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• How boyfriends became embarrassing, David Harbour and Jennifer Aniston

  Is having a boyfriend embarrassing now? Vogue’s viral piece arguing that male partners have become “culturally loserish” has broken the internet, so we dive in and discuss whether it’s a feminist reckoning or pure TikTok rage bait. Also this week: Millie Bobby Brown’s bullying claims against David Harbour, Jennifer Aniston’s Hollywood hypnotist boyfriend, People Magazine’s Sexiest Man Jonathan Bailey, Cruz Beckham’s new music, and The Cut’s hot take on high-earning women dating younger men. Plus some far from mid TV for you to enjoy! Last two tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com, and the code works on top of Black Friday sales! Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsDown Cemetery Road, Apple TV Emma Thompson: The spy thrillers I read as a teenager told me women should fall in love and get killed, Radio TimesThe Dead of WinterGirl Bands Forever, BBC iPlayerJonathan Bailey named People magazine’s 2025 Sexiest Man Alive, PeopleMillie Bobby Brown Reportedly Filed Harassment and Bullying Claim Against David Harbour, Vanity FairJennifer Aniston Finally Hard-Launched Her Hypnotist Boyfriend, The CutOPTICS and Lick The Toad, Cruz BeckhamJust Find a Younger Man: Dating is horrible right now, but some women have discovered a loophole, New York MagazineAll Fours by Miranda JulyThe myth of having it all and how to break free, our bonus from last weekIs Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now? VogueIs it really outrageously uncool to have a boyfriend? the Guardian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Lily Allen’s West End Girl, Nobody Wants This and Julia Roberts’ controversial thriller

  Lily Allen’s West End Girl isn’t just a comeback, it’s a brutally honest divorce album and everyone is talking about it! We unpack where art ends and reality begins, who “Madeline” might be and Lily’s viral interview quotes about sex, age, personal branding and the media’s obsession with her private life. Also this week: our reviews of the second season of Nobody Wants This, Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield’s controversial campus cancel culture film After the Hunt, Aimee Lou Wood’s gorgeous rom-com series Film Club and Dave’s new album. Plus: are we rooting for Sophie Turner and Chris Martin? And why is Geri trying to stop Netflix’s Spice Girls biopic? Enjoy hunnies! Final tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com, and the code works on top of Black Friday sales! Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsAfter the Hunt, in cinemas nowAfter the Party, Channel4The Chair, NetflixFilm Club, BBC iPlayerAimee Lou Wood reveals how debut writing project Film Club helped her embrace her neurodivergence, Radio TimesWest End Girl, Lily AllenLily Allen on her sensational new album, Perfect Lily Allen: ‘Intimacy is messy… I’ve had a tough year’, The Times ‘Madeline’ from new Lily Allen album comes forward after affair with David Harbour, NME The Boy Who Played the Harp, Dave Nobody Wants This, Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• The myth of ‘having it all’ and how to break free

  The myth of having it all has us trapped and the pressure to excel in every area of life can feel relentless. No wonder there’s a crisis in women’s happiness. Whether you’re single and stretched thin, dating and disillusioned, or juggling work and motherhood, it feels like we can never do enough. In this special ep, economist Corrine Low, author of Femonomics: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours, explains why it’s not all in your head and why women today are overwhelmed from every angle. She breaks down why divorced women are statistically happier, the rise of heteropessimism, why she made the data-driven decision post-divorce to only date women and how to navigate those impossible trade-offs between success and self-care. From dating to fertility and the career ladder, Corrine is here to help us all ensure we get a better deal and ultimately enjoy life more! You can check out Corinne’s free resources at corinnelow.com and get Femonomics via all major booksellers. We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Femonomics: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of YoursPlatonic, AppleTVAll Fours by Miranda JulyThis Economist Crunched the Numbers and Stopped Dating Men And she’s never been happier, The Cut . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Kim Kardashian, Dua Lipa’s real-life rom com and why fluffy celeb interviews are out

  Celebrity interviews without substance seem to be officially out, as the reaction to Kim Kardashian’s surprisingly flat Call Her Daddy episode proved last week, while thoughtful conversations about art (think Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham) are in. We discuss! Also this week: Callum Turner’s heart-melting Sunday Times interview about Dua Lipa, Lily Allen’s candid Vogue comeback piece, Britney Spears' response to Kevin Federline’s new memoir, as well as our reviews of Molly Mae: Behind It All S2 and the Austin Butler–Zoë Kravitz film. Plus two gripping true-crime recs: a podcast discovery courtesy of a hun, and Netflix’s ‘revolutionary’ new doc The Perfect Neighbor.Final tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsWisecrack podcast The Perfect Neighbor, Netflix The Perfect Neighbor: How a 'revolutionary' CCTV film captures a shocking US killing, BBCCallum Turner: ‘Love? It’s never not worth it’ The TimesGwyneth’s Second Coming: “I’m Much Easier On Myself, I Would Say”, Vogue‘It Was a Way for Me to Process What Was Happening’: Lily Allen on Marriage, Motherhood, and Her Music Comeback, VogueBritney Spears: the brutal media shaming of America’s teen dream, Straight Up You Thought You Knew, Kevin Federline Britney Spears, The Woman in Me Kim Kardashian on Call Her DaddyKim Kardashian’s faux pubic hair thong is a patriarchal fever dream, ImpactMolly Mae: Behind It All S2, Amazon PrimeDear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, in all good bookshopsThe Beauty Queens of MAGA World, Wall Street JournalCaught Stealing, available to rent on Amazon Prime etc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Celebrity traitors, Ariana Grande and Keira Knightley’s new thriller

  Celebrity Traitors is giving us the will to live as we battle flu season hunnies, and we are so hooked! We debate our faves to win and round table strategy. Also this week: we review Keira Knightley’s The Woman in Cabin 10, Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut, Joe Wicks’s provocative doc about protein bars and Elizabeth Day’s new book. Plus our thoughts on the rumours surrounding Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner’s relationships, new couple Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, and the lowdown on Charli XCX’s feature film and Kim K’s TV drama. And make sure you listen to yesterday’s bonus ep on Victoria Beckham if you haven’t already!Tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsJoe Wicks: Licensed to Kill, C4Ultra-Processed People, Dr Chris van Tulleken Why Karolina Krzyzak Followed the Raw Vegans to Bali, The Cut Urchin, in cinemas nowHarris Dickinson won’t be your heartthrob, VultureThe Moment teaser Father of the Bride Part II, Disney+All’s Fair trailerCelebrity Social Media (Ariana Grande story), Lainey GossipDear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, in all good bookshopsCelebrity Traitors, BBC1One of Us, Elizabeth DayFlesh, David SzalayThe Woman in Cabin 10, Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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