POP CULTURE MONDAYS...ON THURSDAYS

Episode 81: Pink Protest

This week, while Brooke indulges her love for and need of coffee all the time, she discusses how she, like seemingly everyone, is stunned that Greta Gerwig and Margot Robbie were so blatantly snubbed by the Academy. The utter absurdity of these two not being nominated just shows the increasing irrelevance of the Oscars. Brooke also talks about all things baby, from the baby store drama that unfolded on TikTok, to the growing obsession with Baby Girls a.k.a. Jacob Elordi, to the Tradwife trend on social media. Also, if you didn’t know what a Mukbang was, you will now. Enjoy! Referenced:https://cumuluscoffee.com/ 
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Episode 80: Mob Wife Era

Brooke kicks off this week’s pod talking about the record cold temperatures plaguing many of us in the U.S. and all of the memeable moments at football games that have resulted, including — obviously — one from Taylor Swift. Brooke then does a quick summary of her favorite things from the Emmys, followed by a check-in on where we’re at with the seemingly never-ending cottage cheese trend. We also have the Mob Wife aesthetic, the latest 9-month cruise drama, BookTok, and corporate culture in the TikTok age. It’s an action-packed episode! 
 
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Episode 79: And We’re Back!!

After a long and much needed break, Brooke is back to bring everyone up to speed on what happened in the world of pop culture while we were all filling our bellies with cheese and wine and cookies. The hot topic of course is the Calvin Klein ad featuring the impressive Jeremy Allen White. The chokehold he now has on the Internet is wild. Brooke then discusses the only important things you need to know about this past weekend’s Golden Globes, including Cillian Murphy, Barry Keoghan, and of course Timothee Chalamet and Kylie Jenner.
 
We also have Gypsy Rose Blanchard and her release from prison, what she’s been up to since, and why TikTok is obsessed. And do you know who Katt Williams is or why he is in the pop culture zeitgeist right now? Well, buckle up. Oh, and there is a lot more.
 
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Episode 78: That’s a Wrap!

The last pod 'til 2024! It’s been a wild year and we're going out with a bang. This holiday season, the Colorado Supreme Court gifted us with their ruling to remove Donald Trump from the 2024 ballot. Brooke talks about how America feels more like the WWE than an actual democracy. Where’s Vince McMahon? A perfect atidote to the madness is Neil the Seal, the viral sensation causing chaos in Tasmania. Let’s also put our hands together for Ziwe, who had the first post-expulsion interview with the dishonorable George Santos. And no, she did not pay him, despite him asking apparently multiple times. Grab some candy and holiday cookies and enjoy! 
 
Clip of Howard Stern/Pitbull interview from May 2023
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Episode 77: Holiday Vibes

Everyone is gearing up for the holidays and some much needed time off, and let’s be real. We are all checked out! So Brooke breezes through this week with a look at Taylor Swift, Time’s Person of the Year and reactions to this monumental moment. Hint: some men can’t handle it.Brooke also talks about some of her fave content right now including the new Julia Robert’s apocalyptic movie, “Leave the World Behind”. 
Happy Thursday!
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Episode 76: What the kids want

This week, Brooke takes a look at the very pricey things the kids want these days and have on their holiday wish lists. From expensive makeup to high-end jewelry, it’s truly time for parents to lock up their wallets! She then goes into the latest sorority craze taking over the socials, but this time it’s dominated by AKA, the largest and oldest Black sorority in the country. It’s the perfect antidote to the BamaRush RushTok we were inundated with at the end of the summer. Grab some candy and settle in for this week’s PCMoT! 
 
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Link: Congressional hearing with university heads 
 
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Episode 75: The Britt & Brooke Show

Back due to popular demand, Brooke’s bestie, Britt Morgan-Saks joins this week’s pod. Brooke relays to Britt her feelings about “Napoleon” the movie (hint: NOT good) and then they talk DOLLY DOLLY DOLLY. And some more Dolly. They do touch on some other pop culture things happening this week, including the 4-year-old boy TikTok fell in love with from the South Korean reality show, “My Golden Kids”. It’s a fun, banter-filled convo this week! 
 
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Episode 74: The Good….and The Bad

On this last podcast before we break for Thanksgiving, Brooke only has two stories to talk about and they both involve couples with highly public relationships, but which have received very different reactions. On the good side, we have Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce a.k.a. our mother and father… On the bad, we have Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez and their ill-advised Vogue story. There is no gray area here. ONE works and one does NOT. Sit back and enjoy! 
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Episode 73: Is Delulu the Solulu?

This week, Brooke goes down a mostly escapist route, summing up some of the moments dominating the pop culture airwaves, from AI bringing The Beatles back together and Home Depot’s viral, and polarizing, Christmas Tree (yes, it’s already that time of year), to yet another reincarnation of Wheatus’ “Teenage Dirtbag.” And we end on the campuses of Mormon schools like BYU, where the students have some pretty dark responses to “would you rather” questions. It’s short and sweet one this week! 
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Episode 72: CHAOS Brain

Brooke kicks off the pod talking about all things Halloween, from the celebrations in LA vs NY, to the horror movies, and her own childhood trauma from horror movies. She then returns to her despair over what’s happening in the Middle East and her frustrations with the lack of humanity and rise in antisemitism. 
 
But she DOES eventually get to pop culture. And there’s a lot of it this week starting — of course — with Taylor Swift’s 1989 drop and other Taylor/Travis happenings. And then we have BAGELGATE 2023, when an LA guy tried to order a gluten free scooped out bagel in NY?? FORGET ABOUT IT. 
 
It’s a slightly unhinged episode…and that’s what makes it FUN!
 
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