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“The idea is that you’re in a grocery store, you’re looking at the tabloids, you’re looking at the covers, and you’re saying, ‘Who are these people? I’ve never heard of any of them’—those are Whos,” says Lindsey Weber, co-host and co-creator of Who? Weekly, Apple Podcasts’ Spotlight show for July 2022. “And, the Thems are kind of the opposite: the Brad Pitts of the world, the kind of prominent A-listers that everyone knows who they are,” adds Bobby Finger. “So, people that make you say, ‘Who?’ and people that make you say, ‘Oh, them.’”
This is the driving concept behind a podcast that, like so many good ideas, started life as an inside joke between friends and found success because of that palpable chemistry. “We're really trying to mimic the calls you have with your friends talking about the gossip,” says Weber. “It's just two friends on the phone, quite literally, talking about celebrity gossip.”
Weber and Finger first met on the internet, in the golden age of Tumblr, brought together by their shared love of tabloid culture. When the two eventually met IRL through mutual friends, they decided to create a weekly newsletter for their Tumblr and Twitter followers. “It just started as a joke where you'd send a photo of someone and say, ‘Who?’, or send a headline and say, ‘Who is this?’” says Finger. “And those stories ended up being the ones that made us laugh the most. The only reason it turned into a podcast was because a mutual friend of ours who had a podcast at the time said, ‘This should be a podcast.’ And, we were like, ‘Okay, we don't know how to do that, but we'll figure it out’—and we've been figuring it out ever since.”
Like many podcasts, Who? Weekly has a recurring character that serves as the show’s guiding force and baseline for Whos—Rita Ora, the show’s patron saint. “We do a segment every week, ‘What's Rita Ora Up To?’ and we've done it every single week since we started the podcast,” says Finger. “She kind of spawned so much of the vibe of the show because she's covered everywhere, and always in a different way.”
With episodes airing every Tuesday and Friday, there’s always a new Who to be discovered and discussed. The Whos and Thems have also taken on a life of their own, going far beyond pop culture with everyday metaphors like the Whos and Thems of frozen food or constellations—basically anything that listeners call in and ask via their “Who’s There?” segment. “At some point pretty early on in the run, we thought it would be fun to have a call-in segment to make it feel more like a radio show,” says Finger. “It became clear that making it kind of a dialogue and a two-way conversation made it more rewarding. It just sort of developed a life of its own, where the show just got funnier and weirder. It just became so much more fun for the two of us once we let the listeners, whom we call the Wholigans, who call themselves the Wholigans, kind of join in on the fun.”
And Who? Weekly would certainly not be the show it is without its endlessly creative in-house editing and production that perfectly infuses the personalities of Weber and Finger. “It's our humor in the way we speak to each other, but also there's so much humor in the edit, like what clips you choose, the music, the sound effects,” says Weber. They also have an assistant in their cast of characters, Timmy, who has his own presence on the show (as well as behind the scenes), to help with the weekly gathering of material, sifting through hundreds of calls, and basically all things Who.
For Weber and Finger, it’s all about their fans and staying true to themselves as well as the spirit of the show. “Our goal is just to keep the show fun for us and fun for the listener, and keep people entertained and up to date about their favorite Whos,” says Weber.

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“The idea is that you’re in a grocery store, you’re looking at the tabloids, you’re looking at the covers, and you’re saying, ‘Who are these people? I’ve never heard of any of them’—those are Whos,” says Lindsey Weber, co-host and co-creator of Who? Weekly, Apple Podcasts’ Spotlight show for July 2022. “And, the Thems are kind of the opposite: the Brad Pitts of the world, the kind of prominent A-listers that everyone knows who they are,” adds Bobby Finger. “So, people that make you say, ‘Who?’ and people that make you say, ‘Oh, them.’”
This is the driving concept behind a podcast that, like so many good ideas, started life as an inside joke between friends and found success because of that palpable chemistry. “We're really trying to mimic the calls you have with your friends talking about the gossip,” says Weber. “It's just two friends on the phone, quite literally, talking about celebrity gossip.”
Weber and Finger first met on the internet, in the golden age of Tumblr, brought together by their shared love of tabloid culture. When the two eventually met IRL through mutual friends, they decided to create a weekly newsletter for their Tumblr and Twitter followers. “It just started as a joke where you'd send a photo of someone and say, ‘Who?’, or send a headline and say, ‘Who is this?’” says Finger. “And those stories ended up being the ones that made us laugh the most. The only reason it turned into a podcast was because a mutual friend of ours who had a podcast at the time said, ‘This should be a podcast.’ And, we were like, ‘Okay, we don't know how to do that, but we'll figure it out’—and we've been figuring it out ever since.”
Like many podcasts, Who? Weekly has a recurring character that serves as the show’s guiding force and baseline for Whos—Rita Ora, the show’s patron saint. “We do a segment every week, ‘What's Rita Ora Up To?’ and we've done it every single week since we started the podcast,” says Finger. “She kind of spawned so much of the vibe of the show because she's covered everywhere, and always in a different way.”
With episodes airing every Tuesday and Friday, there’s always a new Who to be discovered and discussed. The Whos and Thems have also taken on a life of their own, going far beyond pop culture with everyday metaphors like the Whos and Thems of frozen food or constellations—basically anything that listeners call in and ask via their “Who’s There?” segment. “At some point pretty early on in the run, we thought it would be fun to have a call-in segment to make it feel more like a radio show,” says Finger. “It became clear that making it kind of a dialogue and a two-way conversation made it more rewarding. It just sort of developed a life of its own, where the show just got funnier and weirder. It just became so much more fun for the two of us once we let the listeners, whom we call the Wholigans, who call themselves the Wholigans, kind of join in on the fun.”
And Who? Weekly would certainly not be the show it is without its endlessly creative in-house editing and production that perfectly infuses the personalities of Weber and Finger. “It's our humor in the way we speak to each other, but also there's so much humor in the edit, like what clips you choose, the music, the sound effects,” says Weber. They also have an assistant in their cast of characters, Timmy, who has his own presence on the show (as well as behind the scenes), to help with the weekly gathering of material, sifting through hundreds of calls, and basically all things Who.
For Weber and Finger, it’s all about their fans and staying true to themselves as well as the spirit of the show. “Our goal is just to keep the show fun for us and fun for the listener, and keep people entertained and up to date about their favorite Whos,” says Weber.

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    Maggie Wheeler, Anastasia Soare & Reneé Rapp?

    Maggie Wheeler, Anastasia Soare & Reneé Rapp?

    On today's Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we discover the surprising Disney film that inspired Molly Mae's baby's name before taking your questions about Reneé Rapp's career, Anastasia Soare's big party, Maggie Wheeler's new spon, and a whole lot more. So everyone gather around a big table–seated or standing–and listen carefully, because it's time to learn about "Grunch," "Tattoos," and the "Yassed Supper."
    Call in at 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns for a future episode of Who's There. Support us and get a TON of bonus content over on Patreon.com/WhoWeekly.
    The FRIENDS theme (slowed down) is from this iconic YouTuber.

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    • 1 hr 2 min
    Apple Martin, Rhian Sugden & Nadia Ferreira?

    Apple Martin, Rhian Sugden & Nadia Ferreira?

    G'Day mates! Did you happen to catch the 2023 G’Day USA Arts Gala? How about AARP's 2023 Movies for Grownups Awards? Did you see Apple Martin make her something debut at the Chanel Couture show? Or that, relatedly, Zachary Levi tweeted something? Maybe you saw that Rhian Sugden has a new small business, or that Molly Mae *may* have given birth? Perhaps you read Mary Fitzgerald's Day in My Life — or heard that we have a new segment? #BeckhamWatch #AmberRoseisDoneWithMen #WilliamShatnerisBackWithHisWife #Suividson #NadiaFerreiraISTaylorSwift #TishDom #EmRic (And Rita's song is out!)
    Call in at 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns for a future episode of Who's There. Support us and get a TON of bonus content over on Patreon.com/WhoWeekly.

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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Romantic Tops for Date Night

    Romantic Tops for Date Night

    Hello Patréons! On today's VIP episode we chat more about the Oscar nominations (specifically, what Matty Bologna has to say about the BIG TROUBLE Andrew Riseborough, Frances Fisher, and Mary McCormack might be in), Bobby and Lindsey's very different email strategies (+ a story about a recent email disaster), The Last of Us (SPOILERS), Michael Imperioli's unexpected AD tour, and Paris Hilton's Geddesian baby announcement.

    TIMESTAMPS:
    0:00:00 - "Some of us have really, really organized email inboxes."
    0:06:00 - Andrea Riseborough + "The Frances Fisher problem."
    0:27:01 - The Last of Us (SPOILERS)
    0:52:23 - Michael Imperioli's AD Tour
    0:58:23 - Bobby's Sundance Email Flop
    1:07:48 - Paris Hilton's Baby Photo

    Cleopatra Coleman, Nell Mescal & the S-block?

    Cleopatra Coleman, Nell Mescal & the S-block?

    On today's episode of Who's There, our weekly call-in show, we play a handful of the MANY calls received about Andrea and Ana's joint RISEboroughs (this is NOT an Oscar podcast, by the way) before moving on to Whoier conversations involving a star of Infinity Pool (Cleopatra Coleman), a star of The Real Friends of Weho (Todrick Hall), the sister of the star of Aftersun (Nell Mescal), and the stars of the world's favorite stacking game (S-block, Z-block, O-block, I-block, J-block, L-block, and T-block).
    Call in at 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns for a future episode of Who's There. Support us and get a TON of bonus content over on Patreon.com/WhoWeekly.

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    • 1 hr 7 min
    Dex Lauper, Storm Reid & Buzz Aldrin?

    Dex Lauper, Storm Reid & Buzz Aldrin?

    BREAKING: THERE'S A NEW HOTEL IN DUBAI AND ALL THE WHOS ARE GOING (TO SEE BEYONCE) (AND STAY IN A FREE HOTEL ROOM) (POSSIBLY...) Baby V is "crying" on Instagram, Hilaria is wearing an EMPATHY sweatshirt, a new #nepobaby enters the chat (and his mum is Cyndi Lauper?) and Holly Madison shares 25 Things. Plus, Maya Jama is giving Ben Simmons his ring back, Kiely says she "bump bump bump'd" 3/4s of B2K, Nia Long is #singleAF (and Storm Reid isn't), Buzz Aldrin (the guy who walked on the mooon) marries his fourth wife at 94 and Gisele is doing a LOT of Jiu-Jitsu.
    Call in at 619.WHO.THEM to leave questions, comments & concerns for a future episode of Who's There. Support us and get a TON of bonus content over on Patreon.com/WhoWeekly.

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    • 1 hr 11 min
    Yes, we read Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

    Yes, we read Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex

    We did it. We both read Spare by Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (ft. "ghost" writer, J.R. Moehringer – whose life was turned into that movie The Tender Bar starring Ben Affleck! This is a fun fact I didn't know at the time of this recording...) Was it good? Well, what's your definition of good. Should you buy it? Well... OK but can you listen to this podcast even if you haven't read the book? Certainly.

    ENjoy!

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