The ladies discuss Obama's book tour, Time's Person of the Year shortlist, Hollywood Reporter's explosive Johnny Depp exposé and the latest iteration of CHAZ. Suggested reading below.
Tatiana Siegel, He's Radioactive: Inside Johnny Depp's Self-Made Implos...
2020-12-11 02:18:32 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Obama's comments on "snappy slogans," the most recent LA lockdown, Warner Bros.' covid-conscious streaming putsch, and the new NYT op-ed on PornHub's exploitation of women and children. Suggested reading below.
Nicholas Kristof, The Children of PornHub...
2020-12-05 18:51:44 +0000 UTC View Post
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2020-12-01 01:42:50 +0000 UTC View PostJournalist Matt Taibbi stops by the pod to talk about Russia, Substack, and what's happened in journalism and politics since he published his last book, Hate Inc.: Why Today's Media Makes Us Despise One Another.
2020-11-27 16:32:51 +0000 UTC View PostWe're unlocking our Slavoj Zizek episode for Thanksgiving. Video available on YouTube. Description below!
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The ladies chat with philosopher Slavoj Zizek about his recent books Pandemic! and Pandemic! 2.
2020-11-25 17:20:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies address Sia's autism backlash, tackle The Great Reset and review Cazzie David's new book, No One Asked for This: Essays.
2020-11-21 21:12:36 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies review Eric Bogosian's shock jock drama Talk Radio (1988) and one-man standup play Sex, Drugs, Rock & Roll (1990).
2020-11-17 21:38:28 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Bernie and Warren getting the freeze from Biden, Yanis Varoufakis on the new normal, and the Mary Wollstonecraft statue controversy.
Yanis Varoufakis, Hoping for a Return to Normal After Trump? That's the Last T...
2020-11-13 02:29:20 +0000 UTC View PostGlenn Greenwald is back to talk about the state of journalism and the fate of the election.
2020-11-07 22:44:31 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies chat with philosopher Slavoj Zizek about his recent books Pandemic! and Pandemic! 2.
2020-10-31 17:11:03 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies chat with philosopher Slavoj Zizek about his recent books Pandemic! and Pandemic! 2.
2020-10-31 16:48:25 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies answer your spookiest love and sex questions.
2020-10-28 22:25:19 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the Toobin affair and review the new Borat.
2020-10-25 23:32:00 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Hunter Biden's hard drive, Billie Eilish's body reveal, Stevie Nicks' abortion comments and The NYT's Modern Love piece on what happens when you marry a sociopath. Suggested reading below.
Patric Gagne, He Married a Sociopath: Me.
2020-10-19 23:33:39 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss David Cronenberg's The Brood (1979) and A Dangerous Method (2011).
2020-10-13 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies are joined by fashion designer Paul Cupo to discuss the Spring-Summer 2021 shows.
Announcement: For the next episode we'll be talking about David Cronenberg's The Brood and A Dangerous Method.
Also don't forget to subscribe to Paul's podcast Not Really.
2020-10-10 16:00:40 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the gays taking over the #ProudBoys hashtag, Melania's phone leaks and Trump's Covid diagnosis, with a brief detour into Jungian analysis.
2020-10-05 20:31:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss last night's presidential debate, Trump's tax returns, Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court nomination, and the situation in Nagorno Karabakh.
2020-09-30 20:49:25 +0000 UTC View PostFor our 200th episode, the ladies go to Bloomingdale's and get ejected.
2020-09-26 23:22:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the new race filter app Gradient, the Union Square climate change countdown clock, Alyssa Milano calling the cops on a teen, and Judith Butler's latest interview in The New Statesman.
2020-09-23 22:14:57 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies review YouTube's new Paris Hilton doc and discuss Naomi Fry's latest piece on the rise of Cameo. Suggested reading below.
Naomi Fry, How Cameo Blew Up During Quarantine.
2020-09-19 21:04:56 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies review Netflix's latest film offerings, Maimouna Doucoure's Cuties and Charlie Kaufman's I'm Thinking of Ending Things.
2020-09-15 19:57:44 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Dolezal 2.0 Jessica Krug and Osama bin Laden's MAGA niece.
2020-09-09 18:06:07 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Bella Thorne's OnlyFans stunt, the sports strikes and NPR's In Defense of Looting interview.
2020-08-31 20:43:47 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies review Terrence Malick's Days of Heaven (1978) and Dennis Hopper's Out of the Blue (1980) in honor of actress Linda Manz who passed this month. Plus, we recap some RNC highlights.
2020-08-27 15:00:37 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Steve Bannon's surprise indictment, the DNC's cringe shenanigans, Marianne Williamson's posting game, and the latest "New York is dead" genre piece.
2020-08-21 19:28:22 +0000 UTC View Post
The ladies discuss Kamala Harris for Veep, Ben Shapiro on WAP, the situation in Belarus and the Alex Morse scandal.
2020-08-13 15:59:09 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies are back for another round of taking your burning love and sex questions.
2020-08-06 18:01:31 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss Barbie's line of political dolls and the #ChallengeAccepted hashtag campaign. Plus, we review Lana Del Rey's gorgeous poetry audiobook.
2020-07-31 18:24:30 +0000 UTC View PostThe ladies discuss the Antifa Athena, AOC's House floor theatrics, Burger Records getting canceled, Kanye's latest meltdown, and review Taylor Swift's new album.
2020-07-27 14:01:01 +0000 UTC View Post