Eating For Free

We continue our series THE FAME KILLS at Gaga’s late 2000s origin: the NYC club scene. We investigate her initial impact on the music industry and its parallels to other controversial musicians of pr…

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 glo…

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, div…

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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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…

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. 

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The episode where we dive deep into the origins of 'Bennifer' and the 20 years it has taken to do the same thing, twice! 

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In which we discuss Chappell Roan "discourse".

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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 the pop culture land…

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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 the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and …

In this hot topics special we talk Stassi Schroeder back on Vanderpump, Britney's new biopic adaptation, Joaquin Phoenix dropping out of gay cinema, and Mr Beast's newest allegations regarding his 'S…

Far-right influencers and z-list actors waged war against drag queens featured in the Paris Olympics opening ceremony. Beyond the misinformation and Christian propaganda, there's a much deeper story—…

In this finale episode before our July break, Joan and Matt look back on the last 6 years of the podcast and recount their favorite memories, from building a recording studio on acid to their recent …

In this hot topics special we talk everything from Justin Timberlake’s DUI in Sag Habor to Ben Affleck terrorizing paparazzi while JLo gets caught flying coach. We reveal a new low in Benny and Selen…

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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 the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and …

Allegations and Emmy wins coincide with threats of violence and a lawsuit kickstarted by a visit from HBO's "We're Here" to the fundamentalist battleground of Utah. In the face of fascism, what does …

A pandemic, an election, nationwide uprisings against police brutality, a swarm anti-drag Facebook trolls, and a HBO show walk into a bar in rural South Dakota. What happens next?

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It's the 2016 Election. Queens everywhere are pulled into the debate from all sides of the political arena. As RuPaul pushes RPDR to new heights—even into the halls of Congress—Republicans go on the …

In 2009, RuPaul told the Advocate a week after Obama's inauguration, days before Drag Race season one premiered on Logo: "If you're watching this, it means a Democrat is in the White House." Where ar…

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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 the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and …

In which we talk Jameela Jamil's IG spiral, Bob Iger shutting down Marvel, and Andy Cohen's alleged 'reckoning'.

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Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a wee…