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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 TV shows. claireandemma.substack.com

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11:48

'Bridgerton' S4 Is A Class-Conscious Cinderella Story

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2026/02/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe central theme of this season of Netflix romance series “Bridgerton” comes into sharp focus the end of the first episode.After charming rakish second son Benedict Bridgerton at his mother’s masquerade ball with her witty banter and sense of wonder, our masked heroine rushes home. We see her remove her formal glove, shoes and mask. Suddenly, she is staring into the humble mirror in her bedchamber, her full face

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15:48

The White House Baby Boom & 'Tell Me Lies' S3

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2026/01/29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThis week, we’re diving into two topics that, somehow, both involve evil Stephens who want women to have their babies for nefarious reasons: the recent wave of high-profile, propagandistic pregnancy announcements in the Trump White House, and the current season of the dark teen soap “Tell Me Lies.” First, we get into the MAGA baby boom. Over the past mo…

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13:42

'Wine-Mom Gangs' Run Amok & 'LIB Germany' S2's Happy...

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2026/01/22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOn this week’s episode of the Rich Text podcast, we’re tackling two totally disparate topics: the rage-fueled war on liberal white women and the end of “Love Is Blind Germany” season 2. Because, as we alway say… women contain multitudes.First, we dive into the right-wing ire being directed at white women who are ch…

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15:54

'Toxic' Celeb Mom Groups, A Rant About The Golden...

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2026/01/15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comYou know we had to come back and finish discussing the first drop from “Love Is Blind Germany” season 2, and we are doing that today! But first, we needed to unburden ourselves about a couple other Cultural Conversations: the Golden Globe Awards adding a Be…

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13:12

'People We Meet On Vacation' Is A Standard Netflix...

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2026/01/12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWe have long been fans of the Emily Henry romance-novel universe. So when we heard that “People We Meet On Vacation” would be getting the movie treatment, we were unquestionably excited. “People We Meet On Vacation,” which was published in novel form in 2021 and dropped on Netflix in movie form on Jan. 9, follows polar oppos…

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15:37

'LIB Germany' S2 E1-4: Epistolary Dumping

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2026/01/09

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comIn 2026, the sun never sets on the “Love Is Blind” empire. With two US seasons a year, plus endlessly proliferating international spinoffs, there’s a new set of pod daters clamoring for our attention every time the last reunion has begun to fade from memory. And this month, we’re headed to Deutschland! “Love Is Blind Germany” season 2 has landed, and if…

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10:10

Reflecting On 2025 As We Enter 2026

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2026/01/01

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com2025 felt more like a lifetime than a year. Personally and globally, a lot happened in the last 12 months — much of it filled with darkness and despair, but also punctuated by bits of joy and light. To round out 2025 and welcome in 2026, we decided to sit down and tape a bit of a reflection. We discussed our highlights (Emma’s wedding…

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14:50

'Heated Rivalry' Shoots And Scores Big With Its...

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2025/12/26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWhen I got screener access to the season finale of “Heated Rivalry,” aptly titled “The Cottage,” I knew that the holiday break simply couldn’t stand in the way of a conversation about the back half of the super-gay hockey show that has become a solid 75 percent of my personality. Unfortunately, Claire had to do things, like… spend time with family… and her children… and celebrate Christmas (fine, fine, fine), but

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16:59

'Emily In Paris' S5 & The 'All's Fair' Finale

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2025/12/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comHappy holidays, y’all! Here are the presents you didn’t ask for: two staggeringly bad seasons of scripted TV. First, “Emily in Paris” is back, and this time she’s Emily in Rome, Emily Back in Paris, Emily in an American Embassy, Emily in Venice, and Emily Back in Paris Forever This Time. Emily is madly in love with …

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14:06

'Heated Rivalry' & 'The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives'...

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2025/12/04

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOn this week’s Rich Text podcast, we’re talking about a spicy new television show, and a “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” reunion special that dangled the possibility of spice and instead fed us white bread. First, we get into “Heated Rivalry,” a Canadian sports romance show that has broken out into the mainstream since…

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The Nuzzi Affair(s), 'Selling The O.C.' S4 And 'All's...

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2025/11/24

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comIt was a big week for vampy girlbosses with flawless blowouts and questionable politics. Olivia Nuzzi, the wunderkind politics reporter who left NYMag in disgrace when her digital affair with her source and then-presidential candidate RFK Jr. became public, has returned with not only a plum gig at Vanity Fai…

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'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' S3 Eps. 6-10: MomTok...

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2025/11/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comIn this episode, we’re tackling the back half of season 3 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” episodes 6-10. (If you missed our earlier coverage, here it is!) And, unfortunately, much of this half of the season is spent parsing assault allegations made by Demi against “Vanderpump Villa’s” Marciano. We tried to approach this as sensitively and thoughtfully as possible, but, as always, please listen with

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'Secret Lives of Mormon Wives' S3 Eps. 1-5: Sex Lies...

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2025/11/13

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comSeason 3 of “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” is back, and it’s full of the juicy answers we’ve been waiting for: Did Jessi have an affair with slimy “Vanderpump Villa” star Marciano? Did Demi have an affair with slimy “Vanderpump Villa” star Marciano? Is Whitney still in MomTok? Did Jen and Zac Affleck fix their crumbling mar…

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15:07

A Blue Wave, 'West End Girl,' And The 'Selling...

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2025/11/07

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comFor this week’s episode, we’re trying something a little different: a grab bag! We had three topics we wanted to cover — our reactions to this week’s elections, Lily Allen’s buzzy divorce album, and the deeply unpleasant “Selling Sunset” S9 reunion —…

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'Selling Sunset' S9 Gets Messy And Messier

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2025/10/31

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOur favorite stiletto-wearing, drama-producing, luxury real estate agents are back, baby! Season 9 of “Selling Sunset” premiered on Netflix on Oct. 29., and it faces the difficult task of balancing petty grievances between modelesque agents at The Oppenheim Group with a genuine mass tragedy — the 2025 Los Angeles Wildfires.The first few episodes of the …

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13:53

'Nobody Wants This' S2 Feels Like A Retread

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2025/10/25

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe first season of “Nobody Wants This” was, fortunately for a show with that title, a smash hit. Based on the life of show creator Erin Foster, who converted to Judaism for her now-husband, the show followed the unlikely interfaith love story between unfiltered podcaster Joanne (Kristin Bell) and hot rabbi Noah (nerdy millennial women’s fantasy boyfriend Adam Brody).Recapturing the magic of Joanne and Noah’s

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12:12

Diane Keaton Forever

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2025/10/17

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comDiane Keaton was one of those rare public figures who seemed to collapse the space between celebrity and the rest of us. She was relatable, ethereal, warm, effervescent. She was magic in corporeal form.That’s probably why for so many of us the news of her passing hit especially hard. Maybe you first met her as the unbearabl…

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17:35

Taylor Swift Is The Ultimate Influencer

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2025/10/10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comJust when you thought she hadn’t even left yet, Taylor Swift is back again with yet another album, complete with a color-based theme (orange), theatrically released music video, and multiple vinyl variants: “The Life of a Showgirl," which dropped October 3rd.We listened to the album a few (dozen) times, read a few (dozen) reviews and takes, and went through a few (dozen) changes of heart about the songs before

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11:42

'Love Is Blind France' Makes Bluntness Chic

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2025/10/03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOne of the most fascinating things about watching different editions of “Love Is Blind,” is tracking the regionally-specific cultural differences. In Denver, the U.S. season currently airing, we have biohacking and tech-enabled wellness clubs used as foreplay. In France, we have unfiltered bluntness. Who knew it was possible…

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14:21

'The Summer I Turned Pretty' Officially Resolved Its...

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2025/09/19

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThe shippers can finally lay down their swords, because as we always knew they would, Team Bonrad has emerged victorious. On Wednesday, the finale of hit teen romance show “The Summer I Turned Pretty” dropped. Fans got to watch Conrad show up in Paris and yearn for Belly all over the city. Their reunion culminates in a v…

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