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Eating For Free

We Forgive You Ariana Grande (Part Four)

Eating For Free

Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson

Society & Culture

4.8536 Ratings

🗓️ 31 August 2023

⏱️ 112 minutes

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Summary

Following immense tragedy, Ariana Grande experiences a year of contrasts in 2019: record breaking achievements are overshadowed by more scandals and controversies than any other contemporary in her lane. That hair? She's gonna wish she never bought it!

Links: 

  • Victoria Monét Is Ready for the Work [Harper's Bazaar]
  • Ariana Grande Sick During Sweetener Tour [ET]
  • Ariana Grande mocked for Japanese tattoo typo: 'Leave me and my grill alone', 01/13/19 [The Guardian]
  • Princess Nokia Accuses Ariana Grande of Copying Her on New Song "7 rings", 01/18/2019 [Pitchfork]
  • Ariana Grande apologized for reposting a fan who said her '7 Rings' lyric about buying hair is 'gonna solve racism', 01/22/19 [Insider]
  • Nicki Minaj Name-Drops Ariana Grande in New Song 'Bust Down Barbiana' as They Shut Down Feud Rumors on Twitter, 02/06/19 [Billboard]
  • Tayla Parx Tweet, 02/09/2019 [Twitter]
  • Tayla Parx on Writing Ariana Grande's Hits and Defining Her Own Narrative, 02/14/19 [Rolling Stone]
  • Grammy Awards Producer Responds to Ariana Grande's Remarks: 'I Guess It Was a Surprise', 02/09/19 [Billboard]
  • Ariana Grande Responds to Manchester Pride Backlash: 'I Want to Celebrate & Support This Community', 02/27/19 [Billboard]
  • Review: Ariana Grande's Starbucks Drink Is a Wild and Fluffy, But Ultimately Confusing Ride, 03/06/2019 [Rolling Stone]
  • Hitmaker of the Month: Ariana Grande Collaborator Victoria Monét on 'Thank U, Next', 03/22/19 [Variety]
  • Ariana Grande shares brain scan and opens up about PTSD, 04/12/19 [CNN]
  • Ariana Grande Got Justin Bieber to Perform Live for the First Time in Years at Coachella, 04/22/19 [Elle]
  • Here Is a Blog About Ariana Grande's Thoughts on Bloggers, 04/24/19 [Vulture]
  • Ariana Grande postpones world tour after allergic reaction to tomatoes, 05/30/19 [CNN]
  • 'He was an angel': Ariana Grande tears up singing 'Thank U, Next' in Mac Miller's hometown, 06/13/19 [USA Today]
  • Ariana Grande donates $250,000 from Atlanta concert to Planned Parenthood, 06/12/19 [USA Today
  • Ariana Grande's 'Sweetener' tour drives more than ticket sales as fans register to vote in record numbers, 07/2/19 [CNBC]
  • Ariana Grande Explains Her Most Recent Performance Breakdowns: 'Sometimes I Cry a Lot' [07/08/2019] [People]
  • Ariana Grande on Grief and Growing Up, 07/09/2019 [Vogue]
  • Ariana Grande Went From Watching Barbra Streisand In Concert As A Kid To Performing With Her Onstage, 08/07/2019, [Buzzfeed News]
  • Ariana Grande 'overwhelmed' on return to Manchester at Pride, 08/28/2019 [BBC]
  • Ariana Grande files $10 million trademark lawsuit against Forever 21, 09/03/2019 [NBC News]
  • Ariana Grande in 'So Much Pain' and 'Very Sick' as She Gives Update on Her Health Amid Tour, 11/16/2019 [People]
  • Ariana Grande Breaks Free From Capitalism, Endorses Bernie Sanders, 11/20/2019 [Rolling Stone]
  • Pete Davidson calls out ex Ariana Grande over her post-breakup comments and controversial 'blackfishing' Vogue shoot, 02/2020 [Evening Standard]
  • Ariana Grande to Fans Dismissing Coronavirus: 'Please Don't Turn a Blind Eye', 03/15/2020 [Rolling Stone]

About:

Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Or buy our merch! Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com 

  • Joan Summers' Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
  • Matthew Lawson's Instagram: @_matthewlawson

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hello, everybody. An earlier version of this episode had some strange audio drift issues at the back half of the episode.

0:10.5

But thankfully, that has been totally rectified. And you are safe to listen once again, hearing our beautiful, pristine voices not overlapping each other like we are somehow operating

0:23.9

into completely different realities. This also might have been why a few of you pointed out

0:31.1

that it sounded like Matthew and I were talking over each other. And in the future, this is not

0:37.3

going to be something we miss in our editing.

0:39.5

And we appreciate everyone who very quickly alerted us to the problem.

0:44.5

Love and light as always and enjoy.

0:46.7

These gays, they're trying to murder me.

0:52.7

What do I think of her?

0:53.9

Yes. I don't think of her. Goodbye. I'm on. Right about that in the New York fucking post. The light is coming to give back everything. The darkness stole.

1:11.3

Amen. Including the discourse around a very specific lyric.

1:19.4

You like my hair?

1:21.3

Gee, thanks.

1:21.9

Just bought it.

1:23.0

If that didn't send a visceral reaction down your spine, knowing what is coming today on

1:29.4

Eating for Free, the podcast recorded live from the absolute edge of the internet, I don't know

1:34.0

what to tell you. You're obviously in the right place because you're about to learn something

1:37.7

brand fucking new. Hi, everybody. My name is local Aryanator and ponytail maven, Joan Summers.

1:45.8

This is your local artisan and also reporting from the ledge,

1:49.2

the edge of Ariana's ponytail, Matthew Lawson.

1:52.8

You're hanging on to the end of my ponytail and you're just, you know,

1:57.8

being dragged along.

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