Flop Soup

By Flop Soup

Flop topics served to you weekly. Hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis (Philadelphia) and Justin Crosby (Los Angeles). Produced by David Lai (San Francisco).

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December 12, 2025Is Ella McCay Flopping? (feat. HBO's Flopped Mad Men Release, Scromiting, #PantoneTooWhite, and guest host Sam Stoakes)
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Justin is on a work trip so the illustrious first EVER Flop Soup guest SAM STOAKES is so back and chatting with Cassandra about this week's floppiest flops:
How We're Flopping
Sam - Grinch Meal influencer
Cassandra - entranced by the Modern Love couple getting fake divorced
Flop Correct: Rachel Lynn Matthew is NOT dating Orlando Bloom, instead has a production company with Camila Mendes? Okay!
Quick Flops
HBO flops their streaming release of Mad Men
NYC miscounts their mayors - Zohran is 112 NOT 111
Matt Rogers & Fraser Olender are dating ... Fraser Olender subsequently suffers EVALI
Watch out for SCROMITING, a new weed side effect
Pluribus ad on a fridge MAYBE scared a woman named Carol, ads on fridges generally speaking - no link for the Reddit rumor because it is a rumor!
THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR IS WHAT? + a list of every color
Golden Globe nomination highlights
Hot Flopic: IS ELLA MCCAY FLOPPING?
What is Ella McCay?
Trailer here
How are the reviews so far?
What is the #EllaMcCayChallenge?
Local Flops
Sam - Miracle on 13th St
Cassandra - SS United States finally in Alabama
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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

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1h 12min
November 28, 2025Is Wicked Flopping For Good? (feat. J. Crew Pink Sweater Panic, Charli XCX's Substack, and Olivia Nuzzi x Ryan Lizza Drama)
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Happy Black Friday!!! Stay inside and spend time with your loved ones (aka US!! via this gorgeous new episode <3)
Flops featured INCLUDE:
Is J. Crew ruining masculinity with their new pink sweater?
Who is Juanita Broaddrick?
Charli XCX's NEXT ERA is... substack?
Trumpdate! (That's a Trump Update - specifically his meeting with Zohran Mamdani, Bubba Trump Epstein blow job rumors, and "Quiet Piggy")
Mark Duplass "quiet piggy" moment (Twitter link, might break)
From Substack to Myspace: The Ryan Lizza x Olivia Nuzzi drama
Olivia Nuzzi's memoir American Canto excerpt in Vanity Fair
Ryan Lizza's "Substack Part 1" on his publication Telos
RFK Jr. x Felching
Also I (Cassandra) screenshotted an entire google doc that has now been deleted which contains Substack Part 2 so I can't source it but I promise what we said is accurate, excerpts here
Olivia Nuzzi's single "Jailbait"
Mark Sanford wikipedia page
WICKED: FOR GOOD
Sex Cardigan flop
Screen time tallies
Michelle Yeoh MM is WW
Jon M. Chu is straight
No local flops this week but we'll so back next week!! Happy flopsgiving!
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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

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59min
November 14, 2025Are Women's Stories Flopping? (feat. All's Fair on Hulu, Shay Mitchell's Skincare for Babies, and Sydney Sweeney's GQ Interview)
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HAPPY FRIDAY FLOPTINAS! Justin returns to the pod this week and alongside Cassandra the girls are unpacking the following flops of the week:
All's Fair starring Kim Kardashian and every good actress, plus Hulu's best scripted debut blah blah blah
New Gap ad with a random following iconic Katseye x Milkshake collab
Oval Office Ozempic press conference collapse
Katy Perry makes another attempt with Bandaids, someone dressed up as her then posed with Orlando Bloom, and her manager is feuding with Wendy's we guess
Skincare for babies by Shay Mitchell
Sydney Sweeney continues her flop trajectory with a bad GQ interview and a worse premiere for her movie Christy, plus now Ruby Rose is saying Sweeney ruined the movie
Plus: Local Flops
LA - Why won't Netflix House choose LA???
PHL - people getting their phones stolen at concerts & then findmy is pinging in CHINA!
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Produced by David Lai.

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October 31, 2025Is David Harbour Flopping? (feat. Regretting You, BennyDrama & Terrence's BREAK UP, and guest host Tyler Burgese)
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Local Philadelphian & Flop Tart Tyler Burgese joins the pod as guest this week (because Justin is on a work trip) to discuss a BEVY of flops, including:
George Santos has been PARDONED
Why the app KALSHI is "hiring" tarot card readers and wizards, plus how they've legalized sports gambling in all 50 states
Regretting You joining the 2025 Black Hole Flop Hall of Fame
Benny Drama & Terrence O'Connor's Break Up
And what is an AWS Outage? Plus: the big one in Virginia
Jia Tolentino breaking her "previously rigid personal sponcon ban" for AirBnB
Lily Allen releases album West End Girl EVISCERATING David Harbour & their tumultuous open marriage ahead of Stranger Things premiere
and they listed their brownstone!
Woman who died in his apartment
What TYLER thinks is flopping and he just had to say something!
Anti-Vax reaches pet owners
And what does it mean if Gordon Ramsay's food platform BITE invests in BJ Novak's chain restaurant homage pop up CHAIN while seeking further investment from AI microdrama producer HOLYWATER?
And then we yap about gay guy Halloween costumes
And if you want to hear MORE about gay Halloween costumes, there's a 20 minute bonus segment on Patreon about it!
Local Flops
PHL 1 - DOWN with car culture!
PHL 2 - Philly has inserted itself into the 6-7 meme trend, which btw just became Dictionary.com's word of the year
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Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.

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1h 23min
October 24, 2025Are LEGGINGS Flopping? (Feat. THIEVES at the Louvre, BALD movie screenings, and Akon going COUNTRY)
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Hi flopsicles and tarts and tinas!
BACK AGAIN! With sooooo many flops this week, including:
SOMBR gets dragged by 25-year-old WITCH
Snoop Dogg attempts to win back the GAYS
Akon is going COUNTRY, and here's what's up with Akon City
What's going on with Euphoria Season 3 again?
BALDS ONLY movie screenings
ROBBERY at the LOUVRE! Le Heist? Tres chic, mon dieu!
LEGGINGS are out in favor of BIG WORKOUT PANT
Fancams as movie trailers
PLUS Local Flops
LA - WHY ARE WE ONLY SOARING ACROSS AMERICA NOW?
PHL - Why did the Philly film festival screen a TV show??
Ta ta for now!
Justin, David, and Cassandra
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3 please :)
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October 17, 2025Is HOT ICE CREAM Flopping? (Feat. ROLE MODEL, King Kylie, and Australia herself)
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We're so back again and this week there are SO many flops:
FLOP SOUP EXPLAINER: And what does it mean for Role Model to "bring out X celebrity as Sally" ??
Who is King Kylie and is it just Kylie Jenner with a wig?
Apple TV minus plus
Dancing With the Stars culture, why is it everywhere?
Flop Couple (Flople?) updates including Ben & Jen, Katy & Justin, and two gay guys we JUST found out about
Pink Pony Club opens in AUSTRALIA (pejorative) [don't worry after declaring it's only for gay men and then getting yelled at for appropriating lesbian culture for their exclusive club, they changed the NAME, not the "gay guys only" policy]
Hot Ice Cream by Tyra Banks in AUSTRALIA (ok!)
MOVIE flops galore - we're looking at you Tron: Ares, the Smashing Machine, and KISS OF THE SPIDER-WOMAN
PLUS Local Flops:
LA - Brunch restaurant GREAT WHITE accused of racially segregating its customers - especially Asian ones (personal accounts from David & Cassandra who went one time)
PHL - WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE VERY FLOPPY PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART REBRAND
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3 please :)
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October 10, 2025Is Taylor Swift Flopping? (feat. Gen Z Divorce, the Riyadh Comedy Festival, and #TEAMNICOLE)
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Hi Flop Tarts & Tinas,
We are SO back this week with a fabulous set of flops that is gonna bring the dang house down:
Gen Z Divorce hit piece
The AI Slop & Flop Fest Continues with "Sora 2"
WE APOLOGIZE TO QUIBI
Ridley Scott Flops Back Into His Own Filmography
The Golden POD Nominees are HERE
Travis Kelce snubbed
An Ethically Gorgeous Quiz about the RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban DIVORCE and WE PICK A SIDE
Hot Flopic
It's Life of a Showgirl, SORRY
Taylor/Charli Feud
Travis Kelce's penis
DO NOT GO SEE THE TAYLOR SWIFT MOVIE
Local Flops
CA - Baggu robs BART
PHL - Why did Elfreth's Alley throw an event COMMEMORATING the hitchbot? DOWN WITH THE CLANKERS
Yours in flopitude,
Cassandra, Justin, and David
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3 please :)
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1h 19min
September 26, 2025Did the Rapture Flop? (feat. Elton John Flop Magnet, Arc'teryx Blowing Up the Himalayas, and More Male Loneliness Epidemic)
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Hi precious flop tarts!
We're SO glad to see you didn't get raptured this week and instead get to enjoy a steaming hot bowl of delicious flops prepared JUST for you!
This week we're talking about:
Jeremy Allen White's new role in the Star Wars universe (tweet link, may break), actual news here
Lola Young getting the keys to Elton John's house
The White House hosting a UFC cage match on the South Lawn! Okay!
Arc'teryx lowkey blowing up the Himalayas and then "apologizing"
Noah Centineo's botched attempt to protest Disney
Deepfakes of Jen Aniston and Miley Cyrus are penetrating the male loneliness epidemic
Did you hear about the hottest new rapture rumor?
Hot Flopics
New football horror movie "HIM" flops with critics
Plus: Box Office Flops
Why did the Downton Abbey threequel bring in 2x as much money as "The Big Bold Beautiful Journey"?
Local Flops
LA - Coachella passes for mid-line up are already sold out, started at $799 for GA
PHL - Noah Wyle finally caught on camera saying something mean about Philadelphia (but he really tried not to) [tweet link, might break]
xoxo,
Justin, David & Cassandra
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3 please :)
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1h 3min
September 19, 2025Did the Emmys Flop Again? (feat. Frankie Focus, Walking While Watching The Long Walk, and The DOA Dance)
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Back back back again with another episode of flops from the week <3
Tune in for:
How they're trying to keep kids off their damn phones
Movie Marketing with treadmills and Janelle Monae
Vatican pop concert with Teddy Swims and, of course, another B+ from John Legend + a drone display that made us go "why is that low key slaying?"
Lady Gaga making music for people who watch TV on the phone
FLOP TREND WATCH: Dark showers OR AUFGUSS/Competitive Sauna
HOT FLOPIC: THE EMMYS!!!
So Nate Bargatze didn't really tell any jokes
Stop trying to make Charlie Hunnam happen
Lorne Michaels retire bitch
The Bear was shut out and the actors bailed
Some lovely underdogs won, only to be overshadowed by Nate's whole host thing
Local Flops
CA - Christina Aguilera x Grindr
PHL - And what IS anxiety-free improv?
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

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57min
September 12, 2025Are the VMAs Flopping Harder? (feat. the Jonas Brothers Christmas Movie, the Wuthering Heights Teaser, and 100 Single Straight Guys)
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Hi Flops,
New episode NEW FLOPS! This week we're talking about:
that Donald Trump/Epstein letter
Fourth Harmony's newest merch drop
what it means that Laverne Cox will be in a Jonas Brothers movie
Wuthering Heights x Charli XCX
Are single straight men worse than ever?
HOT FLOPIC: what happened on the Doritos stage at the VMAs, which aired on CBS sort of via Paramount Plus Premium we think!
The VMAs
What are they now?
Local Flops
LA - Justin x Jonas Brothers
PHL - Phillies Karen getting doxed too much
Xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, and David
Support the show
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show MONETARILY!!!, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup

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

If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3 please :)
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FAQs about Flop Soup:

How many episodes does Flop Soup have?

The podcast currently has 132 episodes available.