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The Romcom Renaissance? Jul 25, 2018

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The romcom is the zombie of genres. Since its perceived heyday, spanning the late 80s to the early 2000s, it has been declared “dead”—and then “revived”—many many times. And now it is alive again! Maybe! With the success of Netflix’s Set It Up, this renaissance feels a little more promising. 2017 also saw the less conventional but highly promising (not to mention successful) The Big Sick.

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Rushed Celebrity Engagements: Just Think About It Jul 18, 2018

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If there’s one thing celebrities love to do, it’s get married to other celebrities whom they hardly know. But as they also love to tell interviewers, “When you know, you know.” Except, of course, they usually don’t. On this week’s episode, we discuss the alarmingly swift engagements of fiances Ariana and Pete, Justin and Hailey, and the overlooked David and Katharine (who really ought to be receiving a larger share of our incredulity), followed by a look back at Hollywood’s wildest whirlwind engagements.

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Hollywood Girls Gone Wild with popculturediedin2009 (RECAST) Jul 11, 2018

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popculturediedin2009 is one of the best celebrity gossip bloggers on the internet, which is interesting because A.) he's only 19 years old and B.) he's covering celebrity gossip from a full decade ago. This week, the prodigy behind the popular tumblr, Twitter and Instagram account joins us in the studio to talk about Lindsay Lohan, his early love of Anna Nicole Smith, and the familiar comfort of early aughts tabloids. It's widely agreed that pre-2010 is the last time celebrity gossip was good, so why not stay there?

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DirtCast Presents: The Gateway Jul 04, 2018

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The Gateway is a six-part series about Teal Swan, a new brand of spiritual guru, who draws in followers with her hypnotic self-help YouTube videos aimed at people who are struggling with depression and suicidal thoughts. Some followers move to Teal’s healing center, a spiritual startup where they produce content and manage social media accounts. Teal insists her therapy saves lives, but her critics say Teal’s death-focused dogma is dangerous. Gizmodo reporter Jennings Brown traveled to rural Utah and to the forests of Costa Rica, with extensive access to Teal and her inner circle, to understand Teal’s teachings and investigate the deaths of some of her followers.

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Nifty! Grifty! United States! Jun 27, 2018

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With everyone (including Shonda Rhimes) obsessed with the outing of Soho Grifter Anna Delvey, we take a look back at the recent history of grifters and scammers, from Hipster Grifter to Antoni Porowski from Queer Eye.

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The C-word Jun 20, 2018

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We talk to Jo Livingstone, culture staff writer at The New Republic, about the word “cunt,” its history, recent use in pop culture, and the comparison people drew between Roseanne Barr’s show being cancelled after she fired off a racist tweet, versus Samantha Bee's “cuntroversy.”

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Watch What Happened: Bravo Shows of Yore Jun 13, 2018

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We take a leisurely stroll through Bravo’s wild thicket of non-Housewives reality programming, from NYC Prep to Southern Charm. Joining us is Jezebel’s Ellie Shechet and one very special and knowledgeable guest: Angela Pham of Gallery Girls!!

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Carrie Bradshaw Knows Good Sex* Jun 06, 2018

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Twenty years ago, Sarah Jessica Parker was splashed with dirty rainwater in the wake of a passing New York City bus and the world has never been the same. To discuss the influence of Sex and the City on culture, television, women’s lives, and cupcakes, we are joined by Jezebel’s very own Joanna Rothkopf and Bobby Finger for a supersized tribute to a show that creates all sorts of feelings in people, from good to bad to in between!!!

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(Song of) Summer Summer Time May 30, 2018

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Memorial Day happened, which means summer is officially HERE. To kick off the most glorious season of all, Jezebel pop culture reporter Hazel Cills and culture editor Clover Hope join us to discuss what could possibly be the song of the summer.

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It’s a Royal Wedding Extravaganza!!! May 23, 2018

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The Royal Wedding is over, and now, a woman who starred on Suits is the Duchess of Sussex. We’re joined by Jezebel’s royal correspondent Kelly Faircloth, who has spent the past week immersing herself in wedding madness.

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