#55 - The VMA 2024 Special

We’re done fighting the allegations…this is officially a Wicked podcast. The marketing continues to work its magic (no pun intended) and left us no choice but to discuss the Wicked press tour that was should’ve been sponsored by Kleenex (00:00:56-00:18:48).Audrey recaps Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet tour (00:18:48-00:26:16) and the less eventful Jake Paul and Mike Tyson fight (00:31:07-00:39:20).We discuss Charli XCX’s hosting debut on SNL (00:43:43-00:49:52) and catch up on our favorite show, Survivor (00:49:53-01:03:15). Sprinkled in throughout the episode are deep discussions about state capitals and traumatic volleyball experiences — enjoy!

The Charli XCX & Troye Sivan ‘Sweat’ tour has sadly come to an end…but it lives on through our pod, thanks to Audrey sharing her experience at the Portland show (00:01:32-00:10:49). Speaking of sweat (IYKYK)…Emily recaps her time at Saturday Night Live with Michael Keaton and Billie Eilish (00:10:49-00:18:42).After another gorgeous technical issue, we once again turn our attention to ‘Wicked’ and the chokehold it’s had on pop culture headlines. We cover Cynthia Erivo’s ‘Wicked’ poster controversy (00:19:15-00:29:30) and the Kardashian’s private screening of the film (00:29:30-00:41:58). To finally steer the conversation away from this damn movie, we discuss the official split between Brianna ‘Chickenfry’ LaPaglia and Zach Bryan (00:41:58-00:53:09). RHOSLC didn’t give us enough to work with last week, but Jeff Probst and Survivor 47 never let us down (00:53:45-01:07:40).

It’s the episode Audrey’s been waiting for…her opportunity to target Salt & Straw ice cream (on the mic) has finally come. We cover the unavoidable downfall of Salt & Straw (05:17-16:05) and Sydney Sweeney’s transformation into boxer Christy Martin for an upcoming untitled biopic (17:54-25:47).We also cover Suzanne Collins’ new ‘Hunger Games’ book (25:47-32:56), the palpable chemistry between Amelia Dimoldenberg and Andrew Garfield on ‘Chicken Shop Date’ (32:56-38:51), and share our thoughts from this week’s reality recap: RHOSLC (42:42-46:41) and Survivor (50:44-01:07:20).

We’re hyped to be back after a week off (if you didn’t notice the missing episode last week….please disregard). We discuss Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ Remix album (02:40- 14:15), marketing for the upcoming ‘Wicked’ movie (14:15-18:20), our thoughts on ‘Nobody Wants This’ and its official renewal for season two (18:20-30:15), and our weekly fall reality show recap: Real Housewives of Salt Lake City (30:25-38:20), Survivor (38:20-57:23), and Dancing with the Stars (57:23-01:01:45).

It’s a new week, (almost) a new month, and we have plenty of new stories to discuss. Chappell Roan continues to face backlash over her election remarks (02:24-10:26) and Tia and Tamera Mowry are clarifying that they didn’t actually have a falling out (10:26-15:36). Sabrina Carpenter has officially kicked off the Short n’ Sweet tour (15:36-22:14) and Audrey already has all concert content blocked from her algorithms. As The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives continues to dominate headlines — Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota have allegedly split (22:14-28:18) and Whitney Leavitt had a bizarre interview on The Squeeze with Tay and Taylor Lautner (28:18-36:42). Finally, Survivor S47 has blessed us with another incredible episode (36:42-57:57).

It's only one day into fall and we’re already stuffed from the amount of content we were fed last week. Between The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City, Survivor, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, The Golden Bachelorette, and Dancing with the Stars, our screen time is skyrocketing. We couldn’t allow this recording to be 17 hours long, so we spent this week’s episode breaking down the premieres of RHOSLC (04:03-30:51), Survivor (31:19-1:07:36), and Dancing with the Stars (1:07:56-1:12:47). TL;DR - it’s time to get your streaming subscriptions in order.

The 40th MTV Video Music Awards brought us enough content to cover an entire episode. We cover the top moments from the night — everything from performances to fashion to the summer song we think deserved better (starts at 09:56).

After two weeks off (which felt like a lifetime) we’re back to business. We discuss the oddly hilarious fake breakup contract for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce (06:04-15:33), Kylie Jenner and Jordyn Woods relaunching their friendship five years after their infamous fallout (15:33-24:49), and Audrey’s new favorite show, “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” (24:49-33:25).

August has been too good to us. On this week’s episode, we discuss Sabrina Carpenter’s new album, “Short n’ Sweet” (02:00-24:25) and Chappell Roan setting boundaries with her fans (24:34-44:42). Justin and Hailey Bieber welcomed a baby boy, so we had no choice but to discuss the devastation this brought to all the Plum Bieber stans (44:42-50:03). Finally, we recap the Love Island USA S6 Reunion, from Kendall and Nicole to the fire pit footage (50:03-1:06:24).

It was a week in pop culture that just kept on giving, so we had to bring our very own media correspondent, Brenden Hand, onto the pod! As a chronically online individual, Brenden dives into his passion for Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” single/video (04:05-07:15), but then we cut the shit and really get down to business. The Paris Olympics have wrapped and we had no choice but to discuss the viral Australian breakdancer, Raygun (7:15-17:55). Somehow, even more drama has continued to unfold with the “It Ends With Us” story (20:422-33:12). And finally, we make predictions and pleas for what we’ll see in tonight’s Love Island USA S6 reunion (33:12-55:16).