Now I Get It

Happy 50th Episode! Evelyn breaks down the Slap into how its ripple effects touch every corner of culture: race, comedy, Hollywood, and Will Smith and Chris Rocks' personal brands.

In the 90s and 2000s we worshipped the tech founders. In the 2010s we drank the tech koolaid. In 2022, we eat popcorn and gleefully watch their downfall play out in high end television adaptations. Evelyn dives into the current trend of today's shows about the famous, cultish tech founders: Theranos, WeWork, and Uber.

The Discover-HBO Max merger is approved and moving along: the big surprise is that they're going to be combined into one super app. In a world where Disney has separated Disney+, Hulu, ESPN and other companies have done the same, what does that mean for the future of streaming? Since it's Firday, Evelyn also shares her weekend watchlist.

Ai-yi-yi, can Disney do anything right this month? Evelyn explores Disney's recent announcement of Disney+ going ad-supported and the recent controversy around Disney, Disney CEO Bob Chapek, and Florida's "Don't Say Gay" Bill

Evelyn explains how Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is able to use his former acting chops to communicate clearly and effectively to the rest of the world about the current war in Ukraine.

Evelyn gets early access to all 3 parts of the inspiring Netflix Ye West trilogy 'Jeen-yuhs' and dives into her biggest takeaway from it. She also shares her weekly Binge Watchlist for the weekend.

Evelyn covers the series finale of Arthur this week and how it was more than a kids show because of the impact it has had on internet pop culture. Long live the clenched fist meme!

McDonalds had a Superbowl ad last weekend with Kanye West -- and it feels like the cherry on top of a very successful celebrity campaign run they've had since they started this business strategy in 2020.

Evelyn also dives into what she's been bingeing on TV recently and will be watching this upcoming weekend.

Disney+ recently announced that "Turning Red" would be their third Pixar movie going straight-to-streaming and skipping a theatrical release. Pixar employees are disappointed and wish it were in theaters, but Evelyn points out why straight-to-streaming for select titles is the future and not a pandemic anomaly.

YouTube recently announced that they were folding their Originals Program department. This is the first social media company to throw in the towel on trying to be like the next Netflix. Evelyn breaks down why she isn't surprised at all, and, why Meta and Snapchat need to give up too if they can take a hint.