NOT REALLY

Did you hear? Ruth died.

We briefly talk RBG, then get into getting baited by zoomers, the Mission Chinese scandal, the Paris Hilton documentary, the joys of apathy, the end of Keeping Up With The Kardashians, award shows, and which American fashion brands have managed to suspiciously survive the apparel implosion in America.

Today's theme: if you don't already know...

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In our first Dramarama Special, we turn to singer/actress/icon Sky Ferreira to guide our listeners through the ups and downs of Quarantine. Thank you to everyone who called in! Today's Theme: "Voices Carry ('Til Tuesday Cover)" by Sky Ferreira For the full episode go to http://www.patreon.com/notreally and subscribe!

We talk about the plight of working and the indignity of labor and then get into Azealia Banks's brush with death, Kamala Harris's VEEP announcement, the inevitability of the Biden/Harris ticket, why they'll win, social media election-splaining, Karen permanence, cardboard cutouts at live events, Kanye's 2020 merch, Virgil's Walter Van Beirendonck controversy, satire versus theft, Christine Quinn from Selling Sunset, and why democracy never existed and voting only matters in a handful of states. Got Drama? Call our hotline and tell us all about it for our first-ever Dramarama Special! Call 347-709-2704 and leave us a message. Today's Theme: "Witchhunt Suite for WWIII" by Ariel Pink

We talk about Patrik's deranged Twitter fan, lazy Red Scare haters, the Hunger Games of media Twitter, why everyone hates Patrik, posting under the influence, policing likes, gaslighting defense as offense, white girl fragility, and why academia and corporate media will never save you. Then we dive into our reviews of Taylor Swift's folklore, Beyoncé's Black Is King, Oprah's delayed TV comeback, and Canada's Drag Race.

Don't ask us who we're talking about, you can figure it out!

Today's theme: Destiny's Child "Say My Name" (Cyril Hahn Mix) - a legendary remix

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It's been a busy week for us but we do not want to leave you guys hanging so here is a very popular Patreon episode of recent vintage featuring one of our favorite regulars, Alissa Bennett, recorded on the occasion of Mary Kay Letourneau's untimely demise. Originally published July 8. For more episodes like this, subscribe to our Patreon at http://www.patreon.com/notreally ! Enjoy!

Breaking News: Mary Kay Letourneau is DEAD. She DIED. Alissa Bennett joins us for an emergency edition of Not Really looking back at the scandal, the sickness, and the saga of one of the most infamous women of the '90s. Was it true love or was it a predatory perversion? Journey inside the mind of Mary Kay in what can best be described as the definitive record of her life and times, never to be eclipsed...at least until Vili Fualaau's memoir gets picked up.

Background materials mentioned:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/07/obituaries/mary-kay-letourneau-dead.html?surface=most-popular&fellback=false&req_id=585083177&algo=top_conversion&imp_id=580833784&action=click&module=Most%20Popular&pgtype=Homepage

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/28/us/child-sex-abuse.html

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mowKsGWuW4

And subscribe to Alissa's podcast The C Word (with Lena Dunham) on Luminary!

https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/lena-dunham-and-alissa-bennett/the-c-word-luminary-premium/4425e6c3-0117-4304-bb05-a994b05ee354?gclid=Cj0KCQjw3ZX4BRDmARIsAFYh7ZKPUaREWCNoCF6XGWUN5sv9z9mTC4-2Xy3H48Hqb5St1M4ByDPJPewaAscKEALw_wcB&country=US

Kanye West's presidential rally and social media diaries, Trump's message for Ghislaine, Teyana Taylor's ballroom appropriation, the sexual reckoning at Burger Records, and Portland's Naked Athena.

This episode's theme: "Not A Problem" by the Black Lips

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We talk the bluecheck hack, Paul getting unsuspended, looming takedowns, cancel predictions, Gay Twitter, the so-called myth of cancel culture, trickle-down oppression, the competitive capitalism of public shaming, the Harper's Letter, why we podcast, the victim/villain binary, why gay men don't get offended, #JewishPrivilege, privilege as insult, the reclosing of L.A., the myth of dog whistles, the self-annihilation of the left, the Mission Chinese drama, settlement chasers, jealousy, the dopamine poison of being liked online, the insulation of wealth, the merciless guillotine of public relations, the elementary genius of Fox news, the latest gossip around Ghislaine, and so much more!

Today's theme: "2y & 6m" by Cindy

Relevant links:

The Harper's Letter:

https://harpers.org/a-letter-on-justice-and-open-debate/

Feeling Asian Podcast w/ Danny Bowien:

https://open.spotify.com/episode/3BIONBt6nVFjw8ZN69wyZC?si=EJax5255TA2bQqnz9J36_w

Caitlin Flanagan dunking on Jennifer Finney Boylan:

https://twitter.com/CaitlinPacific/status/1282047624032346112?s=20

Ross Douthat's 10 Theses About Cancel Culture:

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/14/opinion/cancel-culture-.html

Patia's Legendary Guide:

http://pfw.guide/

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Paul's review of Hamilton is in and IT STINKS! We discuss the death of content, electoral politics as entertainment, Kanye's presidential announcement, Kylie Jenner's "web of lies", kundles on the pier, quarantines at the Beverly Hills Hotel, and caviar dreams!

Also: Kimberly Guilfoyle's contagious exploits, rage against the Fire Island Pines, Hell's Kitchen al fresco, mutual shaming du jour, Unsolved Mysteries, Ghislaine Maxwell's New Hampshire lair (and connection to streetwear), J.K. Rowling's TERF war, coming to terms with the ubiquitous evil behind all American holidays, and the death of the "king of lawsuits" himself, Milton Glaser!

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Today's theme: "No More Words" by Berlin.

We're joined by our friend, producer/actress/creative guru Mary Ann Heagerty to discuss a world she tunes into on the reg: beauty influencers on YouTube and their assorted dramaramas. We get into Tati Westbrook's latest bombshell allegations against Shane Dawson and Jeffree Star, the glistening enclave of Calabasas McMansions where they hock their product lines, and why YouTubers have replaced the soap stars of yore.

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Today's theme: "Face To Face" by Missing Persons

We talk Patrik's gorgeousness problem, the alleged fireworks psyop, big streaming's iron fist, Reddit banning podcast subs, the cancel wave, 30 Rock's self-own, Shane Dawson's Million Apologies Tour, Lena Dunham's hater magnetism, nepotism paranoia, Hollywood dynasties, the New Gay Pride, the mutual humiliation of white guilt, how media can actually be progressive, the death of magazines, and why burning something down only works if you create a new paradigm in its place rather than reinstitute it with new cast members. (Ahem: Vanderpump Rules!)

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Find out how to best help the movement at http://pfw.guide

Read about the Reddit ban: https://www.theverge.com/2020/6/29/21304947/reddit-ban-subreddits-the-donald-chapo-trap-house-new-content-policy-rules

This week's track: "True Faith" by New Order (Luca Magnotta's Theme)