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Team Flop Soup return to the red carpet this week to uncover the flops of music's biggest night - the Grammys! Though we manage to discuss many other happenings (like the "music catastrophe" tribute, having AI on the red carpet, and SZA's Mastercard commercial), can you really talk about music without ranting about Taylor Swift these days? The answer is no. But because we love you, there are many bonus quick flops thrown in for good measure.

Then, in the final hour (last ten minutes), Cassandra and Justin live-react to the track list for Taylor Swift's newest album, the Tortured Poets Department. It's certainly a mess. Get into it!

Quick Flops:
Dune 2 popcorn bucket
Demi Lovato performs "Heart Attack" at AHA event
B*n Sh*piro releases rap song
Kyrsten Sinema is flying private with tax dollars
Paris Hilton new album?
Stanley Cup full of lead, Hydroflask full of proprietary sealant : )

Hot Flopics:
Thee Grammys

• SZA Mastercard Commercials
• U2 trapped in the Sphere
• Red Carpet AI Alert
• DailyMail says Tay BLANKED Celine Dion

Local Flops
PHL

• Date "Them"
• Speed dating making a comeback
• Pitch a Friend Philly (not floppy)

LA

• Brian Johnson "Don't Die" hike

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This week, the internet delivered a heaping serving of flops. Gays doing colonization work to build a New Fire Island, J.Lo (Jennifer Lopez) achieving her dreams of being in love and finding a therapist in Fat Joe, and Marina Abramovic performing the ultimate act of capitalism: starting a beauty line.

Perplexed? Us too. Tune in to learn all the juicy deets.

Show Notes:

Quick Flops
Normani promises new music (again)
Robot Baby stuns (tweet link, may break)
Giselderberry smoothie at Erewhon
Chicago Rat Hole
Madonna Tardy for Party
Josh Radnor Wedding Cringe
New Fire Island
-The Twitter Account
-Tweet 1
-Tweet 2
-Tweet 3

Hot Flopics
J. Lo "This Is Me" FULL Trailer
Trailer Link
Fun little analysis from The Cut

THE ARTIST IS FLOPPING: A CLOSER LOOK AT MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ'S PERPLEXING BEAUTY LINE
High Snobiety Analysis of the skincare line
GQ Germany video that went viral

Local Flops
PHL - 1. Would Ben Franklin Have Taken Ozempic?
2. Cryptic Messages Appearing in PA Parks

LA - Woman Steals $2,500 Worth of Stanley Cups

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This week on Flop Soup, we're talking about celebrity privacy being in its flop era (on instagram, at awards shows, in songs), and the floppy, kinda fake Gen Z age panic (as reported by the floppy NY Post).

Plus: more flops ranging from Madame Web's Ocean Spray costume reveal to a tiny trash crisis in Philadelphia.

Show Notes:
Quick Flops:
Madame Web Ocean Spray Bottle
Julianne Moore / Andrew Scott Private Instagram (Twitter Link, may break)
Amy Robach / TJ Holmes having 1 million drinks a week
Katt Williams / Kevin Hart / Ludacris
Vulture Selena Gomez Social Media Break Timeline
Mean Girls: The Musical Un-Flops

Hot Flopics:
Celebrity Lip-Reading Trend
Recent History of Celeb Lip-Reading - NYT
Banning Celebrity Lip Reading - Olivia Craighead for The Cut

Ariana Grande "Yes, And" Context
Vulture Review of the song
Who Is Ethan Slater?

Gen Z Aging Panic
NY Post Article
14-year-olds doing skincare on TikTok

Local Flops
PHL - Trash Crisis on South Street
LA  - Gwen Stefani Inducted into Orange County Hall of Fame

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On this week's Flop Soup, we're talking about the water bottle sensation herself: Stanley Cups. Who is she? Where did she come from? And most importantly: which pop star does she remind us of? Plus: the Golden Globes were covered in flop sweat, thanks to underwhelming and mostly un-funny host Jo Koy. Tune in to hear Justin & Cassandra discuss these hot flops and so much more.

How We're Flopping This Week:
Netflix's Good Grief
Amazon Prime's Foe

Boeing 737 Max Door Panel Flies Off at 16,000 Feet

Quick Flops:
Paul Mescal's Dating Habits
Skims Swimwear Can't Get Wet
Justin Hartley misidentified as Glen Powell at Golden Globes
Night Swim Flops
Former Texas Congressional Rep. Mayra Flores Accused of Stealing Food Pix
Jacob Elordi Bathwater Cum Candle

Hot Flopics:
Stanley Cups & Other Viral Water Bottle Trends (NOT Hockey)
Stanley Cup TikTok Trend
Stanley Cup Target Craze
Stanley Cup Craze Explained (Vox)
Other Waterbottles Out There

Jo Koy Flops as Golden Globes Host:
Slate Review
Jo Koy's Wikipedia Page
Easter Sunday Wikipedia Page

Local Flops:
LA's Non-Alcoholic Beverage Boutique
Mummers Get In Fight Over T**** Flag

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Flop Soup is a podcast about pop culture and flop culture. 

Every week on Flop Soup, your hosts Justin Crosby & Cassandra Kyriazis talk about what's flopping in culture - entertainment, politics, even our own lives. We lay it all out and decide once and for all: what's a flop and what's not. It's kind of like The Daily if The Daily was weekly and also...fun. 

New episodes come out every Friday. 

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Our final episode of the year!!!! What a journey it's been. Thankfully, things KEEP flopping so we are here this week to discuss! And, don't worry dear Flop Tarts, we'll keep the Flop Soup coming in 2024.

This week, the gays were flopping all over the headlines. Our two hottest flop topics include the Senate Sex Tape that's been lighting up gay group chats across the nation, and also that one guy that writes quotes with balloons on walls and posts them to Instagram got into some hot water for a certain quote he decided to use for his "art" (pictures of balloon quotes he did not write himself).

We have many quick flops to share as well. And, as a special end-of-year treat, Justin and Cassandra have taken a look into their dusty crusty crystal balls and have some predictions for what will be "In" and what will be "Out" for 2024. Listen up! And stay informed, diva!

Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Hugh Grants hates being an oompa loompa
Ice-T worried about AI
Test audiences hate movie musicals
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny break up!
Bradley Coopers says no to chairs
George Santos x Ziwe
Taylor Swift climate change perpetrator

In & Out List
These are just from our big, beautiful brains :)

Hot Flopics

• Balloon Guy
• Senate Sex Tape

Local Flops
PHL: Chobani buys local Philadelphia coffee chain La Colombe???
LA: Tesla is rescued by Ford in snowy woods

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As always, MUCH to discuss this week. For our quick flops, we have people throwing things at singers again, Russian propaganda on Cameo, and sooo much more. Then,  for our hot flopics, we take a field trip to the ruins of Gag City to report on what exactly happened here, and what it means for Pink Friday 2. After, we journey into Selena Gomez’s fiery comment section and try to figure out what’s going on - spoiler alert: it’s floppy!

Show Notes

Quick Flops
Tate McRae hit by sock
Elijah Wood Cameo Russian Propaganda
Out Magazine confused Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster in article about Hollywood Reporter confusing them?
Sky Ferreira set list flops
Feeld Dating App Flops (NYTimes)

Golden Globes Nominations Quiz
Nominations
Movies that reached box office requirement

Hot Flopics
Pink Friday 2 Rollout
What is Gag City?
Pitchfork Review

Selena Gomez Logs Back In Flop
The Cut Coverage
Vulture

Local Flops
PHL: Bradley Cooper slings cheesesteaks in NYC
LA: Attack of the Alfred Coffees (beautiful anecdote from Justin)

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On this week's Flop Soup we do a recap of everything that is and has been (former, iconic) Congressman George Santos, we parse whether or not Taylor Swift's publicist Tree Paine speaking out against celebrity gossip Instagram Deux Moi means Deux Moi is flopping or dominating the culture right now, and most importantly: we dive into the hellish merch that has been created for the new Willy Wonka movie. Of course, listen in for all the flops in between.

Plus: don't google "local politics" for LA or Philadelphia this week.

Culture may be flopping, but so are we!

Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Felicity Huffmans breaks silence on college admissions scandal
Raquel/Rachel Leviss at ... Jingle Ball
Jesse Eisenberg sings anti-depressant praises of Now You See Me film series [Youtube Link, first 15 seconds]
Carly Rae Jepsen Concert Attended by Men
Matt Rife Says Lying about Medical History is Illegal
Wonka Merch - Timothee Chalamet Complex Interview that Justin Read

Hot Flopics
George Santos
NYTimes Recap
He's...on cameo

Deux Moi vs. Tree Paine
Glamour Mag Recap of the Feud
What is Deux Moi?

Local Flops
The School District of Philadelphia Doesn't Wanna Hire You... or Anyone
LA Rent Increase Adopted by City Council

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Hello FlopTarts, we're back this week with another week of inevitable, inimitable flops!

Show Notes:

Quick Flops:
Beyonce "Alien Superstar" Cocktail that looks bad
Jimmy Kimmel Hosting Oscars Again UGH
Susan Sarandon's Son says "no more of my mom's boobs"
Swifties wrongly predict Reputation TV announcement
Bradley Cooper Hangover 4
Emerald Fennel "Dream Project" Jurassic Park Erotic Domestic Drama
What Year Is It In Saltburn?

Hot Flopics:
Jennifer Lopez Visual Album "This Is Me...Now"
Where is the album? An Inquiry from the Daily Beast
Ben Affleck Contributing Dialogue to this

Black Friday Floping
NYT: Black Friday isn't what it once was
Miami Herald: Average Black Friday Deal is only 35%

Local Flops
PHL: Hall is Suing Oates...Hall has always considered himself very separate from Oates!
LA: Patrica Arquette's Cannabis Lounge in Weho (say that 5x fast)

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On this week's soup du jour, we're getting into it with lovely and talented cool girl Justine Dorsey of the band After to investigate the recent rumblings of a Stomp and Holler genre revival (a la Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, you know the deal). We take on the concept of "Noah Kahan" and confront what could possibly be causing everyone to lose their minds over a little diddy called "Stick Season."

As additional flops, we discuss: the recently announced Big Little Lies Season 3, Ned's Declassified Blowjob Survival Guide, Snoop Dogg's smokeless era, and much more!

Show Notes:

Quick Flops
Big Little Lies Season 3
Kelly Clarkson "loves losing weight" .....
Ned's Declassified Blow Job Survival Guide: The Podcast
Jacob Elordi "Very Proud" Re: Saltburn Guzzling
Snoop Dogg Does Not Quit The Smoke

Flop in Focus: Stomp & Holler Revival
Vox - "Are We Ready for the Return of Stomp Clap Hey Music?"
Vulture - Noah Kahan Tour Report
WeRateDogs - Noah Kahan Interview
Noah Kahan Tweeting "I'm Bringing Mumford Back"
Noah Kahan's Confusing Charity
Noah Kahan - Boston Mag
Stomp Clap Hey/Stomp & Holler - Know Your Meme

Local Flops
PHL - Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Fan Fic Flop - NYTimes, Philly Mag
LA - The Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Speakeasy??

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