Eating For Free

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Murder on the Tesla Bot Express [PATREON PREVIEW] Nov 20, 2024

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

The Last Addition Rae Episode Nov 14, 2024

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Our last episode on the icon in the making.

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Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

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Can y'all quit making random ass people famous who have no future in a music career, i don't wanna hear anything about addison rae's song, 03/19/21 [X]
Kourtney Kardashian's pal Addison Rae flashes a peace sign in Beverly Hills after getting a TICKET from a motorcycle cop, 02/17/21 [DM]
ADDISON RAE'S NEXT ACT: POP STAR, 03/19/21 [RS]
Addison Rae on Her Pop Reinvention and Debut Single 'Obsessed' , 03/21/21 [Vogue]
Jimmy Fallon addresses his TikTok dance segment with Addison Rae. Here's why it sparked backlash, 03/30/21 [USA Today]
Addison Rae Jokingly Responds to Criticism Over UFC Reporter Photo, 07/10/21 [E]
TikTok star Addison Rae: 'Give me a chance to show myself as an actress', 08/27/21 [LAT]
'I Think I'm Just a Curious Person': Addison Rae on Her Quest for Pop Perfection, 08/21/23 [Vogue]
EVERYONE LOVES ADDISON RAE, 05/16/24 [Nylon]
Addison Rae Is Living That Life, 07/20/24 [Interview]
Addison Rae Reflects on Debut EP and Teases New Music to Come: 'I'm Always in the Studio' (Exclusive), 02/07/24 [People]
ADDISON RAE HAS MASTERED THE ART OF MANIFESTATION, 06/30/22 [HS]
Addison Rae's mom, Sheri Easterling, and rapper Yung Gravy attend VMAs together, 08/29/22 [NBC]

The Addison Rae Movie Episode Nov 07, 2024

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Hello girls and gays! To those who came up and said something during Joan's recent gig in Toronto—we love you!

That said, here's the movie review from 2021 we mentioned releasing next week. Americans, considering everything, I think you'll excuse us this one small pleasure of taking the week off and doing literally anything else, like smoking weed!

We miss you all, we love you all, and we'll be back next week!

The Addison Rae Episode Oct 31, 2024

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In which Matt and Joan attend for their sins against the Sunrae's

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Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

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'I Think I'm Just a Curious Person': Addison Rae on Her Quest for Pop Perfection, 08/21/23 [Vogue]
TikToker Addison Rae Signs With WME (Exclusive), 01/21/20 [THR]
How talent agency WME plans to boost the careers of TikTok stars like Chase Hudson and Addison Rae, as the 'frenzy' to sign the platform's top creators continues, 03/11/20 [Business Insider]
SCENE: The Kid Laroi Breaks Down "Addison Rae", 03/23/20 [Genius]
Meet Addison Rae, One Of TikTok's Biggest Stars, 04/07/20 [Forbes]
SCENE: The Ad Council Taps Meghan Trainor, Addison Rae, Molly Burke For Mental Health Awareness Month, 05/14/20 [TubeFilter]
TikTok star Addison Rae criticized for 'staying silent' about controversial old vid and 'all lives matter tweet', 07/08/20 [The Sun]
Addison Rae Returns to Social Media, Apologizes for Resurfaced Anti-Black Lives Matter Video, 07/08/20 [People]
Why TikTok's Addison Rae Is More Than Just a "Pouty Face", 07/11/20 [WSJ]
Addison Rae is the world's top-earning TikTok star, according to Forbes. She shared the inside story of her rise to fame., 08/06/20 [Business Insider]
Precious Lee, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Addison Rae Star in Skims' One-Year Anniversary Campaign, 09/01/20 [Elle]
Addison Rae: One of Coveteur's 10 Most Influential People Online Now, 09/05/20 [Coveteur]
TikTok's 7 Highest-Earning Stars: New Forbes List Led By Teen Queens Addison Rae And Charli D'Amelio, 08/06/20 [Forbes]
Addison Rae Is Too Excited About Her New Makeup Brand to Worry About the Future of TikTok , 08/12/20 [Allure]
TikTok Star Addison Rae Cast in 'She's All That' Remake (EXCLUSIVE), 09/11/20, [Variety]
TikTok's Addison Rae Gets Honest About Ignoring Hate Comments: 'It's a Hard Thing to Talk About', 11/05/20 [People]
SCENE: Grubhub Taps Addison Rae, CrankGameplays, More For Virtual Friendsgiving Promo On 'Animal Crossing', 11/16/20 [Tubefilter]
From TikTok to the Big Screen: Addison Rae Prepares for Debut Movie Role, 11/19/20 [THR]
SCENE: From Charli D'Amelio And Addison Rae To MrBeast And Marques Brownlee, Meet Forbes' 30 Under 30 In Social Media, 12/01/20 [Forbes]
Addison Rae's "She's All That" Shut Down a COVID Testing Site, 12/02/20 [Popdust]
Addison Rae Is Ready to Prove You Wrong, 07/26/21 [Elle]

THE FAME KILLS: Lady Gaga, Famous Transsexual Oct 24, 2024

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In our finale to THE FAME KILLS series, we explore Lady Gaga's connection with the gay community and the scandal that rocked her early days in the press.

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You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

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Lady Gaga: How the world went crazy for the new queen of pop, 05/16/09 [Independent
Lady Gaga: New York Doll, 06/11/09 [RS]
Lady Gaga is a creation, but an authentic one, 06/24/09 [Today]
Chicks with D*cks… Is Lady GaGa Packing?, 08/06/09 [Bossip]
Lady Gaga Hermaphrodite Picture Sparks Rumors, 08/07/09 [THG]
Lady Gaga Goes Nude, Stands Up for Gays, 08/07/09 [ABC]
Lady Gaga Hermaphrodite Rumors 'Ridiculous,' Manager Says, 08/07/09 [ABC]
Lady Gaga Covers 'Out' Magazine as a Vamp for September 2009, 09/01/09 [OUT]
Lady GaGa: 'My father saved me from a deadly cocaine addiction', 09/08/09 [DM]
GaGa fumes at German reporter after hermaphrodite question, 09/08/09 [Express]
Maxim, 10/01/09 [Maxim]
Lady Gaga: the future of pop, 11/28/09 [Guardian]
Lady Gaga, 12/01/09 [Elle]
Fans are paying attention to Lady Gaga now, 12/02/09 [Today]
Lady Gaga meets the Queen at the Royal Variety Performance in Blackpool, 12/09/09 [The Telegraph]
When Lady Gaga Appears, So Do Her Many Influences, 12/24/09 [NYT]

THE FAME KILLS: Lady Gaga, that Rah Rah B*tch Oct 17, 2024

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We continue our series THE FAME KILLS at Gaga's late 2000s origin: the NYC club scene. We investigate her initial impact on the music industry and its parallels to other controversial musicians of previous decades.

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You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

Who is Lady GaGa?, 12/30/08 [OK!]
Lady Gaga, 07/30/07 [BMI]
Going GaGa, 08/13/07 [WD]
Going GaGa for Lady Gaga, 10/01/07 [W]
Glamour is Lady Gaga, 09/18/08 [France 24]
Lady Gaga Talks About Her Debut Album, The Fame, Writing Her Hit Songs "Just Dance" And "Paparazzi," And How She Started In The Music Business, 10/23/08 [Songwriter Universe]
No 427: Lady GaGa, 11/10/08 [Guardian]
Gaga for the Lady, 11/13/08 [Advocate]
Lady GaGa: Some Like It Pop, 11/18/08 [Seattle Weekly]
Lady GaGa, 11/19/08. [Straight]
GaGa Spreads Eagle for Dollars, 12/09/08 [TMZ]
Slaves to synth, 12/06/08 [Guardian]
'I've felt famous my whole life', 01/20/09 [Guardian]

THE FAME KILLS: Lady Gaga and the Pfizer Microchip Oct 10, 2024

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Continuing our series on fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit, we discuss Lady Gaga's ascent into political influencing, activism, and sponsorship with global pharmaceutical brands. We look into her involvement with the Obama and Biden administration, partnership deals with Pfizer, and her incorporation of biotech startups and expiremental chemist within her Haus Labs empire.

About:

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

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April 11, 2023: Re-'Born': Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' Hits Top 10 on Pop Airplay Chart, [Billboard]
May 10, 2023: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and TimelyCare Partner to Support College Students' Mental Health, [PR]
May 24, 2023: Lady Gaga: "There's a strong mental-health component to beauty", [HP]
June 13, 2023: Lady Gaga, Nurtec have a 'Million Reasons' to say goodbye to migraines, [MMM]
Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness, [Pfizer]
Lady Gaga gives EU a migraine (medication), [Politico]
August 08, 2023: Shop for a Good Cause: Lady Gaga Teams with Cotton On to Raise Mental Health Awareness, [Billboard]
Lady Gaga Goes Political in Maine, [NYT]
Lady Gaga Vows to Meet With Obama Over Teen's Suicide, 09/23/2011 [Billboard]
Lady Gaga shows at Obama fundraiser, [Today]
Meeting with Lady Gaga on Inclusion and Equality for Our Young People, [WH]
The Clinton Emails: [LINK]
Lady Gaga set to headline inaugural ball for Obama staff, 01/21/13 [Guardian]
Exclusive: Hillary Clinton Pens Billboard Essay for Women in Music Issue, Pays Tribute to Lady Gaga and Honorees, [Billboard]
Lady Gaga: 'Hillary Clinton Is Made of Steel, Is Unstoppable', [RS]
Lady Gaga Protests in Front of Trump Tower, [ABC News]
Lady Gaga Joins Former Presidents at One America Appeal Benefit Concert in Texas, Donates $1 Million -- Watch, [ET]
Lady Gaga on Pop, Politics, and the Power of Women, [Glamour]
What Were Lady Gaga and Barack Obama Talking About for So Long at the Inauguration?, [Glamour]
Lady Gaga, who performed the National Anthem, has longstanding ties to Biden, 01/2021 [NYT]
Lady Gaga Tried to Investigate Jan. 6 Herself—'I Looked For Evidence', Jan 07, 2022 [Newsweek]
Biden taps Lady Gaga to co-chair an arts advisory committee that dissolved under Trump, [NPR]
July 31, 2023: Lady Gaga dined at a classic Minneapolis restaurant — and no one knows why, [Star Tribune]
Hawktail, Founder and Managing Partner: January 2021 to present [LINK]
Napster co-founder Sean Parker once vowed to shake up Washington; so how's that working out?, [LA TIMES]
My Ex-Boyfriend's New Girlfriend Is Lady Gaga, [NYT]

THE FAME KILLS: Lady Gaga's Resurrection Sep 26, 2024

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In the introduction episode of our new series "THE FAME KILLS," we discuss the impact of fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit. We start with Lady Gaga, diving deep into the arc of her larger-than-life personality, the double-life she used to inhbait, and her metamorphosis into becoming the character she created.

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You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources [may cutoff in certain apps]:

Lady Gaga Never Spoke Out Against Rumors Claiming She's a Man 'Because I Didn't Feel Like a Victim With That Lie': 'I'm Used to Lies Being Printed About Me', [Variety]
Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars Rule Billboard Global Charts for Fourth Week, The Weeknd Debuts in Top 10, [Billboard]
Lady Gaga Struggles to Hand Out Popcorn at Joker: Folie à Deux Screening in High Fashion Look, [People]
Lady Gaga Reacts to Her 'Cryptic' Instagram Messages (Exclusive), [ET] [VIDEO]
Lady Gaga Releasing New Album Harlequin on Friday, [PF]
Lady Gaga on Joker: Folie à Deux, Getting Engaged, and the Joy of Making Pop Music Again, [Vogue]
September 23, 2024: 'I didn't want it to end.' Why director Todd Phillips came back with another 'Joker', [NPR]
May 24, 2024: Lady Gaga Goes Full Transformers Mode In a Car Part Dress, May 24, [Vogue]
May 2024: Lady Gaga Says Her New Music Is 'Nothing Like Anything That I've Ever Made', [RS]
July 29, 2024: Lady Gaga Surprises French Fans By Blasting Snippets of Two New LG7 Songs on Street, [Billboard]
April 11, 2023: Re-'Born': Lady Gaga's 'Bloody Mary' Hits Top 10 on Pop Airplay Chart, [Billboard]
SCENE: May 10, 2023: Lady Gaga's Born This Way Foundation and TimelyCare Partner to Support College Students' Mental Health, [PR]
May 24, 2023: Lady Gaga: "There's a strong mental-health component to beauty", [HP]
June 13, 2023: Lady Gaga, Nurtec have a 'Million Reasons' to say goodbye to migraines, [MMM]
SCENE: Lady Gaga Partners with Pfizer to Raise Migraine Awareness , [Pfizer]
July 31, 2023: Lady Gaga dined at a classic Minneapolis restaurant — and no one knows why, [Star Tribune]
August 08, 2023: Shop for a Good Cause: Lady Gaga Teams with Cotton On to Raise Mental Health Awareness, [Billboard]
SCENE: October 3, 2023: Lady Gaga will not have to pay $500,000 reward to woman tied to dognapping of her French bulldogs, [CNN]
SCENE: June 2024, Lady Gaga's Glam Team Dish On Her Las Vegas Residency Beauty Looks, [Vogue]
SCENE: July 28, 2024: Olympics Choreographer on Working With Lady Gaga to Prepare Opening Ceremony Performance, and Why It Nearly Got Called Off Due to Rain (EXCLUSIVE), [Variety]

Sharpening The Mr. Beast Guillotine Sep 19, 2024

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In which we talk about our live show in Brooklyn, "The Sims" movie, Pharrell's weird politics, Eric Robert's new biography, and how Mr. Beast and Jake Paul want to feed the children

About:

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Skips:

'The Sims' Movie Officially In the Works at Amazon MGM, Margot Robbie to Produce [JJ]
Sean 'Diddy' Combs to be held without bail after sex trafficking, racketeering arrest [Page Six]
Julia Fox sets record straight on pregnancy rumors after baby bump photo [Page Six]
'Incapacitated' Wendy Williams was only paid $82K for doc while creators likely made 'millions': suit, [Page Six]
Blake Lively Addresses Domestic Violence Plot In 'It Ends With Us' Amid Rumored Feud With Justin Baldoni, [ET]

Main Stories:

Pharrell Williams 'annoyed' by celebrities like Taylor Swift endorsing political candidates: 'Shut up. Nobody asked you', [Page Six] / [THR]
Eric Roberts Issues Public Apology to Sister Julia Roberts In New Memoir 'Runaway Train' [JJ]
How Ben Affleck Is Celebrating His 52nd Birthday, [ET]
MrBeast Hits Back at Backlash After Launching Lunchables Competitor, [Newsweek]
Jimmy Donaldson, aka MrBeast, Faces Class-Action Lawsuit From Contestants On Upcoming Prime Video Series 'Beast Games' [JJ]
MrBeast Sued by Reality Show Contestants Who Allege 'Chronic Mistreatment' Including Lack of 'Access to Hygienic Products': Complaint, [People]

Should we call it the 9/11 episode? Sep 12, 2024

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In which we talk about our personal 9/11s, for Joan: the Rachel Zoe divorce, for Matt: Dr. Nicole leaving RHOM. We also talk JLo and Matt Damon, JT's DUI plea deal, Taylor Swift and Kamala Harris, as well as Chappell Roan's interview in Rolling Stone.

About:

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
Matthew Lawson's Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Skips:

Elon Musk offers to give Taylor Swift a baby after 'childless' star endorses Kamala Harris for president [PageSix]
'RHOSLC' star Lisa Barlow loses $100k ring dancing at NYFW party [PageSix]
Patti LuPone bashes Kim Kardashian and Madonna's acting AGAIN: 'There's just some things people can't do' [DM]
Alexia and Todd Nepola enjoy PDA-packed getaway amid divorce: 'They were all over each other' [PageSix]

Main Stories:

Rachel Zoe and Rodger Berman Announce 'Mutual Decision' to Split After 26 Years of Marriage [People]
Dr. Nicole Martin not filming 'Real Housewives of Miami' as questions about Season 7 return loom [PageSix]
Jennifer Lopez 'enjoyed spending time' with Matt Damon at TIFF amid Ben Affleck divorce [PageSix]
Justin Timberlake let off in Hamptons DUI arrest in exchange for $500 fine and PSA video for Mothers Against Drunk Driving [DM]
Taylor Swift Endorses Kamala Harris After Presidential Debate, Proudly Signs Note 'Childless Cat Lady' [People]
Chappell Roan Is a Pop Supernova. Nothing About It Has Been Easy [RS]

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