The Coldplay KissCam controversy has everyone talking about cheating, so this week we’re weighing in on affairs and internet sleuthing, as well as the scary rise of ‘sextortion’, investigated by Jordan Stephens’s brilliant new doc. Also on the show: Love Island’s toxic masculinity problem, Charli XCX’s wedding, yet more Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni drama and plenty of fab recs, from a fascinating memoir about the News of the World scandal and the new Jurassic World, to Eric Bana’s slick Netflix detective show and the funniest comedy you’ll see all year.

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Recs/reviews

• Jurassic World:Rebirth, in cinemas now
• Pulp Kitchen, Jurassic World Rebirth
• Could we make a real Jurassic Park? Why? with Emma Kennedy
• The Return of the Dire Wolf, Time Magazine
• Heads of State, Amazon Prime
• Lion, Amazon Prime
• Love Island 2025, brought to you by the manosphere, Glamour
• Hunting My Sextortion Scammer, Channel 4
• Don’t Let it Break You Honey, Jenny Evans
• Untamed, Netflix
• Such Brave Girls, BBC iPlayer
• Sweet Bobby, Tortoise Media
• Why does Gen Z smell like sugar? Vox
• Yuka app
• Weleda Skin Food

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Today’s topics have all been chosen by you, huns, in our first ever ask us anything Q&A ep! From tweakments and our most embarrassing celeb encounters to dating, the apps and planning for children, nothing is off limits as we dive into your nosiest questions. We also weigh in on the Tattle Life debate and get into whether the influencer gossip forum is toxic or necessary, as well as advice for a listener going through it and the myth of having it all. Thank you sooo much to the hunnies who sent in questions, we’ll be answering some more in another ep v soon x

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Recs

• “Trolls on Tattle Life mercilessly tore me apart. The police told me there was nothing they could do” Grace Victory, Stylist
• The Big Kids Question: does anyone want to be a parent anymore
• Choosing love over IVF, with Camille Charrière, Conversations on Love with Natasha Lunn, Substack

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Lena Dunham remains one of the most controversial people in pop culture, but that hasn’t stopped a glittering roster of A Listers from appearing in her fun new London-based Netflix romcom Too Much. We assess some of her biggest online scandals, while looking at how autobiographical the show really is. Plus, an explainer of the Salt Path: the latest furore to rock the publishing industry. Are readers right to feel betrayed by writer Raynor Winn’s alleged lies and does publishing have a fact-checking problem? We’ve also got yet another juicy little Beckham family feud update for you, hunnies, plus a debate on whether prenups are feminist and two fab book recs!

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Recs/reviews

• My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
• The Tenant by Freida McFadden
• Too Much, Netflix
• Too Much: what film and TV get wrong about London, BBC
• Did the Lena Dunham and Jack Antonoff Relationship Lore Inspire Too Much?, Marie Claire
• Will Sharpe went too hard on himself in the Too Much finale, Vulture
• Lena Dunham’s change of pace, New Yorker
• Too Much Is Full of Lena Dunham Lore, Vulture
• TALA founder: ‘We weren’t going to make payroll — so I sold my car’, Financial Times
• The real Salt Path: how a blockbuster book and film were spun from lies, deceit and desperation, The Observer
• The Salt Path revelations should be no surprise to anyone in publishing, The Observer

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