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Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 2: Did The Love Affair Maim You, Too?

In our season finale, Mariah and Brandon take you through Desi and Lucy’s fall from grace and the divorce that nearly ended their careers. We’re talking about a late-in-life pivot to badminton, our thoughts on  Aaron Sorkin’s “Being The Ricardos,” and 1970’s facelifts.

Desi Arnaz & Lucille Ball | Part 1: Red Scare Girlie

In the 1950’s, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz were America’s favorite couple on and off the silver screen. Their hit show “I Love Lucy” cemented their status as creative geniuses and thrust their rocky marriage into the tabloids. This episode, Brandon and Mariah take you through Desi’s journey from Cuban refugee to Hollywood mogul, Lucy’s enrollment in the Communist Party, and the volatile love affair that altered the course of American television.

Food Media | Hands & Pans

In our most media-centric episode to date, Brandon and Mariah gorge themselves on celebrity chef culture and the rise of foodie entertainment. This episode, we’ll be discussing the disordered nature of Food YouTube, Mariah’s NDA (it’s giving “bitter”), and the Allison Roman of it all. Bon appétit!

Naomi Campbell | Part 2: Naomi X Dunkin’

In part two, Brandon and Mariah take you through Naomi’s litany of assault charges, her creative partnership with Zach Braff, and a brief stint at the Hague. Yes, she sent her housekeeper to the hospital with a head wound, BUT she ALSO made community service haute couture. Whomst are we to judge?

Naomi Campbell | Part 1: Hot & Dangerous

A supermodel of the first order, Naomi Campbell broke through the lily-white pages of fashion magazines to become an era-defining icon. The world’s first Black supermodel broke racial boundaries and often found herself the sole person of color gracing the covers and runways of the decade. But by the early 2000s, Naomi Campbell was perhaps best known for her rap sheet of violent assaults. In this episode, Brandon and Mariah take you through her meteoric rise, the business of being beautiful, and her knockdown, drag-out feud with Tyra Banks.