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Episode 95: From the archives: Jason Hirschhorn

This week, Brooke is on the road at a big tech conference in Germany, so we’re bringing back a fan favorite from the archives: her conversation with Jason Hirschhorn, the legendary media and tech entrepreneur and CEO & Chief Curator of digital content company REDEF. It’s a fun one, filled with juicy stories and pop culture banter.
 
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Episode 94: Birthday Edition

Brooke is coming to you this week from her happy place, the magical GoldenEye, Jamaica, where she’s hosting her 50th birthday extravaganza! She kicks off with Barbra Streisand’s not-so-private IG note to Melissa McCarthy; we then get into a bit of Fairy Porn, the latest lit phenomena, and Governor Kristi Noem’s memoir, outing her as an animal murderer. Brooke ends with all the memes of the moment. It’s a mixed bag for this week’s bday edition of PCMoT. Grab some bubbles for the birthday girl! 
 
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https://kalejunkie.com/viral-chicken-crust-caesar-salad-pizza/
 
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Episode 93: Everyone is a Poet

This week, Brooke explains the hoopla around the new Taylor Swift album, The Tortured Poets Department. The surprise double album. The genre. The criticism. The emotion. The pettiness. The brilliance. And everything in between. She also talks about Baby Reindeer on Netflix and Mark Zuckerberg’s new swagger even if it is AI generated. And is M. Night Shyamalan making a comeback thanks to Josh Hartnett?  Grab some candy!
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Episode 92: Game, Set, Match

This week, Brooke shares her experiences at both the premiere of Zendaya’s masterful new movie, “Challengers,” as well as Kara Swisher's interview extraordinaire of the cast and creators of "The Morning Show,” kicking off PaleyFest. She then brings people up to speed on the latest pop culture news, from Keith McNally’s misogynistic meltdown over Lauren Sanchez, to Nike’s Olympic track & field uniforms for Team USA, to the extreme storm in Dubai. There’s also a little bit of Coachella and a little bit of O. J. (sorry, sorry, but it had to be done). Grab your tennis whites and enjoy! 
 
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Episode 91: The Rapture

This week, Brooke dives into the natural phenomena "double feature” we got in the U.S.: the solar eclipse and the New York earthquake. On Monday, it seemed like the entire nation was out with their glasses on, cocktails in hand, going nuts over coronas and totality. And last week, out of nowhere, New Yorkers experienced the ground shaking, things falling from bookshelves, lights swaying. People were perplexed. And out of these two earthly episodes came a deluge of incredible memes, and, for a moment, Twitter became fun again. Brooke also talks about some content she’s loving at the moment and some content she - and the whole internet - are not loving: namely, JoJo Siwa’s latest single, “Karma,” and her “re-brand” in general. It’s a fun one! 
 
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Episode 90: Starting April With a Bang

This week, Brooke decided to go deep on a topic she skipped in the newsletter. Baltimore. And specifically, the reaction online to Baltimore’s mayor. Specifically on X, let’s be honest. She also tells us about her experience walking across the border from Juarez to El Paso, which was not at all like it's been shown to us on the news. Then, of course, she gets to Beyoncé and the cultural chokehold Cowboy Carter had on the nation. Finally, Brooke looks at the wildly viral recent stories from New York Magazine. Happy Thursday! https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-4-1-24-921aa4469387
Pop Culture Mondays/4.1.24
The COWBOY Edition
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Episode 89: Shame on Us

This week, Brooke obviously still has Kate Middleton on her mind. She talks about how some celebs have apologized for joking about the Kate drama now that she has revealed her cancer diagnosis, while others have not. She also looks at how conspiracy theories are here to stay. The other big pop culture news of the week is everything that’s unfolding around Diddy/Puffy/Sean Combs. It’s been a wild past few days. 
 
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/arts/music/diddy-sean-combs-businesses-raid.html
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Sean Combs Settled a Lawsuit, but His Troubles Were Just Beginning
The hip-hop mogul denied sexual assault accusations in a bombshell suit in November. As more allegations piled up, his business empire, and reputation, faltered.
www.nytimes.com
 

Episode 88: Naked on the West Front

Brooke is back this week and explains her absence with some “Pup” culture news about her beloved dog Potato.  She talks about her exposed dinner with a star.  Brooke then dives into the Kate (Catherine) drama which continues. We should be ashamed, to be honest. But she gives a hot take or two.  Also, despite the negative attention her sister-in-law is getting, Dutches Megan Markel decided to launch her new lifestyle brand, American Rivera Orchard.  Tidbits about JLo’s new documentary that have gone viral, and not in a good way.  And of course, she tells us who she would make out, Marry, and mute.  Enjoy!
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Episode 87: From the archives: Kara Swisher

This week, Brooke wasn't able to host the show, so we decided to bring back one of her favorite episodes from the archives: her conversation with iconic tech journalist and author of the just-released “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,” Kara Swisher. 
Kara Swisher's book
up.https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Book-Tech-Love-Story/dp/1982163895?nodl=1&dplnkId=bd0462ce-de31-480f-b149-5feba27f9c73
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Episode 86: The PRE-Wedding Extravaganza

This week, Brooke does a deep dive into not the wedding, but the PRE-wedding bash everyone is talking about: the bajillion dollar extravaganza for the son of India’s richest man and his bride-to-be. From the astronomical price tag, to the guest list, which included the likes of Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, and Ivanka Trump, to Rihanna’s performance, to perhaps the most lavish goodie bags in existence, this was SOME party. At the very other end of the glam spectrum, Brooke talks about the utter FAIL that was the Willy Wonka Chocolate Experience in Glasgow aka the Scot’s very own Fyre Fest. And then there’s Dune Part Two and all the fun social commentary coming out of it, including hot takes on a highly questionable popcorn container. Enjoy! 
 
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Pop Culture Mondays/3.4.24
The “Indian Pre-Wedding Edition”
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