Hypercritical Swifties, The Love Hypothesis & Toxic Leftists At The Lesbian Bar

Hello EICurmudgeons…

In the midst of some sitcom-worthy activities in our personal lives, we’re back with another episode breaking down the biggest- and weirdest- pop culture stories.

We’re heading to the Congo Basin (not literally, we hope) as British survivalist Ash Dykes prepares to embark on a 700km kayak expedition down the Sangha river.

With equal peril we’ve also decided to discuss Taylor Swift. Should we be applauding the encore to The Life Of A Showgirl? And why are her four new tracks leaving a sour taste in the mouths of some of her die-hard fans?

We break down our fashion highs and lows from the VMAs, before giving our takes on the mask-only lesbian bar that broke the internet.

As always thank you so much for supporting our independent podcast. We'd also love if you could subscribe to the show on your podcast player, leave a review/rating & follow us on Instagram, TikTok and now Substack. Love you! O, R, B x

This week Beth's been loving The Love Hypothesis, Ruchira's been loving Dog Day Afternoon & Oenone's been loving Younger, Have You Tried Unplugging The AI & this episode of the Ezra Klein Show.

Links

PR Daily - Taylor Swift’s latest album announcement raises a question about audience fatigue

TikTok - Thee Swiftologist “The Encore was a bad idea”

Substack - Taylor Swift’s Shrinking World by Candice Wuehle

Page 6 - MTV VMAs 2026 red carpet: See all the celebrity outfits

Ash Dykes - Project 6

NOE - Congo Basin forests: an ally against the climate crisis that must be protected before it's too late

The Guardian - The Love Hypothesis review

The Guardian- #NotAllLesbians – we can’t let the Massachusetts bar drama turn us all into a punchline

Hollywood Reporter - Viral Lesbian Bar Article From Boston Globe Is Piquing Hollywood’s Interest

The Boston Globe - Greenfield lesbian bar Last Ditch faces mask-rule backlash

Autostraddle - Excommunicate Me from the Church of Social Justice

YouTube - You Can See Everything Trailer

Instragram - Ash Dykes

YouTube - The Swiftologist / Life of a Showgirl: The Encore

Substack - What the fuck happened to Taylor Swift

YouTube GENER8ION ft Yung Lean at the VMAs

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