It’s Become a Whole Thing

We're joined by Ashley Hamilton of Celebrity Memoir Book Club to dissect the latest scandals to come out of the world of pop culture. We look at how the court of public opinion judges directors and celebrities having public meltdowns. (6:28) Welcome Ashley! (11:04) Beauty standards imposed on us by the 2000s and the Kardashians (28:42) Intro vs. Advanced level pop culture knowledge (35:17) Don't W...

Attorney & content creator Reb Masel is here to talk everything from misconceptions about the woman who sued McDonalds over her coffee to the OJ Simpson trial and why the unfortunate legacy of Nicole Brown Simpson changed the legal system forever. 9:12 – Welcome Reb Masel! 24:42 – What's the deal with getting sued for things said online & when you're allowed to give out legal advice 30:4...

The expert on PR crisis control, Molly Mcpherson, is back! She's a nationally recognized expert who runs her own PR crisis communications who runs her own firm. She's here to talk about celebrities in crisis; what they did right and what they did wrong. (4:00) What it's like running a PR crisis firm & what the first steps are with new clients in crisis (15:00) Why you should never lie in a PR...

Emily and Sammy P do a super-sized episode breaking down the birth charts of Martha Stewart, Billie Eilish, Gemini twins Mary-Kate and Ashley, Paris Hilton, Aaron Carter and a whole bunch more. It's a wild mix from an episode unlocked from the Patreon. (19:00) Martha Stewart (35:30) Paris Hilton (45:00) Ariana Grande (59:00) In defense of Geminis & Scorpios (1:06:00) Mary-Kate & Ashley O...

What do Christine Quinn, Kendall Jenner, Nick Viall and Kim Kardashian have in common? They're all people that today's guest, Sophie Ross has publicly feuded with and we're here to celebrate those messes. Sophie takes the thoughts that we save for group chats or the recesses of our minds and blasts them out on Twitter. We get into these feuds and cover the backlash that has ensued when these celeb...

Emily and Christy deep dive into the life of one of the it-girls that defined the early 2000s, Nicole Richie. Her life, legacy, struggles, and the utter disrespect she faced at the hands of the media. And of course, The Simple Life. They talk about what was going on behind scenes during filming, and the many things that made the show successful and fall apart. CW: ed (6:30) Welcome Christy! &...

It's finally here. The life, legacy, and many scandals of Alec Baldwin and his wife, Hilaria Baldwin. Chitchat: (6:50) Emily & Sam’s gaylor-related dispute (13:30) Dane cook is disgusting The Baldwins: (18:16) Hilaria Baldwin a.k.a. Hillary Lynn Hayward Thomas & her life of allegedly impersonating a Spanish person (37:00) Alec comes to the defense of Hilaria and their 6, soon-to-be 7, Ba...

We had to drop everything to discuss The Ranch Malibu and its offset, The Ranch Italy. What's billed as a “luxury wellness retreat” loved by celebrities and regular ol' rich folk sounds more like a hellscape where you're also encouraged to lose up to “20lbs in one week!” You get 6 almonds as a snack, hike all day, and that's just skimming the surface. Then we head over to the $10K per week ‘...

Emily is joined by musician and comedian Eve Parker Finley to break down the rumours, blind items, and opinions on each of the cast of Real Housewives of Beverly Hills as a character study. 7:00 -19:20 Welcome eve! Life as a musician and comedian 19:20 – 23:00 An intro to RHOBH 26:00 the alleged rumors of Diana Jenkins as a high-end madame 30:00 Erika Jayne 35:00 Lisa Rinna 40:00 Garcelle an...

This one is for the swifties, the gaylors and the people who just enjoy piecing together a nicely complex and layered mystery. Cam gives us the Swiftgron breakdown aka the secret relationship between Taylor Swift and Dianna Agron and brought all the receipts and reasons. From timeline to lyrical analysis, it's a true dive down the rabbit hole. For those of you who have been asking for more gaylor...

It’s the comprehensive review of the lives of Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen from childhood to now. Emily and Torry begin when they were cast on Full House at 8 months old and go through a childhood where they filmed 30 movies and shows, to their “boho chic” years, all the way to their current extremely elusive existence and fashion house moguls. They go through the controversies, including their Roll...

Emily and KP Parker sit down to discuss the life and legacy of Amanda Bynes from her start at age 7, to her retirement to now. This conversation goes beyond the results you get when you Google her name and on to a deeper conversation about the way we talk about stars and their legacy vs. mental health. Why do we treat child stars like they’re meant to be frozen in time? Why is so much of the conve...

We're joined by Shannon Burns to revisit the movies of the 2000s and the character archetypes that dominated that time. The “cool girl”, the manic pixie dream girl, the alternative/nerdy girl (aka one who became cool once they took her glasses off). We analyze these characters and what they represented for society at the time. The podcast we discuss about the Manson family: You Must Remember This...

In the aftermath of the spectacle of the Depp and Heard trial, we needed to shine light on a perspective that goes against the mainstream views on the meaning and implications of the trial. We base the episode around the article by Michael Hobbes, co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, The Bleak Spectacle of the Amber Heard-Johnny Depp Trial. Content warning: SA, violence Sources: The Bleak Spe...

When so many people have a platform and we're bombarded with a constant slew of information, how do we sort out what's right and what's wrong? How do we distinguish between voices that need to be heard, clickbait conspiracy theories and people spreading lies to try to stay in the spotlight? Emily is joined by Ryan Bailey to deep dive into the age of misinformation and what are roles are as spectat...

It's a very special bonus episode unlocked from Patreon. We've mostly all heard by now about the drama going on in the world of Mormon moms on TikTok. Sammy P and Emily are here for a deep dive to get to the root of it. We take a look at Mormonism as a whole, from its roots to its present-day culture and how one religion can have such a squeaky clean image in the streets and get so collectively fr...

What do John Mulaney, Ellen Degeneres, Prince Harry, and Meghan Markle, Rachel Hollis and Chrissy Teigen have in common? They've all had very public PR crises in the past few years. With today's guest, we break down the vastly different ways they handled it. And of course, we talk about PR couples. Emily chats with Molly Mcpherson, a nationally recognized expert in PR crisis communications and aut...

Emily sits down with Kelli Williams to talk about what it's like shedding light on blind items and a mutual love of reading between the lines. They get into some 2000s nostalgia, covering Lauren Conrad and the eccentric antics of present-day Spencer Pratt. They get into whether Kim and Pete are a real couple and the omnipresence of Kravis. CW: they discuss child stars and what they endured (p*doph...

Emily chats with Dulma Altan, who's breakdowns of celebrity owned businesses and beauty brands makes business knowledge fun and accessible. Dulma brings clarity to some questions pop culture lovers have such as: If celebs have infinite money and resources, why do so many fail? What tips off the consumer that it's just a cheap cash-grab? What makes some succeed and immediately recognizable as an au...

It's a very special bonus episode just in time for Mother's Day. This is for anyone who is part of this bizarre club or who wants some company and commiseration on this day for any reason. Members of the dead dad club and all those with a strained relationship with Mothers Day are welcome. Emily and Meredith Lynch sit down and, with a surprising amount of laughter, share their stories, macabre hum...

It's a meeting of the minds to discuss the many facets of the world of influencers and all its surrounding controversies with two guests covering very different yet overlapping facets of this world. (1:01:30)-(1:14:20) CW: ED, self-harm (6:40) Emily's intro to Christina Najjar aka Tinx and a quick summary of her recent controversy of her resurfaced tweets from 10 and 2 years ago. (12:10) Emily and...

I'm joined by Maia of @maiachondrialmembrane on Tiktok to break down all the latest with the Kardashian family and their new show. The analysis begins at (5:05) where we discuss why one of Maia's videos made it to Page 6 and had to be addressed by Khloe Kardashian herself. We dig into the deeper meanings behind the family's distraction tactics leading up to the release of their new show on Hulu, i...

The Scooter Braun content starts at minute (12:20) if you'd like to skip ahead! This week, from the Patreon archives Emily and Sammy P. deep dive into the infamous world of Scooter Braun, current or former manager of Justin, Bieber, Ariana Grande, Kanye West, Karlie Kloss and many other A-listers. He is also famously the sworn enemy of Taylor Swift. We discuss his origin story and all the rumors a...

We're joined by Dr. Aditi Paul, researcher and professor specializing in online relationships and modern relationships. (5:00) We talk about how the language we use influences how we think about relationships and vice-versa. (8:00) We get into the data behind the confusing term “hooking up” and what it means to different generations. (12:00) We discuss the data behind what Gen Z is actually lookin...

We're joined by Lex Niko to try to make sense of what we all witnessed this past week. First, we get personal and talk about our shared love of all things woo-woo, then (24:50) we get into the topic that got everyone talking – the Oscars. Yes, we share our thoughts on the slap. Yet we also share our dismay at all the topics that have been ignored in lieu of speaking about Will Smith slapping...