Good Noticings is the pop culture podcast that makes you smarter. Every week, comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton dive beyond the biggest headlines with thoughtful analysis and sharp banter. Tune in for recommendations and rapid-fire reviews of all the latest fiction, music, movies, and TV a
Everything you see before you has been planted!!! Danielle Bernstein’s new brand strategy has been carefully crafted. Your opinion on the F Factor diet could be fake. A secret PR/ Legal team could be building websites full of misinformation!!! The only thing that’s true is Kelly Clarkson is not allowed to buy that bird. 14 min: Danielle Bernstein is Changing Her Strategy 39 min: Was the F Factor Diet Poison? 59 min: Publicists are Controlling the Internet 70 min: How Short Should a Movie Be? 88 min: Interview with Muhammad Ali 105 min: Caps off to Kelly Clarkson…
No matter where you go someone is watching. If you’re Zack Bia, that someone is Drake and sometimes hot girls. If you’re a private citizen, it’s a surveillance org. If you’re a hot new fashion brand, it’s Rihanna. Finally, if you’re a reader, PEN America is watching to make sure you don’t boycott the wrong books. 12 min: Is Matières Fécales Genius? 32 min: Who is Zack Bia? 48 min: Flock Cameras Are Watching 64 min: Is anyone really boycotting Israeli literature? 79 min: Joyce Carol Oates hates romance novels ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago:…
This week Bryan Johnson and Kate Tolo are choosin to live forever with or without each other while Ella Langley tried to date someone who chose Texas. We’re also looking into whether or not Beck is or was a scientologist and is Scientology parenting low key closer to what normal parenting should look like? 10 min: Ella Langley is Choosin Texas 20 min: Should Kids Be Able to Walk Around? 33 min: Nolan Wells’s Family Still Needs Answers 39 min: Bryan Johnson and Kate Tolo 58 min: Losing Beck ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago:…
It’s time for a lesson but teachers are few and far between! Ed Sheeran is only listening to an incredibly misguided IG statement writer and journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has put her faith in teachers above the reality of her daughter’s education and people are soooo mad. 13 min: Ed Sheeran and Macklemore 51 min: Tom Cruise for GQ 62 min: Channing Tatum on IG 66 min: Nikole Hannah-Jones’s Daughter’s Education ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk in Toronto:…
This week anything you imagine can be real! Mr. Beast can write a bestselling book, Aaron Rodgers can invent a new reality, and AI is bringing all the evil tech billionaires together in song. 6 min: Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley 33 min: Hyrox 41 min: Mr. Beast, Bestseller 48 min: AI and the Future 75 min: Caps off to Jennifer Lawrence ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk in Toronto:…
Got Nicole Kidman on the brain??? In this week’s Katseye corner we’re digging into the hopes and dreams of non-Katseye member Adéla and her Nicole Kidman-less acknowledgement of Nicole Kidman. The storms this fall will be crazy thanks to a Super El Nino but is a storm better or worse than a senator who hates having to show up to senator club?? Finally, reading is over and freak youtube will freak you out. 18 min: Adela & Nicole Kidman Fall 31 min: John Fetterman Doesn’t Wanna Work 46 min: An El Nino for the Ages 57 min: Books & What Happens When You Don’t Read Them 98 min: Caps Off to Nikki…
I guess the government needs to just step in and control everything because restaurants, plastic surgery, and hobbies are out of control! And don’t even look at whats happening with surrogacy. This week we’re looking at what happens when everything is done to the absolute extreme but nothing really matters!! Head to Patreon for our chat with Caro Claire Burke! 15 min: Hobbyamory 24 min: What Happened to Horses (the restaurant) 60 min: Young People & Plastic Surgery 67 min: The State of Surrogacy 106 min: Caps Off to Phoebe Bridgers ___________________________________ Clash talk at Edinburgh…
What do Katseye, Leopold Aschenbrenner, and Girlbosses have in common???? Their numbers are dwindling!!! This week we’re talking about the many Katseye member hiatuses, Leopold’s bad bets, David Ellison’s plea for more stuff, and the truth about Girlbosses vs. online vulnerability. Head to Patreon for our chat with Caro Claire Burke! 12 min: Katseye 21 min: David Ellison 32 min: Leopold Aschenbrenner 50 min: Girlbosses 78 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Clash talk at Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/good-noticings Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in…
Great news gang Jared Leto is headed for another reckoning but if he plays his cards John Galliano style he’s only a few years from being honored at the Met Gala! John Gallino, famed anti-semite and fashion designer will be the third ever living designer to be honored by the costume institute. In other news, Emily Wilson hated Christopher Nolan’s version of The Odyssey and Nantucket hates influencers. Head to Patreon for our chat with Caro Claire Burke! 13 min: John Galliano’s Met Gala 55 min: Jared Leto Allegations 63 min: Emily Wilson’s Critique of The Odyssey 77 min: The No Influencers…
Co-star, Sophie Cunningham, and Tyra Banks are all showing their true colors and perhaps its not what you thought? But perhaps it’s exactly what you thought. We’re also chatting about whether or not the counterculture can even exist anymore!!! Head to Patreon for our chat with Caro Claire Burke! 15 min: Co-Star was Acquired 27 min: How Mad Should You Be at Cheating??? 47 min: Who is Sophie Cunningham? 64 min: Is Punk Dead? 78 min: Caps off to Tyra Banks ___________________________________ Clash talk at Edinburgh Fringe: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/good-noticings Clash Talk at…
Everything is better when its bigger!! Alix Earle’s butt should be bigger, Karlie Kloss’s media empire should be bigger, and movies should be bigger! Starting with The Odyssey!! 13 min: Alix Earle & Butts 41 min: Pink Cleats 49 min: The Odyssey in IMAX 62 min: All About Karlie Kloss 92 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok-…
Bad news my friends, Dave Portnoy has a book and I acknowledged its existence. In slightly better news, the world cup was ruined by technology, Phoebe Gates’s app is doing some very shady things, StubHub is a scam, and Jia Tolentino wrote another essay. 14 min: Stubhub at it Again 22 min: Phia Broke the Law 33 min: Is VAR Ruining the World Cup? 44 min: Jia Tolentino’s New Essay 62 min: Dave Portnoy’s Memoir 96 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/…
If life is like a fourth of July fireworks show, your wedding is the part that is giant and loud and maybe on fire. At least that’s what Taylor Swift’s looked like to me. This week we’re talking about Taylor Swift’s wedding, the empire state building climbers and whether or not what they’re doing is art, peptides, and the best rower. 15 min: Kelsey Pfendler Rowed So Far 25 min: Is The Empire State Building Couple Art 38 min: Tay and Trav Forever 66 min: Caroline Calloway and Peptides Today ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read…
What is fame and does it just happen to you or does it take effort??? This week we’re talking about famous loser Jack Schlossberg, reality star fame/ longevity/ and strategy when it comes to Love Island’s Olandria, being famously beautiful but also a director when it comes to Olivia Wilde, and being famous and lost like Lizzo. 16 min: Jack Schlossberg and the Democrats 27 min: Boots Riley, Pharrell Williams, Art and Stealing 40 min: Lizzo’s Album 58 min: Olandria’s Fame 75 min: Olivia Wilde’s Reputation ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest:…
Women can have kids at any age and ballerinas are allowed to sell you poison milk this is the future babydoll we’re just livin in it. Also Peter Thiel founded an evil party but you already could have guessed. 14 min: Anne Hathaway 22 min: Serena Williams 26 min: Sports Journalism 26 min: Peter Thiel’s Dialog Society 55 min: Ballerina Farm 78 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday!…
The girls are Unwell this week and not just the ones employed by Alex Cooper and her evil husband. Emily Ratajkowski wrote about getting back in the dating game, it was traumatic. The only happy lady is Gwyneth Paltrow because she’s a centrist, meaning she’s on whichever side is doing the most war and right now there’s so much war and she’s doing so great. 13 min: Inside Alex Cooper’s Unwell Network 31 min: Deed Theft 41 min: Emrata’s New Essay 79 min: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Politics 117 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/…
Dua Lipa got married and set the bar high for cool girls everywhere. Luckily Taylor Swift is in a league of her own and the rumors about her upcoming wedding can only be described as jaw dropping. In other news, pop girls are writing sad music, Graham Platner has even more controversies tainting his campaign, and Steven Bartlett loves to track his health but should you do the same? 12 min: Wedding Watch 38 min: Graham Platner 62 min: Sad Pop Summer 70 min: 100k College 88 min: Diary of a CEO and Fitness Trackers ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest:…
Its pride month but the straight agenda is louder than ever at The New York Times, Patagonia, and The Free Press. From Scooter Braun interviews to meandering op eds, there’s a lot to unpack here. 16 min: Alexa Demie interview 22 min: Hetero-optimism op-ed 40 min: Patagonia vs. Pattie Gonia 60 min: The Pope Hates AI 1 hour 7 min: Sooter Braun 1 hour 32 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday!…
Once again this weak we’re balancing on the edge of reality. Are movies real? Did the founder of Mango get murdered by his son? Do College students Love AI or do they hate it? Does Belle Burden, author of Strangers have tons of money? And does Olivia Rodrigo have any songs? Choose your own reality. 16 min: Cannes Film Festival 34 min: The Founder of Mango’s Death 44 min: Commencement Speakers Getting Boo’d 50 min: Belle Burden’s Finances 68 min: Did Olivia Rodrigo Steal Music ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings…
It takes a lot to make a relationship work these days and the secrets to life can all be decoded from Taylor Swift’s outfits! There’s also a mayoral race in LA, a data center to fight in Utah, and nothing you see online is real anyway! 13 min: Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt 20 min: The LA Mayoral Race 36 min: Taylor Swift’s Outfits 54 min: The Feed is Fake 1 hour 14 min: Kevin O’Leary Data Center 1 hour 29 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join…
We’ve got something to talk about from every corner of the music world. The outfits Olivia Rodrigo wears, the concerts people do and don’t attend, who campaigns for votes in Eurovision. Don’t worry, it’s all a problem. The only thing we know for sure is that aliens are giving us the silent treatment. 13 min: Cocodona 250 20 min: Aliens 25 min: Olivia Rodrigo 30 min: Eurovision 37 min: Zoe Kravitz 45 min: The State of Touring 60 min: Caps off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack:…
Euphoria Season 3 is seemingly everywhere but is Sam Levinson still the genius that created season 1? And how did he reach a place in his career where HBO was just writing checks for whatever he wanted? We also get into The Met Gala, The Voting Rights Act, and Bryan Johnson’s girlfriend’s perfect health. 11 min: Kacey Musgraves vs. Miranda Lambert 20 min: The Met Gala 30 min: The Voting Rights Act 38 min: JP Morgan Lawsuit 48 min: Sam Levinson Deep Dive 79 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on…
Okay so Mr. Beast and Alex Cooper are allowed to run toxic workplaces but Hasan Piker and Jia Tolentino aren’t allowed to steal a little bit??? Plus, The White House Correspondents Dinner, Marathon magic, and more! 17 min: The Marathon Record! 25 min: The White House Correspondents Dinner 26 min: The Cut’s Wegovy Article 44 min: Megan Thee Stallion & Cheater Psychology 1 hour: Mr. Beast’s Unprofessionalism 1 hour 5 min: Unwell Network Deep Dive 1 hour 27 min: The Atlantic Hates Hasan Piker ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read…
Lena Dunham wrote another book and if you want to know what we think about it you’re in luck! Through time and space we were able to get our analysis on tape, along with a look at Geese’s rise, Kash Patel’s crash out, and a chat about whether or not Skims co-founder Emma Grede has good business advice for women! 12 min: Kash Patel 18 min: Geese 30 min: Emma Grede 46 min: Lena Dunham’s Famesick ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new,…
Was the world inevitably going to implode or did Sam Altman’s anticipation that the world could implode send us much, much faster down that road?? Only a performer like Justin Bieber can save us now. Also, Helen Dewitt makes a point about writers grants and a football coach is having an affair with a sports reporter! 16 min: Patriots Coach Mike Vrabel and Dianna Russini 37 min: Helen Dewitt’s Writing Grant 52 min: Justin Bieber Headlined Coachella 67 min: Sam Altman is Really Powerful 104 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest:…
It may seem that by being perverts, republicans, and snarkers some women are letting us down this week. But other women are being lifted to never before seen heights. In space! The multitudes! 15 min: The Artemis II 22 min: Tik Tok Updates: Noah Beck’s Sister and Elena Taber 38 min: Collien Fernandes Advocates for Protection 46 min: Upper East Side Birthing Hospital Drama 62 min: The Women of Maga 76 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the…
You better lean in before a 25 year old beats you to the punch! This week we’re talking about developments in Sheryl Sandberg’s business, Diner Goths, Sophie Rain, and more! 13 min: Sheryl Sandberg 23 min: Alpine Divorce 30 min: Diner Goths 40 min: RIP Sora AI 49 min: Who is Sophie Rain 65 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok-…
Buckle in there’s a lot going on this week and no one is doing okay! Chappell Roan remains Chappell Roan. The Bachelorette isn’t happening this year and whose fault is that?? TSA Lines are out of control and whose fault is that?? Lindy West is poly and whose fault is that?? 10 min: Chappell Roan 25 min: TSA Lines 34 min: Taylor Frankie Paul 1 hour 5 min: Lindy West’s Adult Braces 2 hours 23 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for…
Who out there is telling the truth these days??? David Bars are facing criticism over their nutrition facts, the WNBA won’t stop yanking around their players, Rebel Wilson has created an entire story to ruin a woman’s life just for a musical. The only person out there telling it straight is…. Briana chickenfry? 22 min: The FCC is on a Power Trip 30 min: GLP-1 Abuse 44 min: David Bars Lied? 58 min: Will the WNBA Happen This Year? 72 min: Rebel Wilson is on one 90 min: Caps off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings…
This week people are writing the narratives they want to hear! The internet was in a tizzy when Timothee Chalamet suggested that Opera and Ballet are struggling art forms even though he was right. People are oh-so inspired by Ryan Murphy’s interpretation of Carolyn Bessette Kennedy. And finally, the news is being written by the highest bidder. 7 min: Celebrities with Abs 17 min: The Kennedys and Love Story 33 min: Timmy vs. The Opera 53 min: The Prediction Market 79 min: Caps Off ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many…
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