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EMERGENCY POD: Brooke came out of hiatus to talk about LA since everyone has been asking her. But of course as serious as the situation is, we also have memes. And we love the memes! For this weeks newsletter:
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Happy Friday, you pop culture junkies! Well, better late than never as the saying goes? Thank you for your patience this week. We had some technical difficulties which prevented us from publishing on Thursday. And while the audio is still a little wonky in areas, it was saved! And I would like to personally thank the incredible Rachel Sklar and Ron Passaro the producer extraordinaire who made this entir...
Happy Thursday, you pop culture junkies! What a week it’s been and it’s not even Friday! This week, Brooke can’t help but get into the weeds of the Signal chat debacle rocking the U.S. at the moment. 18 of the country’s “finest” intelligence and defense leaders created a war plan group chat while inadvertently including the editor-in-chief of “The Atlantic”. If this were a movie, no one would believe the prem...
Happy Thursday, you pop culture junkies! This week, Brooke dedicates the pod to her friend and work colleague Rebecca who has moved to London from LA this week. So Brooke’s therapy is talking about it on the pod! But she is able to rebound emotionally thanks to her undying love for all things Walton Goggins. from “The Righteous Gemstones” to “The White Lotus”, it is ALL about Goggins. And while we are talking...
This week, Brooke is out of the country, so we’re bringing back one of her favorites from the archives: a conversation with her dear friend, screenwriter, and novelist, Gary Whitta. Brooke and Gary have been friends since the ‘90s when they were gamer kids, and Gary was the head editor of PC Gamer Magazine. Since then, Gary has become a hit screenwriter, with movies like “Book of Eli” and “Rogue One” part of the “Star Wars” franchi...
This week, Brooke kicks off the pod with a wholly warranted rant because a children’s book by Julianne Moore about a little girl with freckles who feels different has been banned. BANNED. The Orwellian fever dream (except it’s real!) we find ourselves in continues… At least we have TikTok angels with spoof Republican Makeup tutorials to bring us joy! Brooke also gets into some of the best (and worst) moments from this past weekend’...
Happy Thursday pop culture junkies! This week, Brooke starts off on an RFK Jr rant due to his confirmation hearing and the jaw-dropping letter from Caroline Kennedy to Senators about her cousin, the “predator. Brooke also gets into some of the Gen Alpha terms of the moment which everyone needs to know since it’s a new language. And why do the kids a.k.a. TikTok… Hate Emilia Perez?
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This week, Brooke, who has escaped to Jamaica for a break, does a play-by-play of the TIKTOK-pocalypse — the lead-up to the shutdown, the actual shutdown, and the revival of the platform after a very long, terrifying 14 whole hours! And then, of course, we have the inauguration and all the memes. The hat! The bra! The Nazi salute! The Handmaid’s Tale outfits! It’s a spectacle spectacular. Grab some headphones and candy…
This week, Brooke takes more of a serious tone discussing the LA fires. She brings in a little bit of her own experience and also explains some of the things happening on the socials. Speidi! While she thinks TikTok has been a critical tool during this time, she also talks about the fact that TikTok may not exist by this time next week. Other things going on include the Elon-ization of Mark Zuckerberg (who is styling that guy??) an...
On this last week before everything shuts down, Brooke talks drones drones drones. Since every household has it on their minds. WHAT IS HAPPENING? And speaking of what is happening…will TikTok be banned come January 19th, or will TRUMP SAVE GEN Z? Who is to say? Brooke also gets into some of her favorite content and some last-minute gift ideas!
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