The big Hollywood blockbusters barely feature a kiss anymore, let alone any amorous affairs.

So, why are studios so afraid of this core human experience and where do we need to go to get our vicarious fix?

This week's host Wenlei Ma is joined by guest critic, Vogues' Hannah-Rose Yee to talk about sex on film.

Plus, with the release of the Pitt/ Clooney vehicle Wolfs on streaming, is the movie star dead?

Is it ok that "fake German heiress" Anna Delvey has appeared in the current season of Dancing With The Stars (US)? Can a convicted scammer dance her way to reputation rehab – and should she even have the opportunity?

Guest critic (and trained dancer!) Rudi Bremer is in to discuss.

Show notes:

"Maybe She Had So Much Money She Just Lost Track of It" by Jessica PresslerZiwe interviews Anna Delvey.

After Taylor Swift made her politics clear by endorsing Kamala Harris for president, Donald Trump reacted by posting: I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT! But does he understand how that's activated Swifties?

Guest critic Steph Van Schilt is a writer, podcast producer and Taylor Swift specialist, and she shares her take on the situation.

Also: is The Bear really a comedy? We recap the Emmys and Steph explains why you should be watching Below Deck.

Raygun, Australia's most famous breaker, is back in the news again – posting photos hanging out with Sir Richard Branson and Boy George – as foreshadowed in her interview with The Project's Waleed Aly.

Is this a coda to Raygun's viral moment, or a sign of things to come?

Guest critic Tahlea Aualiitia is in to ponder the question, as well as Beyoncé's lack of CMA nominations.

And we're also getting into our latest reality TV obsession – The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Show notes:

Raygun interview on The Project

Megan Thee Stallion may have originated Hot Girl Summer and WAP, but she's also a self-proclaimed Otaku Hot Girl, ie like millions of people around the world – an anime superfan.

If it's good enough for Thee Stallion, maybe you should check it out too?

Anime superfan and guest critic Ahmed Yussuf is in to make the argument for why you should get into anime too.

We're also weighing up our feelings about Beetlejuice Beetlejuice.

Midwest Princess Chappell Roan is asking you to respect her boundaries, and we wish her good luck, babe!

The American singer songwriter is grappling with her meteoric rise to fame and calling out predatory behaviour, unwanted touching and asking "superfans" to stop being weird to her family and friends.

Guest critic Wenlei Ma is in to discuss this, J.Lo and Ben's Affleck's breakup, nostalgia for 1999 teen films like Cruel Intentions and 10 things I Hate About You, and a TV recommendation for the week – season 2 of Pachinko on Apple TV+.

It's a very demure, very mindful episode of Stop Everything! in this the cutesy edition: How Chicago TikTok creator Jools LeBron is redefining demure and changing her life in the process! 

Guest critic Jared Richards is in to analyse demure, Katy Perry’s comeback album launch missteps and the Olympics of Drag – Rupaul’s Drag Race Global All Stars – whose cast includes Stop Everything! family member, Kween Kong.  

We're talking about the moment B-girl Raygun, aka Dr Rachael Gunn, became the world's favourite meme.

Raygun's breaking performance at the Paris Olympics was instantly iconic – and divisive: Is this how people really dance in Australia? Was this the best Australia had to offer? Was this a weird academic stunt? Is Raygun an Aussie hero or taking the piss?

There's a lot of noise – guest critics Hannah Reich and Rudi Bremer (a trained dancer!) weigh in.

Big feelings are in the air as Stop Everything! co-founding parent Benjamin Law returns to talk about Netflix's gay Japanese dating reality show The Boyfriend, and Beverley tells him about the latest chapter in the Ballerina Farm trad wife mumfluencing saga.

Also: Ben recounts his favourite horny moments from The Olympics.Show notes:The Times article "Meet the Queen of the Trad wives and her eight children"The Times follow up article "My day with the Trad wife queen and what I really thought of her"

We're all over the Paris 2024 Olympics.

From the booze cruise boats of the opening ceremony to the uniforms, Simone Biles' comeback and becoming armchair experts in obscure sports, guest critic Tahlea Aualiitia is in to talk through all the details of the games that you actually care about.

Then stick around as we do our best to explain why US Republican vice-presidential nominee JD Vance is contending with baseless rumours that he had sex with a couch. And other things.