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The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anna Wintour and the Met Gala May 07, 2026

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The Devil Wears Prada 2 is out and so ofc we had to review it on today’s show! From how the sequel compares to the 2006 cult classic to Vogue’s piggy-backing of the promo cycle, we’re diving into its very timely depiction of billionaire influence over fashion and the decline of glossy magazines – arriving in the exact same week the Met Gala faced backlash over its Bezos ties. Like Miranda Priestly, does Anna Wintour have a master plan? Plus: the return of The Celebrity Traitors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled out of court and our thoughts on Matthew Rhys’ hit new comedy horror Widow’s Bay.

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Recs/ reviews:

Widow’s Bay, AppleTV
DTF St Louis, Now TV
Should I Marry a Murderer, Netflix
Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial, Today In Focus
The Devil Wears Prada 2, in cinemas now
The Devil Wears Prada 2' Filmmakers on How They Nailed the Fall of Fashion Magazines, Back Row with Amy Odell
Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part, Vogue
The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is A Love Letter To Female Ambition, Grazia
The Real-Life “Emily” From ’The Devil Wears Prada’ Publicly Reveals Her Identity Decades After Film, Hollywood Reporter
Exclusive: Leslie Fremar on Being the Real Emily In 'The Devil Wears Prada', The Run-Through with Vogue
Life After 'The Devil Wears Prada', Vogue

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Half Man, Harry Styles’ engagement to Zoë Kravitz and Russell Brand’s bible Apr 30, 2026

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Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back with a divisive new series about toxic masculinity: should Half Man be mandatory viewing for men or is it just trauma porn? Also on the show: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz seem to be engaged, what the explosive I’m a Celeb live show fallout says about reality TV and the Bloomberg expose into Alex Cooper’s company. Plus, Dan Levy’s new crime comedy, Netflix thriller Unchosen and a look at some of the creepiest real-life British cults.

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Recs / reviews:

Strangers, Belle Burden
Big Mistakes, Netflix
Unchosen, Netflix
Transmissions From Jonestown
Inside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the Exit, Bloomberg
I Read Russell Brand's Unreadable New Book, For My Sins, New Statesman
Half Man, Netflix
Half Man review – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer, Guardian
Half Man Is Masochism at Its Absolute Worst, Esquire

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OnlyFans, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and the D4vd charges Apr 23, 2026

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OnlyFans, motherhood and sex work are in the spotlight this week as one of our fave novels, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, gets an Apple TV+ adaptation starring Elle Fanning. Also on the show: the murder charges against alt-singer D4vd dominating the pop culture news cycle, a first look at the new Kate Moss biopic, Zayn Malik allegedly punching Louis Tomlinson and the Gen Z vs millennial divide at the heart of Carey Mulligan's season of Beef.

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Recs/ reviews

Beef S2, Netflix
How a Gold House Dinner Helped ‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Land Season 2 Star Charles Melton, Hollywood Reporter
I Love My Husband (Who Hates Me), The Cut
D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl, BBC
Moss & Freud trailer
Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all, Guardian
Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV
Elle Fanning comedy drama about OnlyFans and motherhood is five-star TV, Independent
Margo’s Got Money Troubles actually gets OnlyFans right, GQ
ONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer'
Behind the Scenes With Sophie Rain, the Clean Queen of the Dirty Internet, GQ

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Lena Dunham’s memoir, Euphoria and the Katy Perry allegations Apr 16, 2026

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This week we’re diving into Lena Dunham’s brilliant but provocative new memoir Famesick, about chronic pain, the toxicity of fame, and the turbulent making of GIRLS. Why is it that Dunham gets so much hate from the media, and is she a reliable narrator? Also on the show: our reviews of Euphoria and the Testaments, the two biggest TV shows of the year. Is Euphoria as “grubby” as the critics are saying, and does The Testaments live up to the Handmaid’s Tale? Plus: Ruby Rose’s disturbing allegations against Katy Perry, the Alex Cooper vs Alix Earle beef, and a quick debrief on Coachella.

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Recs/ reviews:

The Testaments, Disney+
In 'The Testaments,' Teen Girls See Gilead Differently, New York Times
Euphoria s3
Euphoria has descended into one man’s creepy, sex-obsessed fantasy, Telegraph
Alix Earle Replies After Alex Cooper Calls Her Out for 'Passive Aggressive' Behavior, People
Famesick, Lena Dunham
Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much, New York Times
I got everything I dreamed of – when I had no ability to handle it’: Lena Dunham on toxic fame, broken friendships and her ‘lost decade’, The Guardian

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Zendaya’s The Drama, Kanye West and a tradwife nightmare Apr 09, 2026

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The drama surrounding Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s new rom com The Drama is first on the agenda this week, alongside the hugely hyped, Ballerina Farm-inspired tradwife thriller Yesteryear. Plus, the latest in the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case, the Kanye West Wireless controversy and our review of Jame Laing and Sophie Haboo’s documentary series Raising Chelsea. Enjoy huns!

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Recs/ reviews:

The Drama, in cinemas
You Need a Dark Sense of Humor for The Drama, Esquire
The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise, Vulture
Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke
Diabolical Lies podcast
‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife, The Guardian
I’m obsessed by the trad wife world — this was the best way to expose it, The Times
A Tradwife Wakes Up in 1805… The New York Times
Why women can't resist tradwife porn, Cosmopolitan
Inside the secret smear machine that's targeting Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter
Who Trolled Amber podcast
Raising Chelsea, Disney+

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Harry Potter, The Pitt and Sydney Sweeney's latest controversy Apr 02, 2026

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Should stars get a say in who plays them and how they’re portrayed? We’re diving into the debate this week after actor Kim Novak called Sydney Sweeney “totally wrong” for her upcoming biopic, and Daryl Hannah spoke out about her reputation-ruining portrayal in Love Story. Also on the show: the record-breaking Harry Potter teaser, a look at Euphoria's long-awaited series three, much-hyped hospital drama The Pitt, Riz Ahmed’s latest passion project, Rachel McAdams’ new satire and the Rupert Murdoch doc on Netflix.

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Recs/reviews

Bait, Amazon Prime
Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ Is About James Bond — But Mostly About Shame, Rolling Stone
Dynasty: The Murdochs, Netflix
The Pitt, HBO Max
Send Help, rent on Sky, Amazon etc
Kim Novak: ‘Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time. She could never play me’, Times
How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This? New York Times
Euphoria s3 trailer 2
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone official teaser
How ITV met its match when it got hitched to Olivia Attwood, Times

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The Chappell Roan controversy, Barry Keoghan and SNL UK Mar 26, 2026

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Chappell Roan’s in the news after being accused of making Jude Law’s 11-year-old daughter cry, so this week we’re diving into the debate around celebrity boundaries vs fan behaviour. Do stars have a right to set limits when it comes to fame? And is the kind of brutal trolling Barry Keoghan has recently spoken out about ever justified? Also on the show: the latest AI publishing controversy, our review of Saturday Night Live UK, the glossy new thriller starring Elizabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne’s motherhood horror, and a return to the ethics of reality TV after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was abruptly cancelled.

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Recs/reviews

Imperfect Women, Apple TV
The Square, Prime Video
Force Majeure, Prime Video
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, in cinemas
I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life, Guardian
Why Does A.I. Write Like … That? New York Times
Shit You Should Care About, Substack
Project Hail Mary, in cinemas
The Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul, BBC
Momfluencer Faces More Consequences than All Men In Epstein Files Combined, Liz Plank
Saturday Night Live UK, Sky/ Now TV

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Louis Theroux, the manosphere and the hell of being a teenage girl Mar 19, 2026

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Did Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere go far enough? That's the big question on the show this week as we review his divisive new Netflix doc about male alt-right influencers. We discuss misogyny vs ragebait, the manosphere’s influence on politics and how this all affects young women and girls. Plus: a debrief on the Oscars, Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood career pivot, a Devil Wears Prada 2 update and the ‘bombshell’ new book about Meghan Markle.

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Recs/ reviews

Train Dreams, Netflix
The Secret Agent, in cinemas
Kylie Supreme! A Makeup Mogul Enters Her Hollywood Era, Vanity Fair
Jessie Buckley’s Oscars win is a battle cry for women in their mid-thirties,Grazia
‘I, too, get to make mistakes’ — how Meghan put herself first, Times
Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, Netflix
Louis Theroux On Internet Culture, The Manosphere & Getting "Cooked", The Romesh Ranganathan Show
Did Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary Change Anyone's Mind?, BBC News
@YourmoneymateSarah,TikTok
Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands, Guardian
I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, Guardian
GIRLS: Gen Z and the commodification of everything, Freya India
Why does Bari Weiss keep winning? Vox

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Harry Styles, Sarah J. Maas and the Timothée Chalamet backlash Mar 12, 2026

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Harry Styles has dropped his long-awaited album, ACOTAR author Sarah J Maas went on Call Her Daddy and Timothée Chalamet is facing backlash for his comments on ballet and opera – it’s been a busy week in pop culture! Plus: Rachel Weisz and Leo Woodall’s sexy new series Vladimir has landed on Netflix just as the “smut renaissance” reaches fever pitch. From romantasy to Heated Rivalry, is our insatiable appetite for steam a symptom of the loneliness epidemic? Finally, a quick look at Lily Allen’s tour reviews, that *very* awkward new Louis Theroux interview and a super exciting announcement: book club is back in April! We can’t wait to see some of you there <3

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Recs

Maybe Knowing Too Much About Motherhood Has Ruined Me, The Cut
‘I regret having children’, The Cut
Vladimir: A Novel, Julia May Jonas
Vladimir, Netflix
Vladimir author Julia May Jonas: ‘We’re imprisoned by our obsessions’, The Guardian
Is it true that … if you pluck a grey hair, two will grow in its place? The Guardian
Julia May Jonas on Bringing Vladimir to Netflix—and What She Changed, Elle
Hooked, Asako Yuzuki
Sarah J. Maas on Call Her Daddy
Are We in a ‘Smut Renaissance’? New York Times
Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles
Harry Styles - Zane Lowe & Apple Music ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally’ Interview
‘Would you like me to cry now?’: Louis Theroux on the manosphere, marriage and misunderstandings, The Guardian

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Love Story: JFK Jr & Carolyn Bessette, Olivia Dean and the Jay Shetty cult Mar 05, 2026

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Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette has us all hooked, from the Sex and the City-style NYC setting to its retelling of the 90s' most iconic romance. But how much of it is dramatised vs what actually happened? Also this week: star of the moment Olivia Dean’s BRIT Awards sweep, why Jay Shetty remains un-cancellable despite an excruciating new interview, Lily Collins as Audrey Hepburn and former Call Her Daddy host Sofia Franklyn’s revenge memoir about her split from Alex Cooper. Enjoy huns and please do get in touch to let us know what you think of the ep!

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Recs/ reviews:

Love Story: John F Kennedy Jr & Carolyn Bessette, Disney+
I Knew JFK Jr. I Thought I Would Sob Through ‘Love Story.’ Instead, I Laughed Out Loud, Hollywood Reporter
What’s Fact And What’s Fiction In Disney's 'Love Story', Elle
Calvin Klein! The brand that made Kate Moss into the ’90s It Girl, Talk 90s to me podcast ep with Sali Hughes
Paul Anthony Kelly Tells Mel Ottenberg How He Became John-John, Interview
Uncovering the higher truth of Jay Shetty, The Guardian
Wellness guru Jay Shetty has raised some doubts. Including his own, The Interview, New York Times
Jay Shetty Knows Exactly What You Want. That's the Problem. Liz Bucar, Substack
Hard work, romance and bell hooks: how Olivia Dean became British pop’s newest megastar, The Guardian
Emily in Paris star Lily Collins to play Audrey Hepburn in film about Breakfast at Tiffany’s, The Guardian
The Babies Kept in a Mysterious Los Angeles Mansion, The New Yorker

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