What Does Buzzfeed Love More: Union Busting or Unpaid Labor?
04/30/19 • 56 min
What’s Tana Mongeau of Notorious ‘Tanacon’ up to? What has pop-culture critics up in a tizzy? Will BuzzFeed’s CEO ever allow his writers to unionize? Why is the Amazon-owned bluetooth-enabled doorbell company selling their user’s security camera footage? Who at Walmart decided to incorporate themselves into branded television content? Why does Gwyneth Paltrow continue to lie? All that and more on this week’s pop culture roundup, plus a very special announcement from Joan!
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!
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Article Links
- What is Going on With Critics This Week? (TheRinger)
- BuzzFeed CEO Remains An Asshole (Wendy Lee, LA Times)
- Abigail Disney Protest Bob Iger and Her Inherited Wealth (The Guardian)
- Amazon-Owned Company “Ring” Wants To Start Producing Crime-News Content (Joshua Benton, Niemanlab)
- Gwyneth Paltrow Claims She’s The Victim of An Alleged Skiing Accident (E! Online)
- Martha Stewart had no clue who Chip and Joanna Gaines are (Page Six)
- Yikes! Tana Mongeau Gets Slammed for Offering Makeup Artists ‘Promo’ Instead of Money (J-14)
- Naomi Campbell does not know who Kim Kardashian is (VIDEO) (Entertainment Tonight)
- Walmart's Plan to Decimate Netflix Is Reportedly 'Shoppable Content' (Gizmodo)
- It's Only A Matter of Time Before Everyone Is An Influencer
- Natalie Portman explains how her veganism relates to women's issues: 'We're exploiting female bodies'
What’s Tana Mongeau of Notorious ‘Tanacon’ up to? What has pop-culture critics up in a tizzy? Will BuzzFeed’s CEO ever allow his writers to unionize? Why is the Amazon-owned bluetooth-enabled doorbell company selling their user’s security camera footage? Who at Walmart decided to incorporate themselves into branded television content? Why does Gwyneth Paltrow continue to lie? All that and more on this week’s pop culture roundup, plus a very special announcement from Joan!
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
- What is Going on With Critics This Week? (TheRinger)
- BuzzFeed CEO Remains An Asshole (Wendy Lee, LA Times)
- Abigail Disney Protest Bob Iger and Her Inherited Wealth (The Guardian)
- Amazon-Owned Company “Ring” Wants To Start Producing Crime-News Content (Joshua Benton, Niemanlab)
- Gwyneth Paltrow Claims She’s The Victim of An Alleged Skiing Accident (E! Online)
- Martha Stewart had no clue who Chip and Joanna Gaines are (Page Six)
- Yikes! Tana Mongeau Gets Slammed for Offering Makeup Artists ‘Promo’ Instead of Money (J-14)
- Naomi Campbell does not know who Kim Kardashian is (VIDEO) (Entertainment Tonight)
- Walmart's Plan to Decimate Netflix Is Reportedly 'Shoppable Content' (Gizmodo)
- It's Only A Matter of Time Before Everyone Is An Influencer
- Natalie Portman explains how her veganism relates to women's issues: 'We're exploiting female bodies'
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Fixer Upper Transformed Waco, Texas Into An Instagram-able Capitalist Nightmare
What happens when two reality television stars turn a former cult stronghold and out of the way Texas town into a mecca for the Instagram obsessed, Christian millennial? How have Chip & Joanna Gaines' Fixer Upper empire, rebranded as Magnolia, changed the landscape of the American tourist industry? What does the future hold for the ravaged town of Waco as taxes rise, housing prices skyrocket, and their local industries cater to out of town investment bankers? We investigate!
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:
- My Tortured Relationship With the HGTV Show Fixer Upper (Jezebel)
- “Fixer Upper” Is Over, But Waco’s Transformation Is Just Beginning (Anne Helen Petersen, BuzzFeed)
- 'Fixer Upper' shotgun house listed for almost $1 million (Waco Tribune)
- Waco, Reborn (Paige Skinner, NYT)
- I Went to Waco and Stayed in a 'Fixer Upper' House, and I Don't Get the Appeal (Dallas Obverver)
- The Standoff in Waco (Texas Observer)
- Waco council takes aim at racial disparities, gentrification (Waco Tribune)
- HOPING FOR HOMES: Poor priced out of Waco's hot housing market, nonprofit officials say (Waco Tribune)
- What That 'Fixer Upper' Car Crash Says About Waco & Your Favorite HGTV Show (Country Living)
- Waco: Neighborhood meeting on development gets heated (KWTX)
- 'Fixer Upper' effect: Waco's economy benefits from Chip and Joanna Gaines lifestyle empire (USA Today)
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Listener Letter Happy Hour: Gay Communists, Jojo Siwa, and Spotify-core!
It’s time for listener letters! We start with our favorite communist book recommendations,, turn towards a follow-up on the Noodles and Beef story, and bring up the historical significance of “shotgun” homes from the Fixer Upper deep-dive. We then cover JoJo Siwa sightings, clarification on the Korean Pop controversy, our Zodiac sings and the charts of the most famous celebs, biases on our coverage, the concept of “Netflix-Core”, and a blind item from Norway!
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
Literature Mentioned:
- Romance of American Communism by Vivian Gornick
- Kids These days by Malcolm Harris
- Commune Magazine
- The Dispossessed by Ursula Le Guin
- Author - Noam Chomsky
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