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On this Soup du Jour,  we go deep on Hannah Gadsby's attempt to curate an exhibit of Pablo Picasso's art (spoiler alert: it was floppy!). We also bring on self-proclaimed resident Philadelphia Hermit Tim Livingston to chat with us about their flop-in-focus: Biopics.

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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

Links!
Quick Flop sources: https://pagesix.com/2023/06/05/why-taylor-swift-and-matty-healy-broke-up/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/madison-beer-sent-music-to-lana-del-rey
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/entertainment/padma-lakshmi-top-chef/index.html
https://pagesix.com/article/who-is-camille-etienne/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/xbox-pride-month-diablo-iv-logo-backlash/

Hot Flopics:
Hannah Gadsby Picasso Exhibit Review 1: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/hannah-gadsby-its-pablo-matic-brooklyn-museum-review-1234670115/
Review 2 (from NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-brooklyn-museum-picasso.html

Flop in Focus: "Utter Mediocrity of Biopics" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu96gDcrEeU

Local Flops:
Mutter Museum: https://www.inquirer.com/news/mutter-museum-oddities-review-new-plan-20230603.html
Goats grazing in LA: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-01/california-goat-herders-wage-increase-fight-wildfires 

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On this Soup du Jour, we chat through some quick flops (Ursula's make-up artist, Anna Delvey podcasting, Azealia Banks prophesizing, the FDA warning not to drink poppers), as well as some normal-length, normal-temperature flops: Succession receiving too much air time and media coverage, Horses (the restaurant) vs. Cats (the feline), The Cut making us feel bad about ever living or wanting to live in NYC, and guessing how long people standing ovat-ed at Cannes.

Links!
Kungs vs. Cookin' On 3 Burners - This Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Y6Nne8RvaA
Padam Padam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6Cnazi_Fi0

Quick Flop sources: https://variety.com/2023/film/news/ursula-makeup-artist-peter-smith-king-queer-artist-1235627291/
https://deadline.com/2023/05/anna-delvey-to-launch-weekly-podcast-series-drop-debut-single-1235382440/
https://www.lipstickalley.com/threads/5-years-ago-today-normani-tweeted-she-had-a-title-for-her-debut-album.5277599/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kNOYJFlfw4
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/the_idol/s01
https://www.vulture.com/article/yellowjackets-season-2-finale-explained-analysis.html
https://nypost.com/2023/06/05/people-are-confusing-poppers-for-energy-shots-and-dying/

Hot Flopics
Succession Covered as News again: https://www.npr.org/2023/05/29/1178715007/succession-recap-finale-shiv-roy-kendall-roman-greg-tom
Horses vs. Cats: https://www.grubstreet.com/article/horses-restaurant-la-will-aghajanian-elizabeth-johnson-chef.html?utm_source=tw&utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=grub , https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-05-19/horses-eye-of-the-storm-pr-crisis
The Cut Calculates The Cost of Life in NYC: https://www.curbed.com/article/cost-of-living-nyc-calculator.html
Cannes Standing Ovation-Off: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/may/24/cannes-film-festival-standing-ovations

Local Flops:
Sloth Cubs Named After Athletes: https://www.cbsnews.com/philadelphia/news/bryce-harper-jason-kelce-philadelphia-zoo-sloth-bears/
Drug-resistant gonorrhea Titanic billboard: https://www.thebaltimorebanner.com/community/public-health/gonorrhea-billboard-baltimore-TEZK4HH5LNDLFHPURF2BVY7GCA/

Floposcope:
New Zelda game... it eats: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-legend-of-zelda-tears-of-the-kingdom-review
No Hard Fee

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On this Soup du Jour, we chat through how bad TV is getting worse (Twitter just now discovering The Good Doctor), the allegations of The Kelly Clarkson Show being a toxic work environment, Kyrsten Sinema using campaign money for marathon runs, and George Santos looking soooo glam but also soooo arrested.

Links!
Adam Lambert Sings Muffin Man as Cher on That's My Jam
Famous People at Philly Eras Tour Stop

Quick Flop sources: https://people.com/movies/aladdin-actor-mena-massoud-deletes-twitter-after-little-mermaid-comments/
https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/ed-sheeran-wins-copyright-trial-suddenly-seems-useful/
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-05-13/remote-work-comes-with-daytime-drug-and-drinking-habits#xj4y7vzkg
https://people.com/music/katy-perry-as-elastigirl-for-american-idol-disney-night/
https://techcrunch.com/2023/06/06/linda-yaccarino-is-officially-on-the-job-as-twitter-ceo/

Hot Flopics:
Twitter discovers The Good Doctor
TV Cancellations
Kelly Clarkson Toxic Environment:
Kelly Clarkson Response to Toxic Environment Allegations
Kyrsten Sinema Runs Marathons Not The Senate
George Santos Arrest

Local Flops:
PHL: Sixers Lose Round 2 of the playoffs for the 5th year in a row
LA; LA mansion tax leaves funds in limbo

Floposcope:

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On this Soup du Jour, we get into the how and why the MTV awards still happen, investigate the Taylor Swift and Matty Healy dating allegations, being dehydrated at the Writers Strike, and the gathering of the "B-Listers" at the Coronation. We also revisit the met gala.

For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)

Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

Links!
Quick Flop sources: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/stars-on-mars-fox-cast-lance-armstrong-1235603692/, https://www.vox.com/health/2023/5/4/23708013/cdc-eis-conference-covid-outbreak, https://twitter.com/VP/status/1654563373856456704, https://www.billboard.com/artist/bebe-rexha/chart-history/tlp/, https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/white-men-cant-jump-trailer-release-date-cast.html, https://pagesix.com/2023/05/07/chris-pratt-says-jesus-struggle-helps-him-deal-with-haters/, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html

Hot Flopics:
MTV Movie & TV Awards:
Taylor Swift x Matty Healy: ET Online, Vulture Timeline, Cosmo - Secret Messages, Page Six - Matty Healy Girlfriends, Pop Crave

Writers Strike: Ok so a lot of these might disappear or go private or something, but here are at least SOME of the tweets we refer to - the missed connections twitter is gone so you need to take our word that that happened! https://twitter.com/jmariecastillo/status/1654331918949941248, https://twitter.com/MsCaseySue/status/1654007730020171776, here's the scabby Deadline article

King Charles Coronation:
Katy Perry is lost
Guardian review

Floposcope:
Met Gala
Platonic TV show with Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne

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On this Soup du Jour, we churn through some quick flops (Twitter, King Charles' coronation concert, Women CEOs finally outnumber CEOs named John), Glen & Sydney Gate, And Just Like That S2 trailer, and the Starbucks Oleato drink. We know we, like, *just* missed the Met Gala...but don't fret we'll have hot opinions next week.

Links!
Quick Flop sources: Blue Check faux pas, new Twitter knockoff app Bluesky, Taylor Swift Formula1 dating rumors, King Charles coronation flops, Vanderpump Rules stars at WHCD, Rihanna will play Smurfette, Women CEOs outnumber CEOs named John

Hot Flopics:
Glen Powell & Sydney Sweeney - Are They Flopping?
Dating Rumors Timeline
NYTimes article

And Just Like That:
Season 2 Trailer

Starbucks Oleato:
Customers complaining (CNN)
New York Post review

Local Flops:
National celebrities x Philly Mayor race
Orgasm at LA Philharmonic

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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

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On this Soup du Jour, we cover the slowly crumbling empire of Twitter, Kim Petras as our FIRST Flopzilla, people spilling rice on planes, working 3 jobs to just afford Erewhon, and revisit an earlier floposcope that unfortunately turned out to be too! true!

Links!
Update on Pentagon/Group Chat Fiasco
Quick Flops: Beau is Afraid, James Charles, Bed Bath and Beyond, Ellie Goulding Earth Day, Katy Perry Coronation
Hot Flops:
Twitter Blue Checks
Twitter Dril Feud

Kim Petras Flopzilla:
Alone Flops

People on Planes Are Flopping:
Who spilled the rice?
"So is the baby" man yelling at baby on plane

People Who Work 3 Jobs to Afford Erewhon:
The Cut

Local Flops (sooo local there are no links this week):
Philadelphia - Visit Tampa sign
LA - people putting signs on their lawn asking dogs not to pee/poop

Floposcope:
Ghosted on AppleTV+
Met Gala - Karl Lagerfeld

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On this soup du jour, we get into the civics of it all with Dianne Feinstein's shingles and Pentagon pride. Of course, no soup would be complete without some pop cultch, and last weekend's floppy Coachella provided. Speaking of not seeing Vanessa Hudgens at Coachella, do we think Wicked is a real movie or a psy-op?

Quick Flops: 

• Jimmy Fallon “That’s My Jam” 
• Love is Blind Live Reunion Was…Not Live
• George Santos Presents The Minaj Act
• Lilo & Stitch Live Action

Hot Flopics:

• New Wicked Movie
• Retire, Flop! Dianne Feinstein
• HBO Max Will Now Just Be Max…Ok!
• Coachella Flops - Frank Ocean, Vanessa Hudgens, Shawn Mendes & Camila Cabello
• 21-Year-Old Pentagon Worker Leaks State Secrets For…Clout: Atlantic Article, Washington Post Article

Local Flops:

• Philadelphia - Big Mall Bans Teens After 2pm
• LA - Coachella means LA is healing

Floposcope:

• Ghosted on AppleTV+
• Kelly Clarkson Album “Chemistry”

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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby. 
Produced by David Lai.

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On this soup du jour we cover the split (pea) heard 'round the world, the Dalai Lama tongue suck incident (swear to god we can't make this up), Vulture and LA times trying to be parody websites, Twitter turning on Ryan Gosling and Cassandra subsequently stanning Ryan Gosling, and Chloe Bailey's unseemly association with Chris Brown.

 Quick Flops:

• Lukas Gage Engaged to Chris Appleton
• Kathryn Hahn in Tiny, Beautiful Things
• Kim Kardashian and Emma Roberts in American Horror Story
• Super Mario Huge Box Office Open

Hot Flopics:

• LOVER ERA CANCELLED - Taylor Swift & Joe Alwyn Break Up
• Dalai Lama “Suck My Tongue”
• Succession Spoilers - Floppy
  • Logan Roy "Obituary"
• Ryan Gosling “too old” to play Ken - LOL
• Chloe Bailey Album Flop

Local Flops: 

• Philadelphia - New Barnes & Noble Will Not Feature Public Restroom
• LA - Mansion Sellers Trying to Sell Mansions Faster With Luxury Sports Cars to Beat Mansion Tax

Floposcope:

• Revisit: Daisy Jones & The Six
• New: The Mother starring Jennifer Lopez

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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby. 
Produced by David Lai.

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On this soup du jour,  we honor the OG soup queen Gwyneth Paltrow while simultaneously breaking down what makes an ad bad. We also introduce the White House as New York's Hottest Club for celebs to promote their own personal agendas, and further solidify the binary between Pepsi and Coke.

Banter:
Eras Tour Has Begun

Scandoval Explainer

Gwyneth Paltrow <3s Bone Broth

Ted Lasso Cast Visits White House?

Niall Horan Celebrates St. Patrick’s Day at White House

Flop in Focus: Ads That Are Bad

Booking.com: https://www.tiktok.com/@bookingcom/video/7209274411806117125

Haagen dazs inspired outfits: https://www.tiktok.com/@chelseaasoflate/video/7209315831732342062

Weird mac and cheese ad: https://www.tiktok.com/@thelavignes/video/7195723043182824746

Draftkings: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ydji9v9vdw&t=27s

Brie larson cars: 

• EVs That Electrify
• Nissan “Woke Feminist” Commerical with Brie Larson
• Brie Larson’s Nissan Ride to a Magical Future

Commercial for Jesus?

budweiser wassup commercial

Volvo Trucks - The Epic Split feat. Van Damme (Live Test)

Local Flops:

Philadelphia - Billy Penn claiming a Philly mayor “quiet quit” in 1747 lol

LA - widespread immersive art exhibits

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Produced & edited by David Lai.

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