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This week gets off to a magical start with a conversation about whether or not magic is real and if you can buy it online. We discuss another republican scheme, the SAVE act, the unsuitable ice at the Olympics, Margaret Qualley’s illusive personality, and finally, a look at Emerald Fennell’s filmography.
16 min: Etsy Witches
25 min: Olympic Ice
33 min: SAVE Act
40 min: Margaret Qualley’s Vanity Fair Cover
54 min: Mormons in Pop Culture
64 min: Director’s Cut: A History of Emerald Fennell
103 min: Caps Off
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ETSY witches:
https://www.vice.com/en/article/etsy-witches-say-spell-casting-is-no-longer-welcome-on-the-platform/
SAVE Act:
https://bipartisanpolicy.org/article/five-things-to-know-about-the-save-act/
Margaret Qualley:
Olympic Ice:
Mormons in Pop Culture:
https://www.thecut.com/article/mormons-pop-culture-secret-lives-bachelorette.html?
Emerald Fennell
https://variety.com/2020/film/reviews/promising-young-woman-review-1203480660/
https://www.gq-magazine.co.uk/article/emerald-fennell-saltburn-interview-2023
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Happy Super Bowl Wednesday! That’s the Wednesday after the Super Bowl where we discuss the halftime show, the commercials, and chicken here on Good Noticings! We’re also chatting a potential ski jumper cheating sitch, spreadsheet olympics, and more!
19 min: Olympic Updates and Penis Cheating
27 min: Kamala HQ
35 min: Spreadsheet Olympics
43 min: The Jakarta Method
60 min: The Super Bowl
93 min: Caps Off
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Excel:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/interactive/2026/college-excel-spreadsheet-championships/
Halftime:
https://www.thecut.com/article/bad-bunny-super-bowl-halftime-puerto-rico-meaning-references.html
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-latin/bad-bunny-super-bowl-meaning-1235513218/
Ski Suit tampering:
Washington Post Layoffs:
https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/2026/02/washington-post-layoffs-bezos/685872/
Raising Canes: https://www.cnbc.com/2025/06/30/raising-canes-how-it-beat-kfc-to-become-no-3-chicken-chain.html
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Things are fine if you just believe they are! This week we’re talking about a lot of pervs (but not even the main ones from America’s HQ) because I guess everyone is just like that!!!!!
14 min: Grammys Thoughts
21 min: Why Did the Safdie Bros Break Up
33 min: Griefbots
40 min: The RHONY reboot
50 min: Dump Dive - Tom Brady’s Instagram, Danielle Bernstein’s Breakup
60 min: Kesha vs. Dr. Luke
104 min: Caps off
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Kesha:
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/dr-luke-comeback-kesha-settlement-1234806919/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/22/arts/music/kesha-dr-luke-settle-lawsuit.html
https://www.vulture.com/article/timeline-keshas-legal-fight-against-dr-luke.html
GriefBots:
https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/02/deadbots-ai-grief-obsolete/685811/
The Safdie Bros:
RHONY Reboot:
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Things are really up and down this week. From the weather, to the Olympics to Alex Honnold up and then down that building. Tis the season to keep it together.
Minnesota resources:
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
CALL YOUR REPS:
https://5calls.org/issue/dhs-budget-ice-defund/
12 min: Alex Honnold of Free Solo
30 min: Naomi Osaka
35 min: Moms at Weddings
40 min: Have You Noticed the Weather?
1 hour 5 min: Kash Patel’s FBI
1 hour 21 min: Nordic Combined at the Olympics
1 hour 24 min: Caps off to Whitney Cummings
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Minnesota
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/2026/01/minneapolis-protests-footage/685753/
https://www.standwithminnesota.com/
The Climber
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/22/us/alex-honnold-netflix-taipei.html
Moms and Weddings
https://www.thecut.com/article/my-mom-ruined-my-wedding-day-family-drama.html
Naomi Osaka
https://www.espn.com/tennis/story/_/id/47690704/naomi-osaka-brushes-sorana-cirstea-frigid-handshake
Kash Patel
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2026/01/22/magazine/trump-kash-patel-fbi-agents.html
Olympics Nordic Combined
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This week we’re on the case! What happened to Chiara Ferragni? What happened between Brooklyn Beckham and Posh Spice? Who is David Ellison and why is he suddenly one of the most powerful babies in media? And how was the actual case West Virginia vs. BPJ? For that one, at least we have an expert from the ACLU here to explain!
11 min: Chiara Ferragni is Free
28 min: David Ellison’s Empire
45 min: Friend Groups
51 min: The Beckhams
72 min: West Virginia vs. BPJ with the ACLU
108 min: Olympians to Watch
112 min: Caps Off
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Chiara Ferragni
https://www.thefashionlaw.com/italian-court-clear-chiara-ferragni-in-influencer-fraud-case/
https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/europe/italian-influencer-chiara-ferragni-cleared-fraud-intl-scli
The Beckhams
David Ellison
The Friend Group Fallacy
https://www.theatlantic.com/family/2026/01/friend-group-loneliness/685528/
West Virginia vs. BPJ
https://www.aclu.org/cases/bpj-v-west-virginia-state-board-education
https://www.thecut.com/article/becky-pepper-jackson-supreme-court-transgender-sports-case.html
Erin Jackson and Brittany Bowe
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The men are not doing well. An unruly chatbot is doing their dirty work while they attempt to become mayors, destroy entire communities with YouTube videos, and more. This week we’re talking about standout villains Nick Shirley, Spencer Pratt, and Elon Musk with a little dose of beautiful Olympians to keep us sane.
14 min: Golden Globes
31 min: Spencer Pratt’s Mayoral Campaign
49 min: Grok
58 min: Minnesota Daycare Fraud
1 hour 8 min: Iran Protests
1 hour 17 min: Olympians to Watch
1 hour 34 min: Caps off (Ashley Tisdale update)
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Spencer Pratt’s Mayoral Campaign
https://www.tmz.com/2026/01/09/brody-jenner-defends-spencer-pratt-mayor-run/
Grok Photo Editing
https://www.thecut.com/article/elon-musk-grok-sexual-images-ashley-st-clair.html
Minnesota Daycare Fraud
Iran Protests
Olympians to Watch
https://www.nbcnews.com/sports/olympics/alysa-liu-rcna252418
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6O3HLPWatuU
https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6911854/2025/12/23/lindsey-vonn-qualifies-2026-winter-olympics/
https://defector.com/amber-glenn-will-take-her-triple-axel-to-the-olympics
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It’s a new year and we’re resolving to make and not make some resolutions! This week we’re talking about some steamy couples like Alix Earle and Tom Brady, we’re talking about the curious case of John Travolta’s youngest son, and how to make New Years resolutions.
18 min: Couples Updates
30 min: Riley Keough, John Travolta, and Scientology
36 min: Venezuela
46 min: Zohran’s New York
52 min: New Year’s Resolutions
1 hour 8 min: Caps Off
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Tom Brady and Alix Earle:
https://www.eonline.com/news/1426828/tom-brady-at-nhl-event-after-nye-with-alix-earle
Riley Keough and John Travolta:
Venezuela:
https://www.newyorker.com/news/q-and-a/the-brazen-illegality-of-trumps-venezuela-operation
Zohran’s First Days:
https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/what-zohran-mamdani-has-done-since-becoming-mayor.html
Friction Maxing:
https://www.thecut.com/article/brooding-friction-maxxing-new-years-2026-resolution.html
Decision Fatigue:
https://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/21/magazine/do-you-suffer-from-decision-fatigue.html
Willpower:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/opinion/willpower-doesnt-work-this-does.html
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It’s the good ol’ holly days and the grinch almost never got a chance to steal Christmas! Luckily we heard the whole story behind the classic film, we insist upon the whole story behind Quentin Tarantino’s grinch-like tirade, and we get quite meta about podcasting. See you in the new year!!!!
15 min: How the Grinch Stole Christmas
38 min: Quentin Tarantino’s Comments
47 min: The Emergence of Video Podcasts
57 min: Aging
1 hour 15 min: Caps Off
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The Grinch:
https://www.vulture.com/article/how-the-grinch-stole-christmas-oral-history.html
Quentin Tarantino:
https://people.com/quentin-tarantino-calls-paul-dano-weakest-male-actor-there-will-be-blood-11861081
Video Podcasting:
The 44 Year Cliff:
https://www.thecut.com/article/middle-aged-millennials-feeling-old-44-aging-cliff.html
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Hollywood is collapsing in on itself but no one will let Katy Perry collapse into any of the homes she’s ever tried to purchase. We’re also discussing why the WSJ is covering a Timothee Chalamet stan account and what Sydney Sweeney is even talking about.
11 min: ScarJo’s Beliefs
16 min: Sydney Sweeney’s “apology”
26 min: Club Chalamet
43 min: The Netflix/ Warner Merger
47 min: Katy Perry’s Real Estate Thing
1 hour 19 min: Caps Off
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Sydney Sweeney:
ScarJo:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/2025/11/29/scarlett-johansson-interview-eleanor-great/
Club Chalamet:
The Merger:
Katy Perry’s Homes:
https://www.mansionglobal.com/articles/katy-perry-gets-closer-to-buying-los-angeles-convent-57323
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Everyone’s gone a bit insane this week maybe it was the Turkey maybe it was the vibes! Kate Beckinsale believes grown men can lay eggs, corporations believe AI is helping their bottom line, and Hollywood isn’t sure if Timmy will get an Oscar. What’s next!?
10 min: How Not to Get Away with Murder
38 min: Kate Beckinsale on Jimmy Kimmel
46 min: Can Anyone Make Money off AI
53 min: Who Gets an Oscar
1 hour 1 min: Mel Robbins
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Toronto Murder:
Kate Beckinsale:
Open AI:
Who Gets an Oscar:
https://www.vulture.com/article/whose-time-is-it-oscars-narrative-2026.html
Mel Robbins: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/26/opinion/thanksgiving-family-fighting.html
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