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71. "But Actually #MeMeMe" *TEASER* Jul 22, 2020

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Kanye West's presidential rally and social media diaries, Trump's message for Ghislaine, Teyana Taylor's ballroom appropriation, the sexual reckoning at Burger Records, and Portland's Naked Athena.

This episode's theme: "Not A Problem" by the Black Lips

For the full episode go to http://www.patreon.com/notreally!

70. "Not Really Victims" Jul 16, 2020

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We talk the bluecheck hack, Paul getting unsuspended, looming takedowns, cancel predictions, Gay Twitter, the so-called myth of cancel culture, trickle-down oppression, the competitive capitalism of public shaming, the Harper's Letter, why we podcast, the victim/villain binary, why gay men don't get offended, #JewishPrivilege, privilege as insult, the reclosing of L.A., the myth of dog whistles, the self-annihilation of the left, the Mission Chinese drama, settlement chasers, jealousy, the dopamine poison of being liked online, the insulation of wealth, the merciless guillotine of public relations, the elementary genius of Fox news, the latest gossip around Ghislaine, and so much more!

Today's theme: "2y & 6m" by Cindy

Relevant links:

The Harper's Letter:

https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/

Feeling Asian Podcast w/ Danny Bowien:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BIONBt6nVFjw8ZN69wyZC?si=EJax5255TA2bQqnz9J36_w

Caitlin Flanagan dunking on Jennifer Finney Boylan:

https://twitter.com/CaitlinPacific/status/1282047624032346112?s=20

Ross Douthat's 10 Theses About Cancel Culture:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opinion/cancel-culture-.html

Patia's Legendary Guide:

http://pfw.guide/

Subscribe to Not Really on Patreon for a brand new episode on Mary Kay Letourneau! http://www.patreon.com/notreally

68. "Not Really Social Distancing" Jul 07, 2020

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Paul's review of Hamilton is in and IT STINKS! We discuss the death of content, electoral politics as entertainment, Kanye's presidential announcement, Kylie Jenner's "web of lies", kundles on the pier, quarantines at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and caviar dreams!

Also: Kimberly Guilfoyle's contagious exploits, rage against the Fire Island Pines, Hell's Kitchen al fresco, mutual shaming du jour, Unsolved Mysteries, Ghislaine Maxwell's New Hampshire lair (and connection to streetwear), J.K. Rowling's TERF war, coming to terms with the ubiquitous evil behind all American holidays, and the death of the "king of lawsuits" himself, Milton Glaser!

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Today's theme: "No More Words" by Berlin.

67. "Not Really Silenced But Actually Voiceless (w/ Mary Ann Heagerty)" *TEASER* Full Episode on Patreon.com/NotReally Jul 06, 2020

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We're joined by our friend, producer/actress/creative guru Mary Ann Heagerty to discuss a world she tunes into on the reg: beauty influencers on YouTube and their assorted dramaramas. We get into Tati Westbrook's latest bombshell allegations against Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star, the glistening enclave of Calabasas McMansions where they hock their product lines, and why YouTubers have replaced the soap stars of yore.

For the full episode, go to http://www.patreon.com/notreally and sign up!

Today's theme: "Face To Face" by Missing Persons

66. "Not Really Cancelled" Jun 30, 2020

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We talk Patrik's gorgeousness problem, the alleged fireworks psyop, big streaming's iron fist, Reddit banning podcast subs, the cancel wave, 30 Rock's self-own, Shane Dawson's Million Apologies Tour, Lena Dunham's hater magnetism, nepotism paranoia, Hollywood dynasties, the New Gay Pride, the mutual humiliation of white guilt, how media can actually be progressive, the death of magazines, and why burning something down only works if you create a new paradigm in its place rather than reinstitute it with new cast members. (Ahem: Vanderpump Rules!)

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Read about the Reddit ban: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules

This week's track: "True Faith" by New Order (Luca Magnotta's Theme)

65. "Not Really Punk (w/ Brontez Purnell)" *TEASER* Full Episode on Patreon.com/NotReally Jun 19, 2020

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Did you miss us? We're back, with very special guest Brontez Purnell! Brontez is here to promote his third novel, 100 Boyfriends, coming soon from Farrar, Straus and Giroux. We also talk about the Vanderpump Rules firings, gay pride mixing with black lives matter protests, body dysmorphia amid the revolution, looting Target, the Iraq War, very special statements from white brands, Rihanna's inadvertent reparations anthem, Paul and Patrik getting cancelled, Paul and Patrik being uncancellable, the viral donation discrepancy, flashpan equity initiatives, how the onus of racial education steals from black creatives, leaderless resistance, quarantine's uprising effect, the apocalypse, Obama complacency, and Brontez's incredible body of work in bands like Gravy Train!!! and The Younger Lovers, as well as his career as an author and documentarian.

We missed you too. And we're not sorry.

64. "Really Fed Up" Jun 02, 2020

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Everything to the side: we live in a racist country and we've had enough. Let's discuss systemic racism.

With a very special message from New York City's True Finest, the One and Only Big Shugga, America's Auntie, Ian Isiah.

63. "Not Really The Ramble" May 28, 2020

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We discuss the swift rise and fall of Netflix's queer branding strategist, young millennial queer culture's personal branding obsession, assimilation into corporate culture as a reverse resistance optic, media millennials washing their personal interactions with buzzterms and marketspeak. We also get into the modern syndrome of judging past behaviors through today's moral majority standards.

Plus: The Jeffrey Epstein docuseries, Bill Clinton's affair with Ghislaine Maxwell, Racist Amy in Central Park, Hot Christian the gay bird watcher, cops getting away with murdering black people, the Jenny Jones murder, Kiki Kannibal, early-2000s MTV reality shows, and more!

Subscribe to our patreon for tons of recent episodes featuring the likes of Hari Nef, Steven Phillips-Horst, Amber A'Lee Frost, Finn MacTaggart, and more: http://www.patreon.com/notreally

Relevant links:

"Losing the Narrative: The Genre Fiction of the Professional Class" by James McElroy

https://americanaffairsjournal.org/2020/05/losing-the-narrative-the-genre-fiction-of-the-professional-class/

"The Pandemic Work Diary of Netflix's Queer Champion" by Melissa Guerrero

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/13/business/fran-tirado-netflix-lgbtq.html

"Did Netflix oust LGBT exec Fran Tirado over New York Times interview?" in Page Six

https://pagesix.com/2020/05/26/did-netflix-oust-lgbtq-exec-fran-tirado-over-ny-times-interview/?utm_medium=SocialFlow&utm_source=P6Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow

62. "But Actually Quarantined Part 3 (w/ Alissa Bennett)" *PATREON UNLOCKED* May 27, 2020

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This episode was recorded all the way back in March, has quarantine really lasted this long?

Head over to http://www.patreon.com/notreally for dozens more episodes like this one.

Alissa Bennett is back and here to discuss her latest beautiful but grim discovery, the life, legacy, and death of the gay porn icon Erik Rhodes. It just so happens that Patrik and Paul both knew Erik Rhodes...we discuss his career trajectory, proximity to the fashion biz, dark depraved soul, drug addictions, online diaries, and the runaway train that was his eventual heart attack at the age of 30. We miss you James! (That was his real name.)

61. "Not Really Journalism" May 20, 2020

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We talk Ben Smith's Ronan Farrow takedown, high achiever syndrome, resistance journalism, audiobook melodrama, and why Farrow's investigative nonfiction comes across as a glorified Hollywood audition. We also get into Alison Roman's suspension from the New York Times, James Charles's "Instant Influencers," Jackie Cox, and the emergence of the politically correct drag queen. We discuss VH1's censure of Sherry Pie and imagine what the season would have been like had she been showcased objectively. Then we talk about Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande's #1 debut controversy, parse the conspiracies and money channels that dictate the Billboard charts, and observe Doctor Luke's comeback with the new Doja Cat single featuring Nicki Minaj. Then we talk about Jeffrey's closing, New York COVID-19 casualties, and why Patrik is moving to L.A.

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