Lana Del Rey vs. Ethel Cain (ft. Nicki Minaj) , Jack Antonoff lore, Florence & the Machine's new single & more w/ Nico!

I Know You Didn't Ask with Megan O'Donnell

Megan O'Donnell

Tv & Film, Society & Culture

3.8 • 696 Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2025

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

This Friday ep I’m joined by my dear friend Nico for a deep dive into the pop culture chaos we live for. We’re unpacking the drama between Ethel Cain and Lana Del Rey, with guest appearances in the discourse from none other than Azealia Banks and Nicki Minaj (of course). IT'S GIVING PETER GRIFFIN CAMP.

Then we switch gears to the man who somehow has his hands in every record you love (and maybe hate): Jack Antonoff. We’re talking his lore, past relationships, his collaborations with Taylor Swift and St. Vincent, and why people can’t stop debating his role in shaping pop music. Plus, we gush about the brand-new Florence + the Machine album and what it means for the next era of her career!

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0:00.0	Love this podcast?
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0:16.1	Welcome to I Know You Didn't Ask, the unapologetic, unfiltered, and slightly unhinged podcast you didn't know you needed. I'm your host, Megyn O'Donnell, pop culture obsessive, professional oversharer, and the host of your new favorite five-day-a-week fix for celebrity gossip, reality TV chaos, books, food news, beauty tips, and of course, navigating your life in your 30s. I know you didn't ask,
0:38.3	but I'm telling you anyways. Sit back, grab a drink, and enjoy the show. Welcome to I Know You
0:43.8	Didn't Ask. I'm your host, Megan O'Donnell. Today I'm here with a guest coming back for a second time.
0:49.2	His name is Nico Steele. He is our resident music master. He came on for an episode back in June for our Pride
0:56.0	episode where you told me that frogs were gay and now I can't stop thinking about gay frogs.
1:01.6	They are. They're homosexuals. I told Matt that and he's like, no, that's a thing. I'm like,
1:06.6	wait. Matt knows. Yeah. I'm like, are you gay? Wait, wait, wait, wait.
1:11.9	So, Nico, I love when guests come to me with a story that we need to break down, we need
1:19.3	to discuss.
1:20.0	And that is exactly what we're doing here today.
1:21.9	We need to talk about the Ethel Cane and Lana Del Rey drama.
1:25.5	You brought Ethel Cane into my life back on our Pride episode in June.
1:30.2	So I'm in the cultural conversation.
1:32.7	So when you brought this up, and obviously I'm a fan of Lana Del Rey's, I had to get involved.
1:38.1	And then the Nicki Minaj of it all was also incredibly exciting, especially on the heels of that, like, standing on precarious object
1:47.1	phase that we're in right now where people are going to bust their fucking ass to do a Nikki
1:54.4	Minaj tribute video. But there's so much going on here. And I feel like you need to kick it off.
2:00.7	You need to kind of level set with the audience who may or may not know what the hell we're talking about or who Ethel Cain is.
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