'The Life of a Showgirl,' Club Chalamet Returns to the Fold, and 'Weapons' | We're Obsessed

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 94 minutes

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It’s a day for the divas! Jodi and Nora first get into law-yer loy-er-gate and read some real headlines that sound fake, but make it diva (9:18). Then, it’s the big unavoidable glaring gigantic story of the week: Taylor Swift announced her new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl,’ on her boyfriend’s podcast (30:10). Finally, Jodi explains a beautiful still of hot dogs from the movie ‘Weapons’ that circulated on social media recently (1:10:00), before they each share their personal obsessions of the week (1:21:30). Email us with your latest obsessions at [email protected]! Hosts: Jodi Walker and Nora Princiotti Producers: Sasha Ashall and Belle Roman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	A wise man once said in this world, nothing can be certain except death taxes and your boy Johnny Bananas.
0:07.2	Welcome to the brand new Death Taxes and Bananas channel where we'll be recapping season 41 of the challenge every week with all your favorite cast members.
0:15.6	I'm going to dive deep into the drama, get every side of every story, and tell stories about behind the scenes on set
0:22.8	antics. So, follow Death Taxes and Bananas on Spotify, where you can watch every episode
0:28.3	or subscribe to YouTube.com at Death Taxes Bananas on YouTube.
0:34.3	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home. I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:39.3	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
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0:51.3	We're open to all.
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0:57.1	So rethink your future with the degree you didn't think was possible.
1:01.0	The Open University.
1:02.6	The future is open.
1:07.1	Hello and welcome to We're Obsessed, a podcast here on the Ringer Dish feed.
1:12.2	I'm Jody Walker.
1:13.5	And I'm Nora Princeati.
1:14.8	And it's been a really intense week for us.
1:18.7	For Nora, her, you know, single favorite musical artist and life inspiration, just sort of like busted into the cultural scene to change everything.
1:29.9	And for me, I learned that everyone thinks I talk funny and that I say a particular word wrong.
1:38.8	And now I've got the internet talking too.
1:41.9	You know what it is?
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