Brand New Information Suzanne & Jay
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- Society & Culture
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Brand New Information is a pop culture and political news podcast, hosted by siblings Jay Knower and Suzanne Knower Warye. Jay is a politics wonk and Suzanne is a pop culture junkie. Each week, we’ll teach each other about the trending political and pop culture topics of the week. Hilarity and sibling rivalry will ensue, and you might just learn something!
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The One With #KateGate
Where the Bleep is Kate Middleton?
This burning question has brought Jay and Suzanne back to the mic for a special episode of Brand New Information!
Suzanne catches Jay up to speed on the theories and developments surrounding the whereabouts of Kate Middleton, The Princess of Wales, while Jay shares his in depth knowledge of the royal family (exclusively gleaned from The Crown).
If you want to dive deeper into #KateGate, Suzanne recommends listening to another sibling pop culture duo - Pop Apologists!
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The One Where We Lost a Friend
Jay and Suzanne are breaking their hiatus in light of the breaking news that beloved actor Matthew Perry has passed away at 54. They share what his life and work meant to them, chat about the outpouring of love that has occurred since his passing, and talk about their favorite Friends moments.
Links:
NBC: Matthew Perry, ‘Friends’ actor, dies of apparent drowning at 54 - https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/matthew-perry-friends-actor-dies-apparent-drowning-54-rcna122643
The Independent: The One With… Every Friends episode ranked worst to best - https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/friends-episodes-ranked-best-worst-cast-b2252435.html
Rolling Stone: The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-lists/best-tv-shows-of-all-time-1234598313/
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The One With The Summer Hiatus
We’re going on a summer break! When will we be back? We can’t say exactly, but subscribe to the show on your favorite podcasting platform to make sure that we show up in your feed when we return. And don’t forget to drop us a rating and a review in the meantime telling how much you want us to come back!
Plus: Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say Penguin, Tommy Boy, meteors crashing through roofs, desecrated banana art, and Biden’s poor polling numbers.
Links:
Fibronostalgia:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0114694/
Wait What: https://apnews.com/article/meteorite-hits-home-hopewell-new-jersey-fd8391f8c5daea1e596ed85ed3ae5a68
https://www.npr.org/2023/05/01/1173039011/the-guy-who-ate-a-120-000-banana-in-an-art-museum-says-he-was-just-hungry
Politics: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/05/07/president-biden-post-abc-poll/
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The One With the Cable News Shakeup, Biden 2024, and Alec Baldwin’s Manslaughter Charges
It’s a big news week! Jay and Suzanne are here to break it down for you. First, Jay tells us about the sackings of Tucker Carlson at Fox News and Don Lemon at CNN. Then, Jay and Suzanne try to figure out how old Biden really is as he announces his re-election campaign. Finally, Suzanne gives us an update on Alec Baldwin as his manslaughter charges get dropped and his film ‘Rust’ shockingly goes back into production.
Plus: The Wonder Years, Dennis Rodman, 22 Things I Learned in 2022, and dead cats.
Fibronostalgia:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094582/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dennis_Rodman
Wait what:
https://medium.com/illumination/22-point-listicle-of-the-22-things-i-learned-in-2022-90769d5fcc91
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/kelseyweekman/emma-claiir-simply-chaotic-podcast-cat-killed
Politics:
https://www.nbcnews.com/nightly-news/video/tucker-carlson-leaves-fox-don-lemon-fired-from-cnn-171208261660
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/25/1145679856/biden-president-announcement-2024-running-reelection
Pop Culture:
https://www.insider.com/filming-resumes-alec-baldwin-rust-montana-halyna-hutchins-family-sue-2023-4?amp
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The One With The Discord Leaks and Taylor Swift’s Breakup
A massive leak of classified military documents came to light this week, and the revelations included shocking information about covert Western forces that are secretly on the ground in Ukraine. Yet, finding the details has become increasingly difficult as the days go by. Jay asks - is the media noise that’s obscuring the story being caused by people who don’t want us to learn what’s come to light in the leak?
Then, Suzanne drops news that has shocked the pop culture sphere - Taylor Swift has broken up with Joe Alwyn after 6 years of dating. Suzanne is here to assure you that Taylor has left a subtle Easter Egg for fans, reassuring everyone that ‘she is okay’.
Plus - Wayne’s World, Clueless, celebrities that look like discarded mattresses, and 500 days in a cave.
Fibronostalgia:
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/waynes_world
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clueless
Wait what:
https://www.thepoke.co.uk/2014/04/04/15-celebrities-that-look-like-abadoned-matresses/
https://apnews.com/article/spain-cave-500-days-record-isolation-e1d7e782425096df075d79093ca91eac
Politics:
https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/11/politics/pentagon-documents-ukraine-war-assessment/index.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Ellsberg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bqh_2kPyfAc
Pop Culture:
https://pagesix.com/2023/04/17/taylor-swift-subtly-reveals-how-she-is-after-joe-alwyn-breakup/
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The One With the Depp v. Heard Trial Anniversary and the 2024 Democratic Primary Prospects
This week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced his candidacy for President, running as a Democrat. Jay and Suzanne chat about how the Democratic primary race is shaping up, why Biden is running for a second term, and why the Democratic Presidential bench seems so weak. Then, Suzanne updates us on where Johnny Depp and Amber Heard are now, one year after their civil trial.
Plus - The Pepsi Jet lawsuit, Beverly Hills 90210, common misconceptions, cliche tattoos, John Cougar Mellancamp, and the confusing end to the Covid emergency.
Fibronostalgia: https://www.salon.com/2022/11/19/pepsi-wheres-my-jet-netflix-pepsi-point-scandal/
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Hills,_90210
Wait what: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/weird-news/list-of-common-misconceptions-b1822842.html
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/tattoo-artist-shares-three-fashionable-29682510
Pop culture:
https://people.com/movies/johnny-depp-amber-heard-trial-one-year-later-sources-exclusive/
Politics: https://www.cnn.com/2023/04/10/politics/covid-19-national-emergency-end-biden/index.html
https://nypost.com/2023/04/10/rfk-jr-s-family-likely-wont-support-his-2024-presidential-run/
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Customer Reviews
The sister-brother-fix you need!
I’m beyond thrilled to see that you both are back! Now I can look forward to listening to the dreaded upcoming political season's info delivered w/o hysteria or spin, via your kindly, sibling voices. What a win!
Don’t stay gone too long!
Suzanne and Jay are so hysterical together. I laugh the hardest at this podcast… And I listen to a lot of freaking podcasts! It’s the perfect mix of interesting, funny, and nostalgic. Consider this your 90s kids support group. I rated AND reviewed so you both better come back in the fall. You really do have something here. Your chemistry is so fun!
5 stars!
I absolutely love this podcast! So lightheartedly informing and HILARIOUS.