey is currently reading. Check out the Wax Stamp Kit Moon and I have been loving using in our junk journals: https://amzn.to/4mLPv2h https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DBHQV9TR/ref=cm_sw_r_as_gl_api_gl_i_GRV15T4V4WAW4PNW3X2F?linkCode=ml1&tag=mr.kateinc.-20&linkId=1280332ebf371d1b5f0015e24a8f7659 We want to hear from YOU. Leave us your name and where you’re calling from: 📞 1-844-RUG-CHAT If you liked this video please give it a 👍 and SUBSCRIBE to our channel!⁠ http://bit.ly/mrkateyoutube⁠ It means the world to us and we have a great community here! Follow along wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a five-star review! Official Instagram of the pod:⁠ @rugcuddle ⁠ Follow Kate:⁠ @mrkate ⁠ Follow Joey:⁠ @joeyzehr ⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we’re diving into the art of thrifting—as designers who furnished nearly our entire first apartment secondhand and now source one-of-a-kind vintage gems for our makeover videos. As we enter a thrifting golden era, we’re breaking down how to spot what’s actually worth grabbing, plus the unexpected items most people overlook (but make incredible kids' toys or gifts). What are your favorite items to thrift? Comment below!We also get into Emma Chamberlain's line with West Elm, along with answering a listener call-in about designing her dorm (or any small, renter-friendly space) with character. And stick around to hear the crazy lore Joey uncovered about Lone Fox's new vintage store and Tess’s bad Raya date that she went on for granny. If you liked this episode please follow and rate it 5 stars. It really helps the show https://bit.ly/rugcuddle We want to hear from you! Call us. 1-844-RUG-CHAT Official instagram of the pod https://www.instagram.com/rugcuddle Watch Rug Cuddle (With Us) on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MrKate Follow Kate: https://www.instagram.com/mrkate Follow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyzehr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we’re sharing what we’ve learned the hard way from our four-year renovationship with our dream home (that Joey admits he might have ruined)… including what we’ve learned about when DIYing makes sense vs when it’s worth calling in the pros. Plus we’re diving into matrescence—the wild identity shift that comes with becoming a parent—along with brand bibles and our packing habits. Talk Dirty with Tess gets unexpectedly wholesome as we dive into our love for the Plated Prisonerseries—and the best advice Kate’s ever given her. If you liked this episode please follow and rate it 5 stars. It really helps the show! https://bit.ly/rugcuddle We want to hear from you! Call us. 1-844-RUG-CHAT Official instagram of the pod https://www.instagram.com/rugcuddle Watch Rug Cuddle (With Us) on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MrKate Follow Kate: https://www.instagram.com/mrkate Follow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyzehr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode, we’re romanticizing not sticking to traditional timelines and having kids later in life. We talk with Tess about freezing her eggs and why there’s no single right schedule for starting a family… though Kate did have to draw the line at Joey’s idea of having a surrogate baby at 60.Then we get into small ways to romanticize your everyday life, including an internet challenge that might make you blush that showcases men as a sensory experience… and how that somehow led to Kate saying she wishes she could be a gay man.If you liked this episode please rate it 5 stars on podcast platforms & like it on Youtube. It really helps the show! https://bit.ly/rugcuddleWe want to hear from you! Call us. 📞 1-844-RUG-CHATOfficial instagram of the pod https://www.instagram.com/rugcuddleWatch Rug Cuddle (With Us) on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MrKateFollow Kate: https://www.instagram.com/mrkateFollow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyzehr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, we revisit the decisions that changed everything — from starting a YouTube channel when no one took it seriously to Tess walking away from her engagement (3 rings later!?) We unpack what sixteen years online has really meant: growing older on camera, deciding how much of our lives (and our kids’ lives) to share, facing imposter syndrome, and pushing back against algorithms and AI with creativity and real community. We’re also officially over boring bathrooms — and yes, Joey grabbed an Amelia Bedelia boxed set as his weapon of choice. If you’re navigating something — love, career, life — talk to us. 📞 1-844-RUG-CHATIf you like this podcast, let the algorithm know by giving us five stars: https://bit.ly/rugcuddleOfficial instagram of the pod: https://www.instagram.com/rugcuddle Watch Rug Cuddle (With Us) on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MrKateFollow Kate: https://www.instagram.com/mrkateFollow Joey: https://www.instagram.com/joeyzehr Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week we cuddle up and get chatty about how to stop your kid from swearing when, honestly, it’s kind of hilarious. Kate gets real about her creative crash outs, and we take your call-ins on Waldorf school and Taking Five — the movie we met filming that now feels like a total fever dream.Tess joins us to unpack her current dating strategy and the spicy books she and Kate are devouring… while Joey passionately defends his very “respectable” slow-burn reads.So tell us: are you more of a Joey reader or a Kate reader?Call in. Ask us anything. Overshare a little or a lot. We’re listening.📞 1-844-RUG-CHAT Follow along wherever you get your podcasts and leave us a five-star review: https://bit.ly/rugcuddle⁠⁠Instagram: @rugcuddleFollow Kate: @mrkateFollow Joey: @joeyzehr Watch Rug Cuddle (With Us) on YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@MrKate⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rug Cuddle (with Us) is a cozy, funny lifestyle podcast about living a creative life in the real world. Hosted by Mr. Kate (aka Kate Albrecht), known for helping millions tap into their inner creative weirdo, and her husband Joey Zehr, who brings the practical to the whimsical—keeping the glitter out of the engine—Rug Cuddle (with Us) explores creativity, relationships, parenting, wellness, and modern life through honest conversation, bite-sized segments, and a lot of laughter. Inspired by Kate and Joey’s real-life “Rug Cuddles” from their popular YouTube home makeover videos—intentional pauses to reflect, reset, and celebrate progress—each episode invites listeners to slow down, feel less alone, and reconnect with what makes life feel whimsical and fun. Expect listener Q&As, relationship real talk, creative inspiration, and unfiltered conversations—plus a recurring call with Kate’s little sister Tess for bookish chaos and single-life perspective. If you’re craving creativity without pressure, advice without judgment, and a podcast that feels like sitting on the rug with people who get it—this is your place. New episodes weekly. Come join us on the rug. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices