Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.
What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-par…
And... we’re back! Between our amazing interview about the BDS movement with the iconic Alex Verman, let’s get back into our listener letters! We talk #JANA and the horror that is YouTube media, list…
What is BDS? Why are people around the world calling for the social and economic boycott of Israel? Why are the celebrities that perform there entrenched in controversy? In this extra-special two-par…
Hello from the ether girls and gays! Even on our brief August hiatus, we still brought together your emails and hot-line calls for our second annual anti-capitalist, listener letter happy hour—we tal…
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it’s the end of our ongoing mi…
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it’s the beginning of our ongo…
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evangalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it’s the beginning of our ongo…
What does the Australian ministry, a charismatic Evengalical church, neoliberal tech companies, and the state of late-capitalism all have in common? Yes girls and gays, it’s the beginning of our ongo…
It’s time, girls and gays, for our anti-capitalist happy hour! We take your emails and hotline tips to discuss updates, questions, and insightful feedback on our recent episodes. We follow up on our …
Get ready for the final part in our vitamin/Instagram diet/GOOP deep dive! We quickly summarize where we ended last week’s show, continuing on debunking the myths regarding detoxing, cleansing, and s…
Hello girls and gays, the time has finally arrived! Joan and Matt spend the next two weeks deconstructing and dissecting the incredibly shady, unsubstantiated, manipulative, expensive, and exploitati…
Joan and Matt officially hit the edge of the internet, and what they found on the other side was something much darker. For an entire 90 minutes we break down everything that has happened throughout …
We break down the ongoing downfall of James Charles and the many capitalist manipulations of Tati Westbrook. We were sold a story about a predator to sell HAIR GUMMIES. HAIR GUMMIES! Who benefitted f…
What happened at Jake Paul’s million-dollar Calabasas mansion that put eight different women in the hospital for suspected drugging? Joan and Matt go on a deep-dive investigating the short but contro…
It’s time for listener letters! We start with our favorite communist book recommendations,, turn towards a follow-up on the Noodles and Beef story, and bring up the historical significance of “shotgu…
What happens when two reality television stars turn a former cult stronghold and out of the way Texas town into a mecca for the Instagram obsessed, Christian millennial? How have Chip & Joanna Gaines…
For almost 100 years, the American Military has funded, controlled, and manipulated Hollywood’s image of the Armed Forces. With the release of Marvel’s Captain America, we investigate the disturbingl…
For almost 100 years, the American Military has funded, controlled, and manipulated Hollywood’s image of the Armed Forces. With the release of Captain Marvel, we investigate the disturbingly deep tie…
We fell asleep. And the next day woke up into a world where venture capitalists, Youtube influencers, and Mossimo for Target were sharing headlines with a widespread college admissions scandal. Not o…
Shane Dawson apologized for not having sex with his cat? Chelsea Clinton exposed herself as a rampant, neoliberal centrist? Lisa Vanderpump did body shots with noted Oscar winner Stefani Germanotta? …