Pop Apologists

We are back with a full run down of Lauren's trip to Greece, from Mykonos to Paros, Antiparos, Milos, and finally Santorini. Lauren gives her most prescient travel tips for each location. Which was a hit and which you could skip, and what to budget for when hitting land of yachts and feta. Chanler regales us with a truly harrowing trip to the airport, getting her apartment in NYC, and recent quirk...

Our new episode this week will come out on Thursday due to severe scheduling conflicts and transatlantic crossings, so enjoy part 2 of Chan's T-Swift deep dive with Joe Peacock, Lauren's new sworn enemy. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

While Lauren is away on the high seas, Chanler invites her newest and hands down funniest friend Joe Peacock on the pod to do a complete critical analysis of Taylor Swift. Before we get into the woman of the hour (of a lifetime really) we discuss some iconic pop cultural moments from Joe's youth, e.g. Britney Spears Baby One More Time album release, Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe's demise and...

This week we dive into the disturbing, sick world of beauty standards on social. Why are celebs like Denise Richards posting photos of themselves that are as detached from reality as Chanler's spending habits? What impact are filters that distort and "enhance" having on young girls and women? What do we do when instagram makes us feel like total shit about our bodies, faces, and lives? What is the...

This week Chan and Lauren catch up from across the pond. First, the gals dig into Denise Richard's most recent IG post and ask one burning question: wtf is happening on IG these days? Then, they regale each other with transatlantic tales from the weekend and discuss the disturbing news about Afghanistan. (Move over, Christiane Amanpour!) Finally, they embark on NYT's 36 questions that lead to love...

Lauren speaks to us across the airwaves from Portugal. Listen along as she gives us all the details on her business class transatlantic flight in true nouveau riche, basic b fashion. Chanler discusses her upcoming plans for her birthday and strategies for avoiding a meltdown. Finally, we intro a new segment, "What Lauren's Reading." This week, Lauren's tome of choice is "T: The Story of Testostero...

This week we get into a spirited debate over a nagging question Lauren can't get off her mind: how does wealth flow from ultra rich celebs to their normal, civilian family members? Does Taylor Swift party on yachts with the Hadid sisters while her brother grinds away from 9-5 at Allstate Insurance? How is the playing field artificially leveled to avoid vast chasms of resentment on both sides?! We...

David Yontef, BFF of our most beloved housewives and host of the super successful podcast Behind the Velvet Rope, joins to give us all the insider Bravo tea. We explore some of the great questions of our time, like did Heather Dubrow get Braunwyn fired from RHOC? Where does the Dubrow fortune come from? How does one become friends with reality stars and perhaps even A-listers? Did Braunwyn fake he...

The smartest Bledsoe sis, Ash, is BACK to get into all things midwifery, pregnancy, giving birth, and postpartum care. Ash is an absolute wealth of knowledge and as a certified professional midwife, she isn't giving fraudulently uncredentialed, bad advice like Chanler and I do regularly. Ash tells us all about why a home birth is actually safer for women in many cases than a hospital birth and exp...

After a long and luxuriating holiday weekend, we return to the airwaves to recount how we respectively celebrated the 4th. Chanler travels to the East Coast and meets her man's family; Lauren does what she does best and #yachts all around PR. We then dive into the alarming details of The Bachelorette's Clare Crawley decision to remove her breast implants, why Pete Davidson is removing all of his t...

Just when you thought we had nothing left to say, we're back with another hour of total nonsense. Chanler reveals how her first week in NYC is doing and Ben's dark comments about her choice of footwear. If you're still awake after this portion, listen along as we discuss #freebritney post the conservatorship hearing heard around the world. We then reveal our PR strategies for Erika Jayne to someho...

This week our very own sis, Ash Johnsdottir, the enigmatic and eldest Bledsoe comes out of the shadows and joins the pod to regale our listeners with family tales growing up as a Bledsoe sis. Ash tells the story of choosing to change her last name to "Johnsdottir" and our parent's reaction to her foregoing our family name. We share family memories of growing up with Ash as a sister/family terroris...

Mary Fitzgerald joins to discuss all things real estate and the hit show she stars on, Selling Sunset on Netflix. Listen along as Mary divulges how the show began, how filming works, how she got her start in real estate and the difference between the shows portrayal of working in real estate and the reality of being an agent. Mary dishes on what it takes to really be successful in real estate and...

We are so thrilled to bring you our interview with Arielle Lorre, beloved influencer and host of The Blonde Files podcast. Arielle tells us all about how she got started as an influencer during the height of the BBG craze on Instagram. We get into crazy diets we've tried in the past and the changing cultural landscape on social media. Arielle gives her take on the Kardashians and their impact on b...

We are absolutely so thrilled to get to dive into all things yachting with Bugsy Drake, an absolute personal and fan favorite of the Bravo hit show, Below Deck Med! Bugsy gets into all the details about not only working on super yachts, but also BTS deets about doing so while filming the show! Listen along as she tells us about how she got into yachting, the real $$$$ you can make in the biz, her...

What a journey you will embark on as you listen to this ep. First, we give our initial impression on all things RHOD. Then, we complain about all the thirst traps on instagram in the name of Earth Day (mainly bc we couldn't find a good one of our own to post). We give our unfiltered thoughts on Demi Lovato's breakdown at The Big Chill yogurt shop and Lauren rants about the tone-deafness of certain...

This episode is an absolute banger. First, we divulge the single greatest dating tip in 2021 (buckle tf in for this one). Then, we question the survivalist industrial complex and ask one burning question: do you really want to be alive after the apocalypse? And finally, we sit down with our fav, Amanda Hirsch, of the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast and IG account, to dig into all things Em Rata, KU...

In this ep we dissect Travis Barker's instagram ode to Kourtney Kardashian and juxtapose it with one of the greatest digital peons to a beloved: Brad Falchuk's sun-drenched photo and love letter to Gwyneth Paltrow. Lauren discusses dining out with Deb and a telling story about Chanler as a toddler that came out across a stunning P.F. Chang's meal. We then interview Damaris Bailey, the designer beh...

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This is a fun ep y'all. Tune in to hear: - How Lauren's wedding venue site visit went - All our thoughts on the Doen Drama - The photo Khloe Kardashian never wanted you to see - Developments on the FBI vs. Jen Shah - Sofia Richie's new flame Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19....

This episode is a real treat y'all. Together with Kate Casey's expertise we go over her stint as an OC stage mom, the time Armie Hammer's father invited her to his home, and all her hot takes on the demise of J Lo + A Rod, Mormon influencers/RHOSLC, and a thorough analysis on Sister Wives/My 5 Wives. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19...

We are joined by the courageous and wonderful India Oxenberg, executive producer and star of Seduced on Starz, author of "Still Learning," and activist with the Oxenberg Foundation. We deep dive into all things NXIVM including: - Why Keith chose Albany? - What were the neighbors thinking? - How does she feel about Allison Mack today? - Does she think Allison is still a supporter of NXIVM? - Is Kei...

47: Meghan & Harry vs. The Firm ft. Royal Historian, Andrew Hansen by Pop Apologists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

46: Lady Gaga's Dognapping, Prince Harry's PR Strategy, & Lauren's Polygamy Plug by Pop Apologists Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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