[PREVIEW] Love Island: Couples, Chaos, and the Culture [SUBSCRIBER ONLY]

[PREVIEW] Love Island: Couples, Chaos, and the Culture [SUBSCRIBER ONLY]

In this subscriber-only episode of the two-part Cookie Jar, Chelsea and producer Kristina dive into the latest season of Love Island USA, from Casa Amor chaos to kissing crimes, they explore what this reality show reveals about gender, intimacy, and dating in America today. Plus, Kristina tries to unpack why the reality TV genre might not be for all audience members (including herself), and Chelsea reveals the couple she’s rooting for (Zach and Bryce?).

[PREVIEW] J.Lo's Wild Office Romance, Olivia Rodrigo's New Album, and the Hockey Romance Boom

In part one of this two-part Cookie Jar, Chelsea and producer Kristina unpack the CGI shot they did not see coming in http://j.lo/J.Lo [http://j.lo/]’s latest rom-com “Office Romance,” break down their favorite tracks from Olivia Rodrigo's new album, and Chelsea shares a few hot recommendations. Plus: what's behind Hollywood's obsession with hockey romance and a bizarre AI mix-up involving Spencer Pratt.  Part 2 with Love Island will be out for Subscribers Only soon!

[PREVIEW] Hannah Murray’s Memoir The Make-Believe (with Rhiannon Houch)

Chelsea welcomes writer and The Hidden History of Magick Podcast [https://linktr.ee/thehiddenhistoryofmagick] co-host Rhiannon Houch to dive into “The Make Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness” by “Skins” and “Game of Thrones” star Hannah Murray. They unpack Hannah’s path from magic school class to wellness cult, how a search for healing spiraled into a mental health crisis, and her stunning depiction of life with bipolar disorder. Plus: weird MLM movie recs, Etsy wands and YET another cult leader just loooooooving martial arts.

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: The Loneliness Influencers

Chelsea welcomes back Katie Rich and Holly Laurent of the “Soccer Moms [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-soccer-moms-328577271/]” podcast to unpack The Cut article https://www.thecut.com/article/loneliness-influencers-on-tiktok-make-introversion-videos.htmlThe Loneliness Influencers [https://www.thecut.com/article/loneliness-influencers-on-tiktok-make-introversion-videos.html] by Rachel Pick. They explore viral loneliness influencers, leftover pandemic habits, aspirational aesthetics, and some hacks for making adult friends. Plus: why thinking of your spouse as a grizzly bear could be a positive, and why Timothée Chalamet is now synonymous with the Knicks. "Soccer Moms [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-soccer-moms-328577271/]” is a production of iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players network, with new episodes available weekly on Tuesdays on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: The Death of the Feed (with Jenny Hagel)

Chelsea welcomes comedian and "Advice No One Asked For [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Advice-No-One-Asked-For/Jenny-Hagel/9781668079614?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnplTUE1oa50T3UzBwfT81dupS8EtHSTOAL9OMhX38BoxNuzdm1q3lvW3INRU_aem_KjoQSADdPQ_sBc8ztbNeKA&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3]" author Jenny Hagel to unpack the viral Vulture article “The Feed Is Fake [https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html].”  They dive into how our conversations and social media discourse is being manufactured and manipulated by stealth marketing, clipping campaigns, and content farms to produce celebrity smear campaigns and shape narratives around court verdicts. They also look back at how the rise and fall of the blogosphere changed internet discourse and whether this is an old problem or a new one. Plus: Where can we go on the internet to have a real conversation? Is it our Patreon???