Best Dot Com Reality Podcasts (2025)

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Love Island USA 7- Premier- This Is My Favorite Basket 1:13:10

3h ago1:13:10

1:13:10

Welcome to Season 7 of of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this EMERGENCY episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari deep dive into the Season 7 premier. They discuss the girls' master story telling, Chelly's confusion regarding baby animals, and delulu being the solulu. Are we really going back to this kind of feminism? Who is going to …

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Love Island USA 7- Cast Breakdown- You're Gonna Love Being an Influencer 1:46:08

8h ago1:46:08

1:46:08

Welcome to Season 7 of of Love Island USA and welcome to season 8 of SGTC!!!!! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari regale you with their tales of a failed beach trip and a signed wedding contract gone wrong. Then they dissect all 10 seasons of Southern Charm and the starting lineup of Love Island USA's 7th Season. They dissect Austin …

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63: Pal Joey, Part 1 - The Beauty of Lorenz Hart 3:00:00

4d ago3:00:00

3:00:00

For part one of our Pal Joey deep dive, we look at the life of gay lyricist Lorenz Hart. We explore Hart's writings, philosophy, and history as a closeted artist living a painfully contradictory double life. We also discuss the benefits of irredeemable characters in art, setting the stage for a closer look at how the 1940 musical Pal Joey—and the 1…

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BONUS: Beautiful or Tragic - The Untold Saga of 'Priscilla, Queen of the Desert' 1:24:06

5d ago1:24:06

1:24:06

An emotional deep dive into the untold history of The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, a terrible, racist and transphobic film. Rabia looks at the lives of the three drag queens and one trans woman that it was based on (Cindy Pastel, Strykermeyer, Lady Bump and Carlotta) and the erratic behavour/Shakespearean motivations of troubled wr…

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62: I've Got You Under My Skin, Part 3 - Reality 2:29:30

14d ago2:29:30

2:29:30

The third and final part of our series about "I've Got You Under My Skin" and the AIDS crisis, in which we watch the Red Hot + Blue TV special from 1990 featuring the Neneh Cherry version of the song. We look at AIDS messaging of the time, learning from its bravery and mistakes, and also confront its inadequacy to deal with the current Long COVID c…

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61: I've Got You Under My Skin, Part 2 - Angel 58:26

20d ago58:26

58:26

The second part of our series about "I've Got You Under My Skin" and the AIDS crisis, in which we watch the first two hours of a VHS tape recorded by Michael Aldrich from his Dope Tapes archive. email: suddenlypod at gmail dot com website: suddenlypod.gay donate: ko-fi.com/suddenlypodBy SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcast

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60: I've Got You Under My Skin, Part 1 - Mentality 23:14

27d ago23:14

23:14

The first in a trilogy of episodes about "I've Got You Under My Skin" and the AIDS crisis. contact: suddenlypod at gmail dot com website: suddenlypod.gay donate: ko-fi.com/suddenlypodBy SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcast

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59: Meet Me in Las Vegas (with Garrett Cash) 2:17:30

29d ago2:17:30

2:17:30

This week, special guest Garrett Cash attempts to set a world record for the most preparation ever undertaken to appear as a guest on a single episode of a podcast. Meet Me in Las Vegas is a boring MGM film from 1956 set at the Sands casino in which Sinatra appears in a cameo as "Man at Slot Machine" for only a few seconds. You won't believe how fa…

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58: Too Many Husbands! 2:07:50

2M ago2:07:50

2:07:50

It’s a simple idea with a long history: Woman is told her husband has perished at sea, so she remarries, then the original husband turns up alive and hijinks ensue! An old-timey excuse to show a throuple and a natural premise for comedy, this concept stayed resonant for many years and was remade a number of times – including as a classic screwball …

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Ramadan Radio: Rocky Fortune's Rocket Racket 25:20

3M ago25:20

25:20

We're off for Ramadan and will be back soon. In the meantime, here's a classic episode of Rocky Fortune with a quick intro about some upcoming episodes. website: suddenlypod.gay contact: suddenlypod at gmail dot com donate: ko-fi.com/suddenlypodBy SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcast

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Love Island All Stars 2- Final- Farewell to His Love Island Career 1:20:28

3M ago1:20:28

1:20:28

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari talk all things Love Island All Stars Series 2 final! But mainly they discuss Ari's engagement, Traitors, and Summer House. Is Ari going to quit the podcast? Did Messy Mitch fabricate the Grace texts?? Will any of these coup…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 5 Pt 2- Not My Cup of Lukewarm Piss 1:09:10

4M ago1:09:10

1:09:10

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV expert Maura is joined by hosts Logan and Stacy of the Scaredy Brats podcast to break down episodes 31-33 from the South African villa. They discuss being two delulu besties, Housewives Protocol, and Salty the puppet getting away with roasting th…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 5 Pt 1- Anyways, That's My Trauma 1:06:07

4M ago1:06:07

1:06:07

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV expert Maura is joined by hosts Logan and Stacy of the Scaredy Brats podcast to break down episodes 28-30 from the South African villa. They discuss rejecting Chuggs and Ron, the last two people Logan wants to see in the hideaway, Stacy's potenti…

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BONUS: "The Elvis Conspiracy" 1992 Channel 7 Adelaide Commercials (with David M. Green) 1:43:54

4M ago1:43:54

1:43:54

Not just the 1992 "Is Elvis Alive?" conspiracy theory special The Elvis Conspiracy (a sequel to 1991's The Elvis Files). Not just the specific airing of that special from Channel 7 in Adelaide, South Australia on 26 May 1992. The commercials from that airing. It's as granular as we've ever been, and we're joined by Adelaide's own David M. Green, ho…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 4 Pt 2- That Was Smart 1:07:21

4M ago1:07:21

1:07:21

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV expert Maura is joined by hosts Logan and Stacy of the Scaredy Brats podcast to break down episodes 24-26 from the South African villa. They discuss their agreement with Harriett regarding "pick me" behavior, hemming and hawing vs uhming and arhi…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 4 Pt 1- We Need to Address the Elephant in the Room 1:16:35

4M ago1:16:35

1:16:35

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV expert Maura is joined by hosts Logan and Stacy of the Scaredy Brats podcast to break down episodes 21-23 from the South African villa. They discuss the verde to fire levels of the islanders heart rate challenge performances, the lack (and pletho…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 3 Pt 2- Stay Beautiful! 1:00:51

4M ago1:00:51

1:00:51

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 17-19 from the South African villa. They discuss a murphy bed in the hideaway, Jason Desrouleaux, and always being in the same room as Curtis and Danielle. Which conspiracy theory do you believe? What wer…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 3 Pt 1-Not the First Time We’ve Disagreed With the UK Public About Luca 1:13:37

4M ago1:13:37

1:13:37

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 14-16 from the South African villa. They discuss finding out your dad is social media famous, not wishing your ex well, and Luca's shockingly good taste in women. Is Luca winning most popular boy a conspi…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 2 Pt 2- The Geezer Is a Worm 1:12:32

4M ago1:12:32

1:12:32

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 10-12 from the South African villa. They discuss the boys constantly throwing each other the bus, Ekin Su's 4D chess moves, and Nas' lowest ab. Why did Montel post a positive pregnancy test? Are we witnes…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 2 Pt 1- I'm Blind but I Ain't That Blind 1:16:23

4M ago1:16:23

1:16:23

Welcome back to season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 7-9 from the South African villa. They discuss Kaz's baffling play, the balance between being jealous and playing it cool, Scott's skewed self perception, and Temu Joey Essex. Has Ari turned into a total …

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 1 Pt 2- 1-800-BOYS-LIE 1:07:12

4M ago1:07:12

1:07:12

Welcome back to Season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 4 and 5 from the South African villa. They discuss arguing over Ronnie Vint, letting Casey ghost you, and letting the season breathe. Is Tina intrigued by everything? What is Marcel's custody arrangement?…

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57: Finian's Rainbow 1:37:58

5M ago1:37:58

1:37:58

In 1947, a musical premiered in which a conservative US senator is transformed into a woman by a farming commune of "rainbow people" in order to teach him a lesson. Brimming with queer and trans subtext, Finian's Rainbow is a difficult and exhausting watch today but it remains fascinating as an artefact of proto-feminism and postwar LGBTIQA+ histor…

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Love Island All Stars 2- Week 1 Pt 1- My Type, but a Grandma 1:28:59

5M ago1:28:59

1:28:59

Welcome back to Season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 1-3 from the South African villa. They discuss Ari's trad wife insta algorithm, Ekin Su's extremely mysterious/serious vibes, Luca being an energy vampire and Scott's lack of rizz. What is this building t…

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56: I Love My Wife 2:31:40

5M ago2:31:40

2:31:40

I love my wife. The "I Love My Wife" timeline: "I Love My Wife" (unrelated song from I Do, I Do, 1966) Bob and Carol and Ted and Alice (1969) I Love My Wife (film, unrelated to the musical, 1970) Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (French play, 1975) "I Love My Wife" (Sinatra single release of title song from musical, January 1977) I Love My …

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Love Island All Stars 2- Cast Breakdown- Felt Hung, Might Delete Later 1:28:59

5M ago1:28:59

1:28:59

Welcome to Season 2 of Love Island All Stars and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down the OG islanders (starting lineup). They discuss what is and is not appropriate to post pre birth of your child, 5'11 being short in the villa, and being a hair loss influencer. Should we create a company so that it ca…

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Henry Has Evacuated LA 37:52

5M ago37:52

37:52

As Los Angeles burns, Henry checks in with the show from a Motel 6 in Palm Springs. websites: henrygiardina.com suddenlypod.gay contact: suddenlypod at gmail dot comBy SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcast

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55: Songs for Swingin' Lovers! 1:45:51

5M ago1:45:51

1:45:51

We're back, ahead of schedule, with an emotional first episode of 2025 after a long and personally very traumatic few months. This week we turn to Sinatra's classic 1956 album Songs for Swingin' Lovers! and explore how the album title inadvertently became a double entendre in the 1960s. Placing this album in the inadvertent context of the "swinging…

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Season 4 Starts Soon 24:35

6M ago24:35

24:35

Merry Christmas. I'm back. See you soon. - Rabia suddenlypod.gay suddenlypod at gmail dot comBy SUDDENLY: a Frank Sinatra podcast

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Love Island USA 6- Post Season Tea Pt 2- Beach Hut Is Your Journal 1:46:02

8M ago1:46:02

1:46:02

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down post villa podcast appearances. They discuss the onion being peeled when Leah got it and her correct, good, not toxic behavior, and marvel at the group think (delusion). Did we literally get a different edit of the seas…

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Love Island USA 6- Post Season Tea Pt 1- Fan is Short for Fanatic 1:38:35

8M ago1:38:35

1:38:35

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down post villa podcast appearances. They discuss praying for your 15 minutes to end, our biggest similarity to Nick Viall (obsession with Rob), and being in cahoots with producers. Why can't Kaylor and Liv keep their storie…

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Love Island USA 6- Finale and Reunion- It’s Literally Couple Island 1:47:31

8M ago1:47:31

1:47:31

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down the finale and reunion episodes. They discuss post villa cosmetic enhancements, positive reinforcement aka 4million instagram followers, and the hills the islanders choose to die on. Why is Leah the instagram champion o…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 6 Pt 2- The Last Supper 54:24

8M ago54:24

54:24

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 33 and 34 from the Fijian villa. They discuss KENDALL'S SISTER, code words for family visits, and late onset dyslexia. Does Kassy know how lucky she is? How do the producers always get the islanders to debrief …

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Love Island USA 6- Week 6 Pt 1- Clearly Love Island Is Not a Place Where Rob Finds Love 1:59:25

9M ago1:59:25

1:59:25

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 30-32 from the Fijian villa. They discuss Rob's enneagram wing, being in a different place from someone mentally, and Leah's boob dagger. Why the compulsive heteronormativity? Where the fuck is Fiji? Is PE a su…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 5 Pt 2- The Friendships Are the Story of the Season 1:00:13

9M ago1:00:13

1:00:13

Welcome to Week 5 of Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 27 and 28 from the Fijian villa. They discuss Harrison the jewelry thief/slumlord, intense bouts of creativity and self expression, and hard fuck boys vs soft fuck boys. How did Rob and Miguel crush so har…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 5 Pt 1- Roll The Tapes!!! 1:26:21

9M ago1:26:21

1:26:21

Welcome to Week 5 of Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 24-26 from the Fijian villa. They discuss Leah getting out of the villa to 3 million notifications, lol at the 90/10 debacle (how could Kordell have said that when he's not even good at math??), and lament…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 4 Pt 2- They Gave the Boys Bombshells and They Gave the Girls Grenades 1:53:09

9M ago1:53:09

1:53:09

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 21 and 22 from the Fijian villa. They discuss #JusticeForJacobi, Aaron's lip filler pout, and girl power vs toxicity. Would you pass Rob's bug test? Would you rather eat a fried rat or pulled pork out of a hot …

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SUDDENLY will return in 2025 24:31

9M ago24:31

24:31

Hi, Rabia here. I have Long COVID and am struggling. I need time to process things and figure out how to best use my energy. Podcasting is good for me but very energy consuming, and I need to work out how I'm going to manage this condition. So Season 3 will end here for now and we will pick back up at some stage in 2025. In the meantime, enjoy this…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 4 Pt 1- How Much Did Lorena Bobbitt Cut Off? 1:36:20

9M ago1:36:20

1:36:20

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 18-20 from the Fijian villa. They question Leah's handyman skills, Rob's political inclinations, and Aaron's shower specific betrayal. Will Ari get Maura to skydive? Why would you ever have to teach someone how…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 3 Pt 2- I Learned to Spell Mississippi in Thailand and in Korea I Learned How to Swim 1:15:04

9M ago1:15:04

1:15:04

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 15 and 16 from the Fijian villa. They discuss girls who have really basic interests but think they are niche, and they break down the big argument between Rob, Leah and Liv. Finally, they make their stick or tw…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 3 Pt 1- Congrats, You Dumped Three Tonight 1:26:19

9M ago1:26:19

1:26:19

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 12-14 from the Fijian villa. They discuss the brutal ritual (dumping) of Andrea, lament standing up for two white men, and wonder what producer took a ton of shrooms and came up with these convoluted challenges…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 2 Pt 2- The Eggs Were Gonna Get Cold 1:01:00

9M ago1:01:00

1:01:00

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 9 & 10 from the Fijian villa. They have their first disagreement of the season and it's about eggs. How can people be behind Leah when she is so mean? Are these girls really friends? Will we make enemies of all…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 2 Pt 1- He's Crying Sitting up and Then He Cries Laying Down 1:31:58

9M ago1:31:58

1:31:58

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 6-8 from the Fijian villa. All you need to know is that they are ready to SPEAK UP about this Leah vs Rob drama. Is Star Wars a niche interest? Will we cure our arachnophobia with live exposure therapy? What do…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 1 Pt 2- In This Horrific Moment of Toxic Masculinity 1:07:26

10M ago1:07:26

1:07:26

Welcome back to Season 6 of Love Island USA and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down episodes 3 & 4 from the Fijian villa. They discuss Aaron's BRIGHT red flags, remind everyone that your body count has nothing to do with your value as a human being, and most importantly get Maura’s mom to explain why s…

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54: The Man with the Golden Arm (with Spike Vincent) 2:12:33

10M ago2:12:33

2:12:33

Melbourne's Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) in North Richmond opened in 2018. This was the result of a years-long grassroots campaign led by the local community, fed up with constant overdoses in the streets. The MSIR operates on principles of harm reduction which simply work and urgently need to be applied throughout the world. The stig…

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BONUS EPISODE!! Cocaine Carl and Andrea Denver (Imposter???) 49:54

10M ago49:54

49:54

Welcome back to season 6 of SGTC! In this BONUS episode, Maura and Ari discuss Maura's trip to the UK and her final thoughts on Love Island UK Season 11. They have no feelings about Molly Mae and Tommy, but a lot of feelings about Summer House Season 8 (ex: the feeling of literally wanting to be Paige DeSorbo). Ari recruits Gabe to help spread some…

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Love Island USA 6- Week 1 Pt 1- Someone Get This Girl Some Fucking Setting Spray 1:10:01

10M ago1:10:01

1:10:01

Welcome to Season 6 of Love Island USA and more importantly SEASON 6 OF SGTC! In this episode, reality TV experts Maura and Ari break down the first 2 episodes from the Fijian villa. They discuss surgically decreasing areola size, if utility costs are really what is making homeownership unattainable, and their UNDYING LOVE FOR ROB THAT'S RIGHT WE S…

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53: Wake Up and Live, Part 5 - Giardina on Winchell 1:40:17

10M ago1:40:17

1:40:17

In the final (?) part of our Wake Up and Live saga, Henry returns to the show to share his thoughts on Walter Winchell's legacy through the lens of the gossip landscape of 2024. Sources for this episode: * John Mosedale - The Men Who Invented Broadway (1981) * Neal Gabler - Winchell: Gossip, Power, and the Culture of Celebrity (1994) * Snopes artic…

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Love Island UK 11- Final Pt 2- Imagine Being On Love Island and They Show Your Hair Plug Falling Out 27:21

10M ago27:21

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Welcome back to Season 11 of Love Island UK and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Ari and special guest hosts Stacy and Logan of Scaredy Brats Podcast give their season long awards!! Who is our MVP of the season? Most toxic islander? Most shocking moment? LOL moment? How long do we predict the final couples will stay together? Tune in and find…

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Love Island UK 11- Final Pt 1- Did They Make Him Sign an NDA?? 1:38:29

10M ago1:38:29

1:38:29

Welcome back to Season 11 of Love Island UK and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Ari and special guest hosts Stacy and Logan of Scaredy Brats Podcast break down the two final episodes from the Mallorcan vila. They discuss how it took Joey admitting that he was a game player for the other islanders to realize he was a game player, third place …

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Love Island UK 11- Week 8 Pt 2- These Toes Ain’t Loyal 55:56

10M ago55:56

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Welcome back to Season 11 of Love Island UK and welcome back to SGTC! In this episode, Maura and Ari break down Hulu episodes 59-61 from the Mallorcan vila. They discuss the hideaway's presence this season, a Grace and Joey conspiracy theory, and the traveling blue dress. Is it the truth or the harassment? Does Nicole like the necklace? Will Nicole…

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