Hive Mind

We were not expecting Fear Factory to be featured so heavily. 00:00 Introduction to Secret Lives of Mormon Wives 03:00 Reflections on Season One and Expectations for Season Two 05:59 The Impact of Reality TV on Personal Lives 08:58 Exploring the Characters and Their Dynamics 11:59 The Role of MomTok and Its Influence 15:02 Dramatic Revelations and Conflicts 18:00 Miranda's Controversial Return...

Irene's current favorite meal is an Italian sub salad, and, turns out, pre-washed lettuce can sometimes contain bugs. Meg is obsessed with a new cookbook that understands her everyday cooking needs and the the Claire Saffitz chocolate layer cake. Between the two of us we tried Urban Hill, White Horse, Dough Lady, Roux, and Zhu Ting Ji. And, per a listener's request, we have recommendations...

The theme was "Superfine: Tailoring Black Style." Some celebrities really got it, and some celebrities really did not.

Meg and Eli discuss the very stupid, but very watchable new show on AppleTV - Your Friends & Neighbors. Starring Jon Hamm, Olivia Munn, and Amanda Peet.

Plus: Amy does Smartless, Billy Ray Cyrus and Elizabeth Hurley, is Bill Belichick okay?, Katy Perry time to retire, BJ Novak dating that one TikTok girl, and Jojo Siwa is going through it.

Survivor Australia, The Morning Show and the girl boss astronauts, Hacks, The Pitt, The Studio, Good Hang, Gilmore Girls, Rick Stein, Big Dreams Little Spaces, and The White Lotus ending and aftermath.

Plus: Lady Gaga at Coachella, Jason Isaacs is being messy, an argument over "Pride and Prejudice" casting, the Paul brothers, chickens at Minecraft screenings, and Meghan's new podcast. Check out our recap of The Baldwins on the bonus feed: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/hivemindhq/episodes/The-Baldwins-Episode-5-e31ipr1

Plus: A beautiful Survivor moment, Hitler and the Nazis, Hairspray, Severance, White Lotus, Black Bag not directed by David Soderbergh, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The 3 Amigos, and Adolescence. Check out our Baldwins recaps on the bonus feed: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/hivemindhq/episodes/The-Baldwins-Episode-4-e317krc

Plus: Feeling weird about Gwyneth and Timmy, Shailene Woodley goes French, and Teresa Giudice needs help picking better husbands.

Some RHOSLC chatter, Sisterwives trailer, Emily's hot Instagram takes, Nikki Blonsky, Willy Wonka reality show coming soon, Tina on Amy's podcast, and Conan's coming back and burning Adrien Brody on the way.

Complete our poll!

How many flower sprinkles is too many flower sprinkles?

Plus: Irene's school lunch adventures

Sweeps are kind of boring, but not as boring as Adrien Brody. Also, sorry about some of the audio issues in the first half. Our internet connection had issues but we're very brave and forged ahead (started a different zoom recording).

We need to ban French sing-alongs Check out our Baldoni v. Lively updates on the bonus feed: https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/hivemindhq/episodes/Lively-v--Baldoni-feud-updates-e2vmlv9

Meg is a Disney adult this week so Eli joins Emily to discuss the latest. Also, Eli has been texting Emily and Meg nonstop about RHOSLC and they refuse to respond. Other topics include Timotheeeeee, nepo baby blunders, Ryan Reynolds's SNL 50 appearance, and Emily's addiction to AI-generated TikTok videos.

And Eli is still watching RHOSLC

Anne Hathaway secret nepo baby?

Had to re-record. Sorry.

What a mess and what a party!

"Those bangs were a little bit a type of suffering"

In this episode of Hive Mind, Meg, Eli, and special guest Nick Morley discuss their recent media consumption, including Eli finally watching "The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City," everyone watching "A Real Pain," and Nick taking the lead on "Severance." They dive into the Oscar nominations, and once again ask, "Emilia Perez?! Why?!"

Carol from Buffalo did not come to play! Check out our Sold On SLC recaps on the bonus feed

Plus: Eli's tragic attempt at watching Anora, A Complete Unknown, RHOSLC, Conclave, Deadloch, Traitors, and celebrity sightings in Planet Fitness

Take a probiotic!