What's Your Issue?

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What's Your Issue? episodes

May 01 Lindsay Lohan Listener Questions
In today's bonus episode, Dara and Troy answer Patreon subscriber questions about Lindsay Lohan and The Canyons. We chat about what our ideal Lilo comeback looks like, how starring in Disney movies might have hurt more than they helped her career, our favorite fashion moments, and more!
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1 hr 27 min
April 30 Jennifer Lopez's Infamous Movieline Interview
"Beautiful and bodacious Jennifer Lopez is full of surprises, not the least of which are raging talent and a two-million dollar price tag. Here, the actress who seems to have burst out of nowhere into stardom explains why she gets roles Sandra Bullock doesn't, describes how Wesley Snipes wouldn't give it a rest, and reveals that Oliver Stone smells like 'spicy lavender.'"
This week's issue is Movieline from Feb. 1998 with Jennifer Lopez. THE WOW, written by Stephen Rebello, is one of Troy's favorite Hollywood profiles of all time, and for good reason... A 27 year old JLo, post SELENA but pre superstardom, talks SO MUCH shhh throughout the interview. This is a must read!
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1 hr 19 min
April 24 Lizzie Grubman and the 90s NYC PR Girls
This week, Troy and Dara cover Vanessa Grigoriadis’s iconic piece “Welcome to the Dollhouse” also known as "Power Girls" from the December 7th, 1998 issue of New York Magazine. This article is a MUST READ!!! It oozes NYC high society. It's the precursor to Sex and the City. The breeding ground for RHONY. It has Lizzie Grubman!!! (which is to say, it has EVERYTHING).
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1 hr
April 17 Justin Bieber, Coachella, GQ 2012 & 2021
This week it's Bieberchella on What's Your Issue?! Troy and Dara discuss Justin Bieber's Coachella performance and two of his GQ profile's:
June 2012's Man Up, Bieber by Drew Magary, and
May 2021's The Redemption of Justin Bieber by Zach Baron

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1 hr 24 min
April 09 Hollywood's Drug Problem: US Weekly 2007
"Who's using? It's not just who you think. Inside the dark world destroying the lives of today's top stars." - US Weekly: March 27th, 2007
This week, Troy and Dara discuss Jennifer Aniston's drug confession, Paris Hilton's signature hairline braid, Charlize Theron's apple bong, River Phoenix's death as a Hollywood turning point, and more!
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1 hr 4 min
April 02 Summer House: Amanda Batula for Marie Claire
Yes, we're talking about Summer House, too...
In this week's episode, Troy and Dara discuss the Marie Claire Amanda Batula profile by Emma Childs. We're talkin' Scandoval vs. Scamanda, how to correctly watch reality tv, why Kyle and Amanda deserve each other (derogatory), toxic straight boomer spouses, the psychological bro-file of a f*ckboi raised by a liberal mother (West Wilson), and why this might just be the best thing that could have happened Ciara Miller.
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1 hr 38 min
March 20 '90s-2000s Nightlife: Limelight and Les Deux
Troy and Dara dive into '90s and early 2000s club culture, breaking down the articles:
W Magazine’s “The Scandalous History of Les Deux, Hollywood’s Infamous Nightclub” by Jake Flanagan and Vanity Fair’s “'In the Limelight' Walks Through the Clubs of New York City’s ’90s” by Dan Adler.
They also get into the time Britney Spears tried to get a job as a cocktail waitress, Lindsay Lohan snubbing Lily Allen, gal about town Mischa Barton, the downfall of Big Brother villain and Les Deux owner Mike “Boogie” Malin, and what killed nightlife culture as we knew it.
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1 hr 24 min
March 13Lindsay Lohan and the Production of The Canyons
This week, Troy and Dara dive into one of their all-time favorite pieces of journalism: the New York Times Magazine article “Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie” by Stephen Rodrick. The 2013 story chronicles the chaotic three-week shoot of The Canyons—the low-budget erotic thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen.
“We don’t have to save her,” Schrader said. “We just have to get her through three weeks in July.”
A month later, Schrader would be standing naked in a Malibu bedroom, missing his dogs and trying to coax Lohan out of her robe.
Turns out three weeks can be a very long time.
We also touch on:
x17's 7/27/2012 blog post about the Lindsay Lohan and Lady Gaga Sleepover

What It Was Like to Make The Canyons, A Producer's Tale by Braxton Pope for Vanity Fair

2012 James Deen Profile by Amanda Hess for Good Magazine

James Deen was Never a Feminist Idol by Amanda Hess for Slate.com
NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, this episode is audio-only
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1 hr 10 min
March 12 George Magazine: If Madonna Were President
In today's bonus episode, we're getting more in-depth with JFK Jr's art pop, George Magazine. We discuss the history of the mag, the article, "If I Were President" written by Madonna, plus the many iconique celebrity covers from its 1995-2001 run. To see the photos we reference and the full Madonna article, check out our instagram @whatsyourissueshow.
We also talk about:
Vogue's "Meet George: An Oral History of JFK Jr.’s Political Magazine Launch"
The Hollywood Reporter's "John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine: A Story of Politics, Love and Loss, 20 Years Later"
And of course, we couldn't help but talk a leeeetle bit about FX's Love Story...
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49 min
March 06 Carolyn Bessette, JFK Jr., and Vanity Fair
Today, Troy and Dara cover "Secrets and Lies", an excerpt from the book The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Years, by Edward Klein, which ran in the August 2003 issue of Vanity Fair magazine.
The excerpt talks about the more salacious aspects of Caroly Bessette and John F. Kennedy Jr.'s relationship. Troy and Dara also discuss the FX show LOVE STORY, Carolyn and John's fashion, Carole Radziwill, and more.
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1 hr 35 min

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"What's Your Issue?" is a pop culture podcast hosted by Troy McEady and Dara Laine. Each week, they take a nostalgic deep dive into the past, dissecting magazine articles from various decades and…