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Lauren and Chan sit down with Taylor Swift expert and listener favorite, Joe Peacock, to deep dive the 11th studio by their blonde redeemer, Taylor Allison Swift. The trio discuss the journeys each has been on contending with the unexpected sonic experience of TTPD. Listen along as Lauren, Chan, and Joe get into the Matty Healy, Joe Alwyn, and Kim Kardashian of it all as they wade through the often stormy waters on Taylor’s tortured seas. 

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Lauren and Chan give their take on Meghan Markle’s recent appearance at Prince Harry’s polo match and break down why some publications are choosing to continually write nothing burger stories at Meghan’s expense. The gals chat about Kim Kardashian’s recent appearance at the 2024 Breakthrough Awards and discuss why they think something with Kim is definitely off. They dissect Taylor Swift’s Tortured Poets Department pop-up library and share their struggles with Taylor’s style choices and the current Haunted Mansion aesthetic. Lauren and Chan weigh in on designer Rebecca Minkoff joining the upcoming season of RHONY and why they are excited to hear a fresh Housewives storyline. Finally, the gals discuss Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott’s troubled relationship and the split that was a long time coming.

Lauren and Chan have their hearts warmed by the Taylor + Travis Coachella content, and they chat about the couple’s festival security situation and Taylor’s normie girl moment. In preparation for TTPD, Lauren has Joe Alwyn on the brain and is ready to dissect Taylor’s lyrics that tell everyone what Joe really is like. The gals switch over to another tortured poet with Gerry the Golden Bachelor and dive into what could have been so wrong that he and Theresa would split after just three months of marriage. They then move on to listener relationship questions and feature a Pop Apologist Golden Moment from their Dating Red Flags episode. 

Lauren and Chan answer questions about:

-What to do when your longterm boyfriend gets upset when you ask about a proposal
-Whether you should give a guy another chance after he ghosted you a year ago
-What you should do when your super hot ex joins the Illuminati(!!) for fame
-Whether you should date a man who’s morals don’t align with yours, but makes a ton of money
-How to handle a marriage where you and your spouse disagree over big things
-Whether you should move in with your boyfriend before getting engaged
-How to cope when the person you are having an affair with dies
-What to do if you don’t have instant chemistry with the person you are dating
-What to do when you and your partner have different levels of desire
-How to cope when your partner cheats
-How to get your boyfriend to be more romantic in your relationship 
-What to do when your crush is in a bad relationship with someone else?

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This week the gals chat about Chanler’s experience chasing the solar eclipse and a recent psychic reading Lauren had done that she hoped would lead to further information about Kate Middleton. They then dive into Morgan Wallen’s love sick chair-throwing episode that landed him in the slammer over the weekend. Chanler leads us through the accusations of Rebel Wilson against Sacha Baron Cohen and finally, the gals revisit the concept of children forced to protest on behalf of their activist parents.

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Lauren and Chan chat about TikTok creator Sarah Joy (@thatplaingirl), who has reportedly been cosplaying as a member of the Plain community for clout. Listen as the gals discuss whether this woman a fraud or a star who is in need of a larger stage than TikTok. They share their mother Deb’s epic April Fool’s prank, which had both Lauren and Chan truly fooled and ready to re-open the book on House in Habit. Lauren and Chan take a closer look at the recent updates to the never-ending lawsuit between Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Despite what Brad’s PR machine tries to tell the public, there is in fact new information, and the gals are ready to connect the dots and see what this trail of breadcrumbs really means. Chan shares an interesting bit of real life Gwyneth Paltrow tea and, finally, the two gals discuss Travis Kelce’s new off-season gigs.

P.S.

SO SORRY this ep is both under 40 min and getting posted so late. We ended up having major editing issues and I had to re-edit it and scrap 25 mins of the content bc of a major mic issue. So so sorry y'all. 😭