Chewing on Pearls

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, artist, maker, and friend Cache Taylor joins us to discuss the 2024 film Joker 2: Folie à Deux. We chat about Lady Gaga's performance as Lee Quinzel, the film's subtext around mental health, violence, and spectacle, and the relationship between the Joker's split identity and Gaga's public and private personae. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Cache on Instagram at ⁠@sssquiishhh⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we kick off a mini series celebrating 10 years of Lady Gaga's Joanne by discussing its opening track, "Diamond Heart." Stay tuned for future episodes dissecting the rest of the tracklist one-by-one! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

We're back! On this episode of Chewing on Pearls we spit fact and spew fiction in the latest installment of our current events series, THAT'S GOSSIP! Join us as we gush over the arrival of Rose Bean Polansky (aka Baby Gaga), discuss the unexpected rollout of Gaga's biotech ventures, grapple with the frustrations and shortcomings of celebrity culture, and speculate for what is to come for Mother Monster in the near future. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode we're celebrating the 2nd anniversary of Chewing on Pearls! We discuss how the show has grown over the last two years, break down our top 5 episodes of all time, share which episodes are our personal favorites, reveal those we think are underrated, and consider how we plan to expand the show's scope in the future. THANK YOU to everyone who has listened to the show, engaged us online, and/or attended one of our events. Your encouragement and excitement for Chewing on Pearls is essential to the show and means so much to us! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we wrap up our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way!Join us as we discuss and dissect the (self-directed!) music video for Lady Gaga's energizing and cathartic final single from Born This Way: “Marry The Night”! We traverse Gaga’s fantasy-filled, surrealist memoryscape while dissecting every moment from the minty medical clinic to the ethereal, diva-fied phoenix rising in Paco Rabanne and everything in between. This revelatory short film marks a critical and revelatory turning point in Gaga’s artistry, when she bravely decided to tell us more of her story with every creative tool in her repertoire.  Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we continue our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way! Join us as we discuss and dissect the music video for Lady Gaga's anthemic, pop-rock, country-tinged fourth single from Born This Way: "Yoü and I"! From Yüyi the mermaid to Jo Calderone, we examine each facet of Gaga's identity she explores in this visual, while tackling the layered narrative and relating it to Gaga's latest album MAYHEM. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss all things Apple Music Live: MAYHEM Requiem, Lady Gaga’s live music experience that reimagines all of the songs from her acclaimed 2025 album MAYHEM with fresh production that recalls the sounds and engages the instruments that inspired it. Taped in Los Angeles in January 2026, the project highlights Gaga’s innate musicianship, the malleability of her songwriting, and her ability to reshape the spectacle she’s known for into a performance brimming with sonic force. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, artist, friend, and The Devil Wears Prada aficionado Andrew Davalos joins us to discuss the recently released box office hit sequel The Devil Wears Prada 2. We chat about Lady Gaga's cameo and contributions to the soundtrack, Andy Sach's questionable style, Gaga's relationship to fashion, and the ever-changing world of media. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Andrew on Instagram at @andrewdavalos and @the_issue_mag⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss the brand-new, fashion-forward, Parris Goebel-directed music video for Lady Gaga and Doechii’s song, “Runway”! Released as a single from the upcoming soundtrack for The Devil Wears Prada 2, the song puts the intersection of Gaga and Doechii’s talents on full display – and the music video is no different. We dissect the clip’s various schemes, speculate about references and recent rumors, and celebrate all that this visual feast has to offer. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we continue our series celebrating 15 years of Born This Way! Join us as we discuss the origins of ”The Edge of Glory” it's journey from promotional release to radio single, and the behind the scenes turmoil that resulted in one of Gaga's most captivating yet polarizing music videos to date. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick.Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.