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Emma Gray & Claire Fallon

Claire Fallon and Emma Gray obsessively analyze our cultural obsessions, from fashion trends to books to the buzziest scripted TV shows. claireandemma.substack.com

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14:44

'Should I Break Up With My Friend?'

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2023/09/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comIn my humble opinion, few things feel as good as a promising, burgeoning friendship. As inept as I’ve historically been at finding great men to date, I excel at making new friends. We all have our strengths, and that’s one of mine. Friendships have been the building blocks of my adulthood. I reached 36 as an unmarried…

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13:33

'Love Is Blind' 4's 'After The Altar' Has (Almost)...

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2023/09/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comEditor’s Note: The audio quality on this episode is worse than normal because we had to use our backup Zoom recording. Apologies for this! Emma is running an operation of one while Claire is on leave.Is “Love Is Blind” season 4 the most functional cast in LIB history? After watching the three-part “After The Altar” special w…

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13:29

'And Just Like That' Finale Gave Us Aidan And...

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2023/08/28

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWhile I was watching episode 8 of “And Just Like That’s” second season, I texted Claire an important question: Do I have Stockholm Syndrome, or has this show become significantly more watchable?After a much-needed nearly two-hour breakdown of the back half of the SATC spinoff’s sophomore season with Claire herself (!!!), my conclusion is that the answer…

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11:44

'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Is 'Dawson's Creek' For...

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2023/08/21

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comI have a love-hate relationship with “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” Jenny Han’s 2009-2011 trilogy turned Prime Video hit show. There were so many things I adored about the first season: the idyllic setting of (fake) Cousins Beach, the adult friendship between Belly’s mother, Laurel, and her college bestie Susannah Fisher, the Taylor Swift-heavy soundtrac…

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12:19

'Red, White & Royal Blue' Is Full Of Sexy Optimism

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2023/08/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com“Red, White & Royal Blue” is the streaming summer rom-com I’ve been craving. A sexy prince! A sexy First Son! Sexy chemistry! It’s all very sexy and very hopeful and very full of the kind of political wish fulfillment that feels oh so good as we stare ahead at our next presidential election cycle. I wouldn’t call this mo…

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15:55

RHONY Has Entered Its Hot Girl Era

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2023/08/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comI may not have been an OG fan of “The Real Housewives of New York City,” but I was a dedicated one. I watched Countess Luann incessantly discuss her cabaret show, I knew all about the fish room and the lower level, and I couldn’t wait to watch the boat ride from hell. And yet, in 2021, deep in pandemic-land, I found myself dre…

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12:08

All The Barbie Girls

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2023/07/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe first thing I noticed when I stepped into a Brooklyn movie theater at 4:30 p.m. on a Thursday, the day before “Barbie” opened nationwide, was the palpable buzz of anticipation.Before the Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” even began, you could sense the hunger of the audience; the sense that we had been waiting for something just like…

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16:46

'And Just Like That' Is Pure Thematic Chaos

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2023/07/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWe’re back to recap the second batch of episodes of “And Just Like That,” a show that we love to watch and also love to obsessively critique. And boy did a lot happen in episodes 3-6. We got breakups, breakdowns, a Gloria Steinem cameo, an odd amount of petty crime, a particularly creepy scenario which involved a MILF list and grown-ass…

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15:00

'The Bear' Builds Back Better in Season 2

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2023/07/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com“The Bear” season 2 deserved better than what it got. After a highly acclaimed and buzzy first season (which just snagged 13 Emmy nominations), the FX culinary comedy/drama released its whole second season on Hulu in one drop. Instead of savoring one new episode a week — and having a whole day or more of discourse about standout episodes, li…

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102:07

If I Have A Baby, Will I Lose Myself?

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2023/07/10

This is part two of our two-part Q&A about motherhood and non-motherhood. You can listen to part one here. CW: In this podcast, we discuss pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with those topics. We know these are difficult topics for many people. If you’re struggling with infertility, or have suffered miscarriage, or have lost children, we know that questions around pregnancy and “choosing” to have children can be particularly painful. If this is the case for you, this may

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80:40

How Do You Decide To Have A Child... Or Not?

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2023/07/03

CW: In this podcast, we discuss pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with those topics. We know these are difficult topics for many people. If you’re struggling with infertility, or have suffered miscarriage, or have lost children, we know that questions around pregnancy and “choosing” to have children can be particularly painful. If this is the case for you, this may be a good episode to skip.A couple of months ago, we asked our wonderful listeners for questions and

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17:30

'And Just Like That' Season 2 Is Deranged As Ever

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2023/06/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comAnd just like that… we’re back in the saddle with Carrie & Co. Carrie is experiencing the instability of the podcasting industry, Miranda is in Los Angeles with Che (yes, Che Diaz is still around), Charlotte is grappling with her role as a mom now that her children are bonafide emo teens, and Samantha is still absent (but going to make …

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15:01

'Vanderpump Rules' S10 Goes Out In A Blaze Of...

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2023/06/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comAfter Emma’s meticulous crash course in “Vanderpump Rules” and, more specifically, the Scandoval, we were both feeling prepped and ready as hell to watch a finale and three entire reunion episodes about the wild on- and off-screen events of the past season. The finale kicks off with Ariana and Sandoval’s raw on-camera confrontation about hi…

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12:15

'XO, Kitty' Is The Perfect Followup To TATBILB

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2023/05/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWe are GOING ON (mini) TOUR! If you live in the Philly, Boston or New York City areas, come hang out with us and see Love To See It LIVE! We’ll be recapping an iconic — and hilarious — vintage episode of “The Bachelorette” with some very special guests: “Normal Gossip” host Kelsey McKinney, BIP alum Jill Chin and comedian Arden Myrin. Get…

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60:48

Uncomfortable Feelings About Motherhood

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2023/05/22

We are GOING ON (mini) TOUR! If you live in the Philly, Boston or New York City areas, come hang out with us and see Love To See It LIVE! We’ll be recapping an iconic — and hilarious — vintage episode of “The Bachelorette” with some very special guests: “Normal Gossip” host Kelsey McKinney, BIP alum Jill Chin and comedian Arden Myrin. Get your tickets here.Content Warning: In today’s podcast, we will be discussing pregnancy and having children, and our own personal experiences with deciding whether

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12:38

'Selling Sunset' Season 6 Has A New Villain

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2023/05/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe big headline about season 6 of “Selling Sunset,” the real estate docusoap set amidst multi-million-dollar mansions in Los Angeles, was the departure of the long-time series villain, Christine Quinn. After five seasons of antagonizing doe-eyed heroine Chrishell Stause and systematically burning bridges with the rest of the Oppenheim Gr…

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16:05

Scandoval For Dummies

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2023/05/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comNote: Because of all of the clips and photos, if you’re receiving this in your inbox, you will have to click “view entire message” at the bottom of the email to see the full post! For “Vanderpump Rules” fans, “Scandoval” was the culmination of a years-long commitment to the dramatic ups and downs of a group of Los Angeles strivers. For everyone else, it…

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104:21

Does 'The Lizzie McGuire Movie' Hold Up?

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2023/05/01

Twenty years ago, Hilary Duff cemented her status as a Disney Channel icon by starring in the first-ever Disney series movie spin-off released in theaters: “The Lizzie McGuire Movie.” As in the show, Duff played the perpetually lip-glossed, glossy-haired middle-school outcast, Lizzie McGuire, who manages to get bullied by being nicer and conventionally hotter than anyone you went to junior high with. The concept of the movie: Lizzie heads to Rome for a post-graduation class trip, only to catch the

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13:44

'Love Is Blind' 4 Reunion: A Live(ish) Disaster

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2023/04/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comSpoiler warning: The “Love Is Blind” season 4 reunion will be discussed in this post and in great detail in the podcast! You’ve been warned! Also, we attempted to be as up to date as possible on all of the tea trickling out post-reunion, but of course we had to take time to edit this episode, and in the intervening hours, Ja…

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11:29

'Love Is Blind' 4, Finale: Wedding Chaos

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2023/04/14

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comSpoiler warning: The “Love Is Blind” season 4 finale will be discussed in this post and in great detail in the podcast. There will be spoilers! Be prepared!When Alanis memorably sang, “It’s like raaayyy-ee-aaainnnn on your wedding day,” she was trying to illustrate the concept of irony. She was mistaken, of course. Rain on y…

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