Rich Text

Feb 03 2025 105 ep. 25 mins 32

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Claire Fallon and Emma Gray obsessively analyze our cultural obsessions, from fashion trends to books to the buzziest scripted TV shows.

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'The Traitors' E4-6: Chaos Reigns

Feb 03 2025 10 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comHalfway through the third season of “The Traitors” US, one thing has become clear: This game is in a shambles. The Traitors are demoralized and divided, unable to pursue any real strategy because they hate each other more than anyone else in the house. It’s unclear that many of the Faithfu

Rachael Kirkconnell Gets The 'Call Her Daddy' Treatment

Jan 29 2025 12 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comLast night, we were on the YouTube front lines — alongside 250k other people — to see what former “Bachelor” winner Rachael Kirkconnell had to say about her very fresh breakup. Because if there’s a woman who’s in need of a comfy couch, a matching sweat set, and some tea spilling, Ale

How We're Going To Stay Sane Under Trump

Jan 24 2025 14 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWith Donald Trump officially back in office, and a flood of abhorrent executive orders and public displays of fascism already grabbing our attention, we couldn’t focus on anything else this week. We decided to check back in — with each other and with Sami Sage (co-founder of Betches, host of

'XOKitty' S2 Is Norm-Girl Wish Fulfillment

Jan 17 2025 11 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comAh to be young… and quirky… and have every boy and girl in your vicinity find themselves falling, a little or a lot, in love with you. This is the world of Kitty Song Covey, the heroine of Netflix’s “XOKitty,” a spinoff series of the TATBILB trilogy. It’s often hard to stick the land

'The Traitors' S3: Battle Of The Sexes

Jan 10 2025 13 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comOnce again, Alan Cumming and his collection of capes and tartans have assembled a band of merry C-list celebrities in a Highland castle, where they are participating in a lavishly produced parlor game of murder and betrayal: “The Traitors.” We became hooked in season 2, and season 3 brought

'Selling The City' Is A Funhouse Mirror Of NYC Hustle Culture

Jan 03 2025 14 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comGiven the success of “Selling Sunset” and “Selling The O.C.,” it was only a matter of time before the franchise spun off all the way to New York City. Enter “Selling The City.” The newest real estate mogul reality show centers on an all-women team of Douglas Elliman agents in New Yor

'The Ultimatum' S3 Was Chock Full Of Toxic Men

Dec 20 2024 10 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.com“The Ultimatum: Marry Or Move On” is less of a reality dating show, and more of a cautionary tale for straight people. A messy, unhinged, gripping one. In this episode, we talk about the whole season of “The Ultimatum,” some of the gossip that has come out about the cast since, and the r

Why We're Obsessed With Domestic Divas

Dec 13 2024 11 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comThis week, we discuss two of the great homemaking influencers: Ballerina Farm (an unassuming tradwife Instagram icon), and Martha Stewart (a ruthless perfectionist and corporate mogul). In the midst of their recent moments in the cultural conversation — thanks to some high-profil…

'Our Little Secret' Enters The Lindsay Lohan Cinematic Universe

Dec 06 2024 11 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comLindsay Lohan isn’t just a zany rom-com leading lady! She’s a (semi) serious rom-com leading lady. After “Falling for Christmas” (extremely unhinged) and “Irish Wish” (extremely AI-generated), Lohan apparently wanted to work on a film that was slightly more grounded. Enter “Our Lit

'Hot Frosty' Is A Horny, ACAB Romp

Nov 15 2024 12 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit claireandemma.substack.comWe imagine the pitch for “Hot Frosty” was simple: Olaf from “Frozen,” but he f***s. This Netflix holiday rom-com is here to remind us that Christmas may take place during the cold season, but it can still be *hot*. “Hot Frosty” follows widow-slash-diner owner Kathy (Lacey Chabert) as