Have You Heard About...
Welcome to 'Have You Heard About...,' a pop culture podcast with a social conscious. We dismantle what you think you know about pop culture, telling stories and going deep on what these stories mean to our cultural collective. This is the podcast for true students-of-pop-culture, as culture enthusiast and host Mahsa does a deep dive into the stuff you want to hear more about, chatting with contributing guest hosts in provocative and candid conversations that will change the way you think about pop culture. We love engaging with listeners, so be sure to follow us on instagram @haveyouheardpodcast, and let us know what you think of the latest show. If you're enjoying it, please share and rate/review.
- Update frequency
- every 20 days
- Average duration
- 66 minutes
- Episodes
- 32
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2024
Culture Journalist Anne Helen Petersen & her Must-Read Newsletter 'Culture Study'
Such a pleasure to have culture writer and author, Anne Helen Petersen, on the show. A former senior writer at Buzzfeed News, she now pens her own newsletter all about the culture that surrounds us, …
Part 2: The Rachel Hollis Takedown, and a Critical Look at 'Girl, Wash Your Face'
We're back at it in part two of the Rachel Hollis deep dive/takedown!
We explore the hot mess that is 'Girl, Wash Your Face,' and wonder about the world we live in when a book like this not only gets …
Part One: The Rachel Hollis Takedown
The podcast is back after a short break! And we come back with a vengeance as we take on Christian mommy blogger/entrepreneur/author/Tony Robbins wannabe/no stranger to controversy Rachel Hollis.
In P…
Minisode Roundup: Chrissy Teigen's Twitter Drama, Ex Bachelor Colton Underwood Coming Out, the Death of Prince Philip, and Natasha Lyonne & Chloe Sevigny's Enduring Friendship
The minisode series tackles some of the stories/movies/books/tv shows I'm currently following in a snazzy roundup way-- you brush up on current pop culture all in about 20 minutes (hooray!)
This week,…
VC Andrews & the Wild Bestseller 'Flowers in the Attic'
Join Mahsa and guest host Mary as they explore the illicit and wild world of VC Andrews novels, with a synopsis of cult classic 'Flowers in Attic.'
We discuss transitioning from the coming of age boo…
Minisode Roundup: Rachel Hollis Drama, Sharon Osbourne Exits The Talk, Chet Hanks 'White Boy Summer,' and Q Anon doc 'Q: Into the Storm'
The new minisode series will tackle some of the stories/movies/books/tv shows I'm currently following in a snazzy roundup way-- you brush up on current pop culture all in about 20 minutes (hooray!)
Th…
Actress, Comedian, TikTok Sensation: Mary-Alice Farina
We chat with our favorite TikTok comedian Mary-Alice Farina, whose spot-on impression of Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep doing a riff on Anna Wintour in 'The Devil Wears Prada,)' went viral in the sum…
College Admissions Scandal: Operation Varsity Blues on Netflix
This is the real-life story of the College Admissions Scandal that took the US by storm in 2019. Rick Singer, an elite 'college counsellor,' worked with some of the wealthiest American families to se…
THAT Royal Interview: Prince Harry & Meghan Markle Bombshell Interview with Oprah
Were you silent, or were you silenced? We dissect the television event of the year: Oprah sits down with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Harry and Meghan, to chat about their lives post leaving their…
Framing Britney Spears
Mahsa and guest co-host Mahan grew up in the Britney Spears era where she ruled all. You either wanted to be with her, or you wanted to be her best friend. We saw her explosive rise to fame in the 19…
What happened between Sasha Exeter & Jessica Mulroney
In June of 2020, Toronto influencer Sasha Exeter posts an 11 minute video to her Instagram calling out Jessica Mulroney, stylist and alleged bff of Meghan Markle, for exerting her privilege by coming…
Fake Heiress: Anna Delvey
Join 'Have you heard about....' host Mahsa and cohost Joe as we do a deep dive on the wild story of Anna Delvey (Sorokin), the fake heiress who tricked Manhattan's elite into believing she was an hei…