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Eating For Free

Oct 10, 2024

Continuing our series on fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit, we discuss Lady Gaga's ascent into political influencing, activism, and sponsorship with global pharmaceutical brands. We look into her involvement with the Obama and Biden administration, partnership deals...


Sep 26, 2024

In the introduction episode of our new series "THE FAME KILLS," we discuss the impact of fame, persona, and surreality that artists cultivate in the culture they inhabit. We start with Lady Gaga, diving deep into the arc of her larger-than-life personality, the double-life she used to inhbait, and her metamorphosis...


Sep 19, 2024

In which we talk about our live show in Brooklyn, "The Sims" movie, Pharrell's weird politics, Eric Robert's new biography, and how Mr. Beast and Jake Paul want to feed the children 

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in...


Sep 12, 2024

In which we talk about our personal 9/11s, for Joan: the Rachel Zoe divorce, for Matt: Dr. Nicole leaving RHOM. We also talk JLo and Matt Damon, JT’s DUI plea deal, Taylor Swift and Kamala Harris, as well as Chappell Roan’s interview in Rolling Stone.

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson,...


Sep 5, 2024

In which we recount the (multiple) attempts Ben Affleck has orchestrated over the years to rehab his image, just to fall back into Bennifer 2.0 and likely, do the same again. 

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop...