Straight Up

By Straight Up

The pop culture podcast with no filter, brought to you by besties and journalists Kathleen and Ellie. New episodes out every Thursday!

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Number 1: Alix Earle, her Alex Cooper feud and the business of influence
Mega-influencer Alix Earle’s new reality show has dropped on Netflix and so we’re unpacking it all, from all the details of her feud with Alex Cooper to the family’s bizarre dynamics. Could Earle Meets World be Gen Z’s answer to The Kardashians? Also this week: series two of The Gentlemen starring Maya Jama, as well as the brilliant film spin-off of French comedy Call My Agent! featuring an excellent cameo from George Clooney. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠[email protected] Recs/ reviews: Where Are The Kings, Donal Ryan The Gentlemen, NetflixCall My Agent! The Movie, Netflix Earle Meets World, Netflix . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 10, 202653min
Number 2: Ali G, the Met Gala backlash and cleavage’s big comeback
Ali G is back after more than 20 years, sparking a backlash over the character’s racist stereotypes with cinemas saying they’ll boycott the new film. And speaking of controversial comebacks, the planned John Galliano exhibition at the Met has been pulled, so this week we’re discussing cancel culture, second chances and when some things are better left in the past. Also on the show: the sky-rocketing of push-up bra sales, breastfeeding in public, Bonnie Blue’s baby announcement and Olivia Wilde’s new film, plus the Lindsay Clancy trial. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠[email protected] Recs/reviews Get our book club pick Where Are the Kings hereFRIENDSHIP BREAKUPS: ghosting, group dynamics and comparison culture (our ep) Outcome, AppleTVToy Story 5, SkyTVFurious, Disney PlusI Want Your Sex, in cinemasEyes Down Here: Push-up bras are back with a vengeance, The Cut Not My G, More Brit (ish) Than Ever Substack, Afua HirschThe Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake, New York TimesLucky Boy, Tortoise Investigates . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
September 03, 202653min
Number 3: North West, Meghan Markle’s return and the man-child epidemic
Why do so many adult men seem stuck in arrested development? We review the buzzy new novel from the “male Sally Rooney” Jem Calder, whose rom-com I Just Want You to Be Happy charts a dysfunctional age-gap relationship between a 35-year-old man-child and 23-year-old woman. Also on the show: our thoughts on the backlash to North West’s “age inappropriate” Dazed cover, Meghan Markle’s new career move, Kendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi’s hard launch and a possible sequel to How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days. We’ve released a final batch of tickets to our book club on Wed 2 September! Get yours at via Ticket Tailor and order Where Are the Kings here Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠[email protected] Recs/reviews I Want You to be Happy, Jem CalderI Want You to Be Happy is the excruciating millennial novel everyone will be reading this summer, The IndependentAlice and Steve, Disney PlusPrue Leith – On leaving Bake Off and finding love again at 70, Experience is EverythingKendall Jenner and Jacob Elordi’s Dating World Tour Continues in London, VogueNorth West: ‘Music is what I wanna do with my life’, DazedFresh Hell, Tina Brown’s Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 27, 20261h 3min
Number 4: The Ariana Grande discourse, ACOTAR and Nicole Kidman’s Vogue backlash
Ariana Grande’s tour has been getting rave reviews, but the increasingly feverish discussion around her weight has us asking whether it’s more harmful to comment or stay silent, and what this and the tragic case of Jason Arday tell us about how journalists can lose sight of the real people behind headlines. Also this week: romantasy fans rejoice as Sarah J Maas reveals the covers, titles and blurbs for ACOTAR 6 and 7, Nicole Kidman faces backlash for looking “unrecognisable” on the cover of Vogue and the passing of actor Hayden Panettiere. Join the ticket waitlist for our book club on Wed 2 September via Ticket Tailor and order Where Are the Kings here Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠[email protected] Recs/reviews DTF St Louis, HBO Max The A Court of Thorns and Roses series, Sarah J Maas The Last House, Netflix The InviteCamp MiasmaHow do you assign a star rating to Ariana Grande? Ellie’s SubstackWhen the Snowflakes Pretend They Played No Part in the Avalanche, Conquest of the Useless Substack“Where Am I Going? And What’s Next?”: Nicole Kidman Is Keeping Her Heart Open, VogueWe call her Emma podcastThis Is Me: A Reckoning, Hayden Panettiere Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 20, 202656min
Number 5: Nara Smith, the tradwife discourse and this year’s buzziest crime thriller
Nara Smith came on Call Her Daddy to rebuke her status as “poster girl” for the tradwife movement, but do we buy her rebrand? We discuss whether her content glamourising hyper-feminine domesticity causes real-world harm or whether she’s being held to unfair standards. Plus, rave reviews of masterpiece non-fiction thriller London Falling, the epic third season of House of the Dragon, and Epstein-coded serial killer drama Furious. Tickets for our book club on Wed 2 September are on sale now! Get yours at via Ticket Tailor and order Where Are the Kings here Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠[email protected] Recs/reviews London Falling by Patrick Radden-Keefe Patrick Radden-Keefe on How to FailWhere Are The Kings, Donal RyanHouse of the Dragon, NOWTV The House That Dragons Built, HBO Furious, Disney Plus“Furious” Is a Crime Drama for a Post-Epstein World, New YorkerCape Fear, AppleTVNara Smith: Stop Calling Me a Tradwife, Call Her DaddyYesteryear, Caro Claire Burke The Tradwife Illusion Meets the Anti-Trump Reality, New York Times“You Can’t Just Be Showing Matcha-Pilates-Alo”, VultureInfluencers Are Being Paid to Spread the Mormon Church's Gospel, BloombergEmilie Kiser: The Loss That Changed Her Forever, On Purpose with Jay ShettySpider-Man: Brand New Day, in cinemasGary Stevenson: “I was obsessed with making money”, The Louis Theroux PodcastWe Call Her Emma, Tortoise Investigates . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
August 13, 20261h 3min