Best Disney Spells Podcasts (2025)

After Taylor Swift surprised the world late last week with the news that she now owns the masters of her first six albums, once the dust settled, fans wondered: Will the final two planned re-recordings of her self-titled 2008 debut album and of 2017's "Reputation" ever see the light of day? On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are t…

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'Fantastic Four' Labeled 'MID', PIXAR is DONE, Gal Gadot's 'Walk of Fame' Star DEFACED 2:00:39

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Aidan & Phil are here boysboysboysboys! Let's Gooo! 1) Pixar's 'Elio' Projected to be a Monstrous FLOP 2) New Study Shows Gen Z GIVING UP on Monogamy, Call it 'Unrealistic' 3) 'Fantastic Four' Test Screenings Are BAD, Marvel Can_t Shake M-SHE-U Label 4) Gal Gadot's Hollywood Star DEFACED, Hollywood Wars With Itself Over Israel & Palestine 5) Gen Z …

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Wade Eastwood On The Stunts Of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 41:20

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Whether it's Tom Cruise risking his neck underwater, or above ground while clinging to the wing of a biplane, Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning is filled with stunts that might just turn your hair white. That's if you don't lose it completely. That's just one of the side effects discussed in this Empire Podcast interview special, as the fil…

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Jenna Ortega Complaining, Taylor Swift Gets Revenge, Lorde is Crashing Out Again 2:00:47

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TGIF Crisis Actors! 1) Taylor Swift BUYS BACK 'Stolen' Music 2) Justin Bieber ACCUSED of GOLD DIGGING After Wife Hailey Becomes a Billionaire 3) Actor QUITS After 'Madden' Director David O. Russell CRASHES OUT on Set 4) Jenna Ortega Says 'Wednesday' School Girl Costume Felt 'Patronizing' 5) Fans TERRIFIED After YouTube Star Eugenia Cooney COLLAPSES…

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Starting In The Middle (with guests Jesse Armstrong, Tim Key, Tom Basden & Carey Mulligan) 1:53:44

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees the podteam — Chris Hewitt, Helen O'Hara, James Dyer and Alex Godfrey — get to grips with the definition of in media res, as they discuss some of their favourite films that throw you right into the action. Elsewhere, they talk about the week's movie news, pay tribute to Empire's founding editor Barry M…

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Sydney Sweeney Sells Bathwater to SIMPS, MGK Gets BULLIED, TheWizardLiz Cheating Scandal 2:04:23

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Phil is back for THRASHIN' THURSDAY 1) Simps Go Wild For Sydney Sweeney's Bathwater 2) YouTuber TheWizardLiz Cheating Scandal HORRIFIES Gen Z Women 3) Happy Gen Zers Are Saying YES to Religion & Family 4) MGK Crashes Out Over Backlash to New Song 'Cliche'By Timcast Media

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Demi Lovato Got Married, Lauren Sanchez BOTCHED, Gen Z Women Buy Love Spells From Witches 1:59:47

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Rough start to the show today but LET'S GOOO! 1) Kylie Jenner BANS Timothee Chalamet From Intimate Movie Scenes 2) Lauren Sanchez's Extreme Plastic Surgery Horrifies The Internet 3) Demi Lovato Glows Up And Gets Married 4) Kardashian Family Nannies Allegedly Go Through HELL Behind The Scenes 5) Desperate Gen Z Women HIRE WITCHES For Love Spells on …

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Janet Jackson & Jennifer Lopez Aren't Leaving Las Vegas Anytime Soon After 2025 AMAs 30:01

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Katie & Keith are talking all about Janet Jackson and Jennifer Lopez at the 2025 AMAs -- Jackson for a performance and to receive the ICON Award and Lopez to host and perform -- and what it's like to see them perform live in Las Vegas for their own shows. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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'Harry Potter' Main Cast REVEALED, Bella Ramsey 'Most Hated' Actor? Celebs DITCH The AMAs 2:01:19

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We are back from a long weekend for TATE TUESDAYS! Let's Gooo! 1) A-List Celebs DITCH The AMAs & Met Gala 2) Sofia Vergara Says Dating Someone With Less Money Would be a _Nightmare_ 3) HBO's 'Harry Potter' Series Finds Their Harry, Ron & Hermoine 4) Bella Ramsey Becomes Target of Online Outrage After 'The Last of Us' Season 2 5) Why Haven't Hair & …

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OF Star HOSPITALIZED, Zachary Levi SLAMS Rachel Zegler, 'Ballerina' CENSORS Bad Reviews 2:02:31

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TGIF Crisis Actors! 1) John Wick Spin Off 'Ballerina' CENSORING Negative Reviews 2) Zachary Levi CALLS OUT Rachel Zegler's Hatred of Trump Supporters 3) OF Star Annie Knight Pulls Stunt That Lands Her in Hospital 4) Kim Kardashian Wins Paticipation Trophy With FAKE Law School Graduation 5) TikTok OUTRAGED After Husband Made Her Cry Over a Movie…

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Christopher McQuarrie on The Final Reckoning, Benicio del Toro & Michael Cera on The Phoenician Scheme, Tony Gilroy on Andor s2 (spoilers), and Cannes You Dig It? 1:58:45

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This week's episode of the Empire Podcast sees Chris Hewitt mark the release of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning by doing a non-spoiler, non-epic (less than 20 minutes!) chat with that film's director, the legendarily loquacious Christopher McQuarrie, [26:00 - 43:06 approx] and have a lovely natter with the stars of the new Wes Anderson fi…

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Nepo Baby Violet Affleck's Climate RAGE, Gen Z Discovers House Parties 2:01:01

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Phil is back for THRASHIN' THURSDAY! 1) Industry Plant Pop Star Lola Young Promotes Vulgarity 2) Lazy Doordash Addicts Can't Pay Back Loans For Their Food 3) Nepo Baby Violet Affleck BLOWS UP at Mom Jennifer Garner Over Climate Change 4) Gen Z is OBSESSED With House Party Tour by All-American Rejects 5) Remember When Tucker Carlson Interviewed Brit…

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The Shameless Plug #3: Jurassic World Rebirth And Other Animals 39:22

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The Shameless Plug — the show in which Chris Hewitt and Empire editor, Nick de Semlyen, sit down and talk you through the latest issue of Empire — is back for its third episode, folks. This one is dedicated to issue 441 of Empire (on sale now at all good, evil, and virtual newsagents), which features Jurassic World Rebirth on the cover, and Nick ta…

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Tom Cruise Schools Pedro Pascal, 'Tomb Raider' Series BACK? Justin Bieber Humiliates Wife 2:01:06

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We have a your cure for the midweek blues! 1) Sophie Turner Unveils Lara Croft Physique Ahead of UNCANCELLED Tomb Raider Series 2) Candace Owens Drops BOMBSHELL Interview With Disgraced Producer Harvey Weinstein 3) Justin Bieber REMOVES Instragram Post HUMILIATING His Wife Hailey 4) In a World of Pedro Pascals, BE A TOM CRUISE 5) Jodie Foster THROW…

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The Bright Legacy of Dark Shadows 40:45

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Next year marks the 60th anniversary of Dark Shadows. The gothic soap opera wasn’t originally intended to include a vampire, but when creator Dan Curtis introduced the character of Barnabas Collins in a last-ditch effort to avoid cancellation, he inadvertently launched a cultural phenomenon. As portrayed by actor Jonathan Frid, the character of Bar…

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Pedro Pascal Too ZESTY For 'Fantastic Four'? Outdoor Boys QUITS, Malia Obama COPYCAT? 2:01:04

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Tate is back! Let's Gooo! 1) Nepo Baby Malia Obama ACCUSED of COPYING Movie For Nike Ad 2) Gen Z 'Sweet Treat' Culture Has Therapists Worried 3) Pedro Pascal KILLS Excitement For 'Fantastic Four' 4) 'Outdoor Boys' YouTuber QUITS to Put Family First 5) Celebrities CALLED OUT For 'Cultural Appropriation'…

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Rihanna Returns to Her Old ‘Friend’ Music, But Is ‘Smurfs’ Song the Musical Return Fans Wanted? 39:33

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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are chatting about whether "Friend of Mine" is the musical return Rihanna’s fans were hoping for, or how the song could be maximized with a new remix version or once we see it in the full context of the Smurfs movie, in which Rih voices Smurfette. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone…

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Pedro Pascal Virtue Signals, Cannes Film Festival Cringe, Gwyneth Paltrow DEFENDS Goop 2:03:00

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It's Monday! Let's get this week started! 1) Morgan Wallen SMEARED as 'Trump Coded' Music For MAGA Supporters 2) A.I. Influencer Lil Miquela Shares FAKE Cancer Diagnosis 3) Bella Hadid ROASTED For FAKE European Accent at Cannes 4) Pedro Pascal's Non-Stop Virtue Signaling at Cannes 5) SENILE Robert De Niro Gives Rambling Speech to Virtue Signal at C…

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The Extraordinary Miss Flower: An Empire Podcast Interview Special 30:31

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Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard's The Extraordinary Miss Flower is part-concert film, part-performance art piece inspired by the life of its subject, a woman called Geraldine Flower. When she passed away a few years ago, her daughter Zoe discovered a number of letters, written over the years by suitors of Geraldine's, which painted a picture of a wil…

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Trump DUNKS on Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber SPEAKS OUT on DIDDY, Lorde is CRINGE 2:19:46

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TGIF Crisis Actors! The weekend is here! Let's Gooo! 1) Justin Bieber Breaks Silence on CREEPY Friendship With Diddy 2) OnlyFans RUMORED to be SHUT DOWN by Rival 'Anti-Corn' Company 3) Trump Takes Shots at Taylor Swift's Looks, Swifties LASH OUT 4) 'Some days I’m a woman, Some days I’m a man,' Lorde Overshares in BIZARRE Interview 5) Jenna Ortega R…

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Rosamund Pike & Matthew Rhys, Final Destination Bloodlines directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein, Superman and Spelling Bees 1:38:49

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This week's episode of the BSME Awards-nominated Empire Podcast had better not be the episode that the BSME Awards judging panel listens to ahead of voting, or our nomination might be rescinded. Which is to say, chaos reigns as Chris Hewitt returns — eventually, after being waylaid by a McQ&A — to the hosting chair, and is joined by Helen O'Hara, J…

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Justin Bieber BROKE? Meghan Trainor Ditches Body Positivity, ScarJo Felt Objectified? 1:58:27

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Phil is back for THRASHIN' THURSDAY! 1) Scarlett Johansson Felt TRAPPED in 'Sex Object' Roles FOR YEARS 2) Gen Z Uses ChatGPT Like a Therapist 3) Justin Bieber is BROKE and BURIED in Debt 4) Theranos Fraudster Elizabeth Holmes Launches NEW Blood Testing Scheme From Prison 5) Meghan Trainor REMOVES Body Positive Lyrics After Ozempic Weight Loss…

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BookTok's 'Fyre Festival 2.0', 'Ironheart' CRINGE, Kai Cenat Launches Streamer University 2:01:09

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Tate is back! Let's Gooo! 1) IRONHEART is Going to be an ABSOLUTE TRAINWRECK For Marvel 2) Delusional TikToker RANTS About Lack of 'Normal' Men in Dating 3) BookTok Fantasy Ball Turns Into a NIGHTMARE 4) Kai Cenat Launches 'Streamer University' For Clout Chasing Fans 5) Slam Poetry is CRINGE, Here's The Proof!…

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DISTURBING New OF Scheme, Amber Heard Has Twins, New Trump Biopic, 'Wokefishing' on Tinder 2:00:02

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Libby Emmons is back! Let's Gooo! 1) Amber Heard Welcomes TWINS on Mother's Day, Elon Musk Rumors Swirl 2) Maggie Gyllenhaal's Daughter ARRESTED After Campus Protest Against Israel 3) OF Models FAKE Down Syndrome to Sell Spicy Content 4) New Trump Biopic Will be 'Kinder' to The President 5) Men Are 'Wokefishing' on Dating Apps to Trick Liberal Wome…

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Why Does Morgan Wallen Dominate the Charts But Get Shut Out at Awards Shows? 29:11

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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith -- with a research assist from Billboard awards editor Paul Grein -- are talking about why Morgan Wallen's awards shelf doesn't seem to match his popularity. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Billboard

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Tom Cruise IGNORES Politics, 'Snow White' FLOPS Again, Selena Gomez Startup FAILS 2:03:56

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Hey Crisis Actors! Let's cure that case of the mondays! 1) Disney HUMILIATED by FAILED 'Snow White' Re-Release 2) True Crime YouTuber Stephanie Soo Makes a Joke of The Diddy Trial 3) Actresses FORCED to Wear Clothes Under New Cannes Film Festival Dress Code 4) Tom Cruise IGNORES Politics During Mission Impossible Promo Tour 5) Selena Gomez's Mental…

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New Pope Reactions, Woke GTA 6? 'The Last of Us' Jumps The Shark Again, Millennial CRINGE 2:06:13

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TGIF Crisis Actors! Let's Gooo! 1) GTA 6 Will Feature Pride Parades & Queer Representation 2) Meghan Markle Fan SUING After CATASTROPHIC Burns From Bath Salts 3) Woke Teenagers OUTRAGED Over The New Pope 4) 'The Last of Us' Season 2 Makes Woke Television History 5) Millennials Can't Accept That They Have Become CRINGE…

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Lily Gladstone & Kelly Marie Tran, Great Actor/Director Pairings, Tariffs and Teen Movies 1:39:12

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It's another cracking episode of the (freshly award-nominated) Empire Podcast this week, folks, as Helen O'Hara slips into the hosting chair and tries to wrestle James Dyer and Alex Godfrey into shape as they talk about changeable movie titles, great actor/director pairings, Alex's favourite teen movies, the week's movie news including Donald Trump…

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The Batman 2 Director OUT, Woke Times Square Statue, Ozempic Mouth RUINS Hollywood Faces 2:01:42

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It's THRASHIN' THURSDAY With Phil Labonte! 1) 'The Batman 2' DELAYED AGAIN, Matt Reeves OUT as Director 2) Robert De Niro Shows Public Support For Trans Child 3) Miley Cyrus PANDERS to LGBTQ Audience With 'Gayest Album Yet' 4) Plus Size Black Woman Statue Erected in Times Square to _Challenge Traditions_ 5) 'Ozempic Mouth' is The Latest Horrifiying…

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Pamela Anderson DRAGGED, Jenna Ortega CANCELLED Again, Doechii Met Gala MELTDOWN 2:02:06

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We are back! Let's Gooo! 1) Rapper Doechii ACCUSED of Mistreating Staff During MET GALA MELTDOWN 2) Taylor Swift DRAGGED Into Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Lawsuit 3) Blake Lively Slammed For DISTURBING Scenes in 'Another Simple Favor' 4) Pamela Anderson MOCKED For 'Frumpy' Met Gala Look 5) Jenna Ortega Facing BACKLASH For Working With CANCELLED Dir…

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Body Horror Gets Under My Skin 38:25

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We all have that one thing we just can’t watch. For me, it’s body horror -- the kind of horror where grotesque and disturbing things happen to someone’s body, like in The Thing, The Fly, or The Substance. There is a long history of body horror as a form of social commentary and special effects showmanship. I respect the artform, but I can’t stomach…

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Lady Gaga’s Record-Breaking Rio Show Has Us Wondering: Could the U.S. Ever Host a Concert That Big? 39:43

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On the new Billboard Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about Lady Gaga's positively massive, record-breaking show (where she reportedly played to more than 2 million fans) and whether it could ever be replicated here in the U.S. — like, are Los Angeles beaches even big enough for such a thing? And where would people park?!? Also on the sh…

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Met Gala CRINGE, Lady Gaga Concert CHAOS, JK Rowling Protects Woke Snape 2:13:40

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WE ARE SO BACK! Let's Gooo! 1) JK Rowling REFUSES to Fire Woke Snape From 'Harry Potter' Series 2) Hollywood Hires Able Bodied Actors to Play Disabled Characters Says New 'Diversity' Study 3) Female Streamers ACCUSED of HIDING BFs From Simps 4) The 2025 Met Gala Put Hollywood Stupidity on Full Display 5) Anti-LGBTQ Bomb Plot FOILED at Record Breaki…

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HBO DEFENDS JK Rowling, Luigi Mangione Musical, Blake Lively's DIRTY Secret 2:01:55

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TGIF Crisis Actors! Lots to discuss today! Let's Gooo! 1) Theater Kids Wrote a Musical About Luigi Mangione 2) The Dark Secret Taylor Swift Knows About Blake Lively 3) 'Harry Potter' Series ACCUSED of SECRET Anti-Trans Messaging 4) 'Call Her Daddy' Host Alex Cooper Gets Special Treatment From Disney 5) Celebs SECRET Fountain of Youth is REVOLTING…

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Wyatt Russell, David Harbour & Hannah John-Kamen, Paul Feig, Ryan Coogler, And It’s Episode 666 1:57:55

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It had to happen: the Empire podcast has finally gone to hell — quite literally in this case, as this particular show is episode 666. Perhaps appropriately, James is in the driving seat for this one, embracing this demonically anointed episode to bring you such thematically-relevant discussions as a Mount Rushmore of movie Satans and an off-topic d…

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'Harry Potter' Actor DISSES JK Rowling, Sophie Rain Talks About Faith, Gentle Parenting Ls 2:01:58

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Phil is here for THRASHIN' THURSDAY! 1) Madison Beer Claims Music Execs Called Her 'Too Sexy' at Age 14 2) TikTokers TORTURE Themselves For Clout 3) Woke 'Harry Potter' Actor Paapa Essiedu Takes a Stand Against JK Rowling 4) OF Star Sophie Rain Claims God Supports Her Lifestyle 5) TikTok Mom BRAGS About Having NO RULES For Her Kids…

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Rachel Zegler is Here to Stay, Katy Perry Claps Back, Meghan Markle Cringe 2:05:48

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Lots to get into today, let's gooo! 1) Katy Perry CLAPS BACK at Online Haters After Blue Origin FAIL 2) RUMOR: Benny Blanco CHEATED on Selena Gomez With Her OF Model Best Friend 3)0.2 Justin Bieber Vows to Fight Back Against Paparazzi Harassment 4) What's Next For Rachel Zegler After 'Snow White' Disaster 5) Meghan Markle Sounds DELUSIONAL in New I…

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Bonus: Syd Mead Full Gallery Tour 51:06

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Last week, we heard about a new exhibit in New York called Syd Mead: Future Pastime. The exhibit closes on May 21st, and I know most listeners won't be able to see it in person. So in this bonus episode, you can hear the entire tour I got from Elon Solo and William Corman, who organized the exhibit. You can also see some of the images on the Imagin…

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Inside Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour Night 1: She's Every Woman 44:42

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Katie & Keith were both inside for night 1 of Beyoncé's 32-date tour, which kicked off Monday night at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and on the latest episode of the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast we're discussing Bey's message with the new tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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Katy Perry & Beyonce Tours FLOP, Bill Belichick Awkward Interview, 'Andor' Grape Scene 2:02:46

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Tate is back! Let's Gooo! 1) Star Wars 'Andor' Creator Says 'We_re All the Product of R---' 2) Bill Belichick Interview SHUT DOWN by Crazy GF Jordon Hudson 3) Katy Perry MOCKED For RIDICULOUS Stunts on 'Lifetimes Tour' 4) Riley Reid Starts a Family After Corn Success 5) Viral Gym Transformation DIVIDES Men & Women…

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Pedro Pascal INSULTS JK Rowling, Blake Lively & Meghan Markle TIME100 CRINGEFEST 2:00:21

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Welcome back Crisis Actors! So good to see you all once again! 1) 'Royal Pains' Reboot Announced Despite SUITS LA Failing 2) Blake Lively Plays Victim at TIME100 Gala 'Never Underestimate a Womans Ability to Endure Pain' 3)Meghan Markle Gives RIDICULOUS Speech About Flower Sprinkles at TIME100 Gala 4) Pedro Pascal Launches PATHETIC Attack on JK Row…

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The Convergence Is Here (ft. Gareth Evans, Christian Gudegast, and Gavin O'Connor), And Mount Rushmoreapalooza 1:55:20

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It was foretold by the Ancient Ones: The Convergence (or Gunvergence, if you will), the day on which three absolutely slamming action movies will be released at the same time in the UK (albeit on different formats), ushering in a new era of sweaty dad bods, car chases, and many scenes where people die in a hail of bullets. And that day is today, fo…