This week we're re-releasing our episode about the life and tragic death of one of history's greatest pop stars: Amy Winehouse. We wanted to revisit this one to call attention to Amy's legacy, and to boost awareness of the She Recovers Foundation, an organization that helps those who identify as women seek help with mental health issues. 

ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES:

Despite incomparable talent, Amy Winehouse's reputation became far more about her struggles with drug addiction and a troubled relationship.  When she died in 2011, she joined The 27 Club, a group of similarly gifted musicians who all left the world too soon and at the same age.  This week, Sarah and Sadaf remember just how lucky the world was to have a musician like Amy, and ask who her death falls on – her family, the fans, social media? They are joined by Zeth Lundy, the writer behind 27 Club, the podcast, to reminisce and recall  that singular voice.

Recommended reads from this episode: 

27 Club: The Podcast
Amy: Asif Kapadia's 2015 Documentary
Reclaiming Amy: BBC's 2021 Documentary
Amy Winehouse: Beyond Black: Naomi Parry's 2021 Book
The real Amy Winehouse by her first manager: The Times' 2011 Story
Lady Gaga on Amy Winehouse: The View's 2011 Interview

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In this weeks re -release we're featuring one of our earliest episodes, focused on Jerry Seinfeld's relationship with a teenaged girl in the 1990's. We hope you enjoy this look back at this problematic moment in pop-culture history, and that this pushes you to further explore our catalogue of episodes. You won't regret it!  

ORIGINAL SHOW NOTES: 

In 1993, 38 year-old Jerry Seinfeld met 17 year-old Shoshanna Lonstein in a New York City park. The pair proceeded to date for four years. Shoshanna was Seinfeld’s date for awards shows, basketball games, and brunches at Hollywood hotspots. And yet, no one questioned the ethics of a public relationship with such a profound power imbalance. Sadaf and Sarah discuss why Hollywood didn’t judge Jerry’s decision to date someone so young at the time. They also consider why the comedy legend seems to have escaped a Me Too era reckoning.

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While the show remains on hiatus, this week we wanted to revisit one of our favourite episodes, a deep dive on the lost art of celebrity sex tapes. If you're a loyal listener, we hope you enjoy this salacious trip down memory lane, and if you're new here, we hope this inspires you to take a listen through our back catalogue. There is so much more where this came from. 

Stay tuned to the feed for further re-releases, and announcements about when we'll start releasing new content. Thanks for listening! 

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Whether a publicity stunt or revenge porn, the celebrity sex tape has long been a salacious and voyeuristic fascination for the media and its subjects' fans. But when it comes to male stars, their tapes have seemed to serve as fuel for their fire, while for female stars, the only rhetoric has been slut-shaming. Sarah and Sadaf dive into the story behind the tapes of everyone from Rob Lowe to Pam Anderson and Tommy Lee to Paris Hilton to understand why, and what sort of ripple effect celebrity sex tapes have left in the years since.

Links to articles mentioned in this episode:

Vanity Fair’s “Paris Hilton, In Reflection”:
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2021/04/paris-hilton-in-reflection

NYT’s “Sex, Lawsuits and Celebrities Caught on Tape”:
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/03/19/fashion/sundaystyles/sex-lawsuits-and-celebrities-caught-on-tape.html

Rolling Stone’s “Pam and Tommy: The Untold Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape”
https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/pam-and-tommy-the-untold-story-of-the-worlds-most-infamous-sex-tape-194776/

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While we're on hiatus, we decided to revisit some of our favourite episodes from the back-catalogue to keep you satiated over the summer. For this one, we decided to go way back, to our very first release!

In The Reheat's premiere, Sadaf and Sarah discuss the most iconic love triangle of the 00s, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt versus Jennifer Aniston. The co-hosts explain how the famous rivalry between Angie and Jen was largely media-manufactured. They also dish on how sexist coverage of the Pitt/Aniston divorce scapegoated Angie, while letting Brad off the hook. Come for the piping hot takes, stay for the thoughtful feminist analysis! 

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Given the recent Las-Vegas marriage of Ben and J-Lo, we decided to revisit this old favourite from the vault. Enjoy this trip down memory lane! How naive we were!

Original show notes:

When Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez were first an item in the '00s, the tabloids were at their most chaotic,  and it tore them apart. Today, she's at the top of her game as one of the best-selling artists of all time, and he's riding high as an Oscar winner. 

Now that they've reunited for Bennifer 2.0., Sarah and Sadaf take a look at their pasts—from Gigli, to the ring, and that tattoo—and discuss why we live for a woman who hustles, and a match made in Hollywood (with Bronx and Boston roots). 

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This week, Sadaf and Sarah discuss one of Hollywood's most maligned actresses, Katherine Hegl. In 2007, Katherine was poised to be the Next Big Thing. Thanks to her role in the hit comedy Knocked Up - and her Emmy win for Grey's Anatomy - industry experts called her the next Julia Roberts. But that didn't happen! After telling Vanity Fair that Knocked Up was "a little sexist" and her high-profile decision to withdraw from contention at the 2008 Emmys, Katherine was labeled "difficult" and became a Hollywood pariah. But in a world where famous men make far more egregious errors without seeing their careers destroyed, is what happened to Katherine justified? Sadaf and Sarah make the case for why Katherine Heigl deserves a comeback...

Recommended reads from this episode: 

Katherine Heigl's 2008 Vanity Fair Profile

Katherine Heigl's 2021 Washington Post Profile

Katherine Heigl Talks to Meredith Vieira About Being Labelled A Diva

Ellen Pompeo Defends Katherine Heigl 12 Years Later

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Since his breakout teen heartthrob role on My So-Called Life up until the dredge that is Suicide Squad, House of Gucci and Morbius, Jared Leto and his piercing blue eyes have haunted us, from screen to stage, where he performs with his rock band 30 Seconds to Mars. With years of questionable opinions and ego to match, and rumours of a cult and assault allegations trailing him, Sarah and Sadaf explore just how this actor has continued to prevail, shiny Oscar in hand.

Recommended reads from this episode: 

The Guardian's 2007 30 Seconds to Mars Profile
Jared Leto's 2017 Daily Beast Q&A
Jared Leto's 2021 Vanity Fair Interview
Tom Ford's 2021 Air Mail Essay
Jared Leto's 2022 Vanity Fair Q&A
Jared Leto's 2022 Screen Daily Interview
Contemptor's Rumour Report

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Kate Middleton's story is anything but common. The descendant of coal miners and subsistence farmers,  today she's known as The Duchess of Cambridge and will one day be queen. This week, Sadaf and Sarah discuss the Middleton Family's meteoric rise to wealth and power and dissect the classism they faced in the British media. The co-hosts will also discuss Will and Kate's surprisingly messy love story, and of course, they'll address Kate's alleged feud with Meghan Markle. Ultimately, this episode explores both how Kate became the princess we know and asks if she could ever be something more than a symbol of colonial traditionalism.

Resources you should know:

Will and Kate's 2010 Post-Engagement ITV News Interview  With Tom Bradby 

The Palace Papers, Tina Brown

Kate The Future Queen, Katie NIcholl 

Kate's podcast interview with Giovanna Fletcher

Will and Kate's Colonial Nostalgia Tour Is About More Than Disastrous Photo-ops, Kehinde Andrews

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