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. 

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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!  

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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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