POP CULTURE MONDAYS...ON THURSDAYS Brooke Hammerling
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- Society & Culture
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A current event podcast about all that is happening in the world of pop culture.
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Episode 92: Game, Set, Match
This week, Brooke shares her experiences at both the premiere of Zendaya’s masterful new movie, “Challengers,” as well as Kara Swisher's interview extraordinaire of the cast and creators of "The Morning Show,” kicking off PaleyFest. She then brings people up to speed on the latest pop culture news, from Keith McNally’s misogynistic meltdown over Lauren Sanchez, to Nike’s Olympic track & field uniforms for Team USA, to the extreme storm in Dubai. There’s also a little bit of Coachella and a little bit of O. J. (sorry, sorry, but it had to be done). Grab your tennis whites and enjoy!
https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-4-15-24-68d1348b8039
https://www.tiktok.com/@dailymail/video/7358739000095558954?_r=1&_t=8lc8leesrRO
https://www.tiktok.com/@abcnews/video/7358793557802569006?_r=1&_t=8lc8mxGyUNx
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Episode 91: The Rapture
This week, Brooke dives into the natural phenomena "double feature” we got in the U.S.: the solar eclipse and the New York earthquake. On Monday, it seemed like the entire nation was out with their glasses on, cocktails in hand, going nuts over coronas and totality. And last week, out of nowhere, New Yorkers experienced the ground shaking, things falling from bookshelves, lights swaying. People were perplexed. And out of these two earthly episodes came a deluge of incredible memes, and, for a moment, Twitter became fun again. Brooke also talks about some content she’s loving at the moment and some content she - and the whole internet - are not loving: namely, JoJo Siwa’s latest single, “Karma,” and her “re-brand” in general. It’s a fun one!
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Episode 90: Starting April With a Bang
This week, Brooke decided to go deep on a topic she skipped in the newsletter. Baltimore. And specifically, the reaction online to Baltimore’s mayor. Specifically on X, let’s be honest. She also tells us about her experience walking across the border from Juarez to El Paso, which was not at all like it's been shown to us on the news. Then, of course, she gets to Beyoncé and the cultural chokehold Cowboy Carter had on the nation. Finally, Brooke looks at the wildly viral recent stories from New York Magazine. Happy Thursday! https://medium.com/popculturemondays/pop-culture-mondays-4-1-24-921aa4469387
Pop Culture Mondays/4.1.24
The COWBOY Edition
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Episode 89: Shame on Us
This week, Brooke obviously still has Kate Middleton on her mind. She talks about how some celebs have apologized for joking about the Kate drama now that she has revealed her cancer diagnosis, while others have not. She also looks at how conspiracy theories are here to stay. The other big pop culture news of the week is everything that’s unfolding around Diddy/Puffy/Sean Combs. It’s been a wild past few days.
Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/27/arts/music/diddy-sean-combs-businesses-raid.html
Sean Combs Settled a Lawsuit, but His Troubles Were Just Beginning
The hip-hop mogul denied sexual assault accusations in a bombshell suit in November. As more allegations piled up, his business empire, and reputation, faltered.
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Episode 88: Naked on the West Front
Brooke is back this week and explains her absence with some “Pup” culture news about her beloved dog Potato. She talks about her exposed dinner with a star. Brooke then dives into the Kate (Catherine) drama which continues. We should be ashamed, to be honest. But she gives a hot take or two. Also, despite the negative attention her sister-in-law is getting, Dutches Megan Markel decided to launch her new lifestyle brand, American Rivera Orchard. Tidbits about JLo’s new documentary that have gone viral, and not in a good way. And of course, she tells us who she would make out, Marry, and mute. Enjoy!
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Episode 87: From the archives: Kara Swisher
This week, Brooke wasn't able to host the show, so we decided to bring back one of her favorite episodes from the archives: her conversation with iconic tech journalist and author of the just-released “Burn Book: A Tech Love Story,” Kara Swisher.
Kara Swisher's book
up.https://www.amazon.com/Burn-Book-Tech-Love-Story/dp/1982163895?nodl=1&dplnkId=bd0462ce-de31-480f-b149-5feba27f9c73
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