Eating For Free

Eating For Free

By Joan Summers and Matthew LawsonSociety & Culture
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Eating For Free episodes

  • Preview: Can You See Everything? (Movie Review!)

    Enjoy this sneak peak of our chat about Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim's You Can See Everything.

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    16 min
  • Celebrity Posters: The World Ends With Twitter

    In the beginning, Martha Stewart sent a tweet. The rest is history — as was humanity, once the burgeoning social media platform grabbed a foothold in the collective digital lives of people worldwide in the mid-2000s. We go back back back to the beginning to investigate how everything went left, and the ways in which celebrities and brands are mostly to blame!

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 8 min
  • (AUDIO FIXED) Hollywood Posters: Kelly Clarkson's Art of War

    Celebrities stay tweeting — but what happens when they're all riled up? Our new series, "Hollywood Posters," investigates the social engineering tspurned by an angry post about airplane TVs, a customer service interaction gone awry, an uptight queen named Jay at Starbucks...

    In our first episode, we break down the chaos and confusion surrounding Kelly Clarkson's visit to a magic shop in Brooklyn. We invent new sentences everyday!

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 35 min
  • [Patreon Preview] Urban Cowboy (1980) - Recap + Review

    In which we preview our Patreon-exclusive review and recap of Urban Cowboy (1980).

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    9 min
  • Pop Music That F*cks: Suburban Cowboys

    In our final 'Pop Music That F*cks' (for now!) we're wrapping up the story on the "countrypolitan" craze and its implications today, as country and pop once again blend into the amalgam horror known as Ella Langley and her cohort.

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 5 min
  • Pop Music That F*cks: Save a Machine, Ride a Cowboy

    In which we continue our series "Pop Music That F*cks", discussing the late '70s and '80s explosion of country music and the ways in which the Nashville "countrypolitan" musician has been reborn in the likes of Stella Lefty, Ella Langley, and others!

    • Code Snitching: Nashvillians Are Weaponizing Metro Codes Against 'Undesirable' Neighbors

    • Letter to the Editor: On VUMC's Decision to Stop Gender-Affirming Surgery

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 3 min
  • Is Lady Gaga Trapped in the Biodome of Love?

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    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 12 min
  • PREVIEW: So Chic, Very Chic, Episode 2 (A Real Housewives Fashion Podcast)

    While Matt enjoys his wedding and Joan flies to said wedding, enjoy a preview of the new podcast in the E4F family!

    In today's episode, we're talking the premiere of RHONY and Next Gen: NYC. Listen below, then follow along with the look book! All images courtesy of Bravo/NBCUniversal.

    So Chic, Very Chic is created and copyrighted by Joan Summers. It is cohosted by Taylor Lomax.

    Follow along at sochicverychic.substack.com / Follow Joan Summers and Taylor Lomax.

    1 hr 29 min
  • Pop Music That F*cks: Urban Cowboys

    In which we continue our series "Pop Music That F*cks", discussing the late '70s and '80s explosion of country music and the ways in which the Nashville "countrypolitan" musician has been reborn in the likes of Stella Lefty, Ella Langley, and others!

    JOIN US ON PATREON

    2 BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    57 min
  • Anna Wintour and John Galliano Walk Into Balthazar…

    In which we talk the latest scandal surrounding the John Galliano exhibit and Anna Wintour's control over the media landscape, and how Zionist and bad-faith actors use this to gain control in the larger fascist culture war.

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    +2 VIDEO BONUS EPISODES EACH WEEK

    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to [email protected]

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
    1 hr 12 min

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who…

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