POP CULTURE MONDAYS...ON THURSDAYS

Episode 31: Crypto Craziness

Brooke is guest-less this week as she ruminates on all things FTX & SBF and how the hell we got here. The crypto downfall has captivated the curiosity of many and may, ironically, be what helps explain the ins and outs of the crypto world to the mainstream. She explores the media’s role, yet again becoming enamored with a tech genius, and the pop culture fascination with the rise and fall of nerds. And of course there’s Elon, Elon, and more Elon.
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
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Sam Bankman-Fried Article
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/14/technology/ftx-sam-bankman-fried-crypto-bankruptcy.html

Episode 30: We Have A Lot To Discuss

On this week’s podcast, Brooke sits down with her first repeat guest, the remarkable tech columnist for the “Washington Post," Taylor Lorenz. While all weeks thus far have seemed crazy, this week, in particular, was a doozy. From everything happening on Twitter and at Twitter (looking at you, Elon), to the red wave that did not happen, Brooke and Taylor try to break it all down. They also talk about emerging social apps like Mastodon, BeReal, and Gas. There may even be a little chitchat about the latest in hallucinogenics… Grab your gummies! 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
Taylor's Twitter: https://twitter.com/taylorlorenz
Jennifer Anniston in Chanel Bra         https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-11408083/amp/Jennifer-Aniston-bares-TINY-Chanel-bra-discussing-infertility-struggle.html
 

Episode 29: When Women Lead

This week, Brooke sits down with CNBC’s Senior Media & Tech correspondent and author of “When Women Lead,” Julia Boorstin. In what feels like two girlfriends chatting over wine and cheese, Brooke and Julia exchange ideas about women in leadership roles; they talk about the giant leaps forward that women have made, but also what feels like some major steps backward. Looking at how the media covers women leaders in 2022 sometimes feels like history repeating itself. Brooke and Julia also go over this week’s pop culture moments: the latest in the dark drama surrounding Kanye West aka Ye, and — of course — Taylor Swift’s new album! 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
 
Julia’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/jboorstin 
Julia’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/juliaboorstin
Julia’s book, “When Women Lead”: https://bookshop.org/p/books/when-women-lead-what-they-achieve-why-they-succeed-and-how-we-can-learn-from-them-julia-boorstin/18240392
 
Kanye’s strong words to Adidas
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZMFBugNaB/
 
Kanye interrupting Taylor Swift’s Award presentation
https://youtu.be/1z8gCZ7zpsQ

Episode 28: One EGG YOLK omelette, please!

This week, Brooke speaks to her friend Brian, a social media entrepreneur who runs massive Instagram accounts like @lookatthisrussian, which is part of his social media company, Look at This Media. They talk about what it takes to go viral these days, whether it's Russian, British, American, or Brazilian content, and of course they dive into the biggest pop culture news of the week. There’s restauranteur Keith McNally, who banned James Corden from his New York restaurant Balthazar for bad behavior (and then reversed the ban seven hours later). As a result, we all learned about EGG YOLK OMELETTES. Like, that’s a thing? And of course the Harry, Olivia, Ted Lasso saga continues, featuring NANNY texts and salad dressing. Magical salad dressing. It’s a culinary circus this week! 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
Look at this Russian
https://instagram.com/lookatthisrussian?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Look at this American
https://instagram.com/lookattheamerican?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=
Look at this Media
https://www.latm.io
Pet’s Landing
https://petslanding.funraise.org/
K9 Connection
https://www.k9connectionpetadoption.org/
Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde, Jason Sudeikis Salad dressing
https://www.tiktok.com/@gemreadingsmut/video/7155618374293245186?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&q=gemreadingsmut&t=1666242273264
Brooke’s Famous Salad Dressing
One whole lemon
4 tbs of high quality virgin olive oil
2 to 3 minced cloves of garlic
2 pinches of Chili flakes
2 pinches of salt

Episode 27: Negroni Sbagliato

This week, Brooke tackles the podcast alone because she couldn’t subject a guest to sitting through her analysis of all things Kanye, Ye, Mr. West... Are we done yet?? It’s not just a dissection of a deep, dark psyche. There are some fun viral moments across the board, so sit back and enjoy with a Negroni Sbagliato… with Prosecco! 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
Kanye's meeting with Adidas Execs
https://youtu.be/1_iy2nxdfP4
Tim Ryan blasting JD Vance
https://twitter.com/brooke/status/1579680155043524608?s=42&t=WInmZm37K_xAYt8jtixsgw
Emma D'Arcy's Favorite Cocktail 
https://www.tiktok.com/@hbomax/video/7149523510589754670?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1
When Women Lead by Julia Boorstin
https://bookshop.org/books/when-women-lead-what-they-achieve-why-they-succeed-and-how-we-can-learn-from-them/9781982168216

Episode 26: Pop Culture & REDEF: The Crossover We Didn’t Know We Needed

Today’s guest is Jason Hirschhorn, the legendary media and tech entrepreneur and CEO & Chief Curator of digital content company REDEF. Many people know Jason’s voice from his incredible newsletters, but now you *actually* get to hear him break down the big pop culture stories of the week with Brooke. But before they talk cheating scandals, anal beads, and all things Kanye (or Ye, as we’re now calling him), Jason and Brooke share their memories of a particular U2 show in San Sebastián, Spain, where Jason got to meet Bono for the very first time, and Brooke waxes on about her love of all things Ireland. Buckle up! 
 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
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Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
 
https://www.service95.com/

Episode 25: Stop Trying

Brooke is solo this week so she can try to wrap her head around “The Try Guys” scandal. Before Monday, she’d never even heard of “The Try Guys.” And who is Ned Fulmer, what did he do, and why is everyone talking about it? Brooke digs in. She also talks about her experience seeing “Don’t Worry Darling” in the theater and, of course, our favorite Jewish pop group, the Miami Boys Choir! 
 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
 
Miami Boys Choir
https://youtu.be/GNGH6E7-pFQ
 

Episode 24: Besties!

Today, Brooke is joined by her best friend, and someone who inspired the creation of Pop Culture Mondays, Britt Morgan-Saks. Britt and Brooke travel back to crazy times spent at New York’s iconic Bungalow 8 and talk about how Britt, a born & bred New Yorker, made a pandemic move to Jacksonville, Florida, where she’s building a transformational community-based hospitality business. They then dive into the hot topics of the week, from the spectrum of reactions to the casting of Ariel in Disney’s new “The Little Mermaid,” to the tragic death of Mahsa Amini in Iran and the unprecedented protests it has sparked, and finally (of course) the Adam Levine drama. It’s a mixed bag of emotions this week!
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
Britt's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bmorgansaks/
 
Emrata Video
https://www.tiktok.com/@emrata/video/7145543560975387950?_r=1&_t=8VqmgiWGpNd&is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7145543560975387950
 
Period Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=79O2HDfF5rY
 
Mermaid Reaction Video
https://www.tiktok.com/@the_brotherboys/video/7143181486445890818?is_from_webapp=v1&item_id=7143181486445890818&pid=video_embed&refer=embed&referer_url=medium.com%2F&referer_video_id=7143181486445890818
 
NeNe Leaks: "Close your legs to married men"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqUfXQ2Klms

Episode 23: Live from Future Proof with Mick Batyske

Pop Culture Mondays on Thursdays has its first live show with a studio audience recorded at the Future Proof Festival this week in Huntington Beach. Brooke sits down with pop culture icon Mick Batyske, who’s not only a well-known DJ, but is also an investor and an advisor to startups. Mick has deejayed for everyone you can imagine, from Jay-Z to LeBron James and Michelle Obama. Hear about his journey to the top, what music matters to him most, what he could do without (ahem.. “Wobble”), and how he approaches TikTok tunes. Brooke and Mick also dive into some of the biggest pop culture stories of the moment, including all the drama surrounding the new movie “Don’t Worry Darling,” and talk about tech’s impact on the music industry.
We also have our very own special playlist for POP CULTURE MONDAYS...ON THURSDAYS made by Mick!
https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5RCfQz354DN0l0EZi9jvll?si=1zhg18M4RT6UR4aiD0Uudw
 
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
 
Mick Batyske Instagram: https://instagram.com/mick
Mick Batyske Twitter: https://twitter.com/iammick
 
"It’s Corn" Song
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_caMQpiwiaU

Episode 22: Cancelled!

Today, Brooke celebrates the cancellation of Andrew Tate and looks into what got Meta to pull the plug on him — creators like Daz Games played a big part. She also talks about some of her favorite "food fails” made by politicians over the years (hint: the only thing you put on a cinnamon raisin bagel is butter!) And last but not least, Brooke goes through her favorite content right now. Books. Shows. Movies. It’s a rapid fire PCMoT!
Pop Culture Mondays Newsletter: https://medium.com/popculturemondays 
Brooke’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brooke/ 
Brooke’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/brooke  
Brooke’s TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@brookehammerling  
Potato’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/potato/ 
Daz reaction video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J3Ups5yT7P4&t=2s
House of Dragons Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DotnJ7tTA34
Bad Sisters Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZUrhfCl0Xc
I'm Glad my Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
https://www.amazon.com/Im-Glad-My-Mom-Died/dp/B09VHWC5YK/ref=sr_1_1?crid=17JN24DWVFXAV&keywords=i%27m+glad+my+mom+died&qid=1661409810&sprefix=I%27m+gla%2Caps%2C131&sr=8-1