The Wrong Side

It was a week in pop culture that just kept on giving, so we had to bring our very own media correspondent, Brenden Hand, onto the pod! As a chronically online individual, Brenden dives into his passion for Addison Rae’s “Diet Pepsi” single/video (04:05-07:15), but then we cut the shit and really get down to business. The Paris Olympics have wrapped and we had no choice but to discuss the viral Australian breakdancer, Raygun (7:15-17:55). Somehow, even more drama has continued to unfold with the “It Ends With Us” story (20:422-33:12). And finally, we make predictions and pleas for what we’ll see in tonight’s Love Island USA S6 reunion (33:12-55:16).

In a true cinema special, we cover the “It Ends With Us” cast drama and Audrey delivers one of the hottest takes about Ryan Reynolds (02:23-25:40).

Emily recaps her 4DX experience seeing “Deadpool & Wolverine” in a Times Square theater where she fought for her life for a full 127 minutes (25:40-39:14).

Between the Olympic Village and the Love Island Villa, this summer continues to deliver high quality content. We cover the Simone Biles/MyKayla Skinner feud (07:07-15:39) and discuss some Love Island USA reunion foreshadowing (15:39-25:03). Emily made the mistake of seeing Longlegs in the theater (25:03-28:52), and an innocent talk about Robert Downey Jr. returning to Marvel leads to Audrey doing a beautiful TedTalk on comic book breakdowns because Emily can’t understand the difference between Avengers/Deadpool, Marvel/DC, etc. (28:52-41:19). And for our grand finale….pray for Emily and her upcoming root canal (42:22-46:20).

While we may not have a Love Island cast member on this week's episode, there’s still much to be discussed. The Olympics gave us an Opening Ceremony to remember (00:38-12:52) and the aftermath of the Love Island finale continues to unravel (12:52-21:48). We reminisce on what an out of body experience it was to have Love Island’s Connor Newsum on the pod (21:48-31:52) and Audrey recaps the cinematic masterpiece that is Twister (31:52-37:40).

Forget "I got a text....." WE GOT A GUEST! From Season 6 of Love Island USA, Connor Newsum joins us to talk about his thoughts on the finale, readjusting to life outside of the villa, and what it's like to become a meme (multiple times). Connor reflects on his close friendships with Rob and Aaron, this year's winners, Serena and Kordell, and his relationships with JaNa and Leah.

If you’ve ever wanted to hear two people with ADHD try to host a podcast, this is the perfect episode for you. Brace yourselves, because we cover everything: Ingrid Andress’ National Anthem performance (6:48-14:37), some incredibly controversial Hello Kitty news (14:37-19:01), and Shrek 5/Audrey’s famed obsession with Shrek (19:18-52:34).

What starts as an innocent conversation about ogres turns into an unpacking of our favorite Alec Baldwin content (27:42-30:52), Colin Jost’s comedy tour, our celebrity doppelgängers (32:40-41:21) and reboot wins/flops AKA lots of yapping about Gossip Girl and our fear of seeing Chad Michael Murray and Zac Efron look any different than they did in the 2000s (41:34-53:33).

Audrey calls out Emily’s crispy R and does a scarily accurate impression of Kourtney Kardashian (53:47-56:16) and we do a brief Love Island USA dive into Kendall and Caine’s problematic moments (1:03:45-1:10:05).

Finally, as much as we love this one….stay tuned for a very exciting next episode ! ! !

If you haven’t started Love Island USA yet….DM us @thewrongsidepodcast for Peacock login information (for legal reasons, this is a joke).

Emily’s still moving, Audrey went to another wedding, but we’re really just here for the Love Island updates. Audrey recaps the incredibly wet experience that is Casa Amor (17:03-38:26).

TL;DR — the Love Island producers continue to choose evil and the casting department continues to bring in the hottest women we’ve ever seen.

Just like Ross and Rachel, we were on a break.....but we're so back and now it's soooo over for the podcast community (and our bank accounts, thanks to our RSS expenses). We reflect on our mysterious podcast disappearance, do a deep dive into Love Island USA (17:56-36:30), and mostly just yap about life updates and wedding icks. Let's...discuss?!

While we’ve barely watched Katie’s season of The Bachelorette, the franchise always seems to come through with plenty of drama for us to unpack.

First up: we never thought we’d say “The Bachelor” and “PPP Loans” in the same sentence, but 2021 is full of surprises! Several former stars are explaining why they were approved for COVID-era loans that were specifically designated to keep businesses afloat during the pandemic. We’re honestly not shocked that Arie and Lauren are roped into this, but Tayshia?? (10:54-22:52)

Next: if you haven’t seen the kissing-in-the-car photos, close this app and run to see our Instagram stories (or Google, if you’re listening late). Tom Holland and Zendaya are sparking dating rumors after being photographed kissing in Tom’s car. From seeing their chemistry in Spiderman to Lip Sync Battle, say it with us: We. Are. Here. For. This (22:54-29:29).

Last, but not least: Jamie Lynn Spears finally spoke out on her Instagram stories about her sister’s battle to end her conservatorship and it was….sus, to say the least. We unpack her Instagram rant and talk about why we think everyone in Britney’s family is on the Wrong Side at this point (29:30-40:08). Let’s discuss!t

We’re baaaack! And if you didn’t notice we were gone, never mind! After two weeks of vacay and slow news (minus the Frenemies drama), we’re hitting you with a new epi to unpack two big headlines.

First up: there’s something about Andy Cohen (pronounced co-HEN, according to Audrey) that just pulls the best drama from his guests; and he did not disappoint while hosting the KUWTK Reunion. We talk about everything from Kendall claiming her back-up career would be an Olympian athlete (relatable), their takes on promoting unrealistic beauty standards, and much more (10:09-28:22).

Finally: if you’ve been on your phone in the last week, you’ve seen the headlines about Britney Spears. Last week, she read a 24-minute statement against the conservatorship she’s lived under for 13 years before a Los Angeles probate judge. We unpack the new accusations that have surfaced, what next steps could possibly look like, and the power of the internet in helping to hopefully #FreeBritney (28:26-47:34). Let’s discuss!