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Blink Twice and its Parallels to Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard and Bill Cosby Sep 09, 2024

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The new Blink Twice movie is out with Zoe Kravitz and Channing Tatum leading the PR press for the movie, and the movie gave me distinct feelings of Jeffrey Epstein, Peter Nygard and Bill Cosby. Suffice to say, it is TRIGGERING. TW for this entire episode, but we explore the synopsis of the movie and what parallels it has to other predators.

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Beating Burnout - What I Learned From My Two Weeks Off Sep 04, 2024

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I recently took two weeks off to deal with all-consuming burnout that I was going through. I took long walks and listened to podcasts from experts, rented out books on the subject, talked with friends in high-powered jobs and wanted to drill down to the core of why I was burned out, and how I could manage stress better in the future. Here's what I learned!

Book reference: Burnout by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

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Why Shawn Mendes Left Sabrina Carpenter for Camila Cabello Sep 02, 2024

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In today's episode we explore theories, lyrics, blind items, timelines and more to search for the answer to the Sabrina Carpenter / Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello love triangle. Are Shawn and Camila fated to be together? Were Shawn and Sabrina a purely PR relationship? Let's explore!

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It Ends With Us Drama: My Take on Blake Lively Aug 14, 2024

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Everyone unfollowing Justin Baldoni? Colleen Hoover and Blake Lively marketing this movie as a romcom? And somehow Ryan Reynolds is there too?! I dive into the latest drama surrounding the This Ends With Us press tour.

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The Conspiracies and Superstitions around Certain Celebrity’s Lucky Numbers Aug 12, 2024

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From unlucky 13 to lucky number 4 and powerful number 7, today we dive into which numbers are favored by celebrities, and the history, lore, and superstitions around each of those numbers!

1:56 The Number 13 and Taylor Swift

11:56 The Number 23 and Michael Jordan

16:25 The Number 4 and Beyonce

21:08 The Number 7 and Michael Jackson

26:18 The Number 222 and Kylie Jenner

28:21 The Number 11 and Ellen DeGeneres

33:01 Fun facts about other numbers

40:27 The lore behind classic superstitions

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How to find your identity (and celebs who lost theirs) feat. Eloise Skinner Aug 09, 2024

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Today we dive into "identity" - what it's comprised of, how we feel lost and burned out when we don't have a strong identity, and exercises we can do to uncover, and live by, our values. Eloise Skinner (website and Instagram) leads us through these exercises at the second half of the episode, and we also take a look at celebrities who have struggled with their identity before.

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Why House of the Dragon (Season 2) Sucked Aug 05, 2024

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Join me as I go over the reasons why House of the Dragon (Season 2) was so subpar - hint, it's all in the writing. We compare legendary quotes from Game of Thrones to quotes from House of the Dragon, and discuss the season 2 finale.

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House of the Dragon: Fun Facts, Rumors and Lore Aug 05, 2024

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Today I take a peek into the Game of Thrones prequel, House of the Dragon. In this episode we cover the show, fun facts, lore about dragons in the Game of Thrones universe, and interview quotes and rumors about the cast members!

00:00 Intro and thoughts on Season 2

11:35 Old Valyria sounds so cool

14:41 Casting of House of the Dragon

36:15 Dragons in Game of Thrones

40:40 Facts about the actors

1:04:08 Rumors and blind items

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American Election Political Gossip Jul 29, 2024

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From Kamala Harris to JD Vance, this week we tackle some political gossip - from relationships and blind items to opinions on politics and lifestyle, we cover what you need to know about the two recent additions to the 2024 American Election.

8:20 American the Beautiful (Marketing Machine)

15:30 Kamala Harris

25:50 Kamala Harris’ personal life

28:10 Kamala’s children

36:20 Kamala Harris blind items

41:25 Kamala Harris and Willie Brown

51:35 JD Vance and divorce

1:02:12 JD Vance vs. Childless Cat Ladies

1:10:20 JD Vance on abortion and Trump

1:13:58 JD Vance blind item

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My thoughts on Ballerina Farm Jul 26, 2024

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After the Times piece about Ballerina Farm I found myself very sad looking at egg cartons in my fridge and I just had to spontaneously share feelings on the article! Let me know what you thought of this piece.

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