Eating For Free

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains long conversations about violence, terrorist attacks, suicide, drug use, and alcohol addiction.

As moral panic descends, let's be brave, and critically examine the mess Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater made of everything! In this week’s third installment of our deep-dive series, we look into Ariana’s modern pop culture moments and the events leading up to the Manchester bombing attack, as well as Mac Miller's death in 2018--both of which fundamentally changed her life, and her perception in the public media.

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 [email protected]

• Joan Summers: Twitter: @laracroftbarbie
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter: @_matthewlawson

Sources:

1. Intro Clip/Interview [Zach Sang Show]
2. Watch Ariana Grande Fall On Stage [03/10/2015] [Billboard]
3. Ariana Grande Leaning On ‘Scream Queens’ Co-Star Lea Michele After Big Sean Split, 04/20/2015 [Hollywood Life]
4. ARIANA GRANDE: BIG SEAN'S 'BILLION DOLLAR P***Y' LYRIC The Final Straw, 04/24/2015 [TMZ]
5. Ariana Grande Issues Important Feminist Manifesto, June 8, 2015 [Vanity Fair]
6. ARIANA GRANDE Tongues New BF [Ricky Alvarez] ... AND AN INNOCENT DONUT!!, 07/07/2015 [TMZ]
7. Ariana Grande faces California police inquiry over doughnut-licking incident, July 9, 2015 [The Guardian]
8. Twitter Slams Wendy Williams After Ariana Grande Body-Shaming Comments, Prompts Hashtag #CancelWendyWilliams, 08/14/2015 [E!]
9. Ariana Grande Speaks Out About Body-Shaming After Being Compared to Ariel Winter, November 2, 2015 [People]
10. Ariana Grande Blasts DJs for Sexist Questions: ‘You Need a Little Brushing Up on Equality’ 11/03/2015, [Billboard]
11. Ariana Grande spent this entire interview educating these lowkey sexist and homophobic interviewers! [Youtube]
12. Billboard Cover: Ariana Grande on Defending Female Pop Stars and Staying Away From Drama [05/19/2016] [Billboard]
13. Ariana Grande Had a White House Performance Turned Down After Donut-Licking Incident, 07/22/2016 [Billboard]
14. Mac Miller on How His Friendship with Ariana Grande Evolved Into More: 'Everything Just Happened Organically', 09/16/2016 [People]
15. Ariana Grande shuts down Ryan Seacrest's probing questions 09/16/2016 [Mashable]
16. Ariana Grande Ple...

Au revoir girls and gays! As we send ourselves off for the next month, we thought we’d end season 2 with a bang. We talk Martha Stewart and GOOP, The Jonas Brother and a pro-Trump Evangelical Church, A$AP Rocky’s imprisonment and what it means for Kim Kardashian, Buzzfeed’s unionization, Norte Dame updates, FaceApp and facial recognition technology, and Queer Eye’s continued effort to capitalize America’s most vulnerable population! Stay tuned this Thursday for the final part in our Hillsong mini-series, and next week’s listener-letter happy hour!

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

Do you have a tip for us? Got some hot gossip? Need to get any questions off your chest? Call our hotline at Call 1-810-EAT-FREE (1-810-328-3733) or send us an email at [email protected]!

Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram.
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram.

Main - Article Links:

• The Jonas Brothers’ Dad Is Teaming Up With A Conservative Evangelical University (Huffington Post)
• The lesson from the ruins of Notre Dame: don’t rely on billionaires (Gaurdian)
• We Found Out What Actually Happens To Your Data When You Upload It To FaceApp (BuzzFeedNews)
• Here’s where the US government is using facial recognition technology to surveil Americans (Vox/Recode)
• BuzzFeed Agrees to Recognize Union After Monthslong Standoff (Bloomberg)
• Martha Stewart praises Gwyneth Paltrow for taking on the lifestyle industry: 'There's plenty of room for plenty of people with good advice' (Daily Mail)
• Taylor Swift fans rip Kamala Harris over fundraiser at Scooter Braun’s house (Daily Mail/Page Six)
• A$AP Rocky Facing 'Backlash' From Swedish Authorities, Following Kim Kardashian and Donald Trump's Intervention (Jezebel)
• BuzzFeed Agrees to Recognize Union After Monthslong Standoff (Bloomberg)
• Why 'Queer Eye' Is So Good at Shifting Product (Business of Fashion)

What is Big Pharma doing with social media influencers? What exactly is #FreeBritney? Why is Charlize Theron doing A DailyMail exclusive about her trans daughter? Who is anti-gay congressman Aaron Shock and why did he abuse government funds to build a ‘Downton Abbey’ themed office? Will Nicki Minaj ever stop working with sexual abusers? Joan and Matt sped 120mph out of the Los Angeles Valley, still hungover from their Vanderpump Bar Crawl to catchup on all the latest hot-garbage coming out of the internet this week.

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, [email protected].
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Article Links (Main):

• What is #FreeBritney? (Insider)
• Protest Outside City Hall (ET)
• LuAnne De Lesseps #FreeBritney (Instagram)
• Former GOP Congressman Aaron Schock Spotted By Multiple People to be Making Out With Man At Coachella (Queerty)
• Editorial: The Downfall of Aaron Schock: Greed and Ego (Chicago Tribune)
• Aaron Shock Redecoration (Washington Post)
• Chris Brown and Nicki Minaj to Tour Together This [Summer] (Variety)

Joan and Matt cover a wide range of controversial issues from the last week regarding ‘pinkwashing’, capitalism, LGBT ‘allies’, and even YouTube drama, it’s a perfect way to kickoff pride month! We cover Jeffree Star working with Shane Dawson, Budweiser’s corporate presence at London Pride, fake Harvard degrees for celebrities, film crews protesting Georgia abortion-rights, Tony Robbins’ recent book deal, and much more! Strap in, and prepare for this week’s part-two special on our Instagram diet/GOOP coverage, it’ll be a doozy!

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, [email protected].
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• Jeffree Star Enlists Shane Dawson to Cause Drama Weeks After Claiming He Was 'Done With Drama'
• Ciara, Chip and Joanna Gaines, and Kevin Love Pretend They Graduated From Harvarderi (The Blast)
• Taylor Swift Pleads With Tennessee Senator to Support Equality Act in Open Letter (The Blast)
• College admissions money was for CHARITY and not a bribe, say lawyers for parents including Lori Loughlin, as ex-USC women's soccer coach agrees to cooperate with prosecutors after pleading guilty in the cheating scandal (Daily Mail)
• How Benjamin Wadsworth proposed to Stella Maeve (Daily Mail)
• Celebrity LGBT Allies (US Magazine)
• Pride Month Cancelled! (Budweiser UK)
• Film Crews Not Leaving Georgia Anytime Soon (Washington Post)
• Tony Robbins’ Book Scrapped By Publishers (Buzzfeed)

Hosts this week recover from last week’s beauty-guru drama to talk about the different ways corporations are ruining our lives (again!) We talk de-platforming Alyssa Milano, Burger King’s ‘mental-health inspired’ un-happy meals, Amazon’s hyper-exploitative employee-only video games, updates and new music from ‘The Curvy Wife Guy’, Uber’s secret plan to takeover public transit, Kanye’s (re)uprising of MAGA support, an update on James Charles, and much more! Tune in later this week for the debut of our deep-dive on instagram diets and the ridiculous vitamins they shill for profit, it’s gonna be a ride girls!

Eating For Free is a bi-weekly gossip podcast reporting from the edge of the internet! We're a new wave of celebrity reporters at a time when pop culture is increasingly chaotic and media lacks the ability or moral direction to make sense of this capitalist nightmare!

Become a Patreon backer for exclusive access to weekly bonus episodes and more! You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. For behind-the-scenes gossip and access, join our exclusive Facebook group: Girls & Gays (G.A.G.S.)!

Do you have a tip for us? Want to leave some feedback? Need to get any questions off your chest? Send us an email at [email protected]!

• Joan Summers: Twitter, Instagram, [email protected].
• Matthew Lawson: Twitter, Instagram

Links:

• ‘MissionRacer’: How Amazon Turned The Tedium Of Warehouse Work Into A Game (Washington Post)
• Uber’s Secret Plan to Takeover Public Transit (48 Hills)
• Spending Two Days With Curvy Wife Guy (Vox)
• Olivia Jade Allegedly Knew Aunt Becky Bribed Her Way Into USC, After All (Jezebel)
• Burger King’s Answer to Slut-Shaming Is Like a Happy Meal, but Sad (Eater) - Video
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• Kanye West defends Trump supporters on Letterman show
• Harvey Weinstein accusers could get less than $60K each in settlement
• Olivia Jade Allegedly Knew Aunt Becky Bribed Her Way Into USC, After All (Jezebel)