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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're back again this week - asking questions and sometimes getting answers!
This week's flops include:
How We're Flopping
- Cassandra needs a Zevo, bad
- Justin needs one (1) airpod
This Week's Flops
- Chipotle expands into...Mexico?
- AI Nightmare corner: Jake Johnson please be quiet about how much you love AI + what the fuck is the AI Insurance Corgi Cafe? + why did Jake Johnson say the streaming era is good for actors
- Warner Brothers is RACING to strike a "Barbie 2" deal before they lose Mattel rights in December
- Tate McRae says "I think it’s pretty obvious what kind of person I am and the things I support. And I hope that my fans can see that through the things that I’m putting my energy towards. I like to say my piece through organizations I support and the environment that I have on tour." and we say no <3
- Ariana Grande drops out of Sunday in the Park, drops a music video for new song "petal" where she looks upsettingly thin, and is inspiring thinkpieces the world over about her clear and obvious eating disorder
- One Night Only soundtrack preview EP just dropped and you know what? Cassandra <3s it
Local Flops
- LA - UCLA research program studying large rodents has to start "OnlyMarms" account to shore up money after funding was cut
- PHL - Hoagie Heir has OnlyFans with a 98% gay guy fanbase
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Here we go AGAIN with even more flops than ever.
This week's flops:
- Dakota Johnson / Marilyn Monroe / Maggie Gyllenhaal "short" film?
- Matthew Morrison recalls finding his girlfriend cheating on him on 9/11
- and setlist here
- Get your ASU influencer degree!
- Chelsea Handler's flop rules of vacation conduct
- What's going on with the Other Mommy trailer
- Alpine divorce - we're finally talking about it
- Benny Safdie is the new Mason Thames
Local Flops
LA - the neighbors in Studio City are mad about the new Fast & Furious roller coaster
PHL - Lebron James taking helicopter every day to play for 76ers???
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xoxo
Justin & Cassandra
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The flop girls are BACK and this week we're discussing:
- Why are everyone's (Chuck Schumer, Amy Schumer, Kelly Clarkson) stomachs messed up (we kind of know why, but not all the way?) + Taylor Farms <3 MAGA
- Matty Healy and Gabriette getting married in "Fecal Matter"
- Men in Japan showing LEG at the office
- Drag queens soft quitting drag
- World Cup Halftime show mess
- 13 Going on 30 Reboot announcement
- THE ODYSSEY chatter
Local Flops
- LA - Cinerama Dome is gonna become a what now?
- PHL - Shane Gillis breaks attendance Guinness world record held by ... who?
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Hi Flops,
We're so back this week with a gorgeous tossed salad of fresh flops if you know what we mean ;)
This week's flops:
- Man attacked by bison in Yellowstone (sorry on pod we say Yosemite, so what? what are you gonna do? tell the national parks police???)
- Man jumps out of plane in Chile, woman pilot survives
- Millie Bobbie Sword Gay
- Margaret Qualley & Jack Antonoff divorce
- People bought trash from the Taylor/Travis wedding
- Lindsey Graham is dead but Mitch McConnell is alive? Riddle us THAT!
- Diet Coke is medicine?
- Live Action Moana flop
Local Flops
LA - Tilly Norwood AI actress "cast" in a "movie"
PHL - FIFA Fan Fest concert line up IS straight pride: culminating in, of course, Bebe Rexha
xoxo,
Justin & Cassandra
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HAPPY JULY AKA STRAIGHT SHAME MONTH! To transition out of pride month we have some gay flops on our docket and a handful of nasty corporate flops to discuss, including:
- Taylor Frankie Paul's season of the bachelorette is seeing the light of day (straight)
- Tubi is gay and with merch (gay)
- Rupaul speaks (gay)
- Club Chalamet vs. nonbinary Connie Storrie fans in PARIS, FRANCE (gay)
- Supergirl flopping hard (straight)
- Minions and Monsters culture (gay)
- A24 using AI (straight)
- Cannes Lion (gay - derogatory)
- Meta flopping to compete with Kalshi (straight)
- Allbirds is now Smartbird (asexual, actually)
Local Flops
- LA - SpaceX IPO luxury housing boom - sentences that have never been uttered before, etc., etc.
- PHL - Noah Kahan poop fiasco at Citizens Bank Park
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Hi Flops!
We're so back this week with a full menu of flops, including but not LIMITED TO:
How We're Flopping This Week:
Cassandra - watched Voicemails From Isabelle, the hottest Netflix slop off the presses
Justin - Ticketmaster won't stop pushing Zolita (?) on him
Flops This Week:
-Mr. Beast x James Patterson
-Lizzo in the flop depths with her new album
-Snapchat tries to do the whole "glasses" thing
-Sombrpalooza x Taylor Swift and HERE is the taylor swift interview where she says thing about women saying stuff
-Europe loves ranch dressing now, thanks FIFA
-TYRA BANKS' MODELLAND: what is it and why you should avoid it
Local Flops:
LA - Beethoven Market lost its liquor license
PHL - Bleachers is doing Philadelphia pandering with their new flop album
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Hi flops!
We're so back for pride month and you'll feel like we NEVER left. This week's flops are big, juicy, and GAY!
We're covering:
- The Rare Un-Flop: Emily Blunt used no AI to make those weird alien sounds
- Orna from Couples Therapy does an I don't Think So honey, making US say we don't think so, honey... (instagram link, might expire)
- Ariana Grande new single...midlandia
- Spencer Pratt running in the LA mayoral primary (and... here's the inconclusive update)
- The Enhanced Games flop, plain and simple
- NAME A WOMAN...who is old and in a movie (shout out THELMA)
- Pattie Gonia vs. Patagonia... the lawsuits continue
- Stop That Train AI rumors
Local Flops
- LA - Justin DGAFs if a place in LA has "the best dirty martini in town"
- PHL - why is pride $10? Hello? What happened to FREE.99?
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Hi flops,
Here we are AGAIN! Three episodes in THREE WEEKS! It's called FLOW and we're ON IT!
This week's flops are richer and more tantalizing than ever:
- Gypsy Rose Blanchard shadow feud with James Charles
- Cruises continue to flop
- Paper Mag said WHO was mother?
- Pam Grier on Julia Louis-Dreyfus's podcast
- Everlane sells THE HELL OUT!
- John Travolta's Many Berets
- Olivia Rodrigo & the Faux Babydoll Dress Hysteria
- Hollywood Assists the Singularity
Additional Quick Flops
- Trish Paytas Does Kpop & Benihana
- Lea Seydoux acts to exist
- Mr. Feeney & His Wife & Their Open Marriage, Oh My
Local Flops
- LA - the top 100 WORST rental properties
- PHL - World Cup looms, disappointing and full of mandatory tipping rules
See you next week,
xoxo
Justin & Cassandra
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HAPPY FRIDAY FLOPTARTS
To wrap up your week we're coming to you with the latest flops you MUST know, including:
- Nick Cannon's Mother's Day
- New Wordle Game Show
- The American Music Awards lineup
- Overturning 100 year old laws about the MAIL
- Prego Pasta Sauce listening device
- Peak FLOP week for cruises
- Hantavirus cruise ship
- what is hantavirus and why you can chill out about its pandemic potential
- gay gay on hantavirus cruise
- And also 28 cruise ship employees arrested in child pornography ring (oh no)
PLUS Local Flops:
- LA - Justin can't wait to RIDE THE D in LA
- PHL - new office building that legit says CHUBB on it
xoxo
Justin & Cassandra
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Hi flops!
We missed you and we're SO back with this week with a fresh batch of flops, including:
- Kacey Musgraves dressed as an armadillo for album promo?
- Sydney Sweeney's fart rumors
- Channing Tatum still down bad for Zoe Kravitz
- Meryl Streep weighing in on Stanley Tucci's heterosexuality
- The ONE NIGHT ONLY / Sex Purge Trailer
- The Verity Trailer
- SPIRIT AIRLINES GOING BANKRUPT AND SHUTTERING FOR GOOD, which is bad for everyone
Local Flops
- LA - Pussycat Dolls reunion tour cancels ALL US tour dates EXCEPT WeHo Pride, blue dot fever
- PHL - everyone is too thirsty for a Philly-based polyamorous Jeopardy contestant
XOXO
Justin & Cassandra
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Hi Floptinas!
We're back again with a new episode covering the following flopics:
- Kris Jenner is "mad as hell" about her facelift
- Maren Morris bisexual era terrors
- One Direction boys fighting & flopping
- Polymarket rules & regulations (for NPR employees)
- Charli XCX claiming the "dance floor is dead"
- AllBirds is just AI now
- Meghan Trainor cancels tour AND sells house?
Local Flops
LA - Beignet Box? Christina Milian?
PHL - Philly acting up re: having the best free bread in America
XOXO
Flopsandra & Flopstin
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HI FLOPS!
We're so back so strap in for a CASCADE of flops from coast to coast.
Main Flops
- Laufey and her electric lexus press tour
- Boy Kibble
- Chloe Fineman questionable Vanity Fair interview
- Coachella Corner
- Alix Earle vs. Alex Cooper
- Microsoft Outlook flops in space
- did Euphoria bore ya?
Local Flops
- LA - Kanye sold out two shows at SoFi stadium? oh no?
- Why did Philly take 18 days to kick over an uber delivery robot?
Xoxox,
Justin & Cassandra
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Hi all! The first upload of this had wonky audio but now the Audio has been UPDATED! If you're still having issues, try closing and reopening your app! And remember? When we flop it's CHIC!
It's a flop slop fest this week girls so listen up for the following flops being covered!
How We're Flopping
Cassandra - trying to "post"
Justin - obsessed with a new NICHE FRAGRANCE
Quick Flops
- AI Andy Cohen to be launched by Peacock to generate "tea"
- Chappell Roan supposedly "beefing" with a famous 11-year-old, Jude Law's 7 children, who is Cat Cavelli? PLUS an UPDATE: the bodyguard has spoken out?
- Justin Timberlake DWI footage exposed
- Afroman WINS in landmark freedom of speech vs defamation lawsuit against local police department, even though he's been a little politically "?" recently
- "Shy Girl" novel by Mia Ballard revealed to be AI book slop, she even copied the original cover from Pinterest?
- Lindy West throuple drama - Slate explainer and feud with Scaachi Koul + review from The Atlantic
Local Flops
LA - Why is Spencer Pratt still running for mayor?
PHL - Italians everywhere are panicking over a new rule about citizenship
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Hi Flops,
We're so back with this week with a BUFFET of flops, including Oscars coverage, the Pussycat Dolls half-reunion, and SO MUCH MORE!
How We're Flopping This Week
Cassandra - St. Patrick's Day culture
Justin - allowed Harry Styles' SNL appearance to inspire a spiral
Quick Flops
David Protein bars actually have way more calories than the wrapper says!
Trump's new shoe obsession
Why were so many celebs at a Taco Bell promotional event?
Nicole Kidman is... Scarpetta?
Pussy-half Dolls reunion
Oscar flops
-Jake Shane red carpet hosting flop
-Timmy Chalamet opera ballet Misty copeland drama explained - also NOTE: we say in this clip that the Matthew McConaughey / Timmy comment is from 2019. That is WRONG, there is another clip of him saying opera and ballet are dying from 2019 AS WELL.
-KPop Demon Hunters cut off
-Kumail presents a tie (NOT a flop)
-presenter bits flop
-Devil Wears Prada 2 --- merch drop?
-Jessie Buckley cat missteps
-Diane Warren loses AGAIN
Local Flops
LA - Hundreds in LA strapping gopros to their bodies to train AI, help!
PHL - Helluva Good Dip appears in droves MYSTERIOUSLY at many philly restaurants
xoxo
Justin & Cassandra
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Back back back again this week with a gorgeous new episode covering all the flops you need to know this week, including but not limited to:
How We're Flopping This Week
Cassandra - Let the Connor Storrie SNL disappoint me + Mumford & Sons, what's going on?
Justin - Watching F1 for research
Quick Flops
- Kelly Clarkson Talk Show Ending, P!nk talk show ascending?
- plus P!nk's fake divorce rumors
- The spooky Jim Carrey Clone conspiracy
- Tariff refunds
- Harry Styles' current flop trajectory
- Claude and the bar for AI ethics being in hell
- The Paramount/Warner Brothers merger is night and we're all doomed nbd
- Bowen Yang stuck in Antarctica, missed Actor Awards appearance
- Teens want "connected masculinity" on screen, according to a "survey"
Local Flops
LA - (gay) tourists freaking out in Puerto Vallarta after El Mencho's murder
PHL - SEPTA has a mascot? And so do these other government agencies...hmm...
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On this week's episode of Flop soup, we're SO back and SO in the thick of floppery:
How We're Flopping:
Cassandra - Key West Margaritaville
Justin - Why is Snoopy culture everywhere?
Quick Flops:
- Manon is already leaving Katseye?
- Tyra ice cream x the America's Next Top Model Doc
- Polymarket x Substack?
- Liza Minnelli Implicates Gaga in Oscars Snafu
- Hillary Duff tickets / Millennial Panic
- interviews about her husband
- Who is Clavicular?
- What is the clipping economy? And how did it influence Clavicular's rise? (this second link is Substack and is speculative but not unfounded)
- The New York Time profile (that we don't support)
Local Flops
LA - Catalina Island deer are being ordered into extinction
PHL - blizzard 2.0 flops on down to Phillytown
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Hi Flops!
We're so back this week covering:
- Scream 7's floppy marketing ploys
- Kalshi
- Meta AI (reddit link, couldn't find real reporting on this but the feature does exist)
- The Pentatonix La La Land spoof gender reveal
- The Grammys (this is our podcast and we'll cover the Grammys 2 weeks late if we want to)
- The Superbowl and its many ads (AI, crypto, and fatphobia, OH MY!)
- Olympic flops (incl. the MINIONS FIGURE SKATER!) + the cheating Norwegian biathlete
Local Flops
LA - people lined up for WHO on Ventura Blvd? (this is something Justin simply saw with his eyes so no link)
PHL - Local dive bar BANS under 25s during fake ID spree
See you on the flop side,
Justin & Cassandra
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Happy Friday flop tarts <3
We're so back with a new episode covering the below flop topics:
- Harry Styles' "comeback" single
- Alex Honnold as peak straight climber boy culture
- his Taipei climb delayed
- he would have done it for free
- Kyrsten Sinema / Alienation of Affection
- THE BECKHAMS
- Brooklyn Beckham's many careers
- Who is Nicola Peltz
- Brooklyn Beckham's Instagram screed
- Oscar Noms
- MORE Queer Eye cast mess
Local Flops
- LA - Golden Globes Glambot drama
- PHL - why are we moving the Rocky statue 500 feet?
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're so back this week with a BEVY of flops just for you:
How We're Flopping This Week:
- Cassandra - Seeing a screening of Margaret (2011)
- Justin - Loving Kpop from 2014
Quick Flops
- Matt & Bowen launch their new Post-SNL Las Culturistas era with an accidental squabble with the Democratic Party
- O'dessa A'Zion Wig Drama
- Donna Kelce Flopping as "Secret Traitor"
- Floposcope: Robyn's New Album
- Bruno Mars "Claps Back" About New Single "I Just Might"
- Stranger Things Finale
- Conformitygate explained
Hot Flopic: The Golden Globes
- Cynthia Erivo misses globes for Dracula's 23 parts
- Polymarket sponsors the globes & who the heck cares if they got a bunch of predictions right?
- why was the playlist so good and full of wedding songs?
- new red carpet trends (no links, just our observations)
- Mary Beth Barone doing red carpet on socials
- Podcasting award required nominees to pay $5500 to be nominated
Local Flops
- LA - Doomsday Plane at LAX?
- PHL - Philaqueens x Mawn Drama plus Inquirer coverage
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We're so BACK in the New Year!!! With the first episode of our new season of 2026 topics <3 Included for your listening pleasure:
How we're flopping:
- Cassandra - Bink waterbottle
- Justin - seeing Hamnet
PLUS Special Segment where we discuss "going viral" with this instagram post
Quick Flops
- Jojo Siwa now goes by Joelle?
- Pedro Pascal OLD behavior (these are Twitter rumors, no link)
- Celine Song <3s Ella McCay (and so do we)
- Avatar: Flop & Ash
- Celebrity Beast Games aka the WASHED Olympics
- TOXIC MOM GROUP DRAMA with ASHLEY TISDALE
- The original Cut article
- The mom group
- Matthew Koma RESPONDS
- The Critics' Choice Awards
Local Flops
LA - Horses restaurant drama REARS ITS HORSEY HEAD ONCE AGAIN
PHL - Mummers flops & more Mummers flops
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It's THAT time of year, dear flop tarts, stars, and tinas!
We present: Flop Soup's grand retrospective for 2025, the 2025 Floppy Awards! The awards where we determine who really WAS the floppiest of them all.
We also reveal a few midnight hour flops that revealed themselves in the final weeks of 2025 (we're looking at YOU, Academy Awards on YouTube in 2029).
And finally, we present our ins & outs for 2026 (and yes, in and out lists are so OUT but this podcast is about being floppy so we're NOT gonna stop doing them!).
Thank you for listening all year long and we can't wait for Flop Soup Season 4 aka the year 2026!
xoxo
Justin, Cassandra, & David
Other Show Notes:
Astronomer HR lady in the New York Times
Xtina Christmas Album Holiday Special Situation
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HEY DOLLS JUSTIN'S BACK!!
And HERE are the flops we're talking about:
- Checking in on Ella McCay's historic flop
- Netflix buys Warner Bros and also what does that mean
- George Clooney doesn't wanna KISS GIRLS anymore
- Men getting stuck in places
- Why Are Gay Guys Posting That: Spotlight on Heated Rivalry & Jordan Firstman
- Dictionary Spotlight on the Word: SLOP for 2025
- Kalshi betting crash outs over Time Person of the Year, which is "the architects of AI" ... ok
Plus Local Flops:
- Man discovered in trunk of Waymo
- Penn Alumni continue to embarrass themselves
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Justin is on a work trip so the illustrious first EVER Flop Soup guest SAM STOAKES is so back and chatting with Cassandra about this week's floppiest flops:
How We're Flopping
Sam - Grinch Meal influencer
Cassandra - entranced by the Modern Love couple getting fake divorced
Flop Correct: Rachel Lynn Matthew is NOT dating Orlando Bloom, instead has a production company with Camila Mendes? Okay!
Quick Flops
- HBO flops their streaming release of Mad Men
- NYC miscounts their mayors - Zohran is 112 NOT 111
- Matt Rogers & Fraser Olender are dating ... Fraser Olender subsequently suffers EVALI
- Watch out for SCROMITING, a new weed side effect
- Pluribus ad on a fridge MAYBE scared a woman named Carol, ads on fridges generally speaking - no link for the Reddit rumor because it is a rumor!
- THE PANTONE COLOR OF THE YEAR IS WHAT? + a list of every color
- Golden Globe nomination highlights
Hot Flopic: IS ELLA MCCAY FLOPPING?
- What is Ella McCay?
- Trailer here
- How are the reviews so far?
- What is the #EllaMcCayChallenge?
Local Flops
Sam - Miracle on 13th St
Cassandra - SS United States finally in Alabama
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Happy Black Friday!!! Stay inside and spend time with your loved ones (aka US!! via this gorgeous new episode <3)
Flops featured INCLUDE:
- Is J. Crew ruining masculinity with their new pink sweater?
- Who is Juanita Broaddrick?
- Charli XCX's NEXT ERA is... substack?
- Trumpdate! (That's a Trump Update - specifically his meeting with Zohran Mamdani, Bubba Trump Epstein blow job rumors, and "Quiet Piggy")
- Mark Duplass "quiet piggy" moment (Twitter link, might break)
- From Substack to Myspace: The Ryan Lizza x Olivia Nuzzi drama
- Olivia Nuzzi's memoir American Canto excerpt in Vanity Fair
- Ryan Lizza's "Substack Part 1" on his publication Telos
- RFK Jr. x Felching
- Also I (Cassandra) screenshotted an entire google doc that has now been deleted which contains Substack Part 2 so I can't source it but I promise what we said is accurate, excerpts here
- Olivia Nuzzi's single "Jailbait"
- Mark Sanford wikipedia page
- WICKED: FOR GOOD
- Sex Cardigan flop
- Screen time tallies
- Michelle Yeoh MM is WW
- Jon M. Chu is straight
No local flops this week but we'll so back next week!! Happy flopsgiving!
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HAPPY FRIDAY FLOPTINAS! Justin returns to the pod this week and alongside Cassandra the girls are unpacking the following flops of the week:
- All's Fair starring Kim Kardashian and every good actress, plus Hulu's best scripted debut blah blah blah
- New Gap ad with a random following iconic Katseye x Milkshake collab
- Oval Office Ozempic press conference collapse
- Katy Perry makes another attempt with Bandaids, someone dressed up as her then posed with Orlando Bloom, and her manager is feuding with Wendy's we guess
- Skincare for babies by Shay Mitchell
- Sydney Sweeney continues her flop trajectory with a bad GQ interview and a worse premiere for her movie Christy, plus now Ruby Rose is saying Sweeney ruined the movie
Plus: Local Flops
- LA - Why won't Netflix House choose LA???
- PHL - people getting their phones stolen at concerts & then findmy is pinging in CHINA!
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Local Philadelphian & Flop Tart Tyler Burgese joins the pod as guest this week (because Justin is on a work trip) to discuss a BEVY of flops, including:
- George Santos has been PARDONED
- Why the app KALSHI is "hiring" tarot card readers and wizards, plus how they've legalized sports gambling in all 50 states
- Regretting You joining the 2025 Black Hole Flop Hall of Fame
- Benny Drama & Terrence O'Connor's Break Up
- And what is an AWS Outage? Plus: the big one in Virginia
- Jia Tolentino breaking her "previously rigid personal sponcon ban" for AirBnB
- Lily Allen releases album West End Girl EVISCERATING David Harbour & their tumultuous open marriage ahead of Stranger Things premiere
- and they listed their brownstone!
- Woman who died in his apartment
- What TYLER thinks is flopping and he just had to say something!
- Anti-Vax reaches pet owners
- And what does it mean if Gordon Ramsay's food platform BITE invests in BJ Novak's chain restaurant homage pop up CHAIN while seeking further investment from AI microdrama producer HOLYWATER?
- And then we yap about gay guy Halloween costumes
And if you want to hear MORE about gay Halloween costumes, there's a 20 minute bonus segment on Patreon about it!
Local Flops
- PHL 1 - DOWN with car culture!
- PHL 2 - Philly has inserted itself into the 6-7 meme trend, which btw just became Dictionary.com's word of the year
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Hi flopsicles and tarts and tinas!
BACK AGAIN! With sooooo many flops this week, including:
- SOMBR gets dragged by 25-year-old WITCH
- Snoop Dogg attempts to win back the GAYS
- Akon is going COUNTRY, and here's what's up with Akon City
- What's going on with Euphoria Season 3 again?
- BALDS ONLY movie screenings
- ROBBERY at the LOUVRE! Le Heist? Tres chic, mon dieu!
- LEGGINGS are out in favor of BIG WORKOUT PANT
- Fancams as movie trailers
PLUS Local Flops
- LA - WHY ARE WE ONLY SOARING ACROSS AMERICA NOW?
- PHL - Why did the Philly film festival screen a TV show??
Ta ta for now!
Justin, David, and Cassandra
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We're so back again and this week there are SO many flops:
- FLOP SOUP EXPLAINER: And what does it mean for Role Model to "bring out X celebrity as Sally" ??
- Who is King Kylie and is it just Kylie Jenner with a wig?
- Apple TV minus plus
- Dancing With the Stars culture, why is it everywhere?
- Flop Couple (Flople?) updates including Ben & Jen, Katy & Justin, and two gay guys we JUST found out about
- Pink Pony Club opens in AUSTRALIA (pejorative) [don't worry after declaring it's only for gay men and then getting yelled at for appropriating lesbian culture for their exclusive club, they changed the NAME, not the "gay guys only" policy]
- Hot Ice Cream by Tyra Banks in AUSTRALIA (ok!)
- MOVIE flops galore - we're looking at you Tron: Ares, the Smashing Machine, and KISS OF THE SPIDER-WOMAN
PLUS Local Flops:
- LA - Brunch restaurant GREAT WHITE accused of racially segregating its customers - especially Asian ones (personal accounts from David & Cassandra who went one time)
- PHL - WE ARE TALKING ABOUT THE VERY FLOPPY PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART REBRAND
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Hi Flop Tarts & Tinas,
We are SO back this week with a fabulous set of flops that is gonna bring the dang house down:
- Gen Z Divorce hit piece
- The AI Slop & Flop Fest Continues with "Sora 2"
- WE APOLOGIZE TO QUIBI
- Ridley Scott Flops Back Into His Own Filmography
- The Golden POD Nominees are HERE
- Travis Kelce snubbed
- An Ethically Gorgeous Quiz about the RIYADH COMEDY FESTIVAL
- Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban DIVORCE and WE PICK A SIDE
Hot Flopic
- It's Life of a Showgirl, SORRY
- Taylor/Charli Feud
- Travis Kelce's penis
- DO NOT GO SEE THE TAYLOR SWIFT MOVIE
Local Flops
CA - Baggu robs BART
PHL - Why did Elfreth's Alley throw an event COMMEMORATING the hitchbot? DOWN WITH THE CLANKERS
Yours in flopitude,
Cassandra, Justin, and David
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Hi precious flop tarts!
We're SO glad to see you didn't get raptured this week and instead get to enjoy a steaming hot bowl of delicious flops prepared JUST for you!
This week we're talking about:
- Jeremy Allen White's new role in the Star Wars universe (tweet link, may break), actual news here
- Lola Young getting the keys to Elton John's house
- The White House hosting a UFC cage match on the South Lawn! Okay!
- Arc'teryx lowkey blowing up the Himalayas and then "apologizing"
- Noah Centineo's botched attempt to protest Disney
- Deepfakes of Jen Aniston and Miley Cyrus are penetrating the male loneliness epidemic
- Did you hear about the hottest new rapture rumor?
Hot Flopics
- New football horror movie "HIM" flops with critics
- Plus: Box Office Flops
- Why did the Downton Abbey threequel bring in 2x as much money as "The Big Bold Beautiful Journey"?
Local Flops
LA - Coachella passes for mid-line up are already sold out, started at $799 for GA
PHL - Noah Wyle finally caught on camera saying something mean about Philadelphia (but he really tried not to) [tweet link, might break]
xoxo,
Justin, David & Cassandra
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Back back back again with another episode of flops from the week <3
Tune in for:
- How they're trying to keep kids off their damn phones
- Movie Marketing with treadmills and Janelle Monae
- Vatican pop concert with Teddy Swims and, of course, another B+ from John Legend + a drone display that made us go "why is that low key slaying?"
- Lady Gaga making music for people who watch TV on the phone
- FLOP TREND WATCH: Dark showers OR AUFGUSS/Competitive Sauna
HOT FLOPIC: THE EMMYS!!!
- So Nate Bargatze didn't really tell any jokes
- Stop trying to make Charlie Hunnam happen
- Lorne Michaels retire bitch
- The Bear was shut out and the actors bailed
- Some lovely underdogs won, only to be overshadowed by Nate's whole host thing
Local Flops
CA - Christina Aguilera x Grindr
PHL - And what IS anxiety-free improv?
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Hi Flops,
New episode NEW FLOPS! This week we're talking about:
- that Donald Trump/Epstein letter
- Fourth Harmony's newest merch drop
- what it means that Laverne Cox will be in a Jonas Brothers movie
- Wuthering Heights x Charli XCX
- Are single straight men worse than ever?
HOT FLOPIC: what happened on the Doritos stage at the VMAs, which aired on CBS sort of via Paramount Plus Premium we think!
- The VMAs
- What are they now?
Local Flops
LA - Justin x Jonas Brothers
PHL - Phillies Karen getting doxed too much
Xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, and David
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Hi Floptarts,
Finally back to weekly episodes!
Flops this week include:
Quick Flops
- P!nk contracting e. coli on vacation
- Sydney Sweeney and Scooter Braun dating
- Burning Man Orgy Dome Destroyed, Baby Born, Man Murdered
- Jonas Brothers' Washed Tour
- Crumbl CEO being "outed"
- by a guy from "Finding Prince Charming"
- and also "A Twink and a Redhead"
- Wizard of OZ produced by Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton
Floposcope
- Bradley Cooper's directorial debut with "Is This Thing On"?
Hot Flopic: The Internet thinking Trump died this week
Trump Viral Death Hoax Labor Day Weekend Explained
- And what is the Pentagon Pizza Index? Which fueled the conspiracy theory
- And did the Pentagon Pizza Index predict an attack on Iran?
Local Flops
LA - West Hollywood Patreon-esque Start Up that is worse
PHL - Basically SEPTA cuts were implemented for three weeks and are now being restored (thank GOD but why did they need to get cut in the FIRST PLACE) and this whole thing has been SO FLOPPY
Thanks for flopping with us,
Justin, Cassandra & Producer David
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We're back for another week of flopcore and, in case you're wondering, YES we DID record this analysis of The Life of a Showgirl announcement HOURS before Taylor got engaged but we ARE catching up on culture and YOU will live! More on all the rest of that later...
Quick flops discussed:
- Fight Song (Rachel's Version)
- The Power of "Yet"
- Snoop Dogg is scared to talk to his grandson about lesbians
- Betty Who vs. Lesbianism
- Cracker Barrel ~rebranded~ (and then UN-rebranded since recording this episode)
- Kumail Nanjiani doesn't know what to do with his life post-Eternals flop
Hot Flopic: The Life of a Showgirl Announced on a Podcast
- Here is the New Heights podcast link
- And here is a Vulture recap for those of you who will never watch it
- Matt Rogers Lover tracklist
Local Flops
- LA - Dueling Trader Joeses
- PHL - JD Vance protest mural
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Floppy Floppington called and BOY did he deliver!
This week we're talking about:
- Cassandra wanting to know: what IS K Pop Demon Hunters?
- Why can't Justin remember Hulk Hogan is dead?
Plus:
- Sydney Sweeney confirmed Republican and then Tr*mp's deranged Truth Social post about it
- Jaguar ad that threw conservative outlets into "woke" hysteria
- Bud Light ad w/ Dylan Mulvaney discourse (from literal 2023)
- Marriage Story audio played to scare & upset wolves
- the world's OLDEST baby
- SKIMS chinstrap now for sale but also already sold out
- And Just Like That has been CANCELLED
Floppy Justins
- Timberlake has LYME!
- And Trudeau (you know him from the year 2016) is dating Katy Perry now!
Local Flops
- LA - why is the In N Out heiress moving out of California?
- PHL - we're hosting the first BALDFEST
xoxo,
Cassandra, Justin, & David
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We're so so deeply back again this week!! Tune in and hear what's flopping this week, diva! Including (but not limited to):
- A Labubu Left on Karl Marx's Grave
- Vatican taps hot priests & fuckable friars for Catholic recruitment
- Pedro Pascal "allegations"
- Avatar 3: Fire & Ash Trailer reaction and the reaction is "oh god this is really happening"
- Pics from the set of The Devil Wears Prada 2 (is fashion happening?)
- Plus the fake set photos that are circulating (Lady Gaga is NOT in it)
- And celebrity product corner! Featuring:
- Sydney Sweeney's eugenics jeans (Vulture) and then Salon's take
- Harry Styles' sex toy line
- Charli XCX's 2025 brat converse collab
Local Flops
LA - This link is about Miami, but these cryptic "New Theranos" billboards have made it to LA
PHL - rejected license plates in PA include nine different spellings of HAWK TUAH god help us
Xoxoxo
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Summer might be in full swing but the flops never stop and honey the heat is making EVERYTHING floppier!
This week, we're dissecting these hot summer flops:
- JLo launching Leo season by releasing a song called "Birthday" on her Birthday
- Anna Camp SNUBBED (according to Anna Camp)
- John Malkovich chopped from Fantastic 4
- Obama is producing a Larry David sketch show for some reason, also the Obamas are trying to act married again
- "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" cancelled, sort of, for now, and it's politically questionable!
- Astronomer CEO caught canoodling at the Coldplay Concert, plus fake apology goes viral
Local Flops
LA - Carly Rae Jepsen plays tiny venue in LA for Emotion 10th Anniversary concert, throws gay guys everywhere into an insane bidding war for tickets
PHL - Why are all of Philadelphia's billboards about personal injury lawyers? And while we're at it, how come all the bus ads are for personal injury lawyers now, too?
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're serving you mid-July floppiness this week with a peek into whatever's going on with Jojo Siwa's disturbing cover of Bette Davis Eyes and tbh all the other covers we're aware of.
Who do you think should cover Bette Davis Eyes? Call us at 516-HOT-FLOP, mwah!
Catch you on the flop line,
Justin, Cassandra, and David
Show Notes
Quick Flops
- Fly, Fly Summer (CNN explainer, People Magazine headline)
- Casey Anthony's new bob and new man
- Tr*mp says maybe American can call soccer "football" at FIFA world cup
- And why did Coldplay do a surprise halftime show? And furthermore why isn't Coldplay at the Sphere if they have an album called "Music of the Spheres"?
- Also it seems Tr*mp has insisted on keeping the club world cup trophy for himself...?
- Harry Potter tv show cast reveal
- P.S. Here's the drama with British actress Tracy Ifeachor, who won't be in Season 2 of The Pitt
- Daniel Kaluuya and Heir Holiness UPDATE
Hot Flopic: JoJo Siwa covers Bette Davis Eyes
JoJo Siwa & Ethel Cain covers
Kim Carnes reacts
Other covers!
Local Flops
LA - WeWork for stoners
PHL - Lodge for canned cocktails
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Hi Flop Tarts!!
We're so back from vacation this week and ready to chat about all the flopstorms that have descended in our absence! Strap in because you're in for a bumpy ride to Venice, the movie theater, HBO Max, Love Island, and the DAMN zoo!
xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, & David
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This week, Flop Correspondent Justin is joined by wonderful friend of the pod, Chief Correspondent at Variety and author of the new novel "The Talent" - Dan D'Addario! Together they're flopvestigating the following:
- Is Katy Perry getting divorced? With everything going on?
- Can Bryce Dallas Howard predict a flop? Shout out to all the flop tarts who remember when we described ARGYLLE in detail <3
- Is Demi Lovato making a comeback? [Pop Tingz Tweet about Demi sampling Crazy in Love, might expire]
- Why is Madonna always on her iPad at the theatre?
- Is Benson Boone valid? [re: his new music video Mr. Electric Blue]
- Why are celebrities launching cell phones? [Smartless Mobile one of the most cursed phrases ever to be uttered]
Local Flops
- LA - studio tours in LA are simply devastating in terms of the way NOTHING is filming there anymore
- NY - NYC heat dome
Flop Soup Warning: This episode was recorded the evening before Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom's breakup was officially announced!
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Your favorite flop divas are back with another all-encompassing episode covering all the crucial flops in culture from the week, including (but not limited to):
- People who like Zootopia
- Mariah Carey featuring Mr. Beast?
- Sabrina Carpenter vs. Feminism
- Star Wars: A New Flop
- Traitors Season 4 Casta RANDOMS!
- Drag Race Psych Evaluation
- The concept of "Soft Clubbing"
- and more!!!
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The original flop stars are back in the studio!!!
Flops covered this week:
- AI slop is all around us - and Natasha Lyonne wants a piece of it
- Addison Rae's album lands with a thud?
- Everyone is being straight now
- Billie Eilish
- Fletcher
- Jojo Siwa, still
- They're rebooting Anaconda? As a buddy comedy??
- Whatever happened to Leona Lewis? (tweet, link might expire)
- What are we thinking about MOVIES out right now (no link, just quiz)
- The girls (Trump and Elon) are fighting!! (and increasing shareholder value) + Musk's Ketamine Use Detailed
- Local Flops
- LA: Has the LA coffee scene reached peak cream top?
- PHL: The Hershey Kiss is about to become the official PA candy and why would we need to spend legislative energy on something already true?
You know you missed us <3
xoxo
Justin & Cassandra
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This week Justin is joined by beloved friend of the pod Thom Hilton to unpack some crucial gay guy topics (and whatever they want to yap about - it's pride month!!!)
Topics covered:
- And Just Like That returns
- Wicked: For Good does random reshoots
- Ariana Grande signs on for Meet the Parents FOUR??
- Patti LuPone issues first-ever LUPOLOGY
- Sydney Sweeney sells bathwater
- Taylor Swifts CANCELS her versions
- and more <3
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We're back, floptinas (classic us!)! And this week we have a LOT to cover as always, including:
- The Weeknd's box office bomb
- Overcompensating (And what even IS Amazon Prime/A24?)
- The Devil Wears Prada 2
- Tiktok decluttering rules/The Poop Rule
-
HBO MAX is so Back?
-
Some Local Flops:
-
LA - crypto.com fake out
- PHL - Michelin comes to the Illadelph
And for our main flop of the week... WHERE is the song of the summer? Is the song of last summer the song of every summer now? What is even going on with the charts??
Listen in to find out <3
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're back on main this week dishing out the hot hot flops we missed over the last 2 weeks!
Miss ya, love ya
xoxo
Cassandra, Justin, & David
Show Notes
How We're Flopping
Cassandra - tfw the beach heals u
Justin - Kelly Clarkson new era is a question mark
Quick Flops
Khloe Kardashian Khloud protein
The next surgeon general is...
Beyonce v The Sphere
Elizabeth Holmes's Husband Founds Theranos 2.0
Robert Irwin on 100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla
Golden Globes intro...podcast category vomit emoji
Hot Flopic
Bitches vs. Twinks: Suki Waterhouse says twink and is that...fine?
Local Flops
LA - Suits LA CANCELLED
PHL - The Delco Pooper
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Hi Flops,
It was a crazy week for the hard-working hosts of Flop Soup so we had to skip our usual recording session. Instead, you're getting a #unlocked Patreon episode from February 3, 2025. We talk: Groundhog Day, Grammy noms, our most recent Letterboxd reviews, Oscar flops, the Fire Aid Concert, the people who partied at Trumps inauguration, and Justin's descent into madness re: It Ends With Us Drama.
And if you like what you hear? Don't forget to subscribe to Patreon at patreon.com/flopsoup <3
Show Notes:
Groundhog Day
Grammy Predictions
Who is Jacob Collier?
Letterboxd Swap
Vox Lux
The Last Showgirl
Oscars Flops
Anora - Intimacy Coordinator
The Brutalist AI explained
Fernanda Torres blackface apology
Karla Sofia Gascon's Tweets
Karla Sofia Gascon's unsanctioned interview where she CRIES about the tweets
Fire Aid Concert
The Set List
Who Partied for Trump?
Brock Colyar's piece in New York Magazine about Young Trump Supporters
"It Ends With Us" Drama Continues
Nicepool explained
The podcast Justin listened to about it on his two hour run
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Hi flops!
We've got a brand new episode hot off the presses for you - we're catching up on all the culture we missed the past two weeks and honey the flops were aplenty!
xoxo,
Justin & Cassandra & David
Show Notes
How We Flop
Cassandra - The Pitt Fan Fic (Cut Article)
Justin - Pretty Ugly Zara Larsson music video
Quick Flops
George Santos prison sentence
Going from lesbian to queer: Jojo Siwa on UK Celebrity Big Brother, ending her relationship with Kath Ebbs, and being platonic soulmates with Chris Hughes
Lana Del Rey kissed Morgan Wallen a while ago
Katy Perry Hurting from Headlines
Trying to escape the Manosphere:
- Hasan Piker's "MAGA body"
- And who exactly is Hasan Piker?
- His uncle is Cenk Uygur from Young Turks
- Pete Buttigieg wows Andrew Schulz on "Flagrant" podcast
- And who exactly is Andrew Schulz?
Kim Kardashian in Talks for "Bodyguard" remake
Anxiety by Doechii infiltrates Julianne Moore's Career
Hot Flop
Let's Have a Conclave!
- When is the Conclave?
- History of the Conclave
- Watch Conclave on Prime Video (lol that it's literally #1 on Friday, May 2!)
- Watch Young Pope on Max
Local Flops
LA - Mobile Criterion Closet
PHL - The Talkin' Talk Tuah boys went on Talk Tuah and it turns out they are from Philadelphia
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Well! The divas went to space. Now what? Tune in as we dissect this classic space flight flop and all the other flops you HAVE to hear about this week.
MWAH!
Show Notes
Quick Flops
- Erikya Jayne and Brooke Candy fight over their Anora track "Drip"
- Idina Menzel premieres Redwood the musical, see the clip here (Twitter link, may expire), see The Guardian review here
- Mickey Rourke banned from Big Brother
- SNL's White Lotus Parody offends Aimee Lou Wood, timer to actual Aimee Lou Wood on SNL starts now
- M3GAN's return to the second screen
- and more!
Hot Flopics
- Coachella in general
- Bernie debuts & introduces Clairo
- The "Fight the Oligarchy Tour" primer
- Brian May & Benson Boone do Bohemian Rhapsody for some reason
- Let's Klarna that Coachella ticket!
- Bernie debuts & introduces Clairo
- The Blue Origin All Female Space Flight where Katy Perry sang It's a Wonderful World and Gayle King decided to get her ears pierced
- The Elle article re: "space is going to finally be glam", ass tronaut
- Oscar de la Renta space suits
Local Flops
- LA - Erewhon has ROACHES
- PHL - Steak Italian Nightlife SHUTTERS (before Cassandra & many other Flop Tarts got around to going, which is prob why it closed)
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Hi Flop Tarts <3
Here's your weekly slop and flop - enjoy!
xoxo
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Hi Flop Tarts,
This week we're going IN on the cancelled SAW sequel, Sia's divorce papers, a DJ who can't crowdsurf, the Klarna-ification of everything you can buy online, texting about war crimes in group chats, and the dangers of millennial beef jerky.
Plus: We talk about the new Facebook "whistleblowing" memoir from former global policy director Sarah Wynn Williams.
Let's get flopping!
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Saw XI Cancelled
Sia Somersault
Klarna x Doordash
The Dare flops into the crowd
Kombucha girl sings
Getting Added to the War Crimes Group Chat
Meat Sticks are Flopping
Hailey Bieber TikTok Series goes viral
Facebook whistleblowing memoir
Local Flops
LA - WeHo Pride setlist
PHL - White Lotus/Bluesky
P.S. Duke is throwing a fit that Jason Isaacs is wearing a Duke t-shirt in every scene which is funny!!!
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Who's the floppiest of them all? Tune in to find out as Justin and Cassandra investigate the flop energy of the upcoming live-action Snow White remake and all the flops that led us to this point.
Additionally, the flop stars discuss:
- Gwen Stefani going full MAGA
- Nobody wanting to fund Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life adaptation
- Frankie Grande making the gayest song ever
- Kim Kardashian poses with Tesla Robot, which costs $30k
- Lizzo's comeback attempt
- Tiger Woods dating a Trump ex
- Meghan Markle launching yet ANOTHER endeavor
- POPPERS!!
Hot Flopic
- Snow White "let's get this over with" Hollywood Reporter
- Rachel Zegler wants a free Palestine, Gal Gadot loves the IDF
Local Flops
LA - Haim abandons Los Angeles
PHL - two new shows set in Philadelphia, Long Bright River and Dope Thief, not filmed here
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Hi beautiful Flop Tarts,
We're back this week with another gorgeous episode with the following delicious ingredients:
Quick Flops
- Tate McRae's new album premieres at number one we guess
- Gaga ending nachos as a phrase
- Cynthia Erivo x Cécred hair care
- Jennifer Garner not taking back Ben Affleck
- King Charles starting a podcast with Apple Music
- this link really made me laugh because apparently he released an accompanying playlist & said playlist includes "Crazy in Love" and Michael Buble's "haven't met you yet" which is like ok great to know that King Charles is basic as hell - Cassandra
- Kristin Davis dating Alec Baldwin for his Hamptons house
- The premiere of the Baldwins reality show
- Katy Perry announcing Rebecca Black as her "special guest"
- Haley Lu Richardson releasing a book of poetry titled "I'm Sad and Horny"
Hot Flopic
Atlantic article covering the issue: "The FAA's Troubles Are More Serious Than You Know"
Local Flops
LA - Gavin Newsom:
- launches podcast
- requires workers to return to office
- contributes to (BS) trans panic
PHL - Tan France on Philly-set Deli Boys (which was shot in friggin' Chicago)
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Happy Friday, Flop Divas! We're coming to you again with a new episode full of all the flops you need to know about this week, including:
- The concept of Karla Sofia Gascon STILL attending the Oscars
- Andrew Scott Kidney Stone Reveal
- Mother of Foo Fighter's Secret Love Child Reveal
- Patrick Schwarzenegger's Nepotism Woes
- Meghan Markle's REBRAND of the REBRAND
- Apple TV+'s The Gorge recap
- Italian Racism STRIKES the Eurovision Song Contest with Estonian rapper Tommy Cash's new song, Espresso Macchiato
- Floppy reporting on the Pope's health woes/conclave-esque dramas
And our Hot Flopic: Is the James Bond franchise, freshly acquired by the baldino Bezos himself, on its way to flopping?
Local Flops
LA - Protector App claims to be "Uber with a gun" ????
PHL - Are the Eagles Invited to the White House? Or are they declining their invitation?
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Hi Flop Tarts,
This week we go long on SNL50 and the chaotic Lorne Michaels biography email thread that kicked off the whole weekend. Plus: society continues to flop all around us as Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla, Captain America's Brave New Floppy Slop premieres to chillingly high box office numbers, and the TikTok brainrot crowd cheers on an anglerfish who travels to the WRONG part of the ocean!
Flops abound and we're here to guide you through it all!
xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, and David
Show Notes
Quick Flops
- Nicholas Galitzine is WHO man?
- Sheryl Crow Tesla Tumbles
- Captain America: Brave New Flop
- Selena Gomez & Benny Blanco: What are they up to?
- The DOGE Fire & Rehire Circus: Nuclear Safety Edition
- Anglerfish STUNS
- New White Lotus Theme Song and then Interview with Tapia de Veer
- Begging for Buttigeig (Toronto plane crash)
Hot Flopic
- Lorne's Messy Email Thread
- SNL 50 Recap & Review
Local Flops
- Gay Guy Twitter - Pasta Boyfriend Valentine's Day
- PHL - Sesquicentennial coffeehouse opens, demands people BYO bevvies
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Hi Flop Tarts,
On this week's episode, we go long on the Super Bowl and her many pre and half time shows, plus: Ed Sheeran in India, Gracie Abrams in Cosmo, Die With A Smile on the streaming charts, board shorts in purgatory, gays in the log cabin, and all the trailers and ads we hated during the Oscars of football.
GO BIRDS!
xoxo Justin, Cassandra, and David
Show Notes
Quick Flops
- Shutting Down Sheeran
- Blake Lively & Her Dragons
- Gracie in Cosmo
- Coworker Music: Die With a Smile
- Board Shorts Brutality
- MAGA Gays
Trailer Trash (all the movie trailers at the Super Bowl)
- Jurassic World: Rebirth
- Rihanna IS Smurfette
- F1 - Brad Pitt Formula One Movie
The Fantastic Four: First Steps
The Gorge
Hot Flops
NYT Ranking of Super Bowl Ads
Did Travis Kelce go to Turkey?
Local Flops
LA - No link but a millennial weed store is haunting Justin "Pass Joints not Judgment"
PHL - SS United States continues to remain in Philadelphia
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Hi Flop tarts,
Despite the Grammys doing the thing (entertaining us), we dug deep to unearth the flops hidden in the cracks.
Other featured topics include:
- Blue Man Group ending their 34 year run on Broadway
- Skinny Jeans allegedly being back (they never left, babe)
- DeepSeek overview
- Created, reportedly, with a fraction of the resources, DeepSeek sent a jolt through the stock market
- The Weekend's new movie "Hurry Up Tomorrow"
- Joe Biden signing with CAA
- Dylan Obrien's "Twinless" movie
- ...and more!
Show Notes
Quick Flops (see above for links)
Hot Flopic: The Grammys
Trevor Noah as a whole
Kanye/Bianca Censori spooky, are now getting divorced
Doechii wins best rap album (not a flop, just great)
What is Benson Boone? (Max Read Substack link, great essay!)
Local Flops
PHL - The Taylor Swift angle on the Super Bowl
CA - Trump's "Hollywood" Ambassadors
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Back in Flop Soup HQ for another episode! Justin returns to join Cassandra in unpacking another gorgeous docket of flops, including:
- Jewel performing at the Make America Health Again Ball?
- Too many movies about Monkeys
- A potential cast for the Britney Spears biopic
- Dora Jar vs. a Change.org petition
- FBI:CIA ??
- Corporations rolling back their DEI programs
- and more!
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Carrie Underwood fell off a porch
The Original Beef of Chicagoland
Jewel apologizes to fans for performing at Trump's Inauguration
Bill Gates regrets getting divorced
Slamming the door shut on Dora Jar, btw Dora Jar's music is here if you want to check her out because of how brutal this is
Too much monkey-ing around
Britney Spears Biopic Rumors
FBI: WTF
Is Corporate DEI Flopping?
Trump ends all federal DEI programs
Many companies announce they are also ending DEI (not something they need to do per Trump's mandate), to which we say: why don't you tell me more about how effective your DEI programs actually were??
Trump's executive order ending DEI at the federal level explained - incl. how it threatens companies, non-profits, those not directly under the federal umbrella (you may get paywalled by this but if you save it on Pocket, you can read it!)
Local Flops
LA - Lil' Kim Prays for Monsoon, it kinda works
PHL - Cherelle Parker spells EAGLES wrong
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Hope your new years are off to a great start :) This week, Producer David joins us to chat through the rise of sad beige mom aesthetic, the fall of Carrie Underwood, how David confused Dungeons and Dragons with a Cop Movie, and the ultimate flop: Zuckerberg declaring a war against wokeness and deeming feminine energy in the workplace OVER. Nothing more homoerotic than changing your entire company's DNA to impress another man (that man? Donald Trump).
See you in the chat xx
Cassandra, (not) Justin, & David
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Sad Beige Mom Aesthetic
Better Man Flops @ the Box Office
Den of Thieves 2 Wikipedia Page
Carrie Underwood set to perform at Trump's inauguration
Zuck Flops
- Fact-checking has too much bias
- Prohibited speech no longer prohibited
- Priscilla says: keep fighting
- Zuck removes tampons from men's room
- Zuck wants more MASCULINE ENERGY
Local Flops
SF - Former Mayor London Breed fails to use pandas as political pawns
PHL - Sauna Pop Up in FDR Park
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Hi Divas,
We're just not feeling this one, and by this one we mean: the year 2025. She started off floppy this week and we have all the gory details. Come for our flop apology to Blake Lively (but NOT her hair product), and stay for our detailed takedown of that weird graphic thing they did to point out nominees in the crowd at the Golden Globes. Plus: if alcohol is killing us, but we need parties now more than ever, what's a gorgeous flop tart to do?
See you in the chat ;)
xoxo
Flop Soup
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Flopapology:
- Blake Lively sues Justin Baldoni for being awful
- Justin Baldoni sues New York Times for libel
Alcohol "is bad" for us
Meghan Markle's Many Attempts
Americans need to PARTY MORE
Tim Cook donates to Trump Inaugural campaign, so do all tech guys
Club Chalamet Year End Message
Mr. Beast Busts, has terrible reviews
Hot Flopic
Golden Globes recap
Local Flops
LA man trapped in a WAYMO
SEPTA premieres new transit line names
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HAPPY FLOPIDAYS!!!
This week we're coming to you with a special holiday episode featuring our beautiful recurring Ins & Outs list for 2025, as well as the inaugural FLOPPY AWARDS (or the Floppys for short), where we go through and hand out awards to the most memorable flops of the year.
Thanks for listening this year, sweet flop tarts!! See you in 2025 <3
Show Notes
Skibidi Toilet New Yorker Explainer
Blake Lively sues Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively Smear Campaign
What Justin Baldoni is accused of
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Makes Broadway Debut
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This week we unpack sequel culture, because there were just too many damn sequels announced this week. We also reflect on all the sequels that just came out this year and the list? Will horrify you.
Also discussed:
- Did Barbara Streisand shade Gracie Abrams?
- More drone drama
- Justin Timberlake's bulge flop
- Who can lawyer up and with who?
- What's actually going on with Aaron Taylor Johnson's career?
- Frontier Airlines flop spiral
- And more!! <3
Hot Flopic
Top Box Office 2024
Wicked: For Good announced
Barbie Sequel
Sonic the Hedgehog...3?
Local Flops
LA - Drone sightings now in LA - allegedly
PHL - Congressman fakes Spotify Wrapped to seem more Springsteen-friendly
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Hi Queens,
Did you miss us? We're SO back this week after a long hiatus. Check out Flop Soup's Patreon if you want extra content to help with your withdrawal.
This week, we bring you a backlog of flops, including:
-The Assassin
-Gwen Stefani putting the CHRIST back in Christian TradWife
- Duct Tape Banana selling for 6.2 million dollars
- Hawk Tuah girl launching crypto
- Forward Health failure (tragically this is very paywalled, try this Pocket hack)
- Jacob Elordi beard
- Spotify Wrapped underwhelming us all (tragically also paywalled, try this Pocket hack)
LA - Wicked theater tix are sooo expensive
PHL - Drones flying over New Jersey AND Pennsylvania also
Also -- we are delivering you all a GIFT guide for this holiday season!! If you've ever wondered how to make capitalism suck less, support these flops & the people in your lives who deserve them <3
Flop Soup Gift Guide Links
Sphere T-Shirt on Etsy
Yes I Vape/Return My Library Books on Time T-Shirt
Babyratu Tix
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Hi Flop Tarts,
This week on Flop Soup, we're asking: was Charli XCX good on SNL? Is big purse my friend? And is Domingo an icon?
Plus: Spirit Airlines asks "can I borrow $20?", we declare we're NOT a piss podcast, and we can't help but wonder: how many celebrity look-alike competitions is TOO many celebrity look-alike competitions?
Let's get flopping,
Justin & Cassandra & David
Show Notes
Spirit files for bankruptcy but still flies (?)
No Homo LaMelo
The Rock confirms he pees in Voss Waterbottles onset
Company offers "Escape Reality" Cruise post-Trump election
Paul v. Tyson (I guess we're covering this!) (love is blind reunion failure), Howard Stern Comments
Hot Flopic: Look-Alike Competitions
The Celebrity Look-Alike Competition Boom (The Atlantic)
Why are they everywhere? (NPR)
All the winners (Vulture)
Local Flops
LA - Sabrina Carpenter Arrests D-O-M-I-N-G-O
PHL - When will the SS United States Leave Philadelphia? Billy Penn coverage, NBC Coverage
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We are so back (after being so over) with a new episode this week. We're talking about it all: the joys of democracy, the pitfalls of democracy, who you should wish a happy Veteran's day, and so much more.
Plus: should you be allowed to pee in the pit? Are the actors on Outer Banks being #unprofesh? And WHAT will the Wicked marketing team do next?
Tune in to find out!
Xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, & David
**Show Notes
Quick Flops**
Pop Crave: Three Tweets!
- What is Butt Magazine?
- Who is Gert Jonkers?
Pee Pee Pee @ Sabrina Carpenter Concert
Outer Banks Cast Drama: NYPost, update from People Magazine
Moo Deng Predicts the 2024 US Presidential Election :/
Wicked Marketing Team Goes Hanky Panky Mode
Solo Lady Gaga Can't Get That #1
Hot Flopic: Where can Nicole Scherzinger get that hat?
Who is Nicole Scherzinger?
What is Sunset Boulevard the Musical?
Why is Russell Brand a Christian Influencer now?
5 women accusing Russell Brand of sexual assault
Nicole-as-Norma for Halloween
Local Flops
LA - Actual hitmen meeting at in-n-out burger
PHL - Wildfire started by "dragon's breath" ammunition, other coverage
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Happy Halloween! In this week's spooktacular, we give you some of our creepiest flops yet, including:
How We're Flopping
- Cassandra's Husband Ben loses the Timothee Chalamet Look-Alike Contest
Quick Flops
- Lilly Allen Feet Pics, David Harbour Supports
- Stevie Nicks Shading Katy Perry
- Helen Mirren Mourns Kurt Cobain
- Armie Hammer Launches Pod
- Zach Bryan & Brianna Chickenfry part ways maliciously
- Saoirse Ronan Slays Paul Mescal (not scary, but righteous)
- Washington Post Hemorrhaging Subscribers by failing to issue presidential endorsement, Bezos likely did quid pro quo with Trump
Hot Flopic
- Victoria Secret Fashion Show returns, fails to deliver on "inclusivity"
Local Flops
LA Local Flop - are suburban moms attracted to the big home depot skeleton?
PHL Local Flop - The PORTAL is in Philly
Hope all you flop tarts are having a great week :)
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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Cynthia Erivo's instagram rant from this week which we are dissecting and analyzing this week!
In addition to the Wicked Movie's press tour, we're talking about all the flops you need to know this week, including:
- Chicken Shop Date Culture
- Lea Michele still not beating the illiterate allegations
- That weird Beyoncé whiskey
- and who is Bear Bailey?
- Killer whales up to no good at SeaWorld San Antonio
- Chick-Fil-A enters the streaming wars (last and certainly least!)
- Apparently John Lennon and Yoko Ono would have LOVED Ozempic, according to one of their friends??
Of course there's always more flop culture woven into every episode so download now and listen up, flop tart <3
Other Show Notes
How We're Flopping This Week
Cassandra - Pablo Larrain's Maria - Dishonoring a Hellenic Icon
Hot Flopic
Wicked Poster "Controversy"
Local Flops
LA - Olivia Nuzzi AT! Argent
PHL - Intelligent Singles Halloween Dating Event
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're coming out with a full flop-a-thon this week, starting with Travis Kelce announcing ON [HIS] POD that Taylor Swift has introduced him to Indian Food, and not stopping until we get all the way into why college students kind of can't finish a whole book these days. And if you're so young and you CAN read? DM us we are PROUD of you!
Plus: a Jack Harlow fan page retires, Andrew Garfield is single again, and much more. Let's get floppy.
xoxo
Justin, Cassandra, & David
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Travis Kelce introduced to Indian food
Eric Adams tour de flop
Jack Harlow fan page retirement
Jessica Chastain vs. Jet Blue
Montana Man sheep cloner
Andrew Garfield Witch Doctor Break Up
Andrew Garfield We Live In Time-r
Kjersti Flaa-p
Hot Flopic
Atlantic cover story: Kids can't read
Slate column: one professor claims it seems kids cannot read
Local Flops
LA - Doritos After Dark at Crypto.com arena
PHL - Philadelphia ranks #2 for public sex in fake betting website survey
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're so back this week! Did you miss us?
Today we go deep on Joker: Folie a Deux and all the reasons why you should avoid it at all costs (btw SPOILERS) and what makes it a full-blown flop.
Other topics we cover INCLUDE: Kamala on Call Her Daddy, Cheryl Hines on her marriage to RFK Jr, Maggie Smith's post-mortem doppelganger, Al Pacino's comments on the afterlife, and examining the discourse around Judaism-conversion-sex-podcast Netflix rom com show Nobody Wants This.
xx
**Show Notes
How We're Flopping This Week:Cassandra - Orlando Bloom: To The EdgeJustin - being The Substance for Halloween Quick Flops**
Cheryl Hines
Dame Maggie's Doppel
Aussie in-flight penis & boobs
Call WHO Daddy? Kamala!
Al Pacino comments on afterlife
Is "Nobody Wants This" Anti-Semitic?
- NY Times
- Vulture
- Glamour
- Jew in the City
- NY Post headline
Hot Flopic
The Joker is US
- It's a Box Office Flop
- It's an Audience Flop
- It's a Critical Flop (Slate)
- NY Times
Bonus: Megaflopolis
- It's an Auteurist Flop
- And a Box Office Flop
Local Flops
LA -
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Happy Friday Flop Tarts! We are coming to you with all the flops you need to be aware of this week, as per usual!
This week, we try to understand what's going on over on team Janet Jackson in the wake of her recent comments on Kamala Harris. Also, is Moo Deng the pygmy hippo the new Chappell Roan? Oh and by the way, they're trying to do Fyre Festival 2.0 and we have to ask, can Fire Island 2.0 and Fyre Festival 2.0 somehow form a joint fire flop?
Katy Perry's album also came out so we HAVE to circle back on all THAT.
And MOST importantly, our main hot flopic for this week is the Olivia Nuzzi x Robert F. Kenndy Jr. "collab" aka "digital affair" that broke this week. Is journalism okay? Was it ever?
Tune in!!! <3
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Hi Flop Tarts,
This week we're digging into the meaning of dance, the length of books, Justin Timberlake's guilty plea, floppy turmoil at beloved Pixar studios, and the floppy little details of Nicole Kidman's post Big Little Lies television career.
A flop-filled festival just for you!
xoxo
Justin, Cassandra, & David
**Show Notes
Quick Flops**Justin Timberlake pleads driving while impaired
Body Roundness Index
J Lo and Ben Affleck are BACK at brunch
Floppy Turmoil at Pixar
Hot Flopics
An Examination of Nicole Kidman's Television Career
-"Perfect Couple" Opening Credits Dance Drama
-Nicole Kidman's Beach-Read Cinematic Universe
-Faraway Downs: Baz Luhrmann's Biggest Flop
-And, of course, Nicole Kidman's IMDb page, which I Ctrl-F'd for the word "episode"
The Emmys
Floppy Johnnie Walker Blue Ad DURING the broadcast
Doctor/Lawyer/Cop Archetypes
Local Flops
LA - Alanna Gold Does NOT own Pioneertown
PHL - "Seated Little Cloud" Graces the Navy Yard
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Hi Floptarts,
We're so back on main this week with all the hot juicy flops you've been craving. Didn't think Katy Perry could flop any further? It's Never Really Over. Did you want more podcasts from people who don't need a platform? Pod can't save all of America.
Reminder that we officially launched our Patreon last week! Please consider joining us over there for some extra content and good vibes: https://www.patreon.com/flopsoup
xoxo,
Flop Soup
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Hawk Tuah girl has podcast Talk Tuah (kill us!)
Jimmy Fallon DEMOTED
Grindr Serving Grunt
Kathy Hochul Chinese Spy drama (it's giving The Americans)
Caprisun Panic
Pasek & Paul EGOTted, P.S. Cassandra did not get to this but they literally still have a website which is so lol of them
Katy Perry Korner
Katy Perry went on Call Her Daddy (sorry in advance for how Cassandra sounds as she does an impression of this)
The Brazilian Stan Twitter Exodus
Breakdown from The Atlantic
Some more people who got kicked off (incl. a Nicholas Galitzine stan account lol)
Local Flops
LA - Mother Nature Hates Burning Man
PHL - Why is the debate in Philadelphia? There's no live audience even?
Support the show
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, FLOP STARS!!
Though there is no new main feed episode out this week, we are excited to announce that we have officially launched our Patreon! This will be an extension of the Flop Soup universe where we're bringing you gorgeous beautiful bonus flops and thoughts! It's the same Flop Soup vibes that you know and love but we're being so unfiltered and SO bonus. Of course we will still be doing our weekly free episodes, but this will be a great companion piece for the those out there looking for second helpings.
Why Patreon? Why now?
We’ve been making the pod for a year and a half now and we’re going Patreon mode for two reasons:
- Sometimes we have other flops and jokes and ideas we want to talk about that don’t fit in the main episode, but we still want to share them with the world.
- Producing a weekly pod takes time and money, baby! To keep the Friday episode unfiltered and free, we’re asking our listeners to pitch in a little bit if they feel like it! More specifically, we have Zoom subscriptions, Buzzsprout subscriptions, and more that keeps the pod living and breathing! (And for all the righteous divas who think Cassandra needs a new mic: it all starts with a Patreon because nice podcast mics that make women sound beautiful and not shrill cost $400 or something <3)
What you’ll get as a Patron:
BONUS EPISODES - You’ve heard us say “that’s for Patreon” almost as many times as you’ve heard us say flop. We’re finally making good on that promise with extra episodes each month that will include:
- CUT FOR TIME CONTENT: Flops that didn’t make it onto the main episode but we still feel need to be discussed
- QUIZZES & GAMES GALORE
- CALL-IN EPISODES
- THE RETURN OF FLOPOSCOPE: We talk about upcoming movies, TV, and music and guess how floppy they’ll probably be
- FLOPOGRAPHY LESSONS: Deep dives into flops from days gone by that we're still so fond of
- FLOP RECAPS: What are Justin & Cassandra listening to & watching?
- GOSSIP SESSIONS
- And definitely more!
Check it out at patreon.com/FlopSoup
See you there! <3
Support the show
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
To join our Patreon for bonus content & to support the show, visit https://www.patreon.com/FlopSoup
If you're loving the pod, rate and review us everywhere podcasts can possibly be rated and reviewed <3
Hi Flops,
We are back back back again with another gorgeous episode containing all the flops you need to know about this week!
Quick Flops:
- Kyrsten Sinema is entering instagram giveaways during the DNC (twitter link, may expire)
- Katy Perry is doing it for the MALE GAYS (get it) at Evita in WeHo
- Francis Ford Floppola up to no good (again) promoting his new movie Mega(f)lopolis
- Dua Lipa wants to make ice ream for some reason
- JLO AND BEN ARE DIVORCING... : (
- RFK Jr. 3 for 3 when it comes to dead animal controversies: brain worm, dead bear cub, & dead whale
HOT FLOPIC:
- MEETING CULTURE IN THE WORKPLACE - It's too freaking much and we discuss the recent article in the Atlantic outlining the horrors!
Local Flops:
- What the hell is a Crumbl Cookie
- The Lice Bandit of Reddit (twitter link may expire)
Tune in! Be Glam! Unflop your week <3
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Produced by David Lai.
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HEY FLOPTARTS we're back with another episode full of everything that was flopping alongside you this week!
In this week's episode, we get "demure" for the last time before we all put that word to REST. We also explore Spanx founder Sara Blakely's follow-up to her iconic body-oppressing garment, SNEEX! Also, would JLo and Ben Affleck survive on a deserted island together? WHY does Katy Perry think people are building statues of popstars! Many questions to answer, and we sort of do!
Most importantly, SHEN YUN was EXPOSED by the New York Times this week for cult-like behaviors and we are here to make fun of the celebrities that found themselves included in their promotional materials along the way.
Tune in to our flop frequency <3
Show Notes:
How We're Flopping
Cassandra: watched all of Industry in 48 hours, which is having a GOOD third season
Justin: Diet Pepsi by Addison Rae
Quick Flops:
Demure Explained
People are "less moral" in the summertime
Spanx cofounder inventing shoe abomination Sneex
Misreporting on Dakota Johnson & Chris Martin YET AGAIN
Katy Perry flop era continues
DoCastaway?
Joaquin Phoenix abandons the LGBTQ community
Hot Flopic
Shen Yun is a cult, actually
NYTimes Expose
Jia Tolentino piece from 2019
Local Flops
LA - The Last Bookstore second location
PHL - Dating apps are flopping, so something else is happening in its place:
Guy who bought a billboard
Women who offer free dating advice
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Flop Tarts!
We are so back with an action packed hour and ten minute episode full to the brim with flops. We're talking everything from the MTV VMAs being rescheduled to 9/11 to Tom Daley's floppy pivot into knitting. Plus: we saw TRAP & we WON'T be seeing It Ends With Us after unpacking all this messy casting drama. The flop starts here.
xoxo,
Justin & Cassandra (& Producer David)
Show Notes
How we're flopping this week
Cassandra: Splitwise now has a "pro" option...?
Justin: gentrified Hinterlands music festival
Quick Flops
Australian Breakdancer Raygun scores ZERO points at Olympics, breakdancing gone from 2028 Olympic line up
MTV VMAs shift date
Disney's Biennial D23 Expo features HOPPERS
Katy Perry's single LIFETIMES flops, sued for environmental damages
Barack Obama's Lying, Cheating Summer Playlist RELEASED
Borderlands movie BOMBS at the box office
Tom Cruise merely RAPPELS at the Olympics closing ceremony
Hot Flopics
We Saw Trap:
- What's up with Saleka Shyamalan as Lady Raven?
- M. Night did comedy
It Ends With Us Casting Drama
- Hollywood Reporter Breakdown
- Drama, explained, from Vulture
- Marine-grade polymer
Local FlopsLA - Gray vinyl floors infest the rental market (and actually the entire real estate market)
PHL - Italian Air Force flies over Center City unannounced, random AF
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Floptarts,
Have you been watching the Olympics? Did we enjoy France's beautiful gender reveal along the Seine? Should we invite Bella Hadid?
The real star (or flop star) was -- and we hate to say it -- Lady Gaga :( But don't worry, compared to some of the other flops we have for you this week Mother Monster doesn't flop so hard: JD Vance can't beat sofasex allegations, trad wives are back in a big dark way, PFAS (forever plastics) are actually in condoms, and Southwest perhaps falls the furthest from grace by joining all the other aviation overlords with seat assignments >:P
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Produced by David Lai.
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Cassandra and Justin are flopsplaying (cosplaying as a flop) this week as CNN hosts covering the official end of the Biden campaign for the presidency, and the rise of KAMALA'S BRAT ERA (apparently???).
Of course there are many other things flopping about the world this week, including (but not limited to), the phone that's also a vape and a fitness tracker, the lack of a SMOOCH in the movie TWISTERS, and the global Microsoft outage that finally left us with an appreciation for Southwest Airlines (Top 2 floppiest airlines). Buckle up! It's gonna be a bratty ride.
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Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Flop Tarts,
Our beloved Justin is out of town for work this week (gasp) so Producer David steps in with Cassandra to cover one of the floppiest weeks in our nation's history: New York City can't stop paying McKinsey to tell them trash cans were a good invention, we can't stop listening to an AI country song about DUIs, and Katy Perry can't stop herself from releasing the cringiest flop single in recent memory. Not to mention gestures everything else going on. It's a flop world and we're definitely living in it.
Xoxo,
Flop Soup
Show Notes Quick FlopsHorizon: An American Saga, Part II pulled from theaters
Smash (historic flop) is now streaming on Peacock
NYC Trash Drama: McKinsey study, the 2024 update
AI Country songs about DUIs (TikTok link, may expire)
Elon Musk tweeting mere hours after assassination attempt
Melania's statement
Celebs react to assassination attempt:
- Raquel & Nick Viall
- Jamie Lee Curtis insta (link may expire)
Hot Flopic:
Woman's World Pitchfork Review
We are not going to link the EP or the music video because you can just find those with your own internet and we are not PROMOTING this song!
P.S. a history of women covering James Brown
Local Flops:
Panda Express Penn Postdoc Scholarship
Tr**P t-shirts on the Wildwood boardwalk (twitter link, may expire)
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Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Bratstars,
Thank GOODNESS pride month is over and Cassandra is sooooo back. While she is the best ally, we have missed her so. Divas are back UP.
Some topics we guide you through this week: mixed weight relationships, Gwyneth Paltrow's Hampton home getting a surprise guest, Kamala discourse, Kevin Costner shenanigans, and oh so much more.
TTYS HAGS
xx
Show Notes
Quick Flops
A Million Checkboxes - NYT write up, actual link
Emma Roberts Blames Internet Culture for Madame Web
MIXED-WEIGHT RELAYSH ON BRIDGERTON
Olympians x Shitting in the Seine
Democratic Insiders "Leaking" that Biden needs to "step down" #KHive
Hawk Tuah Girl, floppy?
IS THIS A REAL NDA?
Hot Flopics
Kevin Costner's HORIZON (which he invested $38 million into it) flops at the box office & in critics' hearts
P.S. We announce on pod that part II is releasing into theaters in August but it has since been PULLEDFamous hanger-on Derek Blasberg had "catastrophic" darrha in Gwynnie Paltrow's Hamptons house Local FlopsLA - awards show honors...Jonathan Majors...?
PRAGUE - Cassandra offers a local honeymoon flop
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This week, Flop Soup's Queening Out series continues for pride month as Justin investigates the flops of the week with beloved friend of the pod Jesse Tabit. On our docket this week, of course, is our flop king of the moment Justin Timberlake and his run-in with "Gen Z Cop."
There's also a bunch of music related flops this week, like Katy Perry beginning to tease her latest flop era and yeah, we have thoughts! MIA is also releasing a conspiracy theorist-inclusive clothing line that may or may not protect you from the 5G. Also, up in the skies, men are "raw dogging"... air plane flights? What could that even be about??
Tune in to find out!
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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As Cassandra continues her European honeymoon excursion, Justin is joined by flop-enthusiast Thom Hilton (writer & director of the currently touring short film "Matinee Baby") to discuss and unpack what's currently flopping in culture this week.
On the flop docket:
- Everyone is on steroids!
- The 2024 Tony's happened to us
- CHIPOTLE BOYS are taking over... or are they?
- Chris Brown was left "flapping agitatedly" at his concert
- Noah Schnapp is our latest gay child star disaster
- Poppi Soda gets sued! Can soda be medicine??
- Armie Hammer's freak is left unmatched
- John Travolta has a lil crush
- Meghan Trainor released an ALBUM apparently
And of course there is plenty of hilarity and gossip in between - so tune in! <3
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Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Divas,
It's officially pride month, so you know what that means: kicking Cassandra off the pod and bringing producer David on to dunk on pride flops. This week: Target not being gay enough, Caitlyn Jenner having too many gay rights, intersectionality snafus, cringey pride campaigns of yesteryear, and the current state of ERG (Employee Resource Group) affairs. Flopmania!!
Anyway, happy Pride y'all. Stream Nasty by Tinashe if you want to bop along to our brain rot :)) Also, happy honeymoon Cassandra! Anyone wanting to get the newly weds a drank on their euro-honeymoon can venmo Cassandra at @Cassandra-Kyriazis. Do it!
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Produced by David Lai.
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HI FLOPS! This week, Justin is joined by beloved friend of the pod Kyle Frattini to cohost and react to the new trailer for the WICKED MOVIE, which we have to admit... might actually be real! More on that later!
Also included in this week's soup, things get science fiction-coded as Avril Lavigne denies the switched-with-a-clone-named-Melissa allegations and Dorinda Medley gets supernatural at Upper East Side funerals. Then, love itself is flopping as divorce rumors swirl around Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck, who haven't been seen together in 47 WHOLE DAYS. Also, SEXINESS is flopping in the UK, as we try to understand why this guy named Jeremy Clarkson is their number 1 sexiest man across the pond.
There's so much flopping this week, now more than ever probably - so get into it! <3
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hi FlopTarts,
Did you miss us?! We missed you. Thanks for being patient with us as we all navigate Corporate Jobs USA while producing a podcast.
This week we've got some hot hot topics for y'all: Dua Lipa, Idea of You, Eurovision, MTV awards, and -- of course -- veneers. So much trying to achieve greatness, so little hitting of ~le mark~.
xoxo,
Cassandra, Justin, & David
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Restaurant reservation culture is flopping this week in a big way! Of course, so are plenty of other things. This week, we also unpack why Cassandra is the only girl in the world who doesn't love Challengers, and why Billie Eilish is disgusted by whales. Also, Trump's likely VP pick Kristi Noem is out here killing puppies, and Ellen Degeneres is still mean and still gay.
There's so much more to discuss in flop culture this week, so get into it babe <3
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Billie Eilish can't accept that whales exist
Trump potential vp pick is a "puppy slayer"
Ellen claims "mean, old, gay"
Four-time bachelor Nick Viall finds love in Instagram DMs
George Santos puts Kitara Ravache to work on Cameo
Drew Barrymore says "we need you Momala" to Kamala Harris on live TV (Twitter link, might break)
Aaron Sorkin says Jan 6 movie will be like a Social Network sequel
Catholic media group forced to defrock AI priest JUSTIN!
Hot FlopicNo Reservations - New Yorker article about the secondary market for restaurant reservations
Local Flops
PHL - Wedding Band Jellyroll sues country singer Jelly Roll over trademark infringement
LA - Birkin Bag Theft Ring
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Hiiiii Flop Tarts & Tinas,
We're flopping this week because we are the one millionth podcast to utter the phrase "tortured podcasters department" and Taylor Swift is flopping because this new album is mid as hell. That's right: we're discussing the Tortured Poets Department. We're also talking about a lot of other singers who are girl, what it takes to be a successful girl singer, and why Taylor won't invite any girl singers to sing on songs with her. Plus: we're streaming Sabrina Carpenter's espresso, and dog owners in New York City are on their worst behavior.
Show Notes
Quick Flops:
Troye Sivan launches "bottomless" bowl
Red Lobster consider bankruptcy post endless shrimp
Gwyneth Paltrow reacts to Mark Zuckerberg with an AI beard
Chris Pratt & Katherine Schwarzenegger raze architecturally important home to build farmhouse-style mansion
Lana Del Rey duets with...Camila Cabello?
The Cut Essay: Why Does Everyone Hate My Dog?
Hot Flopics
Tortured Poets Department premieres to mid reviews
Pitchfork says 6.6 / 6.0
Paste Magazine says something sort of lazy about Sylvia Plath [derogatory]
Dazed Digital says forgettable
Taylor Swift students at Harvard say this bears comparison to Sylvia Plath [complimentary]
Rolling Stone - glowing review?
Local Flops:
PHL - Philly drag queen Sapphira Cristal Loses Drag Race
LA - Coachella flops which means traffic remained traffic-y in LA
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Flop Tarts,
We're back to our regularly scheduled programming this week! Cassandra & Justin are flopping, society is flopping, and celebrity chef David Chang is flopping. We discuss the recent Momofuku chili crisp controversy wherein David Change's company sent cease-and-desists to a bunch of chili crisp companies in an effort to protect his copyright and then everyone David Chang has ever wronged came out of the woodwork to say "I never even liked that guy." Chef's kiss, as they say.
Show Notes:
How we're flopping this week:
Justin - What's YOUR ice cream truck song?
Quick Flops:
Men are getting liposuction fake abs
Dua Lipa performs Training Season at McDonald's corporate event (Twitter link, may break)
Kid Laroi is dating Tate McRae, I guess
Rihanna will be voicing Smurfette!
Coachella is flopping! & Vanessa Hudgens did not attend
Hot Flop:
David Chang's Momofuku Brand is sending cease-and-desist letters explained
David Chang Podcast Apology Explained
Local Flops:
PHL - one of the famous Poconos "Love" Resorts is closing
LA - Measles exposure warning at Universal Studios - list of places where the person had Measles went (needs to be seen)
P.S. Let the regional ice cream truck song wars begin.
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hellllllo Flop Tarts,
This week is Cassandra's birthday week (Happy Birthday!) so Producer David stepped in for her to cover all things queer pop star. Today's main focus, aside from eclipse chatter, is the attempted rebrand of Jojo Siwa. From child star to. non-child non-star, Jojo has made quite the progression in the past few days with her release of Karma.
Tune in to hear our thoughts on how everything's going, from the perspective of two gays who wish they were pop stars.
Ciao bella,
Flop Soup
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~you're downloading and listening to this episode~ in hypnosis voice
This week the Flop Stars are taking a trip to Euphoria High to learn about the new mess brewing behind the scenes in the Sam Levinson Televised Universe. Then, we process, digest, react, and respond to the latest deranged personal essay taking the internet by storm, "The Case for Marrying an Older Man." It's all very juicy and flop-coded.
Also on the menu this week - Rebel Wilson's memoir lands with a thud, Shakira and her sons process the Barbie movie, Gwyneth Paltrow is weirdly into Spanx, and sooo much more!
Don't forget to rate and review the pod wherever you get your pods, doll <3
Show Notes
Quick Flops:
Rebel Rising: A Memoir (Rebel Wilson says people used to confuse her with Adele...she thinks)
Shakira Shares Her Opinion about Barbie
Shein doubles profits
Gwyneth Paltrow REPORT: "weirdly into Spanx"
Andrew Garfield is dating a "philosophical and spiritual mentor" named Kate Tomas
iHeartRadio Music Award Quiz
Hot Flops:
Euphoria Delayed INDEFINITELY
"The Case For Marrying an Older Man," Marrying Rich, & Stay-At-Home Girlfriends
Local Flops:
LA - Justin cannot successfully schedule a bulk item trash pick up in ye olde Los Angeles
PHL - Who Killed the Philly Pops?
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Flop Soup coming in HOT this week covering the "disappearance" of Kate Middleton, Prince William's Mistress, said mistress's Gay Husband, and more (ALLEGEDLY!).
Plus: It's St. Patrick's Day, you little leprechaun divas, so we watched IRISH WISH! And we did not understand what was going on with those accents <3
And, of course, a gorgeous oeuvre of quick flops to keep you FED.
Quick Flops:
Caitlyn Jenner & Lamar Odom do a podcast
Madame Tussaud's Orlando unveils new Dua Lipa wax figure
Justin Timberlake's new album title is definitely words!
Also need to highlight this incredible little tidbit we didn't get to cover in the episode: "On his 43rd birthday, at an intimate free concert at Manhattan’s Irving Plaza, Timberlake introduced “Cry Me a River” — his 2002 hit that many believe to be a one-sided depiction of his breakup with Spears — with choice words captured by the many camera phones held aloft: “I’d like to take this opportunity to apologize,” he paused before adding, “to absolutely [expletive] nobody.”
J. Lo cancelling multiple shows due to low ticket sales and/or a new Jurassic Park Franchise?
COMBO FLOP: JT & J Lo dragged by Variety
Diane Warren livid her name didn't get announced in Oscar Best Song category
Paris Olympic organizers distribute 300k condoms
Hot Flopics:
Irish Wish - why? And furthermore, how? (Vulture)
Kate Middleton - where was she? (Vox)
Local Flops:
PHL - Philadelphia's "Erin Express" St. Patrick's Day Bar Crawl has become scammy as hell
LA - "The Valley" is giving flop vibes
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Produced by David Lai.
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Hi Floptarts,
Did you miss us? We missed you too. This week, we're back with a heaping serving of flops. From a Young Sheldon Sequel Series to JVN educating us on the entire Middle Ages to car rights in Los Angeles...so much was promised to us as a society, so little was delivered.
Show Notes:
How we're flopping this week:
Cassandra - my block is flopping
Justin - loves Dune 2
- Tech companies renting out theaters for Dune 2
Quick Flops
Professor Sprout actress says "get over Harry Potter, losers"
Young Sheldon sequel series jump scare
Messi the dog from Anatomy of a Fall was not going to attend the oscars
But then Messi the dog DID attend the Oscars
Madonna questions disabled fan who was sitting down
Charli XCX and Camila Cabello are feuding over Camila's new song
Floppy Willy Wonka Experience in Glasgow
Hot Flopic:
Queer Eye flops!
- Are Tan & Bobby Berk feuding?
- Is JVN an emotional terrorist?
- Rolling Stone Report
- Getting Curious with Jonathan Van Ness (episode title list)
Local Flops
PHL - Dollar Dog Night is ENDING!
LA - New parking restrictions near Runyon Canyon
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hey Flop Tarts!
Hope this podcast finds you well! We just wanted to double click into JLo's music video and provide y'all with some updates: it was a nothing burger stacked on some more -- you guessed it -- nothing.
But don't worry, that nothingness is buttressed by our other hot flopic this week, covering the Bon Appetit Receipts column in which a wealthy music conductor eats everything whilst pretending to be one-of-us.
If you like what you're hearing, please don't forget to rate and review us wherever you get your podcasts :)
Best,
Flop Soup
**Show Notes
How Justin Is Flopping This Week:**
- Lady Gaga Fortnite skin (???)
Quick Flops
KFC announces "Chizza"
President Biden says "good sex"
Reba McEntire is NOT leaving The Voice (plz note the source here is something called COUNTRYTOWN NEWS)
Woman charged $1000 for Subway sandwich
Stanley Cup owners selling selfies with the cup
Che Diaz EXITS AJLT
Hot Flopics
Bon Appetit "The Receipt" Column
- Conductor who makes $950k
- Initial Column (Waitress who makes $18k)
- SF Chronicle investigates WHO the conductor is
- Twitter user finds fb post where Ming Luke says "I visited every michelin restaurant"
Revisiting J. Lo Music Movie "This Is Me...Now"
- Review from Wesley Morris at the New York Times
- Vox review of "This Is Me...Now"
Local Flops
PHL - Beanie Feldstein & Drive Away Dolls cast visit Tattooed Mom (not a lesbian bar) and say it has lesbian bar vibes
LA - Old guy refuses to leave his house that IS falling off a cliff
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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This week we're talking about February's Month of Flops at the Cinema: Lisa Frankenstein, the Bob Marley biopic, but most importantly: Madame Web herself and the year's first true box office bomb Argylle. Plus, we go in ON that NYC woman who wrote a Cut column about how she got scammed into putting $50,000 into a shoebox and handing it over to a stranger. One of our most flop-filled episodes - take a seat, dear listener, and enjoy the ride!
How we're flopping this week:
How Cassandra is flopping this week: "paying the toll of the American diet"
Quick Flops:
- Khloe Kardashian facetunes her cat
- NYP-Dance Team - NYT feature, Video of them dancing
- Bachelor Joey Graziadei confused RBG with GRB
- Lingerie Company has RBG-themed bras & undies - literally just a link to the website that sells the underwear because the news has not caught up to this
- Kelly Rowling walks off Today Show
- Trump truckers say they are refusing NYC loads
Special Quick Flop:
- "How I Got Scammed Out of $50,000" - The Cut
Hot Flopics:
Madame Web Flop Comes to Fruition:
- Madame Web Flops at the Box Office
- Round up of conspiracy theories about Madame Web star Dakota Johnson loathing Madame Web the movie
Argylle First Box Office Bomb of 2024
- Argylle w/ $200m budget and $18m debut
- Argylle Review - Matthew Vaughn's Twisted Mind brings you IP for the sake of IP
Local Flops
PHL - Trump announces new sneaker in Philadelphia, womp womp
LA - "Affordable housing demand could derail Dodger Stadium gondola project"
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This week we're doing SPORTS (sorta kinda)! We're talking about Taylor Swift's Super Bowl, about Usher's halftime show, and most importantly: the Nickelodeon Super Bowl simulcast. Plus: how about those ads? What is Temu? And is Kim Petras's "Slut Pop" really more like "Slut Flop"?
Quick Flops:
Hailey Beiber debuts chocolate syrup hair
Bill Ackman claims to be "activist man"
Alyssa Milano attends Super Bowl
Selena Gomez "my bes fwend" (insta post link)
Kim Petras announces Slut Pop: Miami
Nikki Haley loses to "none of these candidates"
Hot Flopics:
Thee Super Bowl
Ads:
- Mark Wahlberg LENT app
- Temu
- Wicked Teaser
Alicia Keys voice crack (eek)
Usher halftime show (Alicia voice crack edited out)
Thee Super Bowl but on Nickelodeon
Local Flops:
PHL - AI generated headlines on philly sheriff's website
LA - California plastic bag ban actually just resulted in thicker plastic bags that they are now trying to re-ban
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Team Flop Soup return to the red carpet this week to uncover the flops of music's biggest night - the Grammys! Though we manage to discuss many other happenings (like the "music catastrophe" tribute, having AI on the red carpet, and SZA's Mastercard commercial), can you really talk about music without ranting about Taylor Swift these days? The answer is no. But because we love you, there are many bonus quick flops thrown in for good measure.
Then, in the final hour (last ten minutes), Cassandra and Justin live-react to the track list for Taylor Swift's newest album, the Tortured Poets Department. It's certainly a mess. Get into it!
Quick Flops:
Dune 2 popcorn bucket
Demi Lovato performs "Heart Attack" at AHA event
Bn Shpiro releases rap song
Kyrsten Sinema is flying private with tax dollars
Paris Hilton new album?
Stanley Cup full of lead, Hydroflask full of proprietary sealant : )
Hot Flopics:
Thee Grammys
- SZA Mastercard Commercials
- U2 trapped in the Sphere
- Red Carpet AI Alert
- DailyMail says Tay BLANKED Celine Dion
Local Flops
PHL
- Date "Them"
- Speed dating making a comeback
- Pitch a Friend Philly (not floppy)
LA
- Brian Johnson "Don't Die" hike
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This week, the internet delivered a heaping serving of flops. Gays doing colonization work to build a New Fire Island, J.Lo (Jennifer Lopez) achieving her dreams of being in love and finding a therapist in Fat Joe, and Marina Abramovic performing the ultimate act of capitalism: starting a beauty line.
Perplexed? Us too. Tune in to learn all the juicy deets.
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Normani promises new music (again)
Robot Baby stuns (tweet link, may break)
Giselderberry smoothie at Erewhon
Chicago Rat Hole
Madonna Tardy for Party
Josh Radnor Wedding Cringe
New Fire Island
-The Twitter Account
-Tweet 1
-Tweet 2
-Tweet 3
Hot Flopics
J. Lo "This Is Me" FULL Trailer
Trailer Link
Fun little analysis from The Cut
THE ARTIST IS FLOPPING: A CLOSER LOOK AT MARINA ABRAMOVIĆ'S PERPLEXING BEAUTY LINE
High Snobiety Analysis of the skincare line
GQ Germany video that went viral
Local Flops
PHL - 1. Would Ben Franklin Have Taken Ozempic?
2. Cryptic Messages Appearing in PA Parks
LA - Woman Steals $2,500 Worth of Stanley Cups
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Produced by David Lai.
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This week on Flop Soup, we're talking about celebrity privacy being in its flop era (on instagram, at awards shows, in songs), and the floppy, kinda fake Gen Z age panic (as reported by the floppy NY Post).
Plus: more flops ranging from Madame Web's Ocean Spray costume reveal to a tiny trash crisis in Philadelphia.
Show Notes:
Quick Flops:
Madame Web Ocean Spray Bottle
Julianne Moore / Andrew Scott Private Instagram (Twitter Link, may break)
Amy Robach / TJ Holmes having 1 million drinks a week
Katt Williams / Kevin Hart / Ludacris
Vulture Selena Gomez Social Media Break Timeline
Mean Girls: The Musical Un-Flops
Hot Flopics:
Celebrity Lip-Reading Trend
Recent History of Celeb Lip-Reading - NYT
Banning Celebrity Lip Reading - Olivia Craighead for The Cut
Ariana Grande "Yes, And" Context
Vulture Review of the song
Who Is Ethan Slater?
Gen Z Aging Panic
NY Post Article
14-year-olds doing skincare on TikTok
Local Flops
PHL - Trash Crisis on South Street
LA - Gwen Stefani Inducted into Orange County Hall of Fame
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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On this week's Flop Soup, we're talking about the water bottle sensation herself: Stanley Cups. Who is she? Where did she come from? And most importantly: which pop star does she remind us of? Plus: the Golden Globes were covered in flop sweat, thanks to underwhelming and mostly un-funny host Jo Koy. Tune in to hear Justin & Cassandra discuss these hot flops and so much more.
How We're Flopping This Week:
Netflix's Good Grief
Amazon Prime's Foe
Boeing 737 Max Door Panel Flies Off at 16,000 Feet
Quick Flops:
Paul Mescal's Dating Habits
Skims Swimwear Can't Get Wet
Justin Hartley misidentified as Glen Powell at Golden Globes
Night Swim Flops
Former Texas Congressional Rep. Mayra Flores Accused of Stealing Food Pix
Jacob Elordi Bathwater Cum Candle
Hot Flopics:
Stanley Cups & Other Viral Water Bottle Trends (NOT Hockey)
Stanley Cup TikTok Trend
Stanley Cup Target Craze
Stanley Cup Craze Explained (Vox)
Other Waterbottles Out There
Jo Koy Flops as Golden Globes Host:
Slate Review
Jo Koy's Wikipedia Page
Easter Sunday Wikipedia Page
Local Flops:
LA's Non-Alcoholic Beverage Boutique
Mummers Get In Fight Over T**** Flag
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Flop Soup is a podcast about pop culture and flop culture.
Every week on Flop Soup, your hosts Justin Crosby & Cassandra Kyriazis talk about what's flopping in culture - entertainment, politics, even our own lives. We lay it all out and decide once and for all: what's a flop and what's not. It's kind of like The Daily if The Daily was weekly and also...fun.
New episodes come out every Friday.
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Our final episode of the year!!!! What a journey it's been. Thankfully, things KEEP flopping so we are here this week to discuss! And, don't worry dear Flop Tarts, we'll keep the Flop Soup coming in 2024.
This week, the gays were flopping all over the headlines. Our two hottest flop topics include the Senate Sex Tape that's been lighting up gay group chats across the nation, and also that one guy that writes quotes with balloons on walls and posts them to Instagram got into some hot water for a certain quote he decided to use for his "art" (pictures of balloon quotes he did not write himself).
We have many quick flops to share as well. And, as a special end-of-year treat, Justin and Cassandra have taken a look into their dusty crusty crystal balls and have some predictions for what will be "In" and what will be "Out" for 2024. Listen up! And stay informed, diva!
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Hugh Grants hates being an oompa loompa
Ice-T worried about AI
Test audiences hate movie musicals
Kendall Jenner and Bad Bunny break up!
Bradley Coopers says no to chairs
George Santos x Ziwe
Taylor Swift climate change perpetrator
In & Out List
These are just from our big, beautiful brains :)
Hot Flopics
- Balloon Guy
- Senate Sex Tape
Local Flops
PHL: Chobani buys local Philadelphia coffee chain La Colombe???
LA: Tesla is rescued by Ford in snowy woods
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As always, MUCH to discuss this week. For our quick flops, we have people throwing things at singers again, Russian propaganda on Cameo, and sooo much more. Then, for our hot flopics, we take a field trip to the ruins of Gag City to report on what exactly happened here, and what it means for Pink Friday 2. After, we journey into Selena Gomez’s fiery comment section and try to figure out what’s going on - spoiler alert: it’s floppy!
Show Notes
Quick Flops
Tate McRae hit by sock
Elijah Wood Cameo Russian Propaganda
Out Magazine confused Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster in article about Hollywood Reporter confusing them?
Sky Ferreira set list flops
Feeld Dating App Flops (NYTimes)
Golden Globes Nominations Quiz
Nominations
Movies that reached box office requirement
Hot Flopics
Pink Friday 2 Rollout
What is Gag City?
Pitchfork Review
Selena Gomez Logs Back In Flop
The Cut Coverage
Vulture
Local Flops
PHL: Bradley Cooper slings cheesesteaks in NYC
LA: Attack of the Alfred Coffees (beautiful anecdote from Justin)
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On this week's Flop Soup we do a recap of everything that is and has been (former, iconic) Congressman George Santos, we parse whether or not Taylor Swift's publicist Tree Paine speaking out against celebrity gossip Instagram Deux Moi means Deux Moi is flopping or dominating the culture right now, and most importantly: we dive into the hellish merch that has been created for the new Willy Wonka movie. Of course, listen in for all the flops in between.
Plus: don't google "local politics" for LA or Philadelphia this week.
Culture may be flopping, but so are we!
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Felicity Huffmans breaks silence on college admissions scandal
Raquel/Rachel Leviss at ... Jingle Ball
Jesse Eisenberg sings anti-depressant praises of Now You See Me film series
Carly Rae Jepsen Concert Attended by Men
Matt Rife Says Lying about Medical History is Illegal
Wonka Merch - Timothee Chalamet Complex Interview that Justin Read
Hot Flopics
George Santos
NYTimes Recap
He's...on cameo
Deux Moi vs. Tree Paine
Glamour Mag Recap of the Feud
What is Deux Moi?
Local Flops
The School District of Philadelphia Doesn't Wanna Hire You... or Anyone
LA Rent Increase Adopted by City Council
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Hello FlopTarts, we're back this week with another week of inevitable, inimitable flops!
Show Notes:
Quick Flops:
Beyonce "Alien Superstar" Cocktail that looks bad
Jimmy Kimmel Hosting Oscars Again UGH
Susan Sarandon's Son says "no more of my mom's boobs"
Swifties wrongly predict Reputation TV announcement
Bradley Cooper Hangover 4
Emerald Fennel "Dream Project" Jurassic Park Erotic Domestic Drama
What Year Is It In Saltburn?
Hot Flopics:
Jennifer Lopez Visual Album "This Is Me...Now"
Where is the album? An Inquiry from the Daily Beast
Ben Affleck Contributing Dialogue to this
Black Friday Floping
NYT: Black Friday isn't what it once was
Miami Herald: Average Black Friday Deal is only 35%
Local Flops
PHL: Hall is Suing Oates...Hall has always considered himself very separate from Oates!
LA: Patrica Arquette's Cannabis Lounge in Weho (say that 5x fast)
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Produced by David Lai.
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On this week's soup du jour, we're getting into it with lovely and talented cool girl Justine Dorsey of the band After to investigate the recent rumblings of a Stomp and Holler genre revival (a la Mumford & Sons, the Lumineers, you know the deal). We take on the concept of "Noah Kahan" and confront what could possibly be causing everyone to lose their minds over a little diddy called "Stick Season."
As additional flops, we discuss: the recently announced Big Little Lies Season 3, Ned's Declassified Blowjob Survival Guide, Snoop Dogg's smokeless era, and much more!
Show Notes:
Quick Flops
Big Little Lies Season 3
Kelly Clarkson "loves losing weight" .....
Ned's Declassified Blow Job Survival Guide: The Podcast
Jacob Elordi "Very Proud" Re: Saltburn Guzzling
Snoop Dogg Does Not Quit The Smoke
Flop in Focus: Stomp & Holler RevivalVox - "Are We Ready for the Return of Stomp Clap Hey Music?"
Vulture - Noah Kahan Tour Report
WeRateDogs - Noah Kahan Interview
Noah Kahan Tweeting "I'm Bringing Mumford Back"
Noah Kahan's Confusing Charity
Noah Kahan - Boston Mag
Stomp Clap Hey/Stomp & Holler - Know Your Meme
Local FlopsPHL -Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce Fan Fic Flop - NYTimes, Philly Mag
LA - The Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd Speakeasy??
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Flop Soup has a holiday season treat for YOU!
This week, we took to the phone lines to answer calls from our listeners and wow - they delivered! In this flop-provoking episode you'll find in-depth discussions on: the state of thrift shop culture, Wicked 20th Anniversary Photoshoot culture, Real Housewives podcast culture, pumpkin culture, and soooo much more.
THANK YOU dear listeners for calling in with your thoughts and flops! It was a hoot and a holler hearing you report on flop culture along with us.
P.S. Did you call us about a flop and we didn't play your call? Never fear - this won't be our last call-in episode. Keep calling in with your flops, comments, and iconic musings! 516-HOT-FLOP (516-468-3567)
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This week on Flop Soup we're talking about Eminem's dive into the culinary arts, Selena Gomez's embattled history with "social media breaks," what the deal REALLY is with Awkwafina these days, and the new trend celebs are going crazy for: $2500 full-body "scans" supposedly able to detect "500 cancers and diseases." Plus: Marvel's Flop Era is imminent which? We're fine with! Except! That Kathryn Hahn show. Let's keep throwing money at the Kathryn Hahn Marvel show!
No local flops this week because we talked too darn much about the above, but they'll be back soon <3.
Quick Flops:
Eminem begins to sell "mom's spaghetti" sauce
Flavor Flav sings the National Anthem
Kelly Ripa mad at Mark Consuelos re: fish
Leo DiCaprio debuts new 25 y/o girlfriend with risque Halloween photos
Selena Gomez breaks her own "shortest social media break" record [twitter/x link, may break]
Katy Perry dares people to call her a flop one more time
Awkwafina Wax Figures
Madame Tussaud Locations - there are MORE than 12!
Hot Flopics:
Prenuvo
The Cut - How much would you pay for peace of mind?
NIH article about the downsides of too much disease screening
Kim Kardashian <3 Prenuvo
Marvel Flop Era
Variety Exposé
Martin Scorsese Doesn't Like Marvel
Martin Scorses Clarifies at Vox
Tom Holland Comments on Scorsese-Marvel "Feud"
Scorsese doubles down and says we need to "fight back" against Marvel
Joe Russo vs. Marty Scorsese
Killers of the Flower Moon Box Office
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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This episode covers the week's most sought after flop: Justin Timberlake as depicted in Britney Spears' memoir WOMAN IN ME. We say "oh no oh no" to JT's "fo shizz fo shizz" and "now that's MISOGYNY" to Justin lying to the world about his relationship with Britney.
Plus: Are SAG-AFTRA's strict these-Halloween-costumes-are-scabbing rules too strict? Or just what the strike captain ordered?
Show Notes:
Quick Flops:
Sia serenades at world's weirdest dinner table (TikTok link)
Bradley Cooper conducts attention in Ellen boxers
Paris Hilton "claps back" re: giant baby head
Lesbian with Interesting Hat
Emily Blunt APOLOGIZES
Justin Timberlake Black Hole Flop Alert:
Abortion Serenade
Vox Explains JT in the Memoir
SAG-AFTRA Halloween
The Original SAG-AFTRA Halloween Rules
SAG-AFTRA Clarifies Amid Controversy
Local Flops:
PHL - Robyn Fans Mad at Calum Scott for Phillies Celebration song
LA - Los Angeles is 2nd Rattiest City
P.S. Phils lost to the D-Backs in the NLCS so the Robyn fans won I GUESS!
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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This week we're back in your ears to examine what IS actually going on with television. Now that the Peak TV Era is over... is this the pit?
Also... JADA PINK SMITH REVEALS! And she just keeps revealing. How is she truly flopping this week? Tune in to find out.
As always, many extra flops are covered, from Latto and Christina Aguilera's sponsored food delivery service jingle to Millie Bobby Brown's psychic feminist awakening. It's all here, get it while the flops are hot <3
Quick Flops:
Small Penis Fall
48 Oyster Flop
Anyone But You Meh Trailer
Just Eat Jingle [Reddit Link]
Rite Aid Files for Bankruptcy
Millie Bobby Feminist
Hot Flopics:
What's up with scripted TV these days?
Everyone is Watching Suits?
So they're making a new Suits Show?
Peak TV is over?
Virgin River exists?
Goosebumps remake?
Jada Pinkett Smith REVEALS
NYT Profile
Memoir released on Tuesday
Hoda Kotb interview
Local Flops
Philly - Inquirer uses Golden Bachelor to discuss senior sexuality
LA - Eras Tour tries to make The Grove cool - it's not cool!
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
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Happy spooky season, Flop Tarts! And what's spookier than knowing that teens largely prefer LinkedIn over all other social media platforms? Perhaps it's having to ask a CVS employee to grant you access to locked up bars of Irish Spring soap (WHO is shoplifting this item?). Or perhaps it's the fact that the Los Angeles Police Department would rather catch Pokemon than criminals -- to which, actually, we say slay!
Quick Flops
Olivia Wilde shares tweet about Taylor Swift
Katja Herbers Tweet (Twitter link, might break)
Watch Evil!
Drake's Stomach Issues
P!nk Regrets Spongebob Song
New Wonka Trailer is Imminent? (Twitter link, might break)
Gwyneth Paltrow uses her Oscar as Doorstop
Christian Girl Autumn Influencer ARRIVES in Vermont
Hot Flopics
NY Strategist List of Halloween Costumes
Teens Love LinkedIn
Target & CVS Shoplifting Flop
- CVS Closing 900 Stores
- Target Closing 9 Stores
- Is Shoplifting Overblown AND Real these days?
Local Flops
Philly - Italian Immigration Museum calls Christopher Columbus a Civil Rights Activist (Twitter Link, might break)
LA - LAPD <3 Pokemon Go
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How does one woman go from being the top pop star on the charts to having an elder abuse prevention bill named after her? This week, Cassandra and Justin are on the case. They're also getting critical with airline rewards programs - a new and perplexing angle to capitalism's flop trajectory.
Quick Flops
Student Loans Reactivated - Flop!
Bedbugs In Paris, sacre bleu!
Kim Cattral Skims :/
Tom Hanks vs. AI Dental Plan Ad
Stan Twitter Finds AI
AI Drinks Water
Snooki x Marie Antoinette
**Hot Flopics
Katy Perry Housing Crisis**
New Old Person Doesn't Want Katy Perry to Have His House - Vulture
The Nun Katy Perry Killed - The Lily
The Katy PERRY Act - PERRY Act Website
Airlines, Credit Cards, & Luxury Statuses Oh My!
Airlines Are Just Banks Now - The Atlantic
Credit Card Rewards On the Backs of Normies - Brookings
70s Airline Luxuries - USA Today
Local Flops
Philly - Local vegan dessert place engages in floppy business hours
LA - Local laser hair removal place engages in floppy ad copy
As always, tune in for the rest of the flops this week, dear listeners!
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On this week's Flop Soup, we're covering it all of course! From Lady Gaga's haunted social media presence to condiments that are seemingly ranch, it's all here.
For our flop topics, we recap the messy coverage of the Taylor Swift x Travis Kelce situationship - including Justin finally finding a reason to retain information about football! Also, AirBnB is on a noticeable flop trajectory, and we are taking notes. Plus: NFTs are pretty much worthless now, and thank GOD for that.
And of course, there's so much more, so tune in to get the details!
Quick Flops:Lady Gaga Promotes? Haus Labs
Reboot of the Office Jumpscare
Alicia Teas
Bob Menendez Is! Not! Going!
Taylor Swift Sneaks out of Travis Kelce Football Game...in popcorn machine? **Hot Flopics
Mmmk and who is Travis Kelce?
Travis Kelce, Star of "Catching Kelce"
Travis Kelce, Host of Podcast "New Heights"
Travis Kelce, Brother of Documentary Star Jason Kelce
Travis Kelce, Son of Donna Kelce AirBnFlopAirBnB Is Really Different Now - The Atlantic
The End of AirBnB in New York - Wired NFTs Are Over <3**DappGambl ??? Report - The Guardian
Celebrities & Their NFTs - Wired
Local Flops
Philly - Philly Abusing the Local Angle Yet Again with Taylor Swift/Travis Kelce
LA - Palm Springs AIDS Memorial Scultpure IS an anus
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Muuuch to discuss this week as always!
First, the MTV VMAs did what they usually do. They happened! And we need to find out why. Then, we investigate the ancient civilization on everyone's lips this week: the Roman Empire! What's going on there, and WHY can't MEN stop thinking about it?? After that, we have a business proposition for prison besties Jen Shah and Elizabeth Holmes (we think they'll love it). We then cover the flop of all flops this week: Hasan Minhaj. Let's just say there's a log going on there, and we're here to tell you everything you didn't think you wanted to know about it!
There's always more flops thrown in, so tune in to get the full scoop :)
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Quick Flops:Lauren Boebert Beetlejuice Vape & GropeReal Housewives of OC star Shannon Beador pretends to walk dog after DUIJann Wenner Loves Rock n Roll White Guys ONLYHalle Berry Says “Not My Slime Pic” to DrakeRaquel Leviss In Her Healing Era!
Drew Barrymore Un-Flops:Apology VideoDrew Barrymore Pauses Show Amid Strike (Again)
Hot FlopicsVMAs were…fine Flop Awards QuizSourceMore Source Roman Empire DiscourseWaPo ExplainerAlternative Roman Empires
Jen Shah & Liz Holmes Get Friendly in Prison!Shah-mazing Abs
Hasan Minaj telling FLOPPY LIES in his stand-up specialsNew Yorker Original CoverageNYT Critic Coverage
Local Flops
PHL: West Philly Co-op At War with West Philly Bakery LA: LA Phil Honors P-22 Mountain Lion?
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Quick Flops:
Daily Mail: Alec Baldwin on 9/11
Abby Lee Miller Loves High School Football Players
Grimes & Elon Have Third Child (Help!)
Drew Barrymore Scabbing
Kylothee debut at Beyonce Concert
Club Chalamet Stan Account x 9/11
Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner DIVORCE Quiz:
Fake Headlines:
https://twitter.com/DaveMcNamee3000/status/1700298537077260352
https://twitter.com/chinaelevy/status/1700143735357460978
https://twitter.com/MarcosSOTS/status/1700489600513286210
https://twitter.com/lyfeofguy/status/1699951235221131521
https://twitter.com/gazoschmazo/status/1700462298488324112
https://twitter.com/david_demchuk/status/1700588402935058664
Real Ones:
Elvis
Group Hug
Joe Eats with Daughters
Joe Pressured Sophie
Ring Camera Lynchpin
Flop in Focus: BookTok
What is BookTok?
What are "Tropes" on Booktok?
Alex Aster Lightlark Booktok Drama
Booktok & Review-Bombing
Local Flops:
PHL: 600some cops deployed to catch one escaped prisoner
LA: Pickle Pop on the Promenade
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In this soup du jour, Justin and Cassandra scream, cry, and throw up over the hubbub surrounding Trump's mug shot, celebrity manager Scooter Braun's shrinking client list, and the incredibly something And Just Like That finale, which has this nation's brightest minds once again asking: what does this show WANT from me? Plus: Justin and Cassandra debate "Adele" as concept, and Justin pretends he isn't going to buy a ticket to the Renaissance World Tour. And of course, there's plenty of lovely quick flops in between.
Links!
Quick Flops:
Adele Saves Twink from Vegas Security
Polyamorous org, OPEN, condemns Riverdale for "quad-relationship" punchline
Beyonce says "I'm a virgo, wear silver for my birthday month" to Renaissance tour goers
"Foodgod" Jonathan Cheban sues BBQ sauce company about old BBQ sauce exploding on him
Iggy Azalea explains why Saudi Arabia performance was cut short and we explain why we don't care
George Santos is on Ozempic!
Mother of sexual harasser and Spanish football federation president Luis Rubiales has declared she is on HUNGER STRIKE over the treatment of her son
Hot Flopics
Trump's Mugshot Creates Media Frenzy
Jesse Watters
The Atlantic
NYTimes
Trump-shaped cloud "seen" in Orlando, FL
Scooter Braun Client Exodus - Justin Beiber, Demi Lovato, Ariana Grande, etc.
Vox Explainer
And Just Like That Season Finale ???
Was it Bad?
Was it Good?
As always: it was!
Local Flops:
Los Angeles: No link but anecdotally: The Grove AMC is NOT cranking that AC
Philly: SZA Cancels on Philadelphia 3 Times
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com and @flopsoup on instagram :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
In this soup du jour, we have esteemed (and unofficial) musical theater critic Kyle Frattini (on Instagram as @KFratt) on the pod to talk all things floppy in the world of Broadway musicals (including & Juliet, Once Upon a One More Time, Bad Cinderella, and more). Is musical theater doomed? Can the Marvel-ization of Broadway musicals ever be stopped? How about those floppy jukebox pop girl musicals? And WHAT are we going to do about stunt casting? (Betty Who we see you!)
Plus: what exactly IS a fuck ass bob? Why are people mobbing Jack Antonoff’s wedding? Finally, we reflect on a few of the floppy slow-news headlines we've seen courtesy of the combination actor and writer strike. It's a big week of floppy questions!
Links!
Quick Flops:
Kim Kardashian Gets Fuck Ass Bob
'Nsync Set to Reunite for a Song for 3rd Trolls Movie
Selena Gomez Has New Single Coming Out Soon Called... "Single Soon"
Jack Antonoff's LBI Wedding Guest Taylor Swift Disrupts New Jersey
Slow News Cycle Recap:
Pop Crave: The Blue Team Won the First Ever Disney Channel Games (???)
"Succession" Actress Crystal Finn Victim of Otter Attack
Film Updates: 5 Years Ago, The Wife starring 8-time Oscar Nominee Glenn Close released in Theaters
NPR: Charles Martinet, The Original Voice of Mario, Stepping Down
Flop in Focus: Musical Theater
Faux-Feminist Pop musicals: Vox
Chicago Stunt Casting: People Mag
Waitress Stunt Casting Generator
Andrea Long Chu Roasts Andrew Lloyd Webber: Vulture
At least there's Hadestown: NYTimes
Local Flops:
Blue Beetle ad adorns the Philadelphia Museum of Art stairs
and Philly is Pissed
Los Angeles Hurriquake
Hi FlopTarts :-*
On this week's soup, we bring to you another Flop in Focus with our very lovely guest Jaime Chialastri! They help us cover all things Taylor Swift -- specifically the re-recording journey she is taking the entire world on, and how a lot of it is flopping (in our hearts, never in the context of capitalism #SlaySwiftSlay).
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com or @flopsoup on instagram :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
We have an extremely online episode in store for you today, dear listeners! On this week's episode, Justin is out sick so Cassandra and our lovely and talented Producer David get into the latest internet-based hot flopics that have taken over our timelines.
The Eurodance parody Planet of the Bass is the song of the summer, but why does DJ Crazy Times keep floppily changing the girl in his videos? Plus: white people flopped this weekend in Montgomery, Alabama, inciting what's now being called "the boat brawl."
Later, Cassandra and David explore their inner Rat Girls (or lack thereof), and decide whether or not this has truly been a Rat Girl Summer for the world. Brave! And finally: we consider how that cop ended up going so fast down that slide.
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com and @flopsoup on instagram :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Quick Flops:Chris Christie Gifts “It’s My Life" Lyrics
El Salvador Funeral Home Has Barbie-Themed Coffins
Jeopardy to Recycle Old Clues due to Writers’ Strike
Noah Schnapp Comes Out to Millie Bobby Brown
Jameela Jamil Supports Lizzo (Twitter link, may expire)
Hot Flopics:
Kyle Gordon Eurodance Parody “Planet of the Bass” feat. Ms. Biljana Electronica
Eurodance Wikipedia Page
Vox Explainer of Planet of the Bass
Alabama Boat Brawl
Daily Mail Coverage
Chair Earrings (Sadly Sold Out)
Explainer from The Guardian
Rat Girl Summer
Washington Post Explainer
Boston Cop Slide
Slate Physics Explainer
Defector Investigation into what the heck is going on here
Local Flops
Philly - Pennsylvania Landlords Should Be Paying You Interest
China - Bear at Chinese Zoo is NOT Human in Costume
Japan - Man Dresses up as Border Collie
On this week's episode, we dish on how the aliens flopped their hard launch last week, and explore the many ways in which celebs fear and/or celebrate our flops from a galaxy far far away. We also unpack the newest pop offering from Britney Spears and frequent collaborator Will.I.Am. Spoiler! We aren't obsessed, and we're also concerned about the state of Britney Spears' legacy [see (but don't see) Once Upon a One More Time]. After getting into our local flops of the week, we examine the recently announced Spy Kids reboot movie in the ol' Floposcope.
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com or @flopsoup on instagram :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Show Notes & LinksQuick Flops:
Cardi B Mic Toss
Bye bye blue Twitter birdy
Tiktok NPC-Imitator Pinkydoll releasing single "Ice Cream So Good"
Barbie Fart Opera
Taco Bell Accused of Skimping on Beef
SawPatrol
Florida Ocean Reaches Hot Tub Temps
Free Subs If You Change Your Name to…Subway
Hot Flopics:
Aliens Flop Their Hard Launch:
Vox Explainer
“Non-Human Biologics”
Mind Your Business, Flop!
Will.i.am and Britney Release Single
GMA Performance of “Circus” from Once Upon a One More Time
Local Flops:
Philadelphia - Raccoon in Philly Airport Baggage Claim
Los Angeles - “How” to take public transit to SoFi Stadium for Taylor Swift
Floposcope:
They’re Rebooting Spy Kids For Some Reason
On this Soup du Jour, we bring on a very special guest in our reoccurring segment called Flop in Focus! This week, we cover the flops of The Real Housewives (no franchise is safe). We start with a history of its host channel (Bravo), and then delve into the good, the bad, and the floppy.
Sad to be missing out on other flops? Don't worry, we turn our quick flops into medium flops this week so you'll still get your fix :) We also round it all out with our thoughts on Barbenheimer release weekend.
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Show Notes:
Quick Flop Sources:
- Gwenyth Paltrow Insta Q&A: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/15/gwyneth-paltrow-addresses-whether-she-licks-ass-in-nsfw-qa/
- Ben Platt cuts Rolling Stone interview short: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/15/pitch-perfect-star-ben-platt-shuts-down-nepo-baby-question/
- Joe Jonas pooping on stage: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/14/joe-jonas-needed-therapy-after-pooping-in-his-pants-on-stage/?dicbo=v2-7FSkQTa
- Jonah Hill stays silent: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/14/jonah-hill-surfs-amid-sarah-brady-alexa-nikolas-abuse-claims/
- ‘RHONY’ star throws up at premiere party: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/13/rhony-star-jessel-taank-throws-up-at-shows-premiere-party/
- Snoop Dogg pet cockroach: https://www.buzzfeed.com/haeinjung/snoop-dogg-cockroach-pet-gooch
- Battle to be the real Barbie: https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/battle-to-be-the-real-barbie-how-two-barbaras-lay-claim-to-inspiring-the-doll-margot-robbie-plays/
Hot Flopics:
- SAG-AFTRA Strike Flops: https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-the-sag-strike-sag-aftra-questions.html, https://deadline.com/2023/06/kim-kardashian-twitter-american-horror-story-wga-strike-1235423681/, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/business/media/fran-drescher-screen-actors-guild.html
- Troye Sivan Sparks Twink Discourse: https://uproxx.com/pop/troye-sivan-rush-discourse-body-diversity/
Local Flops:
- Closing Greyhound Bus Station: https://billypenn.com/2023/07/06/greyhound-philadelphia-relocates-bus-station-center-city/
- Do Birds Have a Right to Privacy?: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-07-11/my-high-tech-bird-feeder-made-me-wonder-do-birds-have-a-right-to-privacy
On this week's soup, we cover some flop topics surrounding the SAG-AFTRA strike that kicked off this past week. As we dig deeper into SAG tangents, we uncover further flops -- including the heated election that ended in Fran Drescher snatching the SAG-AFTRA Presidency, as well as Ryan Murphy's many antics while strikes surround his productions. Turns out a coalition of actors isn't without its own drama.
We then cover Troye Sivan's Rush music video and all the floppy body-shaming discourse surrounding it. As we dissect our opinions on the matter, we're led right back to Padam Padam, as all roads tend do.
Show Notes & Links
- Quick Flop Sources:
- Gwenyth Paltrow Insta Q&A: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/15/gwyneth-paltrow-addresses-whether-she-licks-ass-in-nsfw-qa/
- Ben Platt cuts interview short: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/15/pitch-perfect-star-ben-platt-shuts-down-nepo-baby-question/
- Joe Jonas pooping on stage: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/14/joe-jonas-needed-therapy-after-pooping-in-his-pants-on-stage/?dicbo=v2-7FSkQTa
- Jonah Hill silently surfs: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/14/jonah-hill-surfs-amid-sarah-brady-alexa-nikolas-abuse-claims/
- ‘RHONY’ premiere party: https://pagesix.com/2023/07/13/rhony-star-jessel-taank-throws-up-at-shows-premiere-party/
- Snoop Dogg' cockroach: https://www.buzzfeed.com/haeinjung/snoop-dogg-cockroach-pet-gooch
- Barbie Battle:: https://nypost.com/2023/07/15/battle-to-be-the-real-barbie-how-two-barbaras-lay-claim-to-inspiring-the-doll-margot-robbie-plays/
- Hot Flopics:
- SAG-AFTRA Strike Flops:
- https://www.vulture.com/article/what-is-the-sag-strike-sag-aftra-questions.html
- https://deadline.com/2023/06/kim-kardashian-twitter-american-horror-story-wga-strike-1235423681/
- https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/13/business/media/fran-drescher-screen-actors-guild.html
- Rush Video Discourse: https://uproxx.com/pop/troye-sivan-rush-discourse-body-diversity/
- SAG-AFTRA Strike Flops:
- Local Flops:
- Closing Philly Greyhound Bus Station: https://billypenn.com/2023/07/06/greyhound-philadelphia-relocates-bus-station-center-city/
- Do Birds Have a Right to Privacy?: https://www.latimes.com/lifestyle/story/2023-07-11/my-high-tech-bird-feeder-made-me-wonder-do-birds-have-a-right-to-privacy
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
On this Soup du Jour, we cover perhaps the biggest flop of all: m-e-n. Though they've been flopping in a big way for a long time, most recently there have been a few men leading the charge in the public spotlight: Jonah Hill and Keke Palmer's (now ex) boyfriend. Then, we partake in what some might call gender essentialism and do a deep dive into the phenomenon of Girl Dinner (google it, it's great). We ponder what Boy Dinner looks like, but stop short of exiting the binary in this moment. Finally, we land on the launch of threads -- which anyone who's anyone knows to stay the f*** off of.
For more information, visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai
On this Soup du Jour, we cover our thoughts on The Bear, Stars on Mars, and a slew of Quick Flops (Netflix releasing Titanic for streaming, Hilaria Baldwin --> Ilaria Baldwin pipeline, Gwen Stefani ranking her own songs wrong).
Then we get into the thick of it with the SHEIN influencers trying to paint the company in a positive, ethical light. Spoiler alert -- they aren't. And then, we get into the Flop Ed of it all, covering both two op eds touching on the topics of sexuality and travel (not related).
Finally, we end with local flops and floposcopes -- this time revisiting 2 of our old reviews. Cassandra has more to say in defense of Platonic, and Justin admits disappointment in Kelly Clarkson.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we (inevitably) cover the unfortunate submarine incident that has captured the attention of the nation, Che Diaz's wild interview for And Just Like That, and Harry and Meghan failing to produce podcast content -- thereby losing a $20 million dollar deal.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Hi, gay! On this Soup du Jour, we bring in Producer David while Cassandra galavants in Portugal :) We cover topics like pride month, San Francisco vs. Los Angeles gays, Kelis and Bill Murray dating, the infamous air quality fiasco affecting the northeast of the US, and Justin reports back on our prediction on Platonic -- the AppleTV show starring Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we go deep on Hannah Gadsby's attempt to curate an exhibit of Pablo Picasso's art (spoiler alert: it was floppy!). We also bring on self-proclaimed resident Philadelphia Hermit Tim Livingston to chat with us about their flop-in-focus: Biopics.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Links!
Quick Flop sources: https://pagesix.com/2023/06/05/why-taylor-swift-and-matty-healy-broke-up/
https://www.teenvogue.com/story/madison-beer-sent-music-to-lana-del-rey
https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/entertainment/padma-lakshmi-top-chef/index.html
https://pagesix.com/article/who-is-camille-etienne/
https://www.thepinknews.com/2023/06/06/xbox-pride-month-diablo-iv-logo-backlash/
Hot Flopics:
Hannah Gadsby Picasso Exhibit Review 1: https://www.artnews.com/art-news/reviews/hannah-gadsby-its-pablo-matic-brooklyn-museum-review-1234670115/
Review 2 (from NYT): https://www.nytimes.com/2023/06/01/arts/design/hannah-gadsby-brooklyn-museum-picasso.html
Flop in Focus: "Utter Mediocrity of Biopics" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fu96gDcrEeU
Local Flops:
Mutter Museum: https://www.inquirer.com/news/mutter-museum-oddities-review-new-plan-20230603.html
Goats grazing in LA: https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-06-01/california-goat-herders-wage-increase-fight-wildfires
On this Soup du Jour, we chat through some quick flops (Ursula's make-up artist, Anna Delvey podcasting, Azealia Banks prophesizing, the FDA warning not to drink poppers), as well as some normal-length, normal-temperature flops: Succession receiving too much air time and media coverage, Horses (the restaurant) vs. Cats (the feline), The Cut making us feel bad about ever living or wanting to live in NYC, and guessing how long people stand ovat-ed fat Cannes.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we chat through how bad TV is getting worse (Twitter just now discovering The Good Doctor), the allegations of The Kelly Clarkson Show being a toxic work environment, Kyrsten Sinema using campaign money for marathon runs, and George Santos looking soooo glam but also soooo arrested.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we get into the how and why the MTV awards still happen, investigate the Taylor Swift and Matty Healy dating allegations, being dehydrated at the Writers Strike, and the gathering of the "B-Listers" at the Coronation. We also revisit the met gala.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
Links!
Quick Flop sources: https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/stars-on-mars-fox-cast-lance-armstrong-1235603692/, https://www.vox.com/health/2023/5/4/23708013/cdc-eis-conference-covid-outbreak, https://twitter.com/VP/status/1654563373856456704, https://www.billboard.com/artist/bebe-rexha/chart-history/tlp/, https://www.vulture.com/2023/04/white-men-cant-jump-trailer-release-date-cast.html, https://pagesix.com/2023/05/07/chris-pratt-says-jesus-struggle-helps-him-deal-with-haters/, https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/07/business/elizabeth-holmes-theranos-interview.html
Hot Flopics:
MTV Movie & TV Awards: https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-winners-list-1235605621/
Taylor Swift x Matty Healy: https://www.etonline.com/taylor-swift-and-matty-healy-like-each-other-were-reconnected-by-jack-antonoff-sources-say-204192, https://www.vulture.com/2023/05/taylor-swift-dating-matty-healy-rumors.html, https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/celebs/a43818052/taylor-swift-mattt-healy-mouthing-each-other-secret-messages-during-concerts/, https://pagesix.com/article/matty-healy-dating-history-ex-girlfriends/, https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1655315532529139713
Writers Strike: Ok so a lot of these might disappear or go private or something, but here are at least SOME of the tweets we refer to - the missed connections twitter is gone so you need to take our word that that happened! https://twitter.com/jmariecastillo/status/1654331918949941248, https://twitter.com/MsCaseySue/status/1654007730020171776, here's the scabby Deadline article: https://deadline.com/2023/05/writers-strike-snl-kieran-culkin-jennifer-coolidge-were-set-to-host-final-two-shows-1235356164/
King Charles Coronation: Katy Perry is lost -https://pagesix.com/2023/05/06/katy-perry-cant-find-seat-at-king-charles-coronation/ Guardian review - https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/may/07/coronation-concert-review-a-cobbled-together-bunch-of-b-listers
Floposcope: Met Gala - https://www.vogue.com/slideshow/met-gala-2023-red-carpet-live-celebrity-fashion, Platonic TV show with Seth Rogen & Rose Byrne - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nnn02jJf5ys
On this Soup du Jour, we churn through some quick flops (Twitter, King Charles' coronation concert, Women CEOs finally outnumber CEOs named John), Glen & Sydney Gate, And Just Like That S2 trailer, and the Starbucks Oleato drink. We know we, like, just missed the Met Gala...but don't fret we'll have hot opinions next week.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we cover the slowly crumbling empire of Twitter, Kim Petras as our FIRST Flopzilla, people spilling rice on planes, working 3 jobs to just afford Erewhon, and revisit an earlier floposcope that unfortunately turned out to be too! true!
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we get into the civics of it all with DiFi shingles and Pentagon pride. Of course, no soup would be complete without some pop cultch, and last weekend's Coachella provided no shortage of that. Speaking of not seeing Vanessa Hudgens at Coachella, have you seen the not-movie that is Wicked?
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour we cover the split (pea) heard around the world, the Dalai Lama tongue suck incident (swear to god can't make this up), Vulture and LA times trying to be parody websites, Twitter turning on Ryan Gosling, Cassandra stanning Ryan Gosling, and Chloe Bailey's unnerving association with Chris Brown.
For more information, please visit www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, Gwyneth convinces us of her undeniable star power in making us cover her twice in a row. Luckily, the world continues to churn out other flops, such the live action Moana, April Fools Jokes that aren't so funny, fake podcasts that turns out are sometimes really funny, Law Roach (stylist to many a famous woman) announces a partnership with TJ Maxx, and the unbelievable critical acclaim that the Dungeons and Dragons movie has garnered.
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this soup du jour, we honor the OG soup queen Gwyneth Paltrow while simultaneously breaking down what makes an ad a Bad Ad. We also introduce the White House as a New York's Hottest Club (yes yes yes yes yes) for celebs to promote their own personal agendas, and further solidify the binary between Pepsi and Coke.
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced & edited by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we get technical with it & talk about AI boyfriends, Silicon Valley Bank wishing they had a rich boyfriend rn, BBC calling the impact of the pandemic "minimal", and -- of course -- The Oscars. We also revisit a Floposcope fave: Cocaine Bear (spoiler alert: ppl die and they do cocaine in the movie).
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we cover the evergreen flop of the male gaze (gross, Sam Levinson), discuss how Netflix Live is really just a release date, ponder the similarities between Meghan Trainor and a best-selling author, ideate some ideas for P!nk's flop rehabilitation plan, and gatekeep gay cred for queer-baiting celebs.
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we put our MPHs to good use by negging Ozempic users and celebrity anti-vaxxers, watching adult women subTok (equivalent of subtweet for TikTok?) each other, advising everyone to stay far away from Marvel's Quantum Flop Era, scorning our local flops for being too basic, and -- excitedly -- introducing a framework to analyze flops so that listeners at home can now call their own flops! Dora voice Can you say....flop?!
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai
In this soup de jour, we feature a new segment called Cassandra's Correction Corner (jk, love u girlina but come correct next time!!), become reaction video adjacent unpacking Ariana DeBose's BAFTAs performance, and introduce our very first guest -- Philly comic Sam Stoakes! PS oui, Vichyssoise is a soup. Ze french love ze soup.
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David lai.
On this soup du Jour, we discuss: Rihanna, the football that happened at her concert, shooting down too many unidentified objects, and the internet's inexplicable inability to clock a twink. Google Troye Sivan!
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we go long on how the Grammys failed the people, economies that have failed blondes, and social etiquette rules that gave us A Big Reaction. Also...we revisit our very FIRST floposcope prediction on "Knock at the Cabin". On est ravis :o
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we cover the Oscar nominations that shouldn't have been, M&Ms that should have been, leaving old people alone when it comes to feminism, and the scrapple of the pop music industry (Madonna bootcamp vids, where ya at??).
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On this Soup du Jour, we talk about people who lied about 9/11, George Santos lying about everything (including 9/11), (SH)EOs with no empathy, and one empath trying to change the game for womenkind everywhere.
For more information, please check out www.flopsoup.com :)
Co-hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis and Justin Crosby.
Produced by David Lai.
On today's episode of Flop Soup, we chat about the (supposedly now anti-racist) Golden Globes, former British monarchs and their cheeky euphemisms, and a yin-yang duo of hot-notHot DJs who (allegedly) had no choice but to have multiple menage a troiseses.
To learn more about Flop Soup, visit flopsoup.com :)
In this week's inaugural episode, we introduce the concept of a flop (not new) and give a taste of how we like to curate these beautiful messes into hot, steamy soup.