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Podcast The Newsletter

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Lauren Passell
Mar 06, 2020
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My business partner, Kate (💖), got me onto Xou Xou Phone Lassos, which are basically just tethers that you attach to your phone to make a phone necklace. (It is in part why we named our company Lasso, besides the fact that podcasting is often called the “wild west.”) I have become such an advocate for phone lassos. I can walk around my apartment with my phone dangling around my neck, taking work calls or listening to podcasts. You can also wear it on your shoulder like a purse (pictured, photo 7) and swing it around your neck like a heck hula hoop (pictured, photos 1—4.)

If you’re a heavy podcast listener, I recommend the Xou Xou Phone Lasso. Wearing it, your podcast is attached to your body and your hands are free to do other things, like changing the cat litter box, hand-writing your memoirs, cross stitching, or eating noodles. Is comes in a variety of gorgeous colors and styles, and is the perfect for any accessory for any podcast nut, like me. Not only is it practical, but as you …

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