Hello hello!!
On today’s show: The Summer I Turned Pretty is EVERYWHERE. We wanted to explore the appeal of this show and why it seems to have taken off with millennial women in particular – how did it cut through when so many other shows have tried and failed? Also, The Summer I Turned Pretty has a reputation for being warm and fuzzy… so why has the show had to issue a request to viewers to please stop bullying its cast members? Or, should we say, one cast member in particular…
This episode of Shameless is brought to you by Samsung. Fold or Flip the new Galaxy Z series today. Also – huge shoutout to OnePass and their Big Brands Bonanza!
On today’s show, Mich recommended Weiner on Apple TV.
Listen to Cheating The New York Times Best Seller List.
Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1).
Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu.
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Taylor Swift is engaged; Tom Sandoval sings
Hello!
On today’s show: Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are getting married, Millie Bobby Brown is officially a mum, Serena Williams wants you to know she’s using weightloss injections, what’s up with the Zoe Kravits/Harry Styles/Austin Butler “love triangle?”, Snoop Dogg keeps running his mouth, Zara’s insisting we talk about The Beach Boys’ feud, and remember that guy from Scandoval? Yeah. We’re talking about him again…
This week, Zara recommended My Oxford Year on Netflix and The Map That Leads to You on Amazon Prime.
Listen to the first episode of Annabelle’s new project, The Confessional, right here!
Thanks so much to Samsung for making this episode possible. The Galaxy Z Flip7 is the most fashionable Flip phone, and you can now get your hands on it at samsung.com.
Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Mike Liberale. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema and Emily Li, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu.
Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated.
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Unpacking the legacy of The Biggest Loser
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On today’s show, Netflix just dropped a three-part documentary about one of the most successful reality TV shows of our time: The Biggest Loser. We’ve known for a while that the methods used on this show were incredibly damaging, both physically and psychologically, but this doco has brought this conversation back into the mainstream at a very interesting time in our culture…
Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1).
Big thanks to Elite Eleven’s Omni collection for making this episode of Shameless possible. Ultra-soft, ultra-elevated loungewear – shop it now online, in-store or on the app.
On today’s show, Gil recommended WWE: UnReal on Netflix.
Sources:
The Biggest Loser by Maintenance Phase
Supersize Me by Maintenance Phase
The Biggest Loser P1 and P2 by Fad Camp
What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon
‘You Just Need To Lose Weight’ by Aubrey Gordon
Fat Is Not A Bad Word by Hunter Ashleigh Shackelford
Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Eilish Gilligan. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Emily Li and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu.
Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated.
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Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast
Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours.
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Our review of the Gwyneth Paltrow biography
Hi hello and welcome to our August review episode! This month, we’re reviewing the new biography of Gwyneth Paltrow, written by journalist Amy Odell. Here’s a snippet from the blurb: “This deeply researched and rigorously reported biography of Gwyneth Paltrow takes us inside the world of one of the most influential, aspirational and polarising celebrities of the last thirty years.”
Huge thanks to Audible, the home of romance audiobooks, for making this episode of Shameless possible.
Your hosts today are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Eilish Gilligan (@eilishgilligan).
Here’s our Scandal series on Gwyneth Paltrow – here on Spotify, and here on Apple.
Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated.
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Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau break up (and so do Taylor and Blake?)
Hi hi hi!
On today’s show: Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau may be over almost as soon as they began, an explainer on that weird feud between Lana Del Rey and Ethel Cain, and is the friendship between Taylor Swift and Blake Lively ruined? Calvin Harris wants us to talk about him, and then Welcome to Belly’s algorithm! The ‘Probably This’ breakup is all over her feed, so she’s bringing it to your ears!
This week, Mich recommended The Queen of Versailles documentary. Zara recommended listening to Dyson Heppell on The Imperfects.
Big thanks to Audible for making this episode possible. Audible is a spicier way to listen to your favourite romance titles – just download the Audible app today to start listening.
And shoutout to Samsung, too! You can upgrade to the Galaxy Z Fold7 at Samsung.com now.
Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Mike Liberale. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema and Emily Li, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu.
Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated.
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Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557uxAaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp
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Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours.
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