Episodes

  • 'And Just Like That...' S3 Is Empty, Schlocky, And So Much Fun To Discuss
    Jun 7 2025
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    Carrie Bradshaw is swanning about in tulle in her massive Gramercy Park townhouse. Her boyfriend is in Virginia, her jewelry designer millennial neighbor is now living in her old uptown apartment, and her friends are busy f*****g nuns and stalking elite college counselors.

    Naturally, that means it’s time for her to sit down and write a novel. About women…

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    10 mins
  • 'Summer House' And The Freedom Finale
    May 30 2025
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    What would Jesse Solomon do (if you were a hot model in his proximity)? Evidence from the lanky “Summer House” star, during his sophomore season on the show, suggests that he would shower you with flattery and over-the-top declarations of romantic feelings, press forward with a committed relationship, get his toe sucked during a 37-…

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    14 mins
  • The 'Mormon Wives' Are Back To Battle For The Soul Of MomTok
    May 23 2025
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    What is MomTok? A business? A friend group? A sisterhood? A vehicle for TV drama? A tool for dismantling the patriarchal forces undergirding the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints? In season 2 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” the ladies of MomTok are back — and they have very different answers to that big question.

    In this episode, we get into as much of the season’s drama as we can, including Taylor and Demi’s showdown, Zac’s attempts at redemption, and the final bombshell accusations that are thrown Jessi’s way. We also dig into some of the post-show drama. (Will MomTok survive this???)

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    16 mins
  • The Pronatalists Are Coming
    May 16 2025
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    The technofuturists want it. The evangelicals want it. The creepy manosphere dudes want it. The current iteration of the American right wing may be an odd and sometimes contradictory coalition, but there’s at least one thing they all unite around: More babies.

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    15 mins
  • 'The Valley' Proves You Should Never Trust A Boys Chat
    May 12 2025
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    We’re back with another chat about “The Valley,” one of the darkest and most compelling reality shows on TV. And our main takeaway from episodes 2-4? Ban the boys chat.

    A whole lot happens during this stretch of episodes, all of which we get into on this week’s subscriber podcas…

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    12 mins
  • How We Learned To 'Wear Whatever The F [We] Want'
    May 2 2025
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    When “What Not To Wear,” a fashion makeover show starring stylists Clinton Kelly and Stacy London, first aired on TLC in 2003, the two of us were in the midst of our high school years — smack dab in the middle of style self-discovery and anxiety. If anyone yearned for clear-cut style guidelines, it was us.

    Clint and…

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    14 mins
  • 'You' Unmasks Its Villain
    Apr 25 2025
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    After four seasons cutting a bloody trail across the United States and Europe, Joe Goldberg has come home. The fifth and final season of Netflix thriller “You” finds the bookish serial killer (played by Penn Badgley) back in New York, married to his latest love, and surrounded by every comfort money can buy. His wife Kate is a billionai…

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    20 mins
  • 'The Valley' S2 Is A Study In Male Rage
    Apr 17 2025
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    “The Valley” is ostensibly a show about the lives of a group of friends and frenemies in their mid-30s to mid-40s as they navigate babies, divorces, and messy social situations. However, what it’s actually about is the harrowing nature of legally tying yourself to a toxic, dangerous man!

    In this episode, we dig into “The Valley” season 2 premiere, including Jax’s alarming patterns of behavior, the continuation of the Kristen-Janet drama, and the pleasure Jesse takes in torturing Michelle. We also listened to a handful of podcast episodes that came out ahead of the premiere so you don’t have to! Hope you enjoy. Xo

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    1 hr and 46 mins
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