Eating For Free

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• Sect vows to stop "evil tide sweeping mankind to catastrophe" South China Morning Post/April 26, 1999
• The traditional Chinese dance troupe China doesn't want you to see (Guardian)
• Facts about the So-called "Shen Yun" Performance by the "Falun Gong" Chinese Embassy
• Key dates in emergence of China's banned Falungong movement (Cult Education) AFP/January 23, 2001
• Teachings of Falun Gong
• Is Falun Gong a cult? January, 2009, By Rick Ross
• China: Whether the self-immolations of 23 January 2001 in Tiananmen Square were a fabrication; if so, who is making the allegations and based on what evidence (2001 to November 2004) Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa
• "Falun Gong: homophobic mind control cult" San Francisco Sentinal - Letter to the Editor/January 27, 2006, By Samuel Luo
• Sect vows to stop "evil tide sweeping mankind to catastrophe" South China Morning Post/April 26, 1999
• White House Reviews Incident Involving Epoch Times Photographer (Washington Post)
• A Chinese Battle on U.S. Soil (Cult Education Institute)
• Falun Gong (Cult Education Institute)
• Who is Li Hongzhi? (Cult Education Institute)
• Interview with Li Hongzhi (Cult Education Institute)
• Group Says 2,000 Arrested in China (Cult Education Institute)
• Endgame for the Falun Gong? (Cult Education Institute)

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

 Links:

• Ellen Page calls out Chris Pratt’s “infamously anti-LGBTQ” church AV Club
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ec12JKkrhOo
• Bebe Rexha Cusses Out Audience at Pre-Grammy Event: 'I Work Too F--king Hard for This Bulls--t'
• (Charlie xcx) https://twitter.com/leighsimpact/status/1093990381862166528

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• Sect vows to stop "evil tide sweeping mankind to catastrophe" South China Morning Post/April 26, 1999
• The traditional Chinese dance troupe China doesn't want you to see (Guardian)
• Facts about the So-called "Shen Yun" Performance by the "Falun Gong" Chinese Embassy
• Key dates in emergence of China's banned Falungong movement (Cult Education) AFP/January 23, 2001
• Teachings of Falun Gong
• Is Falun Gong a cult? January, 2009, By Rick Ross
• China: Whether the self-immolations of 23 January 2001 in Tiananmen Square were a fabrication; if so, who is making the allegations and based on what evidence (2001 to November 2004) Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Ottawa
• "Falun Gong: homophobic mind control cult" San Francisco Sentinal - Letter to the Editor/January 27, 2006, By Samuel Luo
• Sect vows to stop "evil tide sweeping mankind to catastrophe" South China Morning Post/April 26, 1999
• White House Reviews Incident Involving Epoch Times Photographer (Washington Post)
• A Chinese Battle on U.S. Soil (Cult Education Institute)
• Falun Gong (Cult Education Institute)
• Who is Li Hongzhi? (Cult Education Institute)
• Interview with Li Hongzhi (Cult Education Institute)
• Group Says 2,000 Arrested in China (Cult Education Institute)
• Endgame for the Falun Gong? (Cult Education Institute)

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

 Links:

• Adam Levine On Controversial Decision To Play The Super Bowl: “No One Put More Thought And Love In This Than I Did” (DEADLINE)
• Hulu Sponsors Instagram’s World Record Egg for Super Bowl Reveal (VARIETY)
• The Fiji Water Girl is Suing the Company for Allegedly Using Her Likeness Without Her Consent & Without Paying Her (THE FASHION LAW)
• Liam Payne, 25, and Naomi Campbell, 48, dine out together in Ghana just days into 2019... fuelling claims they've been dating for two months DailyMail
• Liam Payne breaks silence over romance with Cheryl to admit she was his teenage crush on The X Factor
• Gwyneth Paltrow and Netflix Seal Deal as Goop Expands Original Content (EXCLUSIVE)
• Liam Neeson interview: Rape, race and how I learnt revenge doesn’t work
• New 'Reputation Saver' Cyber Firm Opens From Show Business Trio
• Demi Lovato quits Twitter after 21 Savage backlash

Many thanks to @britishdennis for the email and update on the state of affairs in the UK! If you'd like to send us a listener letter, email us at [email protected].

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links from Listener Letter:

Terfs:

• Trans ideologists are spreading cod science (Sunday Times)
• The problem that gender self-ID is designed to solve is real but the debate has failed (New Statesman)
• #CampaignForFemaleRights
• Fair Play For Women guidance for responding to the GRA consultation
• WPUK Statement on John McDonnel
• Facebook Post from Fair Play for Women

Non-Terfs:

• Why we take issue with the Guardian's stance on trans rights in the UK (Guardian)
• Leaked Messages Reveal How Women At The BBC Have Clashed Over Trans Rights (Buzzfeed News)
• LGBT+ community reacts angrily to the transphobic posters across gay village on twitter (Northern Quota)

Just a heads up, this episode contains explicit content regarding the allegations surrounding Michael Jackson and Bryan Singer. 

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• The Harness Has Become the Hottest New Red Carpet Accessory
• What the SAG Results Tell Us About the Oscar Race Vulture
• Kate Hudson: Stop saying I’m raising my daughter ‘genderless’
• Zac Efron Is Unnervingly Good as Serial Killer Ted Bundy—But to What End? Vanity Fair/Richard Lawson
• Khloé Kardashian wears ‘Kanye for President’ hat Instagram
• ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Loses GLAAD Award Nomination Over Bryan Singer Accusations (EXCLUSIVE) Variety
• Michael Jackson's Family 'Furious' Over Media Coverage of Molestation Doc, Labels It 'Public Lynching' Jezebel
• Michael Jackson Documentary Leaving Neverland Is 'Shocking, Sad, Disturbing, Devastating' 
• Elon Musk says ominous music, 'Rick and Morty' will soon keep Teslas safe Mashable
• Terry Crews to D.L. Hughley: 'Are You Implying I Wanted to Be Sexually Assaulted?' 
• 'Detective Pikachu' Sequel in the Works With '22 Jump Street' Writer (Exclusive) THR
• Nancy Pelosi Is America’s Most Powerful Power-Suit Boss Vanity Fair

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

 Links:

• Princess Nokia video
• A Fan Called "Shallow" Oscar-Worthy And Lady Gaga Had The Best Response (Buzzfeed)
• Princess Nokia video
• Ariana Grande Apologizes Following '7 Rings' Backlash
• Ariana Grande's "7 Rings" video appropriates Black culture, and we have to talk about it
• PRINCESS NOKIA ACCUSED OF BEAT THEFT AFTER ARIANA GRANDE CALL-OUT
• In the Clapback Heard Around the World, Cardi B Tells Tomi Lahren: 'Leave Me Alone I Will Dog Walk You' (The Root)
• Erykah Badu draws boos at Chicago concert after commenting on R. Kelly (Chicago Tribune)
• Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez drops in on Twitch stream, says Nintendo 64 is the best console (Slate)
• Twitch stream video
• Twitch stream video 2
• Twitch stream video 3
• Tesla Driver Stupidly Does Bird Box Challenge on Autopilot While Blindfolded (The Drive)
• A Bunch Of Artists Are Accusing Ariana Grande Of Plagiarism (Junkee)

We advise listeners to be prepared for stories concerning drug use, exploitation, graphic imagery, and death. Please be advised. Anyone who has information or corrections on what we discussed, please email us at [email protected]

Fact Correction January 17th, 2019: Jasmyne Cannik's tweet/thread that Lawson discusses about Gemmel Moore was published on July 28th 2018, not the day after his death (originally stated as July 28th 2017.)

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• Ed Buck And The Black Queer Lives That Don't Matter (January 14th 2018, VIBE)
• MORE DETAILS (Nov 18th 2018, LA Times)
• PRELIMINARY WARNINGS (Aug 12th 2017, Jasmynne Cannick)
• The Family of Germaine Releases Moore's Journal (Feb 2018)
• Jasmyne Cannik on Twitter (July 28th 2018, Twitter):
• Witness Stories: Damar Love, Steve Martin, and James D'Jarnette (Aug 14th 2017, WEHO Times)
• Witness Stories: Jermaine Gagnon Tells His Ed Buck Story (January 9th 2019, DailyMail)
• LaTasha Nixon After Second Incident (January 12th 2019, DailyMail)
• Second Incident (January 14th 2018, VIBE):
• DCCC, 'deeply disturbed' About Ed Buck (January 14th 2019, Fox News)

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

 Joan's Links:

• Anthony Scaramucci joins ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ cast (Jezebel)
• Jeff Bezos texted about wife’s weird nightmares to Lauren Sanchez Page Six
• Piers Morgan accused of faking hospital stint 
• Logan Paul under fire for saying he’ll ‘go gay’ for ‘just one month’
• A Picture Of An Egg Beat Kylie Jenner For The Most Liked Instagram Of All Time Buzzfeed News
• Here Are All The “Green Book” Controversies From This Awards Season Buzzfeed

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

You can find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)! 

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, Email.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram 

Links:

• Jamie Lee Curtis blasts Fiji Water for Golden Globes promotions
• Nicki Minaj shares steamy toe-licking moment with criminal beau
• Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and wife MacKenzie announce divorce on Twitter (NY Post)
• Chance the Rapper Regrets Making Music With R. Kelly (UPDATE) (Complex)
• Jay-Z, Lady Gaga, Dave Chappelle Declined to Speak for ‘Surviving R. Kelly,’ Producer Says (Variety)
• Kevin Hart Reacts to 'Ellen' Backlash: 'You Can’t Change Without a Understanding of What Growth Means' (get clips from Ellen) (Complex)
• Kevin Hart's Apologies for Homophobic Jokes Are Pretty Hard to Find Vulture
• Elon Musk scrambles to keep Grimes, Azealia Banks out of investor lawsuit (NY Post)
• A Blind Woman Is Suing Beyoncé's Company, Alleging The Singer's Website Is In Violation Of The ADA (Buzzfeed News)
• Ivanka Trump was once asked to be ‘The Bachelorette’ Page Six