Ready to Be Petty: A Pop Culture Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Patreon Teaser: Rewatch Podcasts Sep 08, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 85 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry is joined by Emilie Begin (she/her) and Margaux Poupard (she/her) from Old Millennials to discuss rewatch podcasts and nostalgia culture. They specifically speak about Office Ladies, Girls Next Level, Welcome to The O.C., Bitches!, Ned’s Declassified Podcast Survival Guide, Drama Queens, Wizards of Waverly Pod, and This Was Us. Finally, they discuss tv shows that should have rewatch podcasts. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: The Cultural Impact of The Bachelor (Part 1) Sep 05, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 95 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Jenna Vesper (she/her) from Date Card Pod and Super Massive Twilight Hole to discuss trending pop culture stories including: Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island party, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez’s divorce, Kaitlyn Bristowe and Tayshia Adams’ falling out over Zac Clark, and Nicole Jacky’s interview on The Viall Files. Then they discuss the cultural impact of The Bachelor including spin-offs, parodies, scripted tv, and books as well as its impact on language, dating, and love. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: A folklore Deep Dive (4 Year Anniversary) Aug 28, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 90 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Nick (he/him) follow-up on last year’s folklore episode. Then discuss their new folklore takes and The Eras Tour folklore set changes for the Europe leg of the tour . Then they answer two listener questions about The Tortured Poets Department and wrap-up with naming their favourite and least favourite songs from folklore. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: Celebrity Brother Feuds (with FluentlyForward, Shannon McNamara) Aug 22, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 90 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Shannon McNamara (she/her) from FluentlyForward discuss trending pop culture stories including the It Ends With Us press tour, Aire Webster’s name change, and Dolly Parton’s new beauty line, Dolly Beauty. Next they get into Miley and Noah Cyrus’ feud and then discuss celebrity brother feuds: Prince Will and Prince Harry, the Jonas Brothers, Liam and Noel Gallagher from Oasis, and Aaron and Jordan Rodgers. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: Hilary and Haylie Duff from Celebrity Sister Feuds Aug 14, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 90 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) discusses trending pop culture stories including It Ends With Us press tour drama, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco’s alleged engagement, and Stassi Schroeder’s new tv show. Then Torry deep dives sister feuds including: Kim Richards, Kyle Richards, and Kathy Hilton, Haylie and Hilary Duff, Katherine and Josephine Langford, Jamie Lynn and Britney Spears, and Kourtney and Kim Kardashian. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: My Olympics... The Disney Channel Games Aug 11, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 90 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) discusses trending pop culture stories including some Cyrus family drama, Blake Lively’s new haircare brand, Blake Brown Beauty, Carl Radke’s non-alcoholic bar, Soft. Then Torry shares how the Disney Channel Games were created and what was happening with the Disney Channel stars at the time. Finally, she recaps season 3. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: The Cultural Impact of tumblr Jul 31, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 85 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Katja (she/her) from Mood for Feud discuss trending pop culture stories including Ariana Maddix being sued by Chef Penny and Tom Sandoval and twenty years of Autobiography, Ashlee Simpson’s debut album. Then they dive into tumblr’s start and why it became so popular. They discuss tumblr users who got famous. They discuss fandom content and ships, some of the pitfalls of the website, and finally how celebs have used the site and other iconic pop culture moments. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: Jeremy, Ayo, and The Bear Season 3 Jul 29, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 85 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Laura (she/her) from Not So Critically Acclaimed discuss trending pop culture stories including Tyler Cameron’s new girlfriend and Mikayla Nogueira’s second mascara scandal. Then they cover Jeremy Allen White’s career and blind items and Ayo Edebiri’s career. Finally, they discuss season 3 of The Bear and the series as a whole. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: Who is Derek Blasberg? Jul 17, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 85 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) discusses trending pop culture stories including: Summer House (Danielle leaving, Lindsay’s pregnancy, season 9 filming spoilers, Jesse getting fired from his finance job, Hannah’s comedy special), Taylor Swift news (Travis at Eras Tour, blocking CharliXCX from the UK charts), And Just Like That… filming updates, KHY Swim, Trixie Mattell’s break, and Cody Ko and Tana Mongeau. Then finally Torry explains who Derek Blasberg is and his blind item about pooping at Gwyneth Paltrow’s Hamptons house. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.

Patreon Teaser: Celebrity Baby Names and Predictions (Summer 2024) Jul 07, 2024

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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) is joined by Sophie Kihm (she/her) Editor-in-Chief of Nameberry and therapist based in Chicago discuss celebrity baby names born in 2023 and 2024 including Malibu Barbie and Elvis Paytas-Hacmon, Tatum Thompson, Rocky Thirteen Barker, Brother László Criss, Barry Bruce Sabara, Anne Kaling, Eloise Samantha Grainge, Townes Meadow Bair, Cardinal Madden, London Reum, Riot Rose Mayers, and Luai Shammas. Then Sophie predicts names for Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, Hailey and Justin Bieber, Ashley Tisdale, Vanessa Hudgens, and Suki Waterhouse and Robert Pattinson. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.