Flop Soup

Send us Fan Mail On this week's soup, we cover some flop topics surrounding the SAG-AFTRA strike that kicked off this past week. As we dig deeper into SAG tangents, we uncover further flops -- including the heated election that ended in Fran Drescher snatching the SAG-AFTRA Presidency, as well as Ryan Murphy's many antics while strikes surround his productions.  Turns out a coalition of...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we cover perhaps the biggest flop of all: m-e-n. Though they've been flopping in a big way for a long time, most recently there have been a few men leading the charge in the public spotlight: Jonah Hill and Keke Palmer's (now ex) boyfriend. Then, we partake in what some might call gender essentialism and do a deep dive into the phenomenon of Girl Di...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we cover our thoughts on The Bear, Stars on Mars, and a slew of Quick Flops (Netflix releasing Titanic for streaming, Hilaria Baldwin --> Ilaria Baldwin pipeline, Gwen Stefani ranking her own songs wrong). Then we get into the thick of it with the SHEIN influencers trying to paint the company in a positive, ethical light. Spoiler alert -- they aren't....

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we (inevitably) cover the unfortunate Titanic sub mersible incident that has captured the attention of the nation, Sara-Ramirez-Not-Che Diaz's wild profile for And Just Like That, and Harry and Meghan failing to produce podcast content and subsequently losing a $20 million dollar deal. Links! Quick Flop sources: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkjnZpM3qA...

Send us Fan Mail Hi, gay! On this Soup du Jour, we bring in Producer David while Cassandra galavants in Portugal :) We cover topics like pride month, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles gays, Kelis and Bill Murray dating, the infamous air quality fiasco affecting the northeast of the US, and Justin reports back on our prediction on Platonic -- the AppleTV show starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen.  For mo...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour,  we go deep on Hannah Gadsby's attempt to curate an exhibit of Pablo Picasso's art (spoiler alert: it was floppy!). We also bring on self-proclaimed resident Philadelphia Hermit Tim Livingston to chat with us about their flop-in-focus: Biopics. For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :) Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby....

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we chat through some quick flops (Ursula's make-up artist, Anna Delvey podcasting, Azealia Banks prophesizing, the FDA warning not to drink poppers), as well as some normal-length, normal-temperature flops: Succession receiving too much air time and media coverage, Horses (the restaurant) vs. Cats (the feline), The Cut making us feel bad about ever livin...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we chat through how bad TV is getting worse (Twitter just now discovering The Good Doctor), the allegations of The Kelly Clarkson Show being a toxic work environment, Kyrsten Sinema using campaign money for marathon runs, and George Santos looking soooo glam but also soooo arrested. Links! Adam Lambert Sings Muffin Man as Cher on That's My Jam Famous Peo...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we get into the how and why the MTV awards still happen, investigate the Taylor Swift and Matty Healy dating allegations, being dehydrated at the Writers Strike, and the gathering of the "B-Listers" at the Coronation. We also revisit the met gala. For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :) Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosb...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we churn through some quick flops (Twitter, King Charles' coronation concert, Women CEOs finally outnumber CEOs named John), Glen & Sydney Gate, And Just Like That S2 trailer, and the Starbucks Oleato drink. We know we, like, *just* missed the Met Gala...but don't fret we'll have hot opinions next week. Links! Quick Flop sources: Blue Check...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, we cover the slowly crumbling empire of Twitter, Kim Petras as our FIRST Flopzilla, people spilling rice on planes, working 3 jobs to just afford Erewhon, and revisit an earlier floposcope that unfortunately turned out to be too! true! Links! Update on Pentagon/Group Chat Fiasco Quick Flops: Beau is Afraid , James Charles , Bed Bath and Beyond , Ellie Gouldin...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we get into the civics of it all with Dianne Feinstein's shingles and Pentagon pride. Of course, no soup would be complete without some pop cultch, and last weekend's floppy Coachella provided. Speaking of not seeing Vanessa Hudgens at Coachella, do we think Wicked is a real movie or a psy-op? Quick Flops:  Jimmy Fallon “That’s My Jam”   Love is Bli...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour we cover the split (pea) heard 'round the world, the Dalai Lama tongue suck incident (swear to god we can't make this up), Vulture and LA times trying to be parody websites, Twitter turning on Ryan Gosling and Cassandra subsequently stanning Ryan Gosling, and Chloe Bailey's unseemly association with Chris Brown.   Quick Flops: Lukas Gage Engaged...

Send us Fan Mail On this Soup du Jour, Gwyneth Paltrow convinces us of her undeniable star power by forcing us to cover her on two episodes in a row. Luckily, the world continues to churn out other flops: the live action Moana, April Fools' Jokes that fall flat, fake podcasts that are actually kinda amazing,  Law Roach's (famed celeb stylist)a partnership with TJ Maxx, and the unbelievab...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour,  we honor the OG soup queen Gwyneth Paltrow while simultaneously breaking down what makes an ad bad . We also introduce the White House as New York's Hottest Club for celebs to promote their own personal agendas, and further solidify the binary between Pepsi and Coke. Banter: Eras Tour Has Begun Scandoval Explainer Gwyneth Paltrow <3s Bone Broth Ted L...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we get technical with it & talk about AI boyfriends, Silicon Valley Bank wishing they had a rich boyfriend rn, BBC calling the impact of the pandemic "minimal", and -- of course -- the Oscars. We also revisit a Floposcope fave: Cocaine Bear (spoiler alert: ppl die and do cocaine in the movie). Oscars: Jamie Lee Curtis Wins Hugh Grant Awkward Red...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we cover the evergreen flop of the male gaze (gross, Sam Levinson), discuss how Netflix Live is really just a release date, ponder the similarities between Meghan Trainor and a best-selling author, ideate some ideas for P!nk's flop rehabilitation plan, and gatekeep gay cred for queer-baiting celebs. Hot Flopics: Euphoria Creator Sam Levinson Doing Weird...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we put our MPHs to good use by negging Ozempic users and celebrity anti-vaxxers, watching adult women subTok each other (equivalent of subtweet for TikTok?), advising everyone to stay far away from Marvel's Quantum Flop Era, scorning our local flops for being too basic, and -- excitedly -- introducing a framework to analyze flops so that listeners at hom...

Send us Fan Mail In this soup du jour, we feature a new segment called Cassandra's Corrections Corner (love u girlina but come correct next time!!), become reaction-video-adjacent unpacking Ariana DeBose's BAFTAs rap, and introduce our very first guest -- Philly comic Sam Stoakes (on Twitter @saaasdfghjkl)! P.S. Oui, Vichyssoise is a soup. Ze french love ze soup. And you can check out Sa...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we discuss: Rihanna, the football that happened at her concert, shooting down too many unidentified objects, and the internet's inexplicable inability to clock a twink. Google Troye Sivan, Flop Tarts!  Banter: Super Bowl Halftime Show New Yorker Coverage TIME highlights UFOs US has shot down 4 objects in 8 days ?? MSCHF big red boots High Snobiety covera...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we go long on how the Grammys failed the people, economies that have failed blondes, and social etiquette rules that gave us A Big Reaction. And? We revisit our very FIRST floposcope prediction with Knock at the Cabin . Super Bowl Quiz: Who's performing at the 2023 Super Bowl? RIP Section: Chinese Spy Balloon Gawker Shuts Down Austin Butler stops doing E...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we cover the Oscar nominations that shouldn't have been, M&Ms that *should* have been, leaving old people alone with their thoughts, and the scrapple of the pop music industry (Madonna boot camp vids, where you at??). Banter: Oscar Nominations Hot Flopics: Asking Old People Their Opinions About Stuff Brian Cox Angela Lansbury Liam Neeson M&M Move...

Send us Fan Mail On this soup du jour, we discuss: people who lied about 9/11, George Santos lying about everything (including 9/11), (SH)EOs with no empathy, and one gorgeous empath trying to change the game for women everywhere. Banter: Why is Miley Cyrus "Flowers" doing so freaky well? People in Bodegas with Ghostface New Vaccine Rumor: Full Body Tremors Hot Flopics: People who lied a...

Send us Fan Mail On today's episode of Flop Soup, we chat about the (supposedly now anti-racist) Golden Globes, former British monarchs and their cheeky euphemisms, and a yin-yang duo of hot or not-hot DJs (depends on who you ask) who (allegedly) had no choice but to have multiple ménages à trois. Banter: Golden Globes Jules Et Jim Globes Clip Hot Flopics: Prince Harry Prince Harry "Pork...

Send us Fan Mail In this week's inaugural episode, we introduce the concept of a flop (not new) and give a taste of how we like to curate these beautiful messes into hot, steamy soup. For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :) Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby. Produced by David Lai. Links! Hot Flopics Bucchal Fat Removal: Bucchal Fat Removal in the New York Times...