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

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15:40

Is He Older, Or Is He Just Rich And Noble?

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2024/04/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comLast week, New York Magazine’s The Cut published an all-time banger of a hate read — which is saying something, considering the run they’ve been on recently (from the “$50k in a shoebox” piece to the “tried to leave my husband and then realized I was just having a breakdown” piece). Grazie Sophia Christie’s floridly written and smugly framed essay, “The Case for Marrying an Older Man,” argues, with all the wisdom

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17:14

'Irish Wish' Is An Unsettling Plaid-Drenched Fever Dream

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2024/03/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOne of the first things you notice about “Irish Wish,” the latest output of Lindsay Lohan’s deal with Netflix, is just how… saturated the colors are. The pink accents in her plaid knee-length dress look a little too pink. The green grass of the Irish countryside is a little too green. The blue of the water is a little too blue. Are we in Ireland at all, you start to wonder? Is that real clothing? Are those real

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14:55

The Allure Of KateGate And Royal Conspiracies

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2024/03/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comNearly three months after the last official appearance of Catherine, the Princess of Wales, and following approximately 17 waves of fevered speculation about the cause of her unusually long absence from the public eye, we decided it was time to dedicate an episode to KateGate. Sara Petersen of In Pursuit of Clean Countertops joined us to recap the timeline of events since this PR mess first began brewing, to

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15:59

'Love Is Blind' 6 Reunion + 'The Traitors' Finale

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2024/03/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comIt only took six seasons of “Love Is Blind” for Netflix and Kinetic to get Nick and Vanessa Lachey some real media training. At long last, our fair hosts seem to have discovered the power of a follow-up question! (They did seem to basically forget to ask about the majority of Jimmy and Chelsea’s relationship, but… baby steps.)This year’s reunion had som…

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12:55

'Love Is Blind' 6 Finale: A Family Affair To Remember

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2024/03/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comSPOILER ALERT: This post contains some spoilers for the finale of season 6 of “Love Is Blind.”The Charlotte-based “Love Is Blind” season that started out so promisingly is looking pretty diminished by the finale — at least when you’re counting couples. Season 6 ended up being as short on weddings as season 5, and similarly gave us…

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15:51

'Love Is Blind' 6, E10-11: On And Off-Screen Meltdowns

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2024/02/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comJust when we thought things had reached peak insanity on season 6 of “Love Is Blind,” receipts pointing to some questionable off-screen behavior of cast members started popping up all over TikTok. Full disclosure! We taped our recap of episodes 10 and 11 last week, but then the gossip started pouring out: about Jeramey’s pre…

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"Love Is Blind" 6 E7-9: The Honeymoon Is Over

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2024/02/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOn this week’s pod, we recap episodes 7-9 of “Love Is Blind” season 6, which has begun to take some unexpected twists after a strong opening. Though the first drop of “Love Is Blind” episodes ended in a grim place, with at least two of the five engaged pairs collapsing into conflict within hours of attending their first social fun…

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'Love Is Blind' 6 Could Make Us Forget Season 5

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2024/02/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comSeason 6 of Netflix’s “Love Is Blind” dropped its first six episodes on Valentine’s Day, and (obviously) we binged them all. The verdict? So far, so good.After an absolutely disastrous season 5, which left multiple lawsuits in its wake, and two couples fully erased from the season, we were wary heading into season 6. But six…

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15:06

'The Traitors' Is A Dressed-Up Game Of Mafia

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2024/02/05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comthis week on the pod, we discuss the first six episodes of season two of “The Traitors.” Hosted by Alan Cumming and his Scottish sparklecore wardrobe — a seemingly endless array of kilts in bold colors, structural sleeves, and rhinestone-studded ensembles — “The Traitors” takes 22 reality show contestants, athletes, and a former member of the English Parliament, and throws them into a gussied-up game of

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12:02

The Art Of The B*****b

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2024/01/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com“What is the penis to me? What is its nature?” Jacqueline Novak asks early in her show, “Get On Your Knees.” After some consideration she concludes that the penis is tender, responsive, and has “the soul of an artist.”Like the organ it explores, “Get On Your Knees” has a tenderness at its center, wrapped in a package of genital humor.

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15:20

'RHOSLC' Season 4 Was A Detective Story For The Ages

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2024/01/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comJust when you thought “The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City” would never be able to top the moment when federal agents tried to arrest Jen Shah during filming, the season 4 finale raised the bar to the heavens, delivering a finale as shocking and suspenseful as a scripted thriller.

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9:03

When Your Fertility Journey Is Taboo

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2024/01/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comContent warning: We will be discussing infertility and IVF during this episode. If those topics are sensitive for you right now, we totally understand. Feel free to skip this week’s episode. Take care of yourselves, first and foremost.When Sami Jacobson decided to start trying to have a baby, she was 33, and, anxieties assuaged by a doctor friend, she figured, “it’ll just happen.” But then… it didn’t. Now, at 37,

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13:41

'May December' Is A Melodramatic Mirror World

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2024/01/08

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThis week, we finally got around to discussing the movie everyone has been talking about: “May December,” a film “loosely inspired” by the Mary Kay Letourneau-Vili case. Directed by Todd Haynes and written by Samy Burch and Alex Mechanik, it stars Natalie Portman as Elizabeth Berry, an actress researching her role playing Gracie A…

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14:35

'FBoy Island,' Katie Thurston Edition

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2023/12/18

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comFBoy? F, Hi. Again! After being unceremoniously axed by MAX in 2022, our favorite, innovative reality dating show has made a moderately triumphant comeback. “FBoy Island,” a show from the creative brain of former “Bachelor” EP Elan Gale, just wrapped up its third season on The CW, and boy do we have thoughts. First, there’s t…

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'Best. Christmas. Ever!' Is One Of Netflix's Worst...

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2023/12/11

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe holidays are here at last, and one thing Netflix guarantees us during this magical time is a Christmas-themed chick flick starring one to three early aughts icons. The plot? Thin as a single snowflake. The message? Don’t stop believin’ (in Santa).

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A Long Overdue Catch-Up

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2023/12/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOver the four months that Claire was on maternity leave, a whole lot happened, both in our lives, and in the greater cultural sphere. So we figured it would be a good opportunity to catch up, An entire, absolutely deranged season of “Love Is Blind” aired! Charity Lawson found love with Dotun Olubeko on “The Bacheloret…

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'Selling Sunset' 7 Belongs to Chrishell

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2023/11/20

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThis week on the pod — Claire’s first official week back from maternity leave! — we dig into the latest season of the Netflix show about the Oppenheim Group, a luxury L.A. real estate brokerage where maternity leave is grounds for removal. Back in the fantasia of Calacatta marble countertops and glass pocket doors that is the Los Angeles …

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12:49

A Candid Chat About Love In Your 30s

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2023/11/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThere is a particular pleasure in listening to other people give relationship advice. In this episode, we give it a go ourselves.

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12:09

In Britney Spears' Memoir, She's Still Searching

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2023/10/30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comAs a girl in the late ‘90s and early aughts, few figures loomed larger than Britney Spears. She was IT. Her blonde waves, her sugary sweet voice, her sexy-but-virginal winking public image, she represented an ideal I knew I was supposed to strive for and also knew I’d fail to achieve. I choreographed dances …

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11:27

'Love Is Blind' 5 Gave Us Marriage And Mess

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2023/10/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comHouston, we had a problem. We continued to have problems. The problems spun out far beyond our TVs — like this lawsuit — and now the problems have ended. That’s right, baby, “Love Is Blind” season 5 has come to a whimpering end.We got two weddings, one double “I Do,” and a shockingly calm and mature reunion episode. (Raise your virtual hand if you were …

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