Alex dives into Paris Hilton’s bizarre, selfish, and unethical motherhood journey, discusses conservative controversy over Taylor Swift being the Time Magazine person of the year, and discusses at length two things you need to watch this month, including the movie “May December” on Netflix which is based on Mary Kay Letourneau.
Jul 2024
Is John Deere the WOKEST American Company?! | POPlitics Live
Alex’s friend, Robby Starbuck, whistleblows on John Deere, shockingly exposing them to be one of the wokest companies in America. JFK’s grandson, self-proclaimed “silly goose” and hot zaddy is the new political corespondent at VOGUE. Katy Perry faces intense backlash from her ext ... Show More
47m 20s
Mar 2024
off the record: misogyny bias, maternal instincts, & the eras tour
<p><strong>podmothers sephy & wing enter the chat:</strong> spiralling on the gamer girl to rotting depression pipeline, our friendship, everyday sexism, maternal instincts, empathy, taylor swift, and the dehuminisation of pop-culture spectacles. ✷</p><br><p>shop ✷ <a href="h ... Show More
29m 42s
Feb 2021
Paris Hilton | Celebrities are People Too! | 48
When Paris was in her heyday, the tabloids were mean. Really mean. On this episode, we talk to gossip maven Lainey Lui about why gossip in the 2000s was so cruel, her site included. Lainey is co-anchor on CTVs eTalk, The Social, and founder and editor of LaineyGossip.com. Over th ... Show More
45m 36s
Oct 2022
Vanity Fair’s “Moms Gone Wild” 15 Years Later | Pop Culture History Lesson
Amelia and Zack Peter dive into the now-15-year-old Vanity Fair article written by Judith Newman “Moms Gone Wild,” which chronicles the outlandish behaviors of Hollywood mothers, specifically Kathy Hilton, Dina Lohan, and Lynne Spears. With Kathy Hilton splashed across our screen ... Show More
46m 8s
Dec 2020
"Dazed and Centrist" (with Alison Brie)
Ira, Louis, and Aida discuss Matthew McConaughey's critique of Hollywood liberals, Letitia Wright's defense of sharing an anti-vax video, Elliot Page publicly sharing his transgender identity, Mariah Carey's Magical Christmas Special, David Fincher's new film Mank, Dionne Warwick ... Show More
1h 23m