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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Thursday · 1 hr 1 min
Our plastic surgery nightmare, Love Island and marital misery in The Invite
This week we’re diving into Jia Tolentino’s viral essay on the new age of cosmetic enhancement, from how algorithms are changing our faces to whether Botox really helps women get ahead at work – and why our own feelings on tweakments have recently radically changed. Also on the show: Olivia Wilde’s brilliant new film The Invite, where she and Seth Rogen play a miserable middle-class married couple, Apple’s sci-fi dystopia Silo, dispatches from the newborn trenches, and the latest doc exploring the ethics of reality TV, The Love Island Curse. Enjoy huns! Tickets for our book club on Wed 2 September are on sale now! Get yours at via Ticket Tailor and preorder your copy of 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews: On whether having a baby ruins your life or not, Sam Parker, Substack Silo, AppleTV The Invite, in cinemas The Drama, available to rent Half Man, iPlayer The Curse of Love Island, Prime Video Our incredible September book club pick Where Are the Kings, by Donal Ryan – pre-order your copy here Our Plastic Surgery Nightmare, The New Yorker How 'The Botox Psyop' Broke Our Brains in the Name of Beauty, Diabolical Lies . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 23 · 58 min
Katie Price’s doc, The Odyssey and Justin Bieber vs Madonna
We are so excited to be reunited and resuming normal service this week with a very overdue pop culture catch up! First up: reviews of Christopher Nolan's much talked-about Hollywood epic The Odyssey and "perimenopausal" crime caper Ride or Die starring Hannah Waddingham, before we dive into the fascinating new Katie Price docu-series. Plus: the new data showing that nine out of 10 of Britain's best-selling novels feature a murdered woman, and the Chris Martin-curated World Cup halftime show, from its bizarre performances to Madonna and Justin Bieber's reported feud. Enjoy huns and don’t forget to put Wednesday 2nd September in your diaries for our next book club at The Hoxton Holborn! 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: The Odyssey, in cinemas Sex, beds and grisly executions: what Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey changed, invented – and left out, Guardian Chastity, nodding and enormous pores: will women also love Nolan’s Odyssey?, Guardian Obsession, in cinemas Ride or Die, Amazon Prime ‘An overnight success after 25 years? Delicious’: Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham on sexism, stunts and stardom at 51, Guardian Lucky, Prime Video Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, NOWTV/ Sky Nine out of 10 bestselling novels in UK have one thing in common: a woman is murdered, Guardian 9 of Britain's 10 Bestselling Novels Begin With a Dead Woman. I Asked Authors, Literary Experts and a Criminal Behavioural Analyst Why, Marie Claire Hawk, Netflix . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 16 · 1 hr 9 min
The best books of 2026 so far
This week we’re sharing our favourite reads of the year so far, from the novels we couldn’t put down and 2026’s most-talked about titles to the memoirs that kept us up at night. Consider this your summer reading inspo: including the ultra-hyped Strangers by Belle Burden, Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash and Devil Wears Prada-style thriller Workhorse. As promised, we’re also reviewing the trad-wife thriller Yesteryear again, as well as the addictive true story of how actor Hannah Murray found herself sucked into a creepy wellness cult. Enjoy huns and please do share your book recs in the comments! Our next book club will be announced in the next couple of weeks – watch this space hunnies! You can also find our 10 best books of all time over on Patreon, where we drop bonus eps every month and offer our main eps completely ad-free. Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: Strangers, Belle Burden Belle Burden on the Collapse of Her 20 Year Marriage & Her Bestselling Memoir, The Oprah Podcast Why I Don't Feel Sorry for Belle Burden, Kathleen Harmer on Substack Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke I’m obsessed by the trad wife world — this was the best way to expose it, The Times The Caro Episode, Diabolical Lies Lost Lambs, Madeline Cash “I Always Felt Ripe for a Cult”: Meet Madeline Cash, Author of the Year’s Buzziest Debut, Interview Magazine The Make-Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness, Hannah Murray Workhorse, Caroline Palmer Hooked, Asako Yuzuki . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 9 · 51 min
Why we’re all bored of everything
We have more entertainment than any generation in history, so why does everything feel boring now? Fatigue, the death of originality and digital overwhelm are things we’ve been mulling over a lot recently, after finding ourselves sick of the onslaught of mid-level media, the memeification of politics, nihilism, AI slop and remake after re-release upon algorithm-driven copycat. Is this all just a symptom of the attention economy in overdrive? And what can we do to reclaim our interest? This week we’re deep-diving into why we all feel so bored of everything and how we fight back in the age of average. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs / reviews: “Is This the Worst-Ever Era of American Pop Culture?” The Atlantic The decline of Hollywood talent and originality, Brad Starks on LinkedIn This is what it looks like when nothing matters, The Atlantic What Does '6-7' Mean? Don't Expect Gen Alpha to Explain It. New York Times What Does Boredom Do to Us—and for Us? New Yorker When Did Reading Become A Competitive Sport? Elizabeth Day on Substack . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
July 2 · 1 hr 14 min
Taylor Swift’s wedding, Olivia Wilde and the rise of singles nights
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are supposedly getting married this weekend, so we discuss how much of a spectacle it will be. Plus, what Olivia Wilde’s unfiltered Call Her Daddy episode says about the demonisation of mothers, what the glamourisation of smoking says about today’s weight-loss era, and why the exploitation of Marilyn Monroe feels so deeply relevant today. Also, the return of Caroline Calloway, boyfriend shaming, and why singles nights are revolutionising dating. Thank you to this week’s wise and wonderful guest co-host Olivia Petter, award-winning journalist, author of the brilliant debut novel Gold Rush and founder of Red Lips Dating. Hear Olivia answer your juicy dating questions in our exclusive bonus ep now on Patreon! patreon.com/StraightUpPodcast Olivia’s IG: @oliviapetter Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews Red Lips, @redlipsdating on IG Gold Rush, Olivia Petter Olivia’s first Straight Up ep in 2024 The Unheard Tapes, Netflix Marilyn Monroe–The Rest Is History Letters from Scamelot, Airmail My Week with Marilyn I recognise the person in Netflix’s Wellmania — it used to be me, The Times Olivia Wilde, Call Her Daddy Olivia Wilde has to disappear, The Cut Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma by Claire Dederer Two Weeks in August, ITV The Invite, in cinemas Friday . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 25 · 1 hr 26 min
Ariana Grande, Brooklyn Beckham’s ad and reporting a police officer
Did Brooklyn Beckham just blow up any chance of a family reunion with his controversial $1m Door Dash ad, or is it straight out of the Victoria Beckham playbook? Also this week: the increasingly fraught discourse about Ariana Grande's weight loss, and whether Emily Ratajkowski is ragebaiting us with her viral new essay and accompanying photoshoot that’s ‘sexualising breastfeeding’. Plus, why women are obsessed with Off Campus, the must-read, five-star book about the Kardashians, and the traumatising experience of reporting sexual misconduct within the Met Police. Thank you to this week’s incredible guest co-host, broadcaster, writer, pop culture queen and OG hun Jackie Adedeji! Jackie’s IG: @jackieadedeji Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews DeKonstructing the Kardashians, MJ Corey The Moment, AppleTV Off Campus, Amazon Prime Off Campus’s Hannah Finally Makes Me And My Big Boobs Feel Seen, Pedestrian TV Katie Price: Nothing to Hide, SkyTV (out July 8) Karen Carpenter offers a haunting warning for Ariana Grande fans, Telegraph What if we're not actually worried about Ariana Grande? Liz Plank, Substack Reporting ‘police sexual misconduct’ - my traumatic experience, Channel 4 News My Big Boobs: Untold, Channel 4 I Don't Trust My Therapist: Untold, Channel 4 . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 18 · 1 hr 6 min
Margot Robbie, Emma Grede and the politics of pregnancy
Pregnant women are being unfollowed in their droves on social media, but at the same time, pronatalist messaging has never been harder to escape. So why is it that both the child-free community and parents alike feel so under siege? We take a look at the celebs at the centre of the discourse, from Margot Robbie facing backlash for “pretending she’s not a mum” and Emma Grede catching heat for her comments on balancing work and motherhood, to Rihanna’s body being under constant surveillance and Nara Smith-style ‘momfluencer’ culture. Plus: K’s personal experience of pregnancy, why society isn’t set up for people to procreate and postpartum representation. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: Madeleine White Responds to Commenters Who Say They Are Unfollowing Her for Being Pregnant, People Margot Robbie, stop pretending you’re not a mum, The Courier Mail The Bump Watch That Won't Quit, Yahoo Entertainment Influencers are selling a delusional fantasy of being postpartum. Why is it so easy to believe? Substack The Kardashian Whisperer Who Says Three Hours With Her Kids Is Enough, WSJ Emma Grede: from the East End to $300m with the Kardashians, The Times The Big Kids Question: does anyone want to be a parent anymore? Straight Up Dispatches from Motherhood, Substack . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 11 · 1 hr 35 min
Dua Lipa's wedding, the Alex Cooper backlash and sex therapy
Did Dua Lipa just host the celebrity wedding ‘of the decade’? We rake over all the gossip from the three-day bash in Palermo and debate over whether Callum Turner’s status as ‘Mr Dua Lipa’ is reductive and career-damaging. Also on the show: how former ‘kidfluencer’ Piper Rockelle monetises a Lolita fantasy on OnlyFans (including a countdown to her 18th birthday), Bonnie Blue's 'golden' baby shower and Euphoria star Chloe Cherry’s viral interview about how we’re having the wrong conversations about sex work. Plus, Cara Delevingne’s incredible Call Her Daddy episode, the Right-wing backlash to Alex Cooper’s pregnancy, and the woman selling ‘good wife’ courses to Christian women. Thank you to this week’s very special guest Emma-Louise Boynton, journalist, broadcaster and author of the incredible new book Pleasure: The Reclamation of My Body, about how sex therapy transformed her relationship with her body and broke a 17-year-cycle with bulimia. Pleasure: A Reclamation of My Body, by Emma-Louise Boynton is available to buy here. Come to see Ellie and Emma-Louise at our How to Date Better event next Wednesday in London! Tickets Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews Michael Jackson: The Verdict, Netflix Margot’s Got Money Troubles, AppleTV The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?, Guardian Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry On Cassie’s OnlyFans Storyline: “Holy Sh*t, That’s Where We Are In Society?”. Refinery29 The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, Netflix Why is the Right so mad about Alex Cooper’s pregnancy? New York Magazine Gen Z Women's New "Anti-Woke Voice", Diabolical Lies ‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women, Guardian . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
June 4 · 1 hr 3 min
ASK US ANYTHING: Tweakments, body image and gender disappointment
Insecurities from body image in the Ozempic era to aging and whether we’d have cosmetic surgery are first up on the agenda today, huns, as we answer all your juiciest questions! We get deep into changing our minds about having children, gender disappointment, pregnancy, the single life and getting back with an ex, as well as whether incel culture is making dating harder. Also: book recs, subreddits and our absolute fave things about one another! Enjoy and please do let us know any questions you might have for future ‘ask us anything’ eps x Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Try the adaptagenic 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 28 · 55 min
Married at First Sight, Rivals, and Maya Jama's break up
The BBC’s disturbing new Panorama documentary about Married at First Sight’s abuse allegations should be a watershed moment for reality TV, but will anything actually change? Plus, the problem with Harper Beckham’s new skincare line, the rise of tween skincare influencers and the ‘toe-dipping’ rumours around why Maya Jama split with Reuben Dias. Finally, a big debrief on Rivals s2, from Rupert Campbell Black’s potentially problematic redemption arc to the show’s female stereotypes. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Try the adaptagenic 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: 1536, Ambassador’s Theatre The Dark Side of Married at First Sight, iPlayer ‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers, Guardian Rivals s2, Disney Plus Rivals is a depressingly familiar study of women and the toxic workplace, Glamour Topology Interiors . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 21 · 51 min
Deborah Frances-White: dating apps, manosphere ideology and Steven Bartlett
The Guilty Feminist, aka Deborah Frances-White, is on the show this week and we couldn’t be more excited! In this fascinating chat with the OG podcasting queen, we get into everything from whether feminism is currently on the defensive in mainstream culture and the eroding of women's rights, to the rise of the manosphere, ‘brocasters’ and her thoughts on Steven Bartlett. Plus: the threat of Christian nationalism, dating apps, identity politics and Deborah’s culture recs! You can buy Deborah’s book Six Conversations We're Scared to Have: How to Change Minds, Including Your Own here. Deborah's IG: @theguiltyfeminist Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Try the adaptagenic 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Susan Faludi Feminism on the defensive in the mainstream culture, The iPaper Money, Lies, and God: Inside The Movement To Destroy American Democracy, Katherine Stewart The Conspiracists, in cinemas Manhunt, Apple TV Stalked (podcast) All British Comedy Explained (podcast) ROAD TO GILEAD: Fascism with Desiree Burch and Professor Roger Griffin, Guilty Feminism In The Print, King’s Head Theatre . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 14 · 1 hr
Dua Lipa’s lawsuit, Britney Spears and the peptides craze
Dua Lipa and Britney Spears have been embroiled in very different legal dramas this week, so we’re breaking down exactly what’s going on with both. Kris Jenner has been raving about peptides – but what actually are these supplements and why are celebs and biohackers alike so obsessed? Plus: the tragic passing of reality TV star Jake Hall and the so-called “TOWIE curse”, those Sarah Ferguson and P Diddy romance rumours, Amandaland series two and gossip from the set of Rivals, from Alex Hassell’s prosthetic penis fitting to Danny Dyer’s return as Britain’s most unlikely heartthrob. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Try the adaptagenic 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews: But First, Dinner, Eleanor Steafel Amandaland s2, BBC iPlayer Legends, Netflix All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now, Ruby Tandoh Britney Spears Embraces ‘Spiritual Journey’ After Pleading Guilty to Reckless Driving: ‘All a Blessing in Disguise,’ Singer Says, People Alex Hassell: ‘On Rivals we’re all filthy with each other’, The Times ‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals, Guardian Kris Jenner Is a Peptides Devotee, Too, The Cut Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides? The New Yorker What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype? Guardian . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
May 7 · 1 hr 10 min
The Devil Wears Prada 2, Anna Wintour and the Met Gala
The Devil Wears Prada 2 is out and so ofc we had to review it on today’s show! From how the sequel compares to the 2006 cult classic to Vogue’s piggy-backing of the promo cycle, we’re diving into its very timely depiction of billionaire influence over fashion and the decline of glossy magazines – arriving in the exact same week the Met Gala faced backlash over its Bezos ties. Like Miranda Priestly, does Anna Wintour have a master plan? Plus: the return of The Celebrity Traitors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled out of court and our thoughts on Matthew Rhys’ hit new comedy horror Widow’s Bay. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Try the adaptagenic 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 ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews: Widow’s Bay, AppleTV DTF St Louis, Now TV Should I Marry a Murderer, Netflix Why the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial, Today In Focus The Devil Wears Prada 2, in cinemas now The Devil Wears Prada 2' Filmmakers on How They Nailed the Fall of Fashion Magazines, Back Row with Amy Odell Meryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part, Vogue The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is A Love Letter To Female Ambition, Grazia The Real-Life “Emily” From ’The Devil Wears Prada’ Publicly Reveals Her Identity Decades After Film, Hollywood Reporter Exclusive: Leslie Fremar on Being the Real Emily In 'The Devil Wears Prada', The Run-Through with Vogue Life After 'The Devil Wears Prada', Vogue . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 30 · 1 hr 3 min
Half Man, Harry Styles’ engagement to Zoë Kravitz and Russell Brand’s bible
Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back with a divisive new series about toxic masculinity: should Half Man be mandatory viewing for men or is it just trauma porn? Also on the show: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz seem to be engaged, what the explosive I’m a Celeb live show fallout says about reality TV and the Bloomberg expose into Alex Cooper’s company. Plus, Dan Levy’s new crime comedy, Netflix thriller Unchosen and a look at some of the creepiest real-life British cults. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and ad-free listening patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs / reviews: Strangers, Belle Burden Big Mistakes, Netflix Unchosen, Netflix Transmissions From Jonestown Inside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the Exit, Bloomberg I Read Russell Brand's Unreadable New Book, For My Sins, New Statesman Half Man, Netflix Half Man review – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer, Guardian Half Man Is Masochism at Its Absolute Worst, Esquire . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 23 · 1 hr 4 min
OnlyFans, Margo’s Got Money Troubles and the D4vd charges
OnlyFans, motherhood and sex work are in the spotlight this week as one of our fave novels, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, gets an Apple TV+ adaptation starring Elle Fanning. Also on the show: the murder charges against alt-singer D4vd dominating the pop culture news cycle, a first look at the new Kate Moss biopic, Zayn Malik allegedly punching Louis Tomlinson and the Gen Z vs millennial divide at the heart of Carey Mulligan's season of Beef. Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightup Shop our go-to canned wine from 100% organic Sicilian wine company Vinca at vincawine.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews Beef S2, Netflix How a Gold House Dinner Helped ‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Land Season 2 Star Charles Melton, Hollywood Reporter I Love My Husband (Who Hates Me), The Cut D4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl, BBC Moss & Freud trailer Kate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all, Guardian Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV Elle Fanning comedy drama about OnlyFans and motherhood is five-star TV, Independent Margo’s Got Money Troubles actually gets OnlyFans right, GQ ONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer' Behind the Scenes With Sophie Rain, the Clean Queen of the Dirty Internet, GQ . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 16 · 1 hr 14 min
Lena Dunham’s memoir, Euphoria and the Katy Perry allegations
This week we’re diving into Lena Dunham’s brilliant but provocative new memoir Famesick, about chronic pain, the toxicity of fame, and the turbulent making of GIRLS. Why is it that Dunham gets so much hate from the media, and is she a reliable narrator? Also on the show: our reviews of Euphoria and the Testaments, the two biggest TV shows of the year. Is Euphoria as “grubby” as the critics are saying, and does The Testaments live up to the Handmaid’s Tale? Plus: Ruby Rose’s disturbing allegations against Katy Perry, the Alex Cooper vs Alix Earle beef, and a quick debrief on Coachella. Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightup Shop our go-to canned wine from 100% organic Sicilian wine company Vinca at vincawine.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews: The Testaments, Disney+ In 'The Testaments,' Teen Girls See Gilead Differently, New York Times Euphoria s3 Euphoria has descended into one man’s creepy, sex-obsessed fantasy, Telegraph Alix Earle Replies After Alex Cooper Calls Her Out for 'Passive Aggressive' Behavior, People Famesick, Lena Dunham Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much, New York Times I got everything I dreamed of – when I had no ability to handle it’: Lena Dunham on toxic fame, broken friendships and her ‘lost decade’, The Guardian . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 9 · 1 hr
Zendaya’s The Drama, Kanye West and a tradwife nightmare
The drama surrounding Zendaya and Robert Pattinson’s new rom com The Drama is first on the agenda this week, alongside the hugely hyped, Ballerina Farm-inspired tradwife thriller Yesteryear. Plus, the latest in the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni case, the Kanye West Wireless controversy and our review of Jame Laing and Sophie Haboo’s documentary series Raising Chelsea. Enjoy huns! Get tickets to our book club this Sunday at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightup Shop our go-to canned wine from 100% organic Sicilian wine company Vinca at vincawine.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews: The Drama, in cinemas You Need a Dark Sense of Humor for The Drama, Esquire The Drama Is Too Cowardly to Commit to Its Provocative Premise, Vulture Yesteryear, Caro Claire Burke Diabolical Lies podcast ‘Serve, smile, procreate’: Yesteryear author Caro Claire Burke on the rise of the tradwife, The Guardian I’m obsessed by the trad wife world — this was the best way to expose it, The Times A Tradwife Wakes Up in 1805… The New York Times Why women can't resist tradwife porn, Cosmopolitan Inside the secret smear machine that's targeting Hollywood, Hollywood Reporter Who Trolled Amber podcast Raising Chelsea, Disney+ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
April 2 · 1 hr 12 min
Harry Potter, The Pitt and Sydney Sweeney's latest controversy
Should stars get a say in who plays them and how they’re portrayed? We’re diving into the debate this week after actor Kim Novak called Sydney Sweeney “totally wrong” for her upcoming biopic, and Daryl Hannah spoke out about her reputation-ruining portrayal in Love Story. Also on the show: the record-breaking Harry Potter teaser, a look at Euphoria's long-awaited series three, much-hyped hospital drama The Pitt, Riz Ahmed’s latest passion project, Rachel McAdams’ new satire and the Rupert Murdoch doc on Netflix. Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcast Get 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightup Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/reviews Bait, Amazon Prime Riz Ahmed’s ‘Bait’ Is About James Bond — But Mostly About Shame, Rolling Stone Dynasty: The Murdochs, Netflix The Pitt, HBO Max Send Help, rent on Sky, Amazon etc Kim Novak: ‘Sydney Sweeney looks sexy all the time. She could never play me’, Times How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This? New York Times Euphoria s3 trailer 2 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone official teaser How ITV met its match when it got hitched to Olivia Attwood, Times . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 26 · 1 hr 8 min
The Chappell Roan controversy, Barry Keoghan and SNL UK
Chappell Roan’s in the news after being accused of making Jude Law’s 11-year-old daughter cry, so this week we’re diving into the debate around celebrity boundaries vs fan behaviour. Do stars have a right to set limits when it comes to fame? And is the kind of brutal trolling Barry Keoghan has recently spoken out about ever justified? Also on the show: the latest AI publishing controversy, our review of Saturday Night Live UK, the glossy new thriller starring Elizabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, Rose Byrne’s motherhood horror, and a return to the ethics of reality TV after The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' Taylor Frankie Paul’s season of The Bachelorette was abruptly cancelled. Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor and order your copy of our book pick Hooked here. We can't wait to hang out with you all! Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/reviews Imperfect Women, Apple TV The Square, Prime Video Force Majeure, Prime Video If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, in cinemas I confessed a deplorable secret about motherhood to a friend – and it changed my life, Guardian Why Does A.I. Write Like … That? New York Times Shit You Should Care About, Substack Project Hail Mary, in cinemas The Bachelorette's messy break-up with its unlikely star Taylor Frankie Paul, BBC Momfluencer Faces More Consequences than All Men In Epstein Files Combined, Liz Plank Saturday Night Live UK, Sky/ Now TV Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
March 19 · 1 hr 11 min
Louis Theroux, the manosphere and the hell of being a teenage girl
Did Louis Theroux’s Inside the Manosphere go far enough? That's the big question on the show this week as we review his divisive new Netflix doc about male alt-right influencers. We discuss misogyny vs ragebait, the manosphere’s influence on politics and how this all affects young women and girls. Plus: a debrief on the Oscars, Kylie Jenner’s Hollywood career pivot, a Devil Wears Prada 2 update and the ‘bombshell’ new book about Meghan Markle. Get tickets to our book club on Sunday 12 April at The Hoxton, Holborn via Ticket Tailor and order your copy of our book pick Hooked here. Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ Recs/ reviews Train Dreams, Netflix The Secret Agent, in cinemas Kylie Supreme! A Makeup Mogul Enters Her Hollywood Era, Vanity Fair Jessie Buckley’s Oscars win is a battle cry for women in their mid-thirties,Grazia ‘I, too, get to make mistakes’ — how Meghan put herself first, Times Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, Netflix Louis Theroux On Internet Culture, The Manosphere & Getting "Cooked", The Romesh Ranganathan Show Did Louis Theroux’s Manosphere documentary Change Anyone's Mind?, BBC News @YourmoneymateSarah,TikTok Gen Z males twice as likely as baby boomers to believe wives should obey husbands, Guardian I am a 15-year-old girl. Let me show you the vile misogyny that confronts me on social media every day, Guardian GIRLS: Gen Z and the commodification of everything, Freya India Why does Bari Weiss keep winning? Vox Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.