In which we discuss Alexa's no good, very bad meal next to Tucker Carlson in London, Mamdani's visit to the White House (spoiler alert: Trump is down bad for the democratic socialist), and the administration entering their flop era (nothing is going to plan). In tennis we celebrate the Italian win at Davis Cup and in f1 we lament the discouraging result for Lando Norris in Las Vegas. Also, Alexa shares the Sky Sports Halo post-mortem she's been working on. In content we discuss all 8 episodes of All Her Fault on Peacock (this is a conversation WITH spoilers), Alexa's reaction to The Beast in Me on Netflix (no spoilers), and Sumner's reaction to Wicked: For Good (no spoilers). 

[0:00-30:38] News

[30:38-36:58] Tennis

[36:58-46:09] F1

[46:09-48:02] Sky Sports Halo

[48:02-54:16] All Her Fault (spoilers)

[54:16-55:22] The Beast in Me (no spoilers)

[55:22-End] Wicked (no spoilers)

In which we discuss Alexa's new cooking streak and her hunt for a new apartment in New York City. We go deep on the 2026 Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue featuring a murderer's row of cute men (most importantly CALLUM TURNER). We talk about the fashion, the photography, the production value, who was missing, and what we think of the headline ("Let's Hear it for the Boys"). In tennis, we discuss the finals of the ATP Finals which saw another show down between Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner. We touch on the truly mind-bending stats around there head-to-head, their fashion choices for the match, the possible parentage of Sinner's dog. We also discuss Davis Cup and the United Cup headed to Australia in January. We wrap with a good dose of schadenfreude over Sky Sports' disastrous TikTok channel "for women", Sky Sports Halo. We will over all 8 episodes of Peacock's All Her Fault during our next recording! 

[0:00-19:39] News

[19:39-39:45] Tennis

[39:45-42:22] Sky Sports

[42:22-End] Upcoming Content Coverage

In which we discuss why the photos of Harry and Meghan with the Kardashians were taken down, Meghan's return to acting, and the news that her 10th communications director has resigned. Alexa helps unpack what could be going on between Taylor Swift and Keleigh Teller and we react to the full-length trailer for Taylor's "The End of an Era" docuseries. We take a quick detour into American politics and elections, covering breaking news and the TN-7 special election. In tennis we cover the ongoing ATP finals tournament and the news that Carlos Alcaraz will end the year at world #1. In F1, we cover bad behavior from the Vcarb team at the Brazil GP trophy ceremony and rude comments from Ferrari chairman, John Elkann. In content, we add All Her Fault (Peacock) and The Beast in Me (Netflix) to our watch lists. We will be covering those shows on upcoming episodes! In a new segment, Skincare Corner, Alexa shares she is trying hot, new ingredient Volufiline. The Ordinary is has launched a serum for under $25.

[0:00-17>04] News

[17:04-20:55] Tennis

[20:55-27:12] F1

[27:12-29:13] Content

[29:13-End] Skincare Corner

In which we discuss the blue wave from last week's elections, the shuttering of Teen Vogue, David Beckham getting his knighthood, People finally nailing their Sexiest Man Alive choice in Jonathan Bailey, Dua Lipa's product collab with Augustinus Bader, Shay Mitchell's absolutely cursed children's skincare line, Rini, Sydney Sweeney's continued downward spiral, Prince William's sporty visit to Brazil, Princess Catherine's wonderful fashion choice for Remembrance Day, Travis Kelce's ex, Kayla Nicole, and her unearthed tweets, and Kris Jenner's 70th Birthday. In tennis we discuss both the WTA and ATP finals as well as Jack Draper's 2 hour interview with The Tennis Podcast. F1 takes us to Sao Paolo where we discuss the results of both the sprint and regular races. In content we share final thoughts on the Celebrity Traitors as we recap episode 9 (the finale). Sumner shares her recommendation for the miniseries Death by Lightning on Netflix, as well as the book it was adapted from, Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard.

[0:00-50:51] News

[50:51-1:04:33] Tennis

[1:04:33-1:12:52] F1

[1:12:52-End] Content

In which we discuss the pervert formerly known as Price Andrew's rapid descent at the hands of his brother, King Charles, the viral British Vogue article written by Chanté Joseph, Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing Now, the new gay, leftist Dutch Prime Minister, and Lily Allen's new album, West End Girl. In tennis we discuss the ongoing WTA finals in Riyadh and what the boys are up to in the lead up to the ATP finals later this month. In F1 we cover the breaking news of Alexandra Saint Mleux's engagement to Charles Leclerc. In content we react to the last episodes (7+ 8) of Celebrity Traitors UK before the finale this week.

[0:00-27:07] News

[27:07-31:47] Tennis

[31:47-35:26] F1

[35:26-47:59] Celebrity Traitors E7+8

[47:59-End] Other Content

In which we discuss The Times (London) data-driven analysis of what differentiates London from NYC, the exciting results of the Irish presidential election, updates from the Louvre jewelry heist related to arrests and conspiracies, rumors that Sophie Turner and Chris Martin are dating, and LVMH selling Marc Jacobs to Authentic Brands (never a good sign). In tennis we focus solely on our boy, Jannik Sinner, including his dating life and the fact that the Italians are livid with him for dropping out of Davis Cup. In F1, we review the most exciting race in months: last weekend's GP in Mexico City. Alexa covers the factors that made this race exciting and the implications for the World Drivers' Championship race. In content we cover Celebrity Traitors episodes 5 + 6 (with spoilers!), Sumner's review of Nobody Wants This (season 2 on Netflix now), and a BRIEF preview of House of Dynamite (Netflix). Sumner eats crow about her new favorite show, The Diplomat, and Alexa shares that she abandoned all responsibilities and obligations this weekend to binge 2015 PBS historical drama, Poldark.

[0:00-23:20] News

[23:20-30:14] Tennis

[30:14-42:42] F1

[42:42-51:05] Celebrity Traitors

[51:05-End] Other Content

In which we discuss the AWS outage's direct impact to this podcast, the Louvre heist, Carla Bruni dropping off Nicolas Sarkozy at prison, Prince Andrew and Fergie title updates, Taylor Swift's hobby of browsing and donating to GoFundMe and the chain reaction that ignites, Dua Lipa and Callum Turner's viral meet-cute, and Alexa's strong negative reaction to the upcoming Audible Harry Potter series rerecord. Tennis talk is quick; we wrap up Six Kings coverage and react to Holger Rune's severe achilles injury. In F1, we hear about funny business at Maclaren, Alexa's disdain for Oscar Piastri, and we touch on Tapegate from the Austin GP. In content we share what we are looking forward to in the coming months: Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV+, October 29th), Hijack (season 2, Apple TV+, January 14th), Shrinking (season 3, Apple TV+, January 28th), Trespasses (Channel 4, unknown- maybe November). To finish we share our excitement that Project Runway has been renewed for another season with the same hosts + judges panel!

[0:00-32:11] News

[32:11-37:16] Tennis

[37:16-47:42] F1

[47:52-End] Content

In which we discuss a sweet anecdote about our high school exchange program, the news (directly from Pierpaolo Piccioli himself) that Meghan Markle invited herself to the recent Balenciaga show, Taylor Swift's $100M payday from Disney for the Era's documentary, the shooting schedule of season 2 of a pod favorite TV show, Rivals, and our befuddlement around the 2025 Victoria Secret fashion show. We keep the tennis and F1 updates brief (tennis- Six Kings, F1- Mercedes signed contracts and Charlies being funny) so that we can dive fully into our favorite sport: Celebrity Traitors UK. We cover this weeks episodes (3 +4), pontificating on murders, banishments, favorite players, castle fashion, and all-time one-liners.

[0:00-22:33] News

[ 22:33- 25:08] Tennis (with a Victoria's Secret disgression)

[25:08-31:47] F1

[31:47-End] Celebrity Traitors UK Episodes 3 +4

In which we discuss the long-rumored news that Taylor Swift is putting out a documentary about the Eras tour, Chris Briney heart-throbbing on the set of Hacks season 5, the arrest of Dr. Wendy and Happy Eddie from Real Housewives of Potomac, and the best application of the viral Anthropologie rock trend (it involves Gayle and Oprah). In tennis we cover the heartwarming final of the Masters 1000 in Shanghai which included first cousins (one a qualifier!!), Coco's big win over Jess Pegula in Wuhan, and the upcoming Six Kings Slam. In F1 we react to the news that F1 coverage in the states will move to Apple TV+ once ESPN's contract expires, try to make sense of Chloe Stroll's music career, and go back and forth about the news that Christian Horner has paid out a handsome sum to his former employee to avoid a public trial after accusations of harassment. In content we give a brief review of Victoria Beckham, the new three-part documentary on Netflix and give long-winded but valuable thoughts about our latest obsession: Celebrity Traitors UK. We go through the cast, providing comparisons of the cast to US celebrities, and identifying our favorites. At closing, we move into a spoiler-filled conversation about week one's episodes.

[0:00- 17:47] News

[17:47-31:55] Tennis

[31:55-41:18] F1

[41:18-45:27] Victoria Beckham documentary

[45:27- 1:09:00] Celebrity Traitors UK (spoiler-free)

[1:09:00-End] Celebrity Traitors UK (SPOILERS)

In which we return to transportation corner to discuss Sumner's thought on reverse commuting to Connecticut from New York this week. We share our full thoughts on both Taylor Swift's TLOAS album (be warned: we go track by track) as well as the press tour around it. In tennis, we discuss Jannik Sinner's retirement in Shanghai due to leg cramps and Amanda Anisimova's further ascendency as a star of women's tennis. In F1, we reflect on the boring news that Maclaren have officially been declared winner of the 2025 Constructors' Championship and the exciting news around Oscar Piastri having a total meltdown in Singapore. Alexa takes the helm on content this episode due to Sumner's tunnel vision in rewatching Dawson's Creek for the 95th time. Alexa shares her thoughts on the the first few chapters of Richard Osman's new latest Thursday Murder Club book, The Impossible Fortune. and the first episode of RTE's The Walsh Sisters. She also gives a negative review of HBO's The Pitt, which is an egregiously wrong opinion.

[0:00-7:56] Transportation Corner and Episode Outline

[7:56-46:38 ] The Life of a Showgirl

[46:38-52:04] Tennis

[52:04-58:58] F1

[58:58-End] Content