Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson
Eating For Free
Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.
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Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson
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Jul 9, 2026
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Episodes
The Great Fuckening: Is Megan Fox to Blame for Kim Kardashian's War Crimes? 21.10.2021 1:07:20
Links: "Kim was like, 'I really want to do this reality show. We're supposed to do it with Ryan Seacrest. I just think my family's interesting,'" he recalled. "I gave her the best advice I could but I still remember the conversation like yesterday: 'I think my family is interesting and it could be something.' Well, you were absolutely right!" [ Us Weekly ] The foursome can be seen drinking liquor...
Megan Fox's Paleontology to Machine Gun Kelly's Tantric Sex Demon Pipeline 14.10.2021 1:34:47
Sidenote: Joan here! Leigh-Anne is fully pronounced Lee-anne. We'll mention it in our next episode but apologies in advance and that was totally my dumb brain short circuiting. About: Obsessive about the dark underworld of Instagram influencers, celebrity-induced conspiracy theories, and modern media shenanigans? You're in the right place! Hosted by Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson , Eating For Fre...
The Cinderella Remake Came Into Our Home and Sang Our Family to Death 16.09.2021 1:09:30
About: Obsessive about the dark underworld of Instagram influencers, celebrity-induced conspiracy theories, and modern media shenanigans? You're in the right place! Hosted by Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson , Eating For Free is a weekly investigative podcast reporting live from the absolute edge of the internet. We're a new wave of gossip sleuths at a time when our culture is increasingly chaotic...
Is the Blue's Clues Guy Trying to Fuck? 09.09.2021 1:37:01
Hello! A previous version of this episode featured left/right audio-that issue should be resolved now! Links: Why is Frankie Jonas' Scientology necklace trending? The Sun So about that time Steve went off to college, Twitter Jeffree Star called his yaks 'majestic creatures' after trademarking Star Yak Ranch butchering, Insider James Corden Says He and Wife Julia Carey 'Never Went on Dates' Before...
Erika Jayne is Speedrunning Her Extremely Glamorous Annihilation 02.09.2021 1:01:24
Links: Summary/Transcript of dinner (from People ) Reddit post about excerpt from Erika's book: https://www.reddit.com/r/BravoRealHousewives/comments/pcbav1/paragraph_from_erikas_book_that_she_probably/ Erika Jayne's Financial Records Reveal $156k Spent On Company With Same Name As Lisa Rinna's Daughters' Clothing Line [ Radar ] About: Obsessive about the dark underworld of Instagram influencers,...
No Chris Evans Don't Collab With the CIA You're So (Not) Sexy Aha! 19.08.2021 1:07:54
THE CIA AND HOLLYWOOD, ELECTRIC BOOGALOO, THE SEQUEL, THE MUSICAL, THE MOVIE Links: Chris Evans' A Starting Point Middle East Video Series In The Works With Former CIA Operative And Rep Will Hurd Hosting, Deadline The Pentagon and the World's Biggest Film Franchises, Spy Culture Pentagon Quit the Avengers Because of Its 'Unreality', Wired Military-entertainment complex, Wikipedia WATCH: How the CI...
Hegel Found Dead After Watching Love Island... Shock and Awe! 12.08.2021 5:06
Obsessive about the dark underworld of Instagram influencers, celebrity-induced conspiracy theories, and modern media shenanigans? You're in the right place! Hosted by Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson , Eating For Free is a weekly investigative podcast reporting live from the absolute edge of the internet. We're a new wave of gossip sleuths at a time when our culture is increasingly chaotic and mas...
Ariana Grande Appointed CEO of Illegal Funko POP! Smuggling Ring 05.08.2021 1:18:25
Links: Tom Girardi sports shiner in first sighting since Erika Jayne split ( PageSix ) Ariana Grande to perform in fortnite: ( VIDEO ) ( Polygon ) Grimes, Alanis Morissette, and Will.i.am to Judge New "Avatar Singing Competition" TV Show ( Pitchfork ) Scarlett Johansson Files Lawsuit Against Disney Over 'Black Widow' Release ( THR ) Disney Lawsuits: 'Black Widow' Legal Battle: Inside the Fallout A...
The Unraveling of Erika Jayne 29.07.2021 1:44:07
In which we breakdown the complicated relationship between Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Erika Jayne and her "powerhouse" attorney husband Tom Girardi, who is now being sued by hundreds of clients, many of who are widows and orphans, for stealing millions of dollars in settlement payments. Episode Links Erika Jayne slams 'clown ass,' 'low budget' lawyer in scathing tweets, Page Six RHOBH:...
Blackpilling Teens In the DeuxMoi Comment Section 15.07.2021 1:48:03
Notes: Addison Rae gets out of her seat in the middle of the UFC to say hi former president Donald Trump, Twitter Addison Rae responded to backlash over UFC 264 photos that led people to believe she was a correspondent at the event, Insider Pop star Olivia Rodrigo coming to the White House to promote vaccines, CNN Hunky-dory, Word Detective The History of Race, Performance, and Drag Intersect in a...
Getting Scammed at Jake Paul's School Of Financial Freedom (Part 2) 06.03.2020 1:29:44
In Part 2 of our deep-dive about Jake Paul's Financial Freedom Movement, Joan and Matt talk with Kendall about what its actually like to take a Financial Freedom course, how kids are taught to sell themselves out to Jake's dream, and why the culture surrounding YouTube is inherently toxic. INVITE TO THE EATING FOR FREE DISCORD, EXPIRES 10:30PM PST https://discord.gg/z67y8P -------- Eating For Fre...
Getting Scammed at Jake Paul's School Of Financial Freedom (Part 1) 27.02.2020 1:24:26
Kendall joins Matt and Joan in the studio to talk about one of YouTube's worst "content creators", Jake Paul. We cover the Financial Freedom Movement, how it affects his impressionable young viewers, and the ideology behind get-rich-quick schemes. -------- Eating For Free is an investigative podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of critical reporters at a time when pop...
TikTok-ing Through the Apocalypse (Part 3) 12.12.2019 54:30
In part three of our TikTok installment, we round-out out our coverage of the new global phenomenon taking over social media. We talk about the new censorship against users dissenting against China, those not deemed worthy of the algorithm's promotion, the way their app directs data to 3rd party companies, and the recent class-action settlement with the United States Federal Trade Commission. Eati...
TikTok-ing Through the Apocalypse (Part 2) 03.12.2019 1:16:47
In this two-part series we explore the international phenomenon and emerging social media platform: TikTok. From the failing Shanghai tech company that created Musical.ly to ByteDance's $1b acquisition in 2017, we explore how TikTok became the highest-valued startup to date now totalling over $75b. Part 2 will examine the way TikTok has changed our perception of content production, how its paying...
TikTok-ing Through the Apocalypse (Part 1) 26.11.2019 1:13:44
In this two-part series we explore the international phenomenon and emerging social media platform: TikTok. From the failing Shanghai tech company that created Musical.ly to ByteDance's $1b acquisition in 2017, we explore how TikTok became the highest-valued startup to date now totalling over $75b. In part 1 we'll break down the app and its powerful machine learning technology, and how its Chinese...
Jeff Bezos' America (Part Four) 15.11.2019 1:13:20
In this multipart series we've explored how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. In part four, the series ends on the political ramifications of Amazon, and thereby Jeff Bezos' control of American ideology, and how some current organizations, even presidential candidates, plan to sto...
Jeff Bezos' America (Part Three) 06.11.2019 1:17:13
In this multipart series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part three will examine how Amazon has partnered with the US Government's Department of Justice, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and many privately-owned surveillance companies. In part four, the s...
Jeff Bezos' America (Part Two) 17.10.2019 1:29:38
In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon's newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company's creation of the Prime Day Concert, their 'FC Ambassa...
Jeff Bezos' America (Part One) 09.10.2019 1:01:57
In this multipart investigative series we will explore how Amazon uses its various spheres of control to manipulate our ideologies surrounding labor, consumer rights, mass surveillance, and corporate dependency. Part one will cover Amazon's newly expanding use of propaganda through social media and advertorial content, specifically the company's creation of the Prime Day Concert, their 'FC Ambassa...
About the Boycott: BDS and the Fight for Palestinian Liberation with Alex Verman (Part 2) 21.08.2019 52:00
What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-part interview, we talk to the talented and hilarious writer/researcher Alex Verman—who is here to explain why these movements exist, and what we can do to help. We cover the origins of which imperial pow...
Anti-Capitalist Happy Hour: Disney Waged War Against Unions While Cannibalizing Your Nostalgia 14.08.2019 56:04
And... we're back! Between our amazing interview about the BDS movement with the iconic Alex Verman, let's get back into our listener letters! We talk #JANA and the horror that is YouTube media, listen to a voicemail from an alleged nefarious source, read from a listener about their experience looking into the world of female sexual dysfunction (and the medication marketed to those groups), and en...
About the Boycott: BDS and the Fight for Palestinian Liberation with Alex Verman (Part 1) 07.08.2019 48:16
What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-part interview, we talk to the talented and hilarious writer/researcher Alex Verman—who is here to explain why these movements exist, and what we can do to help. We cover the origins of which imperial pow...
Anti-Capitalist Happy Hour: Nothing Makes This Pop Star Feel More Alive Than Her American Express Credit Card 31.07.2019 51:00
Hello from the ether girls and gays! Even on our brief August hiatus, we still brought together your emails and hot-line calls for our second annual anti-capitalist, listener letter happy hour—we talk FOSTA SESTA and what sex work means for the people affected by it, exploitation of addiction in the gaming industry, the late-stage capitalism of Amex-sponsored gay pride events, our future for inter...
Hillsong, Corporate Christianity, and the Neoliberalization of Jesus (Part 4) 25.07.2019 1:16:34
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the end of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian institu...
Hillsong, Corporate Christianity, and the Neoliberalization of Jesus (Part 3) 18.07.2019 57:05
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it's the beginning of our ongoing mini-series / extensive deep-dive covering the wild and disturbing world of the newly emerging megachurch: Hillsong. Starting as an independent Pentecostal branch off the long-standing Australian i...
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