The Carpool Podcast is in the top 1% of shared podcasts and the top 5% of all podcasts for 2022, and the gals couldn't be more grateful for their dedicated listeners! This episode is jam-packed with special segments and a Starbucks taste drive you won't want to miss. 

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Millennials are now the 'old people' in the office, so what will the young Gen Zers be like in the workplace? The gals discuss how diversity is the Gen Z norm, how they're all about pragmatism, and what has made them the loneliest generation. 

Kelly's driveway dump includes Macy Blackwell — one of the gals' IG holiday obsessions — and check-in on micro-influencers. Kelly and Lizz report on their Amazon Live flop and recommend the site Like to Know It for their micro-influencer listeners. Pregnancy insomnia, pick-one daily priorities, and a breast pump update round out the segment. 

A listener writes in for advice on who she should invite to her kids' birthday parties. Kelly and Lizz run down the list of possible guests — family members, parent friends, kid's friends, and more — and how they'd make their guest lists.  

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The holiday coffee and treats taste drive is here with every Christmas and holiday drink and pastry currently at Starbucks. Drinks in the taste drive include the toasted white mocha, chestnut praline latte, classic peppermint mocha, caramel brulée latte, and almond sugar cookie latte. And the holiday pastries include the chocolate pistachio swirl, the cranberry bliss bar, and the sugar plum danish.

This week's Christmas movie to watch is A Christmas Prince. Kelly shares another baby name hint, and the Carpool Mom's Chicago Auto Show invite from Nissan has arrived. 

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Kelly gives her predictions on the Grand Highlander from Toyota that is on its way to market along with the 2023 GR Corolla, Crown, and Prius. Corvette is launching as a brand in 2025 and will have a four-door coupe and a performance crossover.

Ditch the drive-through features the shockingly easy spicy vodka pasta by Gigi Hadid.

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