Celebrity Journalism

Pop Rocket

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4.8 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 10 May 2017

⏱️ 63 minutes

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Summary

This week, we have the gang back together plus celebrity journalist and novelist Abby Stern to talk the evolution and the current disintegration of celebrity journalism. We get a historical outline of celebrity journalism, from Hedda Hopper and Louis B. Mayer to TMZ and Instagram influencers. The gang explores the symbiotic relationship between celebrities and the press, and how that has evolved over time. We find out where each of our panelists' "do not report" line is when covering celebrities, and which era they think is best for celebrity journalism. We get a postmortem from Wynter regarding Phaedra's dramatic exit from Real Housewives of Atlanta and the jealousy of the French people that Margaret feels after their latest election. Karen tells us about why she loves May sweeps and Guy gives us a reason to stop being mad at Susan Sarandon.

Abby's brand new book According To A Source, which will be released May 23rd, can be pre-ordered now!

With Guy Branum, Karen Tongson, Margaret Wappler, Wynter Mitchell, and Abby Stern.

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

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Other Links:
Phaedra's Fall From Grace
Guardian article on the French media not reporting on the Macron leaks

Produced by Christian Dueñas and Kara Hart for MaximumFun.org

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0:00.0	Oh, hey there I'm Guy Brando, and welcome to Pop Rider, a weekly show picking over all the pub culture we love to love.
0:13.0	With me to talk TV, film, music, and anything else entertaining.
0:16.0	Our digital strategist Winter Mitchell.
0:18.0	Hello Hello Hello.
0:19.0	Hello.
0:20.0	Journalist and novelist Margaret Wobbler.
0:22.0	Hi there, Guy, how are you doing?
0:24.0	I'm doing very well Margaret.
0:25.0	How are you doing?
0:26.0	I am pretty good.
0:28.0	Do you notice my little box down?
0:29.0	Look, I didn't know that if we were discussing it publicly on the show.
0:32.0	We are, I know.
0:33.4	But like, you became way more pregnant
0:36.0	over the course of two weeks.
0:37.8	Like you were doing God's work knitting bones
0:40.4	and tendons.
0:41.8	That's right, he's pushing out. I'm ready. And. and pop culture scholar Karen Toxon.
0:45.0	Hi Guy, hey rocketeers.
0:50.0	Hey,
0:47.0	Karen.
0:51.0	And we have a special guest guest journalist and novelist Abby Stern.
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