Ben and Mikey kick off this week’s jam-packed episode by celebrating the warm response to the show’s launch — including an endorsement (of sorts) from JADE herself. With music, film, and TV all delivering big headlines, the duo round up the week’s most buzzworthy releases and announcements.

Highlights include: Ariana selling out The O2 in just 15 minutes with The Eternal Sunshine Tour; rising fan expectations (and prices) around tickets; Taylor Swift’s return to the big screen with The Official Release Party of a Showgirl; the questionably titled Something Beautiful (Deluxe); the comeback of The Morning Show with overdogs Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon; one-take wonder Adolescence sweeping the Emmys; the upcoming — and correctly titled — The Celebrity Traitors; and the debut of a brand-new segment: Man of the Week.

Queer is a full list of what was discussed:

📚 Books:

THE PARTY and ONE OF US (Elizabeth Day)

🎧 Music:

EURO-COUNTRY (CMAT)

THE ETERNAL SUNSHINE TOUR (Ariana Grande)

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL (DELUXE) (Miley Cyrus)

MISS YOU (Perrie)

I’M ONLY F**KING MYSELF (Lola Young)

FAST and HERE ALL NIGHT (Demi Lovato)

WHATEVER YOU LIKE & FRENCH GIRLS (Dove Cameron)

YES BABY and MAKE YOU MINE (Madison Beer)

🎬 Film:

THE OFFICIAL RELEASE PARTY OF A SHOWGIRL (Taylor Swift) 

THE SMASHING MACHINE (A24)

THE HOUSEMAID (Lionsgate) 

📺 TV:

GILMORE GIRLS (Netflix)

THE MORNING SHOW (Apple TV+)

BECKHAM and VICTORIA BECKHAM (Netflix)

ADOLESCENCE (Netflix)

THE TRAITORS and THE CELEBRITY TRAITORS (BBC1)

🎭 Theatre:

DRACULA (Noël Coward Theatre)

👀 Man of the Week:

TOM GRENNAN

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In the first episode of their brand new podcast, Ben and Mikey deep dive into JADE's first solo album THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY!. They discuss everything from the order in which they first listened to the album on release to what statement they believe JADE was trying to make with a collection of songs that spans many genres.

Ahead of that conversation, they touch on what's been happening in their weeks and across pop culture. Ben goes on record about his obsession with Vinted, while Mikey declares his undying (and recently discovered) love for Downton Abbey.

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