Chewing on Pearls

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls , artist, maker, and friend Cache Taylor joins us to discuss the 2024 film Joker 2: Folie à Deux. We chat about Lady Gaga's performance as Lee Quinzel, the film's subtext around mental health, violence, and spectacle, and the relationship between the Joker's split identity and Gaga's public and private personae. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we kick off a mini series celebrating 10 years of Lady Gaga's Joanne by discussing its opening track, "Diamond Heart." Stay tuned for future episodes dissecting the rest of the tracklist one-by-one! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Hos...

We're back! On this episode of Chewing on Pearls we spit fact and spew fiction in the latest installment of our current events series, THAT'S GOSSIP! Join us as we gush over the arrival of Rose Bean Polansky (aka Baby Gaga), discuss the unexpected rollout of Gaga's biotech ventures, grapple with the frustrations and shortcomings of celebrity culture, and speculate for what is to come f...

On this episode we're celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Chewing on Pearls ! We discuss how the show has grown over the last two years, break down our top 5 episodes of all time, share which episodes are our personal favorites, reveal those we think are underrated, and consider how we plan to expand the show's scope in the future. THANK YOU to everyone who has listened to the show, engaged...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we wrap up our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way ! Join us as we discuss and dissect the (self-directed!) music video for Lady Gaga's energizing and cathartic final single from Born This Way: “Marry The Night”! We traverse Gaga’s fantasy-filled, surrealist memoryscape while dissecting every moment from the minty medical clinic to the ethereal, d...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we continue our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way ! Join us as we discuss and dissect the music video for Lady Gaga's anthemic, pop-rock, country-tinged fourth single from Born This Way: "Yoü and I"! From Yüyi the mermaid to Jo Calderone, we examine each facet of Gaga's identity she explores in this visual, while tackling the layer...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss all things Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem, Lady Gaga’s live music experience that reimagines all of the songs from her acclaimed 2025 album MAYHEM with fresh production that recalls the sounds and engages the instruments that inspired it. Taped in Los Angeles in January 2026, the project highlights Gaga’s innate musicianship, the malleability of h...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls , artist, friend, and The Devil Wears Prada aficionado Andrew Davalos joins us to discuss the recently released box office hit sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2. We chat about Lady Gaga's cameo and contributions to the soundtrack, Andy Sach's questionable style, Gaga's relationship to fashion, and the ever-changing world of media. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss the brand-new, fashion-forward, Parris Goebel-directed music video for Lady Gaga and Doechii’s song, “Runway”! Released as a single from the upcoming soundtrack for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the song puts the intersection of Gaga and Doechii’s talents on full display – and the music video is no different. We dissect the clip’s various schemes, specul...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we continue our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way ! Join us as we discuss the origins of ”The Edge of Glory” it's journey from promotional release to radio single, and the behind the scenes turmoil that resulted in one of Gaga's most captivating yet polarizing music videos to date. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we spit fact and spew fiction in another installment of our current events series, THAT’S GOSSIP . We discuss Tom's recent experience at The Mayhem Ball in St. Paul, the surprise release of "RUNWAY", Gaga's collaboration with Doechii for the Devil Wears Prada 2, and the rumors swirling about a potential LG-fronted "woman empowerment" EP to accompany the film's...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we continue our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way ! Join us as we discuss the aesthetically rich and biblically referential music video for Lady Gaga's "Judas," directed by Gaga in tandem with Laurieann Gibson. We journey to neo-Jerusalem with Jesus, Mary Magdalene, and their crew of motorcycle gang apostles, dissect the visual treatme...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we kick-off our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way! Join us as we discuss the fantastically bizarre and visually dense psychedelic space opera that is the Nick Knight directed film "Born This Way". Steeped in surrealism, camp, and primordial goo, the music video explores Gaga's vision of a new race born without prejudice through otherwo...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we spit fact and spew fiction in another installment of our current events series, THAT’S GOSSIP . We discuss Gaga's appearance at the Super Bowl in Bad Bunny's monumental halftime show, the final leg of The MAYHEM Ball , rumors about Gaga's masters and The MAYHEM Ball tour film, recent Liza-related press, and The Devil Wears Prada 2. Follow us on...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga's appearance at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including her performance of "Abracadabra", her win for Best Pop Vocal Album, and her fashions throughout the event. We also chat about our Grammys viewing party and speculate about Gaga's evolving relationship to her craft. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@che...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we're back with an installment of our series ~ CHEWED~ where we break down our favorite live performances where Gaga... well, chewed! Since Gaga is currently touring The MAYHEM Ball in Japan, we decided to discuss three of our favorite acoustic performances she's given over the years on the Japanese morning talk show Sukkiri: 2009's "Poker Fac...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls , artist, maker, and friend Cache Taylor joins us to discuss the 2021 film House of Gucci. We chat about Lady Gaga's performance (and clothes and wigs and accent!), the film's tone and storyline, our thoughts on key scenes, our critiques for the film's editors, and the future of Gaga's film career. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss the series of memorandums that Lady Gaga wrote for V Magazine from Summer 2011 to Spring 2012, and dissect her musings on fashion, art, culture, fantasy, criticism, and performance Read Gaga's memorandums here ! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Check out our website here . Hosted and produced b...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Harlequin Live: One Night Only, Lady Gaga's recorded concert special in which she performs Harlequin front-to-back at the Belasco Theater in LA. We dissect all aspects of Gaga's performance and muse about what this project means for her career. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Hosted and produced by...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga and The Muppets Holiday Spectacular, a 2013 televised special in which Gaga is joined by The Muppets to perform songs from ARTPOP with a holiday twist. Join our upcoming email list ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠ . Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created usin...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we revisit all things Lady Gaga's 2024 album Harlequin. We discuss the project track-by-track, review its praise and criticism, decipher its conceptual treatment, and speculate about what it could indicate for Gaga's music career going forward. Join our upcoming email list ⁠HERE⁠ . Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ....

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we're back with an installment of our series CHEWED where we break down our favorite live performances where Gaga... well, chewed! At the 2015 Academy Awards, Lady Gaga performed a medley of songs from The Sound of Music to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. In this episode we discuss the performance and what it meant for Gaga's career at the t...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga's recent cover story for Rolling Stone magazine's "Voices of the Year" issue by Brian Hiatt. After skimming through recent headlines and chatting Grammy nominations, we dissect the editorial's imagery, the framing of Gaga's past, Michael's involvement in her process, MAYHEM 's evolving concept, the ongoing conversation around Gaga's bifurc...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss creative and professional interactions between Lady Gaga and Florence Welch. We map the cultural icons' respective career trajectories, speak to the conceptual and critical intersections of MAYHEM and Everybody Scream, and compare the equally singular nature of their artistic identities. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we spit fact and spew fiction in another installment of our current events series, THAT’S GOSSIP . We discuss recent MAYHEM press (including appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , KCRW, and Song Exploder), Grammy submissions and campaign for Album of the Year, her upcoming cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and European updates to The MAYHEM Ball....