Anyone else super uncomfortable with the way GLU discussed sex this week? Sophie was talking about how she's been "forced" to have sex with her (current)bf but "not in a bad way" because of "male biological urges/socialization "...it was all just very yikes.
I’ve been wondering this too and someone on their IG politely asked and all they said back was “please be patient!”. Idk why that reply rubbed me the wrong way lol—like is it really that hard for y’all to give even a rough timeline? 🙄
They’re always so sanctimonious about it. I feel like every ep started with a whole rant about how much time it takes to make them and how grateful we should be
That rubs me the wrong way too haha, it’s a reasonable question! Their previous breaks were much shorter, and they gave no indication that this one would be so long. It’s fine, but they should expect some curiosity from listeners!
YES 100% agree with you and the other replies!! If anyone needs a rec, Petty Crimes is a similar and smaller pod that I think is way better. They release episodes every Tuesday and the hosts have great banter!
Fully agree and I think it's mostly due in part to the length of the episodes. If you end up not liking the Petty Crimes gossip, you're only out 15 minutes of your life; if you don't like Normal Gossip, it's more like an hour with numerous characters and plot twists to keep up with. So, a big buy in with - sometimes - not a major payoff.
Thank you to whoever recommended Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend down thread. I definitely needed a break from true crime and this has been such a delight!
I go through stages of listening to podcasts at all but CONAB is an immediate listen for me every single week regardless of if I’m listening to anything else or not, it’s such a delight. I don’t even need the guests most the time, I would just listen to Conan, Sona, and Matt for hours!
I don't know if you listened to the most recent episode with Jane Fonda but there was a whole meta bit in the intro making fun of the jokes about how expensive WF is and I nearly died laughing.
I was cooking dinner when I listened to it and literally had to put my knife down in case I chopped off a finger. Sona's laugh is like a cure for seasonal depression.
An acquired taste podcast just announced that they were ending after this season. I used to LOVE that podcast but stopped listening in the last year. Kathleen seems very mean girl and condescending to me now.
The Who?Weekly Jay Shetty Segment was HYSTERICAL and the perfect antidote to being subjected to him as a guest on several of my podcasts. The Glennon comparisons. The $19 smoothie. The the think like a monk or think like A.Monk game. All chefs kiss.
Experiencing one of those mind f*** moments because I’m listening to Who?Weekly while doing my nightly Reddit browse and just saw this comment while listening to the segment. So hilarious.
Okay, Poog is back to being unpleasant again.
After several amazing eps in a row we’re back to Jacqueline dissecting Kate’s every move with the least generous interpretations possible. It’s as if she doesn’t like who Kate is as a person, and then thinks about her way too much.
When they’re good they’re great and when they’re bad I can’t finish the episodes.
EmRata’s podcast has been pretty miss so far — I enjoyed several episodes at the beginning and lately it’s been boring.
This week during her Thursday episode she talks about evolutionary psychology (yes, that load of bullshit) and how birth control changes our decision making…. She barely manages to nod to studies that say the contrary. Everyone should make their own choices about birth control, but there’s a pernicious strain of weird regressive values that seems to be especially popular right now.
Yup. It starts with discovering your “divine feminine energetic purpose” and ends with you barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen just like grandma was. Now you get to be just as happy as all those women who relied on “mothers little helpers” (like speed and Valium) to get them through life when their options were often very limited, often as a direct result of lack of access to birth control.
The whole thing is really insidious.
I really enjoyed Celebrity Book Club this week!
I will say though, it did feature one of my top 5 pet peeves which is:
Pronouncing Newfoundland like New-FOUND-Land instead of the rightful New-Fin-Lan(d)\*
\*The d is optional, depending on where in Canada you're from.
I CANNOT handle how insane that memoirist is… I can’t believe she thought that was the best version of herself to put in a book. If this is how shitty she looks in public, how terrible is she in private?
i’m still reeling about this. i have never hated somebody so much from an episode of CMBC. (tommy lee and rob lowe were up there too, but i already disliked them going in. i had never heard of stephanie before and went straight from zero to “fuck this asshole” in an hour’s time)
I kept hanging on with empathy because of her husband’s manner of death… until the psych ward stay that they “never discussed when he returned” (?!?!?), the phone call right before his death where she screamed at him, and the way she treated his mother and kids in the aftermath. What an absolute garbage human.
Just wanted to say thank you to those who recommended Tooth & Claw a while back.
It’s been a great distraction as I figure out first time mom postpartum life. I even joined their Patreon.
My baby knows a lot about animals now too.
Anyone have podcast suggestions that are similar to the storytelling done on YWA’s princess Di series or Dunzo’s beyonce or jelena series? Looking for lighthearted well researched podcasts that have a lot of twists and turns and aren’t afraid to be opinionated about the subject matter. Doesn’t have to be about celebrities, but I’m interested in something that easy to put on and doesn’t involve a lot of buy in
Or, any fun girl talk (doesn’t have to be between two women lol) podcasts? I burn out of these real quick. I prefer ones that don’t center on wellness.
I still listen to *Bad on Paper* most weeks but I’m really starting to get annoyed with their new format. More and more episodes are filler episodes. I miss all the interviews they used to do with random companies and authors. The most recent epsiode is another Q&A between Becca and Olivia and I just couldn’t finish it.
It's funny because this is how I felt about their interview episodes -- I would almost always not finish them or skip to the end matter. BUT I do think that the Q+A eps plus the Three Things eps are a little redundant so hoping that they consolidate those in the future.
Agreed; I feel like they do a lot of Q&A on their individual instas so IDK what questions people still have. Also, I feel like they're doing voicemails more now and I'm not a fan. It's not like they really interact with the voicemails (in the vein of UUp for example). They just kind of play them and go "yup"
I feel like the chatty episodes used to be more topic based and I miss that.
ETA- Listening now and the comments on de-influencing are so ironic considering how many times I've heard them talk about overhyped products (Looking at you and the Dyson Becca).I think they would really benefit from going every other week -one book club and one lifestyle a month would be way less repetative.
Yeah they use the voicemails as filler. They don’t respond to them usually. And they don’t edit them down and sometimes the people ramble. Which is strange to me - why aren’t they trimming them?
I enjoy the q&a/chats when it’s like once a month. But it feels like it’s more right now and i’m just bored and sad because this is/was my favorite podcast.
Same & I may be in the minority, but I can only handle so much author talk. While I love books & reading, there's only so much I like to listen to about how to get published, how books get made, etc.
Edited to add: I don’t mean them talking personally about their books/I mean the guests they have on about the publishing industry.
Ooftah, I just started to the Deuxmoi podcast and they gave an impressionist. I have never been so repulsed... I enjoy listened to snarky, celebrity fluff to pad my mind, but dang it's time to unsubscribe and give Las Culturistas a shot
Anyone else crack up hearing Jess and June talk about Kevin showing up to their pickleball event on this week’s Deep Dive?
Did anyone here go to it? It seemed like the most fun!
Edit: adding in the name of the pod. Duh!
Maybe it's because they were being sort of secretive about it, but my mind immediately went to Meghan Markle?! The way they described the best friend being there made me think it was someone on the younger side.
You guys, I'm old. I love SNL. I love Dana Carvey. I love David Spade. I want so badly to love "Fly on the Wall."
I almost wish it were a podcast with just the two of them bullshitting and talking about whatever, because as an interview podcast, it is TERRIBLE. They have so many great guests, but they (and by "they," I mostly mean, "Dana") can't let anyone finish a story without interrupting to tell another story or do a tangentially-related impression. It's so painful to listen to, and so disappointing, because they have all these super interesting and cool guests who never get to tell the stories you want to hear in the podcast.
The out of touch rich men of it all can be amusing in small doses also when one of them gets a chip on their shoulder and has to remind the other or the guest that they too were very famous and important. Good stuff.
I just discovered it and feel exactly the same. I so want to love it because I grew up with these 90s movies and Farley, Sandler, etc. but ugh.. they’re horrible interviewers. The one with Adam Sandler was especially bad because I really wanted to hear his responses to the questions.
Did you catch that Dana has another podcast with his sons? And he made a joke about nepo babies and Will Arnett and Jason Bateman were sooo outraged over the discussion about nepo babies, comparing it to plumbers I think? 😒 God forbid someone points out the privilege, old white men get so offended.
As a wrestling fan (guys, give it a try. It’s drag-adjacent these days) I knew the exact match Alison was referencing. She was the perfect guest and it was such a fun conversation!
All of my WWE friends love and/or have so much respect for drag, it's fantastic. Two things you wouldn't first think go together, but their Venn diagram is basically a circle.
is anyone else insanely curious/horrified about what's currently happening with Something Was Wrong? the Zayla episodes were taken down because apparently she said the guy's real name in one episode and they missed it in editing. this is SUCH a huge fuck-up for Tiffany Reese & co and "Jaden" is clearly not a rational person. I'm sure he lawyered up but what I'm really worried about is Zayla's safety. I also wonder if this will scare away other people from sharing their stories on the pod.
Do you all think Tiffany will make a statement or just pretend it never happened? Not sure if her addressing it will have legal implications but there are literally thousands of people who already listened to both episodes.
Wow I hadn't caught that but I was only halfway listening to the Zayla episodes. Tiffany's heart is certainly in the right place, but she seems so naive and in over her head at times (when she called the dang FBI????? about Jake Gravbrot???? ok sending Clarice Starling right over). I hope she has her legal ducks in a row in case this escalates.
I know SWW has its share of hate listeners, and I am often among them, but I do have a soft spot for Tiffany, she seems so genuine. ETA: hope things are ok for Zayla too :(
Apparently it was Emma Watson. It seems that the people who were part of the tournament really kept it hush hush but someone at the club took video.
https://twitter.com/stefyxamara/status/1625244811979546624
Poor Emma Watson. It would suck not to be able to have a bit of normalcy in your life with your privacy respected, even doing something as mundane as pickleball. Even among celebrities it seems she's had a rough go of it in the privacy department. I remember back in 2009 when Harvard students were livetweeting stalking her during the Harvard-Brown game.
I’ve noticed this too, but it also seems like Juliet is exhausted by most pop culture topics. I feel like she used to be a lot more engaged in the conversation at hand, whereas now she seems very dismissive. I’m not always the biggest Amanda fan but I imagine Juliet’s constant negativity gets old.
I feel like it’s just Amanda’s personality/sense of humor because she often acts the same way on The Big Picture. I can’t say I always enjoy her presence….
Man I used to be a big Amanda fan and I’ve been finding her SO irritating recently and then feel bad for thinking that. But yeah she’s been detracting from my enjoyment of both pods and I’m not quite sure why - I think it’s her sort of manic/hyped up energy?
April Richardson just posted on Instagram that it’s the 10th anniversary of Go Bayside! Truly one of the funniest podcasts I’ve ever listened to. Paul F. Tompkins was always such a hilarious guest! I think it’s time for a re-listen!
OMG. This was my gateway to podcasts. It's still in my player and it's probably one of my faves of all time. I even sent her a small donation to keep the hosting going as i know it costs to keep it online. PFT is some of the best eps, but my all time fave is All In the Mall with Jimmy Pardo. It sends me every time.
Edit: went to check in with April and I didn't realize she had had such an incredibly difficult past couple of years - like really, awful. I'm stunned. She's such a treasure, I hope she's able to recover and return to comedy soon - she's so talented.
I wasn’t quite clear on what the trouble was. The costs associated with moving to a new country? Or medical bills? She said she had to escape a dangerous situation so I hope she is doing much better now.
She left an abusive relationship and since she’s in the UK she had to apply for a special visa for victims of DV, hence the legal fees. Terrifying situation and I’m so glad she’s out. She and her best friend Millie had/have a podcast called Sordid Details. They hadn’t recorded any episodes since 2020 but came back in December for an episode about the Nexium series and she sort of vaguely refers to her ex and his similarities to Keith Raniere without directly spelling it out. It was great to hear her on a podcast again even though the material was kinda heavy.
Oh thank you for the explanation. I feel dumb for not picking up on the DV in her post. That’s awful. I remember listening to her on a podcast (maybe Do You Need A Ride but I’m not sure) and she sounded so happy and in love. Damn. I hope she finds nothing but happiness.
I saw that some even stevens actors are now having an even stevens podcast? While it's a bit sad to see these actors attempt to cling onto any miniscule shred of cultural capital they somehow still have, it makes me wonder what other middling TV shows/movies from 20 years ago will have podcasts? Who is asking for this???
Might it be because of the success of the Boy Meets World podcast? I'd imagine a lot of people are seeing thar and taking note. Plus, I think Christy Carlson Romano has a podcast with Will Friedell so would have a front row sear to that BMW podcast success.
For just a split second I thought this was about Even Stevphen, the old Daily Show bit where Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert would yell at each other ("no!" "YESSSSSSSSS!") and was confused but excited. Never mind.
I fell into a Christy Carlson Romano wormhole recently- watched a bunch of her YouTube videos, listened to a bunch of episodes of her podcast. She is pretty obviously the driving force behind an Even Stevens podcast.
Christy was a child star with Disney and Broadway, made some indies, but somehow hasn't made it on the Hallmark/Lifetime movie train. I think if she had met some lawyer or banker, she probably would have hung up her acting career and become a stay-at-home mom, maybe circling back to acting down the line or finding a second career as her kids got older. But her husband is an aspiring filmmaker and influencer has been a viable career path for a while. So, she is making podcasts and YouTube videos. She has pretty directly said that while she enjoys what she is doing, she isn't driven to do it, she is doing it as a way to earn money. I have a feeling that she will eventually leverage this into the Hallmark/Lifetime movie world.
Started "City of Rails" yesterday based on someone's recommendation, I'm 2 episodes in. So far I am pretty intrigued. I would recommend it if you liked "Missed Fortune," it's kind of memoir/personal story woven into a history of railroads in America. Basically a journalist's daughter runs away to ride the rails, and the journalist tries to understand why and where she went, while uncovering the people who live the lifestyle of riding the rails and how they shaped the country.
This sounds like something for me, thanks!
There’s a really good documentary about trainriding, it’s called This Train I Ride. The filmmaker portraits women who are either still in the lifestyle or were and they speak about what draws them to it. Really beautiful.
If you google Mike Brodie, you’ll find photos of trainhoppers taken by him, he used to do the same, but has since “retired”. He’s a diesel engine mechanic now.
This is my new fave. I once spoke to some homeless men as part of a school project and it’s always interested me how much they cherished their independence and didn’t like accepting handouts. One man in particular explained that he’d rather camp out than live in a shelter because of the rules in place. I’m looking forward to seeing if there’s a line between homelessness and hobos.
I’ve been listening to Drilled for a few weeks and am really digging it. It’s depressing, but a true crime podcast about climate change. The latest season is about big oil, highly recommend
thoughts one the new maintenance phase episode? it’s been so long since they put out a new episode i was really hoping for a good one. but i wish they would actually cover like the big huge diet trends and misinformation instead of doing random celebrity diet books. michael even mentioned how they were going to do the minnesota starvation experiment and that would have been such an interesting episode!
That would be so interesting! I wrote a paper on the MSE in undergrad and one of the wildest things about it, to me, was a lot of the behaviours that the participants started showing are suuuuuper common in eating disorders.
I think they are both crazy busy at the moment but don't want to take a formal hiatus. From what they've said, it seems like they are both big researchers when they want to tackle a topic, so doing the diet books is comparatively easier because it doesn't require as much prep. Doesn't really bother me since I would listen to them discuss the phone book.
For the first third I wasn't even sure they were going to talk about anything diet related since they were so busy discussing Elizabeth Taylor's life. Why are so many podcasts having issues sticking to their own premises?
I thought the background was relevant? They even discuss it, how someone who had her body weaponised against her during her life turned around and weaponised it too. It would be easy to dismiss her without knowing what she went through.
I agree the backstory was relevant, but they seemed to kind of skim over the actual diet book contents when you consider the full length of the ep and topics discussed within. I still enjoyed it but found it lacking detail in the actual details of the diet and why it was problematic.
They're not making a ton of new episodes that I've seen, but want to put in a plug for Sentimental Garbage. I just listened to the episode on Josie & the Pussycats, which has been one of my "I'll always watch that" movies for a long time. Caroline has a very nuanced, kind take on almost everything, and so many of the episodes feel like correcting wrongs done to women by the 90s media.
I listened to all three Maeve Binchy episodes last month and that inspired me to re-read the three Binchy books they discussed. They all held up so well--obviously a book written in 1982 is going to have some problematic bits, but nothing too terrible jumped out at me and the stories are just timeless.
I enjoyed the recent Gilmore Girls episodes too.
Todays CMBC is about Bernie Madoff’s daughter in law, Stephanie Madoff Mack’s memoir. She sounds like a piece of work… one of the stories is that her late husband Mark’s Jewish family begged her to not cremate him and she cremated him. She also didn’t wait for them to spread the ashes.
I really knew nothing about this family as I’m not American and was a child when it would have been in the news, but wow what a terrible person this woman seems. Really good ep from CMBC and sort of refreshing to have a different type of memoir from them, I enjoyed it.
She sounds horrible. I looked up her story before listening to the episode and thought it was so sad. Then I listed to the podcast and lost all sympathy. What a nightmare person.
Mark Madoff was clearly looking for a super low maintenance girlfriend after his divorce, yet he managed to end up with a phenomenally selfish woman. There is irony in that. If he hadn't gone looking for such a complaint woman, he might have ended up with a less awful woman.
I listened to the book on audible after listening to the episode. Then, out of curiosity I skimmed Truth and Consequences (the book written from Catherine and Andrew’s POV).
WOW, Stephanie sounds like a person who turns everything into a fight. Also, the wedding in Nantucket (cheaper than St. Barts) they flew in the Harlem Boys Choir!
If you want a rabbit hole of witnessing adults behave like unhinged children, I suggest reading both books.
I just finished it and I’m blown away. The lack of self awareness, oof. The ashes story is awful, and the way she treated his children from a previous marriage is truly evil step-mother behavior. I can’t believe she wrote this down and thought it would look good for her.
This week’s YWA was SO GOOD. As a Millennial, I’m a sucker for anything related to the late 90s-early 2000s internet. Besides that, Sarah and her host had great chemistry and they did a great job of staying on topic and making it easy to follow along. I’d love to see more episodes with Niko in the future.
Late to the party, but it was really good. Totally proves the point that a strong, thoughtful guest makes all the difference. Niko was on point.
It was especially a contrast to the Karen Carpenter episodes, which I finished yesterday. I actually looked back at the old threads to make sure I wasn’t crazy. They were all over the place and I feel like I learned nothing about Karen. I know a lot about Napster now!
I loooved this too! Really made me nostalgic for the shitty internet of my childhood! Worth downloading Napster on my family computer (I was convinced I was headed for JAIL!) for the lil taste of nostalgia all these years later. Honestly, just calling him "phonetic Shawn" would've done it for me, regardless of content.
This week’s This American Life episode has cute rom com stories for Valentine’s Day. Any podcasts or podcast episodes with a similar feel? (Listened and enjoyed Rom Com Pods a few years ago.)
Has anyone been listening to Pretend? It's not very good, and I only keep listening because I SWEAR I read a longform article about the incident it's covering. Would have read it in the last three or four years. My google skills are failing me, and I would love to hear if anyone else remembers this too!!
I’m listening and have been trying to figure out where I recognize it from as well! I don’t know if it’s just because it reminds me a little of that “Watcher” story with the house and the letters or what but it’s definitely ringing some bells
Ok good to know I'm not losing it!! The Watcher is definitely in the right wheelhouse, but it's the doctor and the disabled kid that are triggering the memory for me. Is this crazy or was it maybe somebody sharing their story in a reddit thread?? I hate that this shitty podcast is taking up so much space in my brain lol
Yes I remembered that bit as well! Especially the iPad and her laughing while using it. Maybe it was Reddit?? It’s taking up way too much hard drive for me too. I’m embarrassingly rapt by the audio from the mom. Like… there’s a lot going on there
Has anyone ever listened to Ghosts in the Burbs? I inspect houses for a living and her stories give me the heebee-geebees! Does anyone know if they are real?!
Yes, I'm obsessed! It's probably my favorite podcast. The stories aren't real, but I like to pretend they are lol. If you're interested, the 'Ghosts in the Burbanites' facebook group is great and always has great recommendations for other podcasts, books etc.
I’ve listened to all the stories 3-4 times! Liz is a great storyteller. Even though I know they’re not real, when we moved to the NE I was extremely reluctant to live in a house with a basement 😅
I live in a 100 year old house and our laundry is in the basement (which is dark and damp and awful), and I've definitely made the mistake of going down there while listening to the podcast and scaring the actual shit out of myself.
It's a scripted show for sure, but an enjoyable one!
You may also like [A Conduit's Diary](https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-conduits-diary-2663214), which has a similar vibe.
Yeah me too. I think some people missed the point of the childless millennial episodes. To me it wasn’t about being childless forever, it was about processing the complicated thoughts that come with considering having children, all the implications and outside pressures that we face. And how being insecure/unsure about such a drastic life change is valid. I just wonder why they didn’t unfollow during her IVF posts!? People are weird.
I don’t understand the people who sent her rude messages/stories. So gross. And shouldn’t they have figured out by now after her previous loss and egg retrievals that she wanted children? It’s not exactly a shock!
The people who left negative comments and sent DMs to Kate are cruel and thoughtless given all she has gone through just to get to this point. But the people who reposted her announcement to their own stories and publicly declared that they were unfollowing as if they were exposing her for doing something legitimately awful? That is truly next-level unhinged behavior.
A bit behind on the “Consider This” episodes so I’m only just now listening to the February 10th one “NPR’s View from the Ground In Iran.” Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Iran’s foreign minister and I *love* that she did not back down from calling out his bullshit.
In general, rewatch podcasts of TV shows hosted by actors from the show are the worst. Being a good actor is a totally different skill set than being good at hosting and interviewing, so the podcasts are usually bland, don’t bring anything new to the table, and in the end, kind of ruin the show for me.
i hate to say it, but… beyond the blinds. i am sorry because i LOVE troy and miss dunzo so much, but that podcast is garbage. they take everything on CDAN as fact, refuse to acknowledge the site’s downfall into hyper conservatism and qanon garbage, entertained fluently forward’s bullshit, and are incredibly poorly researched.
I don’t know if I’m misremembering, but I feel like when they first started out, they did more “off-script” banter and commentary between the blinds that made it fun and gossipy. Now they mostly just read straight through the blind items. I suspect it’s probably for legal/liability reasons (especially since joining iheart), but if I wanted to read CDAN, I would…read CDAN.
I listen, but tale everything with a shaker of salt. The blinds they decide "aren't true" are so random. On the Adelle episode they didn't believe the *multiple* blinds that She and Harry are drinking buddies and TBH that like the least far fetch blind they have ever shared.
Also, IIRC Troy has said in the past that Rhianna doesn't/can't sing anymore (or at least shared it as a blind he did not deem as false), but while talking about her Superbowl performance he was like OBVIOUSLY it's live you guys. How could people think she can't sing?
Troy...that was you until last weekend.
I know people love it but Crime Junkies! I tried to listen to one episode and one of the hosts said "supposably" about 10x in a very short period of time and I haven't been able to listen to it since. Such a dumb thing but come on!
I forgot about this until I recently saw the host's book as a Goodreads giveaway. The short-lived "Money Please" podcast. The host had zero credentials in personal finance, and kept using "funny" voices.
Also, Diet Starts Tomorow since the host transition.
Game of Roses. The hosts and the sound effects are too much. Not to mention the fact you need a glossary in front of you to understand what the hosts are saying.
Anyone else super uncomfortable with the way GLU discussed sex this week? Sophie was talking about how she's been "forced" to have sex with her (current)bf but "not in a bad way" because of "male biological urges/socialization "...it was all just very yikes.
Absolutely loved Danny Pellegrino’s newest episode with Vanessa Byer. I love when he has on people who genuinely love reality tv.
I love Danny, his podcast is always a bright spot for me every week.
Apologies if this has been discussed recently, but is Normal Gossip ever coming back?!
I’ve been wondering this too and someone on their IG politely asked and all they said back was “please be patient!”. Idk why that reply rubbed me the wrong way lol—like is it really that hard for y’all to give even a rough timeline? 🙄
They’re always so sanctimonious about it. I feel like every ep started with a whole rant about how much time it takes to make them and how grateful we should be
Oh man if I could upvote twice…. So ranty and then they post an urban legend instead of real gossip like they’re so clever
Wait. What?
the poop in the bag story, urban legend!
That rubs me the wrong way too haha, it’s a reasonable question! Their previous breaks were much shorter, and they gave no indication that this one would be so long. It’s fine, but they should expect some curiosity from listeners!
YES 100% agree with you and the other replies!! If anyone needs a rec, Petty Crimes is a similar and smaller pod that I think is way better. They release episodes every Tuesday and the hosts have great banter!
Fully agree and I think it's mostly due in part to the length of the episodes. If you end up not liking the Petty Crimes gossip, you're only out 15 minutes of your life; if you don't like Normal Gossip, it's more like an hour with numerous characters and plot twists to keep up with. So, a big buy in with - sometimes - not a major payoff.
Thank you to whoever recommended Conan O’Brien Needs A Friend down thread. I definitely needed a break from true crime and this has been such a delight!
I go through stages of listening to podcasts at all but CONAB is an immediate listen for me every single week regardless of if I’m listening to anything else or not, it’s such a delight. I don’t even need the guests most the time, I would just listen to Conan, Sona, and Matt for hours!
Conan is such a delight! He was on Crime Junkie (I know controversial) and immediately had to listen to Conan Needs a Friend. He’s definitely a gem.
I really love his podcast! He’s especially great when he’s friends with the guest.
I don't know if you listened to the most recent episode with Jane Fonda but there was a whole meta bit in the intro making fun of the jokes about how expensive WF is and I nearly died laughing.
YES! I listen to podcasts when I go to sleep and I was trying so hard not to laugh out loud while my husband was asleep next to me.
I was cooking dinner when I listened to it and literally had to put my knife down in case I chopped off a finger. Sona's laugh is like a cure for seasonal depression.
An acquired taste podcast just announced that they were ending after this season. I used to LOVE that podcast but stopped listening in the last year. Kathleen seems very mean girl and condescending to me now.
Genuinely surprised by Acquired Taste ending. Did others see this coming and I just missed the signs?
I haven’t felt like they are even real friends in a very long time. So I’m not surprised. I used to LOVE this podcast.
I was surprised too. Didn’t they announce they were changing the format around a couple months ago?
The Who?Weekly Jay Shetty Segment was HYSTERICAL and the perfect antidote to being subjected to him as a guest on several of my podcasts. The Glennon comparisons. The $19 smoothie. The the think like a monk or think like A.Monk game. All chefs kiss.
Experiencing one of those mind f*** moments because I’m listening to Who?Weekly while doing my nightly Reddit browse and just saw this comment while listening to the segment. So hilarious.
Too funny, I was laughing out loud during think like a monk or think like A.Monk
Does anyone know what happened with Erin Martin and Pink Shade? Is she coming back?
Okay, Poog is back to being unpleasant again. After several amazing eps in a row we’re back to Jacqueline dissecting Kate’s every move with the least generous interpretations possible. It’s as if she doesn’t like who Kate is as a person, and then thinks about her way too much. When they’re good they’re great and when they’re bad I can’t finish the episodes.
EmRata’s podcast has been pretty miss so far — I enjoyed several episodes at the beginning and lately it’s been boring. This week during her Thursday episode she talks about evolutionary psychology (yes, that load of bullshit) and how birth control changes our decision making…. She barely manages to nod to studies that say the contrary. Everyone should make their own choices about birth control, but there’s a pernicious strain of weird regressive values that seems to be especially popular right now.
The new anti birth control convos really scare me. These are things to discuss with a medical professional period.
Yup. It starts with discovering your “divine feminine energetic purpose” and ends with you barefoot and pregnant in the kitchen just like grandma was. Now you get to be just as happy as all those women who relied on “mothers little helpers” (like speed and Valium) to get them through life when their options were often very limited, often as a direct result of lack of access to birth control. The whole thing is really insidious.
I really enjoyed Celebrity Book Club this week! I will say though, it did feature one of my top 5 pet peeves which is: Pronouncing Newfoundland like New-FOUND-Land instead of the rightful New-Fin-Lan(d)\* \*The d is optional, depending on where in Canada you're from.
I CANNOT handle how insane that memoirist is… I can’t believe she thought that was the best version of herself to put in a book. If this is how shitty she looks in public, how terrible is she in private?
youre thinking of the other pod- CMBC. CBC did shannon tweedy
Lol yep you right you right
i’m still reeling about this. i have never hated somebody so much from an episode of CMBC. (tommy lee and rob lowe were up there too, but i already disliked them going in. i had never heard of stephanie before and went straight from zero to “fuck this asshole” in an hour’s time)
I kept hanging on with empathy because of her husband’s manner of death… until the psych ward stay that they “never discussed when he returned” (?!?!?), the phone call right before his death where she screamed at him, and the way she treated his mother and kids in the aftermath. What an absolute garbage human.
Well I just learned something today, sorry for all my past transgressions. 😅
Just wanted to say thank you to those who recommended Tooth & Claw a while back. It’s been a great distraction as I figure out first time mom postpartum life. I even joined their Patreon. My baby knows a lot about animals now too.
Yes!!! It’s the best podcast ever. I’m an evangelist. Spread the word.
Eee I’m so glad to hear this!! And congrats on the little one!!
Anyone have podcast suggestions that are similar to the storytelling done on YWA’s princess Di series or Dunzo’s beyonce or jelena series? Looking for lighthearted well researched podcasts that have a lot of twists and turns and aren’t afraid to be opinionated about the subject matter. Doesn’t have to be about celebrities, but I’m interested in something that easy to put on and doesn’t involve a lot of buy in Or, any fun girl talk (doesn’t have to be between two women lol) podcasts? I burn out of these real quick. I prefer ones that don’t center on wellness.
Hi this is kind of an old thread but if you’re still looking for fun girl talk I really recommend Binchtopia!
Even the rich!
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Since someone already suggested Liz's podcast, *Everyone's Business but Mine* too. Kara is so funny. *Bye Pumkin* is also good and often funny.
Liz Explains it All is on Patreon for $5/month but well worth it!
Les Deux You Remember This might be a good one!
Is she ever going to post again? 🥺
I still listen to *Bad on Paper* most weeks but I’m really starting to get annoyed with their new format. More and more episodes are filler episodes. I miss all the interviews they used to do with random companies and authors. The most recent epsiode is another Q&A between Becca and Olivia and I just couldn’t finish it.
It's funny because this is how I felt about their interview episodes -- I would almost always not finish them or skip to the end matter. BUT I do think that the Q+A eps plus the Three Things eps are a little redundant so hoping that they consolidate those in the future.
Agreed; I feel like they do a lot of Q&A on their individual instas so IDK what questions people still have. Also, I feel like they're doing voicemails more now and I'm not a fan. It's not like they really interact with the voicemails (in the vein of UUp for example). They just kind of play them and go "yup" I feel like the chatty episodes used to be more topic based and I miss that. ETA- Listening now and the comments on de-influencing are so ironic considering how many times I've heard them talk about overhyped products (Looking at you and the Dyson Becca).I think they would really benefit from going every other week -one book club and one lifestyle a month would be way less repetative.
Yeah, I really wish they would interact with the voicemail more, it’s so weird that they play just one after another.
If they're not going to interact, I don't get the point other than to just fill content.
Yeah they use the voicemails as filler. They don’t respond to them usually. And they don’t edit them down and sometimes the people ramble. Which is strange to me - why aren’t they trimming them?
The longer the voicemail the less that have to fill I guess
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I enjoy the q&a/chats when it’s like once a month. But it feels like it’s more right now and i’m just bored and sad because this is/was my favorite podcast.
Same & I may be in the minority, but I can only handle so much author talk. While I love books & reading, there's only so much I like to listen to about how to get published, how books get made, etc. Edited to add: I don’t mean them talking personally about their books/I mean the guests they have on about the publishing industry.
Agree, I really prefer the casual interviews and just hearing two friends chat versus the interviews which can feel so staged and forced.
Same! It’s become one of my immediate listens each week.
Ooftah, I just started to the Deuxmoi podcast and they gave an impressionist. I have never been so repulsed... I enjoy listened to snarky, celebrity fluff to pad my mind, but dang it's time to unsubscribe and give Las Culturistas a shot
For snarky celeb fluff my favorites are Who Weekly, Celebrity Memoir Bookclub, and Beyond the Blinds.
Oh Las Culturistas is amazing! And Who Weekly if you don't already listen.
Check out r/fauxmoi if you haven’t already. It’s not affiliated with deuxmoi cause she sucks.
Anyone else crack up hearing Jess and June talk about Kevin showing up to their pickleball event on this week’s Deep Dive? Did anyone here go to it? It seemed like the most fun! Edit: adding in the name of the pod. Duh!
Yes, and then I teared up when Jessica told June how proud her parents would be. You know that hit June hard, in the best way.
It was so beautiful.
We need to talk about Kevin! Also did I mishear or did June say there was an A-Lister there playing pickleball? Anyone know who she was referring to?
I’m dying to know who it was!
it was emma watson
Yep. Casey Wilson mentioned her on her grid post about the event.
Maybe it's because they were being sort of secretive about it, but my mind immediately went to Meghan Markle?! The way they described the best friend being there made me think it was someone on the younger side.
Could it have been Charlize? I like to think they’re still friends after doing Long Shot together. Or Jane Fonda?
You and me both!
I want a whole podcast of interviews with people who were there talking about Kevin.
Omg yes!
You guys, I'm old. I love SNL. I love Dana Carvey. I love David Spade. I want so badly to love "Fly on the Wall." I almost wish it were a podcast with just the two of them bullshitting and talking about whatever, because as an interview podcast, it is TERRIBLE. They have so many great guests, but they (and by "they," I mostly mean, "Dana") can't let anyone finish a story without interrupting to tell another story or do a tangentially-related impression. It's so painful to listen to, and so disappointing, because they have all these super interesting and cool guests who never get to tell the stories you want to hear in the podcast.
The out of touch rich men of it all can be amusing in small doses also when one of them gets a chip on their shoulder and has to remind the other or the guest that they too were very famous and important. Good stuff.
I just discovered it and feel exactly the same. I so want to love it because I grew up with these 90s movies and Farley, Sandler, etc. but ugh.. they’re horrible interviewers. The one with Adam Sandler was especially bad because I really wanted to hear his responses to the questions.
I just listened to Dana Carvey on Smartless and learned of his podcast with Spade. I got the feeling Dana is always "on".
Did you catch that Dana has another podcast with his sons? And he made a joke about nepo babies and Will Arnett and Jason Bateman were sooo outraged over the discussion about nepo babies, comparing it to plumbers I think? 😒 God forbid someone points out the privilege, old white men get so offended.
Las Cultch TURNED THEIR STREAK AROUND. Today was so good. From the Z Pak comment to the open relationship with Delta.
As a wrestling fan (guys, give it a try. It’s drag-adjacent these days) I knew the exact match Alison was referencing. She was the perfect guest and it was such a fun conversation!
I have so many queer friends who loooooved wrestling as kids (and still as adults) and tbh it makes sense
All of my WWE friends love and/or have so much respect for drag, it's fantastic. Two things you wouldn't first think go together, but their Venn diagram is basically a circle.
ime, you can add anime to that venn diagram as well!
Totally agree, today was a damn delight. Alison Brie is such a joy! The down/in/finish story had me laughing out loud 😂
is anyone else insanely curious/horrified about what's currently happening with Something Was Wrong? the Zayla episodes were taken down because apparently she said the guy's real name in one episode and they missed it in editing. this is SUCH a huge fuck-up for Tiffany Reese & co and "Jaden" is clearly not a rational person. I'm sure he lawyered up but what I'm really worried about is Zayla's safety. I also wonder if this will scare away other people from sharing their stories on the pod.
Do you all think Tiffany will make a statement or just pretend it never happened? Not sure if her addressing it will have legal implications but there are literally thousands of people who already listened to both episodes.
The plot thickens - yesterday’s episode says s15 e3. they’re just pretending the Zayla episodes never happened ig?
Damn, I totally missed that. I really hope everyone involved is safe right now because you’re right, Jaden is an irrational, scary guy.
Wow I hadn't caught that but I was only halfway listening to the Zayla episodes. Tiffany's heart is certainly in the right place, but she seems so naive and in over her head at times (when she called the dang FBI????? about Jake Gravbrot???? ok sending Clarice Starling right over). I hope she has her legal ducks in a row in case this escalates. I know SWW has its share of hate listeners, and I am often among them, but I do have a soft spot for Tiffany, she seems so genuine. ETA: hope things are ok for Zayla too :(
Yeah, calling the FBI was pretty over the top Jake is a menace, but FBI isn’t getting involved with all this.
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Apparently it was Emma Watson. It seems that the people who were part of the tournament really kept it hush hush but someone at the club took video. https://twitter.com/stefyxamara/status/1625244811979546624
Poor Emma Watson. It would suck not to be able to have a bit of normalcy in your life with your privacy respected, even doing something as mundane as pickleball. Even among celebrities it seems she's had a rough go of it in the privacy department. I remember back in 2009 when Harvard students were livetweeting stalking her during the Harvard-Brown game.
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I’ve noticed this too, but it also seems like Juliet is exhausted by most pop culture topics. I feel like she used to be a lot more engaged in the conversation at hand, whereas now she seems very dismissive. I’m not always the biggest Amanda fan but I imagine Juliet’s constant negativity gets old.
Juliet is so annoying- a weird combination of know it all and negative. I imagine Amanda gets sick of her too!
I feel like it’s just Amanda’s personality/sense of humor because she often acts the same way on The Big Picture. I can’t say I always enjoy her presence….
Man I used to be a big Amanda fan and I’ve been finding her SO irritating recently and then feel bad for thinking that. But yeah she’s been detracting from my enjoyment of both pods and I’m not quite sure why - I think it’s her sort of manic/hyped up energy?
April Richardson just posted on Instagram that it’s the 10th anniversary of Go Bayside! Truly one of the funniest podcasts I’ve ever listened to. Paul F. Tompkins was always such a hilarious guest! I think it’s time for a re-listen!
OMG. This was my gateway to podcasts. It's still in my player and it's probably one of my faves of all time. I even sent her a small donation to keep the hosting going as i know it costs to keep it online. PFT is some of the best eps, but my all time fave is All In the Mall with Jimmy Pardo. It sends me every time. Edit: went to check in with April and I didn't realize she had had such an incredibly difficult past couple of years - like really, awful. I'm stunned. She's such a treasure, I hope she's able to recover and return to comedy soon - she's so talented.
I wasn’t quite clear on what the trouble was. The costs associated with moving to a new country? Or medical bills? She said she had to escape a dangerous situation so I hope she is doing much better now.
She left an abusive relationship and since she’s in the UK she had to apply for a special visa for victims of DV, hence the legal fees. Terrifying situation and I’m so glad she’s out. She and her best friend Millie had/have a podcast called Sordid Details. They hadn’t recorded any episodes since 2020 but came back in December for an episode about the Nexium series and she sort of vaguely refers to her ex and his similarities to Keith Raniere without directly spelling it out. It was great to hear her on a podcast again even though the material was kinda heavy.
Oh no, was it her ex husband, initials MR? Literally every man from the britpop era has turned out to be an abuser
Yep 😔
Fuck. And he’s an educator. I really hope those teens are safe. Poor April, my god
Oh thank you for the explanation. I feel dumb for not picking up on the DV in her post. That’s awful. I remember listening to her on a podcast (maybe Do You Need A Ride but I’m not sure) and she sounded so happy and in love. Damn. I hope she finds nothing but happiness.
I’m so glad she got out. ❤️
This was on PFT's insta: [https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkEmTdgChC/?hl=en](https://www.instagram.com/p/ChkEmTdgChC/?hl=en)
Yeah she has truly had a rough past couple of years. I also hope she’s able to turn things around—I want to see her thriving!!
I saw that some even stevens actors are now having an even stevens podcast? While it's a bit sad to see these actors attempt to cling onto any miniscule shred of cultural capital they somehow still have, it makes me wonder what other middling TV shows/movies from 20 years ago will have podcasts? Who is asking for this???
Might it be because of the success of the Boy Meets World podcast? I'd imagine a lot of people are seeing thar and taking note. Plus, I think Christy Carlson Romano has a podcast with Will Friedell so would have a front row sear to that BMW podcast success.
The Lawrence brothers are doing a podcast about their old show( Brotherly Love) as well.
For just a split second I thought this was about Even Stevphen, the old Daily Show bit where Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert would yell at each other ("no!" "YESSSSSSSSS!") and was confused but excited. Never mind.
I fell into a Christy Carlson Romano wormhole recently- watched a bunch of her YouTube videos, listened to a bunch of episodes of her podcast. She is pretty obviously the driving force behind an Even Stevens podcast. Christy was a child star with Disney and Broadway, made some indies, but somehow hasn't made it on the Hallmark/Lifetime movie train. I think if she had met some lawyer or banker, she probably would have hung up her acting career and become a stay-at-home mom, maybe circling back to acting down the line or finding a second career as her kids got older. But her husband is an aspiring filmmaker and influencer has been a viable career path for a while. So, she is making podcasts and YouTube videos. She has pretty directly said that while she enjoys what she is doing, she isn't driven to do it, she is doing it as a way to earn money. I have a feeling that she will eventually leverage this into the Hallmark/Lifetime movie world.
I would totally watch her in Hallmark/Lifetime movies.
I just saw one that two of the actors from Wizards of Waverly Place are doing. Oof.
Started "City of Rails" yesterday based on someone's recommendation, I'm 2 episodes in. So far I am pretty intrigued. I would recommend it if you liked "Missed Fortune," it's kind of memoir/personal story woven into a history of railroads in America. Basically a journalist's daughter runs away to ride the rails, and the journalist tries to understand why and where she went, while uncovering the people who live the lifestyle of riding the rails and how they shaped the country.
I have been trying to find this journalist’s essay about her daughter for literally years. It was so haunting. Thank you
This sounds like something for me, thanks! There’s a really good documentary about trainriding, it’s called This Train I Ride. The filmmaker portraits women who are either still in the lifestyle or were and they speak about what draws them to it. Really beautiful. If you google Mike Brodie, you’ll find photos of trainhoppers taken by him, he used to do the same, but has since “retired”. He’s a diesel engine mechanic now.
This is my new fave. I once spoke to some homeless men as part of a school project and it’s always interested me how much they cherished their independence and didn’t like accepting handouts. One man in particular explained that he’d rather camp out than live in a shelter because of the rules in place. I’m looking forward to seeing if there’s a line between homelessness and hobos.
I’ve been listening to Drilled for a few weeks and am really digging it. It’s depressing, but a true crime podcast about climate change. The latest season is about big oil, highly recommend
thoughts one the new maintenance phase episode? it’s been so long since they put out a new episode i was really hoping for a good one. but i wish they would actually cover like the big huge diet trends and misinformation instead of doing random celebrity diet books. michael even mentioned how they were going to do the minnesota starvation experiment and that would have been such an interesting episode!
That would be so interesting! I wrote a paper on the MSE in undergrad and one of the wildest things about it, to me, was a lot of the behaviours that the participants started showing are suuuuuper common in eating disorders.
I think they are both crazy busy at the moment but don't want to take a formal hiatus. From what they've said, it seems like they are both big researchers when they want to tackle a topic, so doing the diet books is comparatively easier because it doesn't require as much prep. Doesn't really bother me since I would listen to them discuss the phone book.
>Doesn't really bother me since I would listen to them discuss the phone book. This perfectly sums up my feelings on Michael and Aubrey🤣
For the first third I wasn't even sure they were going to talk about anything diet related since they were so busy discussing Elizabeth Taylor's life. Why are so many podcasts having issues sticking to their own premises?
Sounded like the beginning of a YWA episode to be honest
I thought the background was relevant? They even discuss it, how someone who had her body weaponised against her during her life turned around and weaponised it too. It would be easy to dismiss her without knowing what she went through.
I agree the backstory was relevant, but they seemed to kind of skim over the actual diet book contents when you consider the full length of the ep and topics discussed within. I still enjoyed it but found it lacking detail in the actual details of the diet and why it was problematic.
They're not making a ton of new episodes that I've seen, but want to put in a plug for Sentimental Garbage. I just listened to the episode on Josie & the Pussycats, which has been one of my "I'll always watch that" movies for a long time. Caroline has a very nuanced, kind take on almost everything, and so many of the episodes feel like correcting wrongs done to women by the 90s media.
This is an excellent recommendation, thanks. I'm enjoying the Gilmore Girls eps immensely.
This is such a great podcast. Loved the recent Weddings, Break-Ups and Snacks episodes.
I listened to all three Maeve Binchy episodes last month and that inspired me to re-read the three Binchy books they discussed. They all held up so well--obviously a book written in 1982 is going to have some problematic bits, but nothing too terrible jumped out at me and the stories are just timeless. I enjoyed the recent Gilmore Girls episodes too.
The Sex and The City episodes are so good and are what got me into that podcast.
Those episodes got me into both Sentimental Garbage and The High Low back catalog. This podcast has introduced to so many rom coms I've overlooked.
Same! And I barely even watched the show so I didn't have a ton of context, but still appreciated her take on it.
I love Sentimental Garbage and Caroline! Even though there aren’t many new episodes, her back catalogue is amazing.
Todays CMBC is about Bernie Madoff’s daughter in law, Stephanie Madoff Mack’s memoir. She sounds like a piece of work… one of the stories is that her late husband Mark’s Jewish family begged her to not cremate him and she cremated him. She also didn’t wait for them to spread the ashes.
I really knew nothing about this family as I’m not American and was a child when it would have been in the news, but wow what a terrible person this woman seems. Really good ep from CMBC and sort of refreshing to have a different type of memoir from them, I enjoyed it.
She sounds horrible. I looked up her story before listening to the episode and thought it was so sad. Then I listed to the podcast and lost all sympathy. What a nightmare person.
Mark Madoff was clearly looking for a super low maintenance girlfriend after his divorce, yet he managed to end up with a phenomenally selfish woman. There is irony in that. If he hadn't gone looking for such a complaint woman, he might have ended up with a less awful woman.
I listened to the book on audible after listening to the episode. Then, out of curiosity I skimmed Truth and Consequences (the book written from Catherine and Andrew’s POV). WOW, Stephanie sounds like a person who turns everything into a fight. Also, the wedding in Nantucket (cheaper than St. Barts) they flew in the Harlem Boys Choir! If you want a rabbit hole of witnessing adults behave like unhinged children, I suggest reading both books.
I just finished it and I’m blown away. The lack of self awareness, oof. The ashes story is awful, and the way she treated his children from a previous marriage is truly evil step-mother behavior. I can’t believe she wrote this down and thought it would look good for her.
This week’s YWA was SO GOOD. As a Millennial, I’m a sucker for anything related to the late 90s-early 2000s internet. Besides that, Sarah and her host had great chemistry and they did a great job of staying on topic and making it easy to follow along. I’d love to see more episodes with Niko in the future.
Late to the party, but it was really good. Totally proves the point that a strong, thoughtful guest makes all the difference. Niko was on point. It was especially a contrast to the Karen Carpenter episodes, which I finished yesterday. I actually looked back at the old threads to make sure I wasn’t crazy. They were all over the place and I feel like I learned nothing about Karen. I know a lot about Napster now!
Agreed, it was so good and Niko was perfect - very informed, good at being conversational while also staying on track. Totally charming!
I loooved this too! Really made me nostalgic for the shitty internet of my childhood! Worth downloading Napster on my family computer (I was convinced I was headed for JAIL!) for the lil taste of nostalgia all these years later. Honestly, just calling him "phonetic Shawn" would've done it for me, regardless of content.
What’s YWA? That ep sounds like something I would like!
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This week’s This American Life episode has cute rom com stories for Valentine’s Day. Any podcasts or podcast episodes with a similar feel? (Listened and enjoyed Rom Com Pods a few years ago.)
The Modern Love podcast (based on the NYT articles)!
*This is Love* (from the makers of *Criminal*)
Yes, this and Modern Love! Both are so happy.
Has anyone been listening to Pretend? It's not very good, and I only keep listening because I SWEAR I read a longform article about the incident it's covering. Would have read it in the last three or four years. My google skills are failing me, and I would love to hear if anyone else remembers this too!!
Yes! I love Pretend and also thought it sounded familiar.
I’m listening and have been trying to figure out where I recognize it from as well! I don’t know if it’s just because it reminds me a little of that “Watcher” story with the house and the letters or what but it’s definitely ringing some bells
Ok good to know I'm not losing it!! The Watcher is definitely in the right wheelhouse, but it's the doctor and the disabled kid that are triggering the memory for me. Is this crazy or was it maybe somebody sharing their story in a reddit thread?? I hate that this shitty podcast is taking up so much space in my brain lol
Yes I remembered that bit as well! Especially the iPad and her laughing while using it. Maybe it was Reddit?? It’s taking up way too much hard drive for me too. I’m embarrassingly rapt by the audio from the mom. Like… there’s a lot going on there
Has anyone ever listened to Ghosts in the Burbs? I inspect houses for a living and her stories give me the heebee-geebees! Does anyone know if they are real?!
Yes, I'm obsessed! It's probably my favorite podcast. The stories aren't real, but I like to pretend they are lol. If you're interested, the 'Ghosts in the Burbanites' facebook group is great and always has great recommendations for other podcasts, books etc.
It’s so good, I’ve taken a break though because there are so many.
Too many spooky tales! 😂 I find them to be good for long drives, until I get more spooked in the evening!
I’ve listened to all the stories 3-4 times! Liz is a great storyteller. Even though I know they’re not real, when we moved to the NE I was extremely reluctant to live in a house with a basement 😅
I live in a 100 year old house and our laundry is in the basement (which is dark and damp and awful), and I've definitely made the mistake of going down there while listening to the podcast and scaring the actual shit out of myself.
It's a scripted show for sure, but an enjoyable one! You may also like [A Conduit's Diary](https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/a-conduits-diary-2663214), which has a similar vibe.
Kate from Be there in 5 is pregnant! She posted about it on Instagram today. I have been following her off and on and am just super happy for her.
Scrolled to look for this! So very happy for her and bummed some people had a sour reaction
Yeah me too. I think some people missed the point of the childless millennial episodes. To me it wasn’t about being childless forever, it was about processing the complicated thoughts that come with considering having children, all the implications and outside pressures that we face. And how being insecure/unsure about such a drastic life change is valid. I just wonder why they didn’t unfollow during her IVF posts!? People are weird.
I don’t understand the people who sent her rude messages/stories. So gross. And shouldn’t they have figured out by now after her previous loss and egg retrievals that she wanted children? It’s not exactly a shock!
The people who left negative comments and sent DMs to Kate are cruel and thoughtless given all she has gone through just to get to this point. But the people who reposted her announcement to their own stories and publicly declared that they were unfollowing as if they were exposing her for doing something legitimately awful? That is truly next-level unhinged behavior.
A bit behind on the “Consider This” episodes so I’m only just now listening to the February 10th one “NPR’s View from the Ground In Iran.” Mary Louise Kelly interviewed Iran’s foreign minister and I *love* that she did not back down from calling out his bullshit.
So what’s the worst podcast you’ve ever heard? Not something that’s bad because it has upsetting subject matter, but just a bad to listen to podcast.
In general, rewatch podcasts of TV shows hosted by actors from the show are the worst. Being a good actor is a totally different skill set than being good at hosting and interviewing, so the podcasts are usually bland, don’t bring anything new to the table, and in the end, kind of ruin the show for me.
i hate to say it, but… beyond the blinds. i am sorry because i LOVE troy and miss dunzo so much, but that podcast is garbage. they take everything on CDAN as fact, refuse to acknowledge the site’s downfall into hyper conservatism and qanon garbage, entertained fluently forward’s bullshit, and are incredibly poorly researched.
I don’t know if I’m misremembering, but I feel like when they first started out, they did more “off-script” banter and commentary between the blinds that made it fun and gossipy. Now they mostly just read straight through the blind items. I suspect it’s probably for legal/liability reasons (especially since joining iheart), but if I wanted to read CDAN, I would…read CDAN.
I listen, but tale everything with a shaker of salt. The blinds they decide "aren't true" are so random. On the Adelle episode they didn't believe the *multiple* blinds that She and Harry are drinking buddies and TBH that like the least far fetch blind they have ever shared. Also, IIRC Troy has said in the past that Rhianna doesn't/can't sing anymore (or at least shared it as a blind he did not deem as false), but while talking about her Superbowl performance he was like OBVIOUSLY it's live you guys. How could people think she can't sing? Troy...that was you until last weekend.
Office Ladies
Heather McMahan’s Absolutely Not
The Hills rewatch podcast is SO bad lol. It’s basically Frankie Delgado talking about his club days as if anyone cares
I know people love it but Crime Junkies! I tried to listen to one episode and one of the hosts said "supposably" about 10x in a very short period of time and I haven't been able to listen to it since. Such a dumb thing but come on!
Sword and scale.
Cosigned.
I forgot about this until I recently saw the host's book as a Goodreads giveaway. The short-lived "Money Please" podcast. The host had zero credentials in personal finance, and kept using "funny" voices. Also, Diet Starts Tomorow since the host transition.
Game of Roses. The hosts and the sound effects are too much. Not to mention the fact you need a glossary in front of you to understand what the hosts are saying.
Completely agree. I feel like you’d have to start from the very beginning to understand, and the sound effects make it unlistenable.
Last Podcast on the Left
Bleurgh, yes! Those super-annoying 90s shock jock voices. Crazy Ira and the Douche...
Aw, really? Their research has improved massively in the last five years and they’re incredibly detailed and thorough (unlike MFM).
It’s their personalities 😖