Dearest Gentle Listeners, As the season comes to an end, so does our extended review of Colin Bridgerton's and Penelope Featherington's friends-to-lovers romance. While we do carry official membership cards for the Nicola Coughlan Perfect Breast Fan Club, we are not sure the complete Polin love story matches the entirety of Nicola's energy. Did the workers at Netflix do enough to make us forget about the worst release schedule ever designed? How loud did we scream at the volume of queerness? Reg...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 31 min
Hello one and all, welcome to another episode of Everyone and Their Sister. We're your humble hosts Brennan, Lee and Mulligan. With us, as always, are our lovely intrepid heroes. Say hi, Intrepid Heroes! In case you can't tell, we are huge fans of Dropout TV here at EATS today, with our fellow Intrepid Hero, Ardo, we investigate the successes and failures of streaming platforms past (and present) in part two of our two-part journalistic series: The Good and Bad of the YouTube to Streaming Platfo...
Jun 11, 2024•1 hr 44 min•Ep. 110
Get out your credit card details because another free YouTube channel just launched their own Netflix. This week the sisters, and special guest Ardo, do a deeper dive than ever before into what's going on at Watcher, Try Guys/2nd Try, Dropout, Nebula, Sidemen, and more. With Netflix, Amazon and Disney all in a race to ruin streaming content the most, is there room for all your favourite free channels to be asking for your attention AND your money? Or is the closure of early streamer Roosterteeth...
Jun 04, 2024•1 hr 25 min
Fellow Sisters of the Ton, find the illustrious members of EATS returned to their desks, ready to discuss and review the first course of the third season of Bridgerton, the budding romance between Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington, and the many, many, many other scandals sparking this season. What, we wonder, can be expected of their response? Will we be surprised with a glowing endorsement of the season, a diamond selected from the offerings, or will we find another scathing indictmen...
May 21, 2024•1 hr 25 min•Ep. 108
Does a romance novel need to end in a Happily Ever After ™ ? We discuss this hotly debated topic in the romance community, and how we have seen this genre convention played out in our own reading life. We are asking the hard hitting questions: What does a happily ever after even mean ? Is Happy for Now good enough? Can and should romance stay the same as publishing and the world evolves? Does genre really exist or was it a product of marketing? Books mentioned in this episode: A Hunger Like No O...
May 14, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Ep. 107
Another week, another drama in the book world. This episode we discuss the controversy of author Taylor Barten/Freydis Moon/Jupiter Wyse and their appropriation of Latinx identity to get ahead in publishing. We cover the unravelling of their fake identity and the masterclass Elle Porter has shown in receipt documentation. Sources: With Cindy Video: https://youtu.be/9PnXKQt-pBY?si=Wy2gCpwC0u9_6gBG Elle Porter Doc: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1VDvDujeoisTBddhXYaWGi-8V0EUdFZ5Uc00f4tnWpSY/edi...
Apr 30, 2024•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 106
In a rare remix, this week we once again dive into special edition based book cover drama. As long as there's no end to publishing cash grabs, we'll still have content! Join us in defence of cover artists as we discuss all the ways companies failed designers, authors, their employees, third-party licensing agreements and more. It's an anti-capitalist break down of the state of books as fast fashion, and we've got loads to say about it. Mainly, don't buy covers you don't like!
Apr 02, 2024•1 hr 30 min•Ep. 105
There are some things we need to get off our chests! This week we are discussing the deranged films: They/Them, Beautiful Disaster and Saltburn. Steph breaks down the cover controversy of the SteamyLit edition of Bride by Ali Hazelwood and we discuss the epidemic of illustrated covers in romance.
Mar 12, 2024•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 104
Why did we have to go and make things so complicated? This episode we discuss the big issues that are currently causing us inner turmoil, and they are as follows: Sounds Like a Cult Podcast Most Ardently by Gabe Cole Novoa Face Jam from Rooster Teeth When and why should you stop listening to a podcast? What constitutes a good remake? What does artistic freedom really mean? Do white men with podcasts deserve rights? These are the questions we are asking and as always, not answering. You can read ...
Feb 27, 2024•48 min•Ep. 103
We are back from the brink and discussing our favourite finds of 2023. Steph once again reaches a new level of nerd with her pick, Blue Eye Samuari. Nat is obsessed with They Cloned Tyrone and perhaps the only person who has seen it? And Cristina is begging for an affiliate link with her love and adoration of Dimension 20.
Feb 13, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Ep. 102
This week Cristina, Nat and Stephanie run through their failed 100th episode idea, and throw in a round up of notable books they read during one specific week this summer. Exciting. It's the perfect time to load up your not-goodreads book tracking alternative (we're fans of The Storygraph personally) and get ready to grow your TBR even more. Join them at the end for a brief chat on how horny teen movies are nowadays (jealous) and a little dash of what we're looking forward to coming up.
Aug 29, 2023•31 min•Ep. 101
This is an episode like no other...in that, we literally talk about our past 99 episodes—where we started, how we got here, why we aren't joyous people anymore, and where we wanna be. Lookin' out for that sponsor or advertiser always. This one is for all our baby gorls and churrrrrls who have stuck with us for the last five years. And if you're new here, well then we're sorry for this reminiscent nonsense, but it will give you a great idea of the episodes to avoid and which ones to prioritize. T...
Aug 15, 2023•45 min•Ep. 100
We go back to our roots while answering the Controversial Book Tag created and popularized by Booktube. We discuss love triangles, flashbacks, friends to lovers, enemies to lovers and of course Adam Driver.
Aug 08, 2023•38 min•Ep. 99
This week we definitely haven’t run out of ideas as we dive into the Freakout Tag courtesy of BookTube. Steph talks through her rarely given 5 star reads, Nat chats through the perils of judging a book by it’s cover without reading the description, Cristina looks forward to the latest Chuck Tingle, and every single one of us have massive book disappointments we get into it. Join us for the highs, the lows, and the 10 minute aside about Adam Driver.
Aug 01, 2023•1 hr•Ep. 98
This week Cristina and Nat use any excuse to pretentiously talk about attending TIFF by forcing Steph to watch The Blackening so we can review it. Normally we’d summarize a little of what we get into here, but actually we just talk about how much we loved it for about 30 minutes, So if you’re reading this now, just go ahead and rent it now, and come back to listen when you’re done, because you’ll also want to just spend some time revelling in how good it really is.
Jul 25, 2023•35 min•Ep. 97
Come join us in our Barbie World! In anticipation of the new Barbie movie, we are talking about books that will get you in the Barbie mood. We are of course talking romance in all genres: paranormal, contemporary, fantasy, and YA. Was Steph completely unhinged in her picks? Let us know, she’s just Steph. Books Mentioned: Emily Wilde’s Encyclopedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett Sweet Ruin by Kresley Cole Rebel Belle by Rachel Hawkins [Redacted] Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake T...
Jul 18, 2023•40 min•Ep. 96
This week we examine the depths of some of the most "we're not sure" television shows to try to understand if they're actually good, or do we just have bad taste? Join us in dissecting Emily In Paris (spoiler alert, this one is just bad), Daisy Jones and The Six, The Endgame (yeah, we've never heard of it either), Evil and The Society. We may never have an answer to the question "Is it actually good?" but we certainly have the opinions to spend an hour talking to ourselves about it.
Jul 11, 2023•57 min•Ep. 95
It's the spiritual sequel to our Wet Hot Erotic Summer, heaux! This week we set out to talk about books we recommend for reading on vacation and our anticipated summer releases, but mostly fail as we devolve into FinDom Grumpy Sunshine Erotica, Monster and Gargoyle Fucking and a solid 15 minutes on the intricacies of magical balloon people's mate-seeking inflatable genitals. It's a slippery slope from light-hearted romcoms to wherever the hell we ended up (begging HarperCollins, Avon and Tor to ...
Jul 04, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Merlin (TV), Superman - All Media Types, Teen Wolf (TV) Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Reylo, Rey/Kylo Ren, Online Dating, Trope Subversion, Praise Kink, The Author Makes Bad Life Choices, Alpha/Omega, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon, Canon Compliant, Fix-It, Happy Ending, Friends to Lovers, Slow Burn, Sharing a Bed, Mutual Pining, Canon Related, Fluff and Smut, Sexual Content, Omegaverse, Fated Mates, Derek Hale/Stiles Stilinski, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergenc...
Jun 27, 2023•56 min•Ep. 93
Whether you hated or loved season 3 of Ted Lasso, you probably need to listen in on how we would've rewritten this season like we're scriptwriting experts or something. And we are. We would've made that throuple happen. And that's the only thing that matters. Roy x Keely x Jamie 4ever!
Jun 20, 2023•56 min•Season 9Ep. 92
Oh sisters. Hold onto your mental health, because this week we're pulling up as armchair therapists. That's right, we're talking about the good, the bad and the unending cringe of Netflix's latest addition to their reality show universe. We dive deep into why everyone who would agree to to do this needs to be single and in therapy, make wild accusations that can only come from highly edited producer interference, and of course, fall deeper and deeper in love with Mal. Join us on this journey of ...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 9Ep. 91
The world might be ending, but this podcast isn't. We never left. Join Cristina, Nat and Steph this week as they deconstruct the latest in pandemic apocalyptic media with a review of HBO's The Last of Us , based on the 2013 Naughty Dog game of the same name. Delve into an unnecessary amount of information on changes from the game, potential spoilers for season 2, and the statement of fact that while Joel may not be a hero, Pedro Pascal will always be the hero of our hearts. Featuring a song from...
Jun 06, 2023•52 min•Ep. 90
Dear listeners, this episode is sure to be the talk of the ton! Your favourite gossip mongers are all ablaze about Queen Charlotte, Lady Danbury and the emotional turmoil caused by right hands, Brimsley and Reynolds. Join us as we ask the most important questions on everyone's minds: When will Season 3 of Bridgerton be released? Will we get anymore queer storylines? And most importantly, how did the Queen and King not make a single hot son out of 17 children? And remember Sisters, we're not back...
May 30, 2023•52 min•Season 9Ep. 89
Attention Dear Listeners, The social season is back upon us and we are ready with our season 2 review! In this episode, Nat breaks downs the Bollywood easter eggs she found in this season, Cristina fantasies about the unmet potential of Lady Whistledown/Penelope and Steph goes feral for Anthony Bridgerton.
Mar 29, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 9Ep. 88
AKA "we're all cons here": this is the episode where we break the wall between our perceived realities and what is actually happening in the world. WE ARE ALL CONNING EACH OTHER. Since the influx of specials on Netflix, Hulu, Disney+ and more, we figured we'd take a bit of a dive into the cons and scams that are being talked about. Strap in for a wild ride, because maybe we feature half our listener base this episode to replace Steph. Or maybe Chenise and Marina conned their way onto the podcast...
Mar 23, 2022•1 hr 35 min•Season 9Ep. 87
Join us (or don't) as we talk about our sadly common toxic media consumption traits. But then continue to journey to our actually toxic personality traits. This episode doesn't need much of an intro, because much like our toxic traits, we dive in with no abandon, but tons of shame and guilt. We talked about the problems with police procedurals a lot in this episode, so here are a few articles that are good to check out or be aware of before you also embark on a 21-season binge of Law and Order S...
Mar 01, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 9Ep. 86
Clothes maketh the man. This week Cristina, Nat and Steph all gag over the greatest and most iconic costumes put to film. Cristina embraces her love for Cinderella's ball gown, Nat bleeds gold for Bajirao Mastani and Steph talks imprinting and what it means to be a working woman in her eyes. Suit up folks!
Feb 15, 2022•53 min•Season 9Ep. 85
Somewhere...someone...is made for you. Or so we're told in a tagline we will not forget. In this extra erratic and colourful episode, Nat takes Steph and Cristina on a journey into one of the most iconic Bollywood films from their childhood. There's lipsyncing, there's dancing, there's really melodramatic acting, a nonsensical love story, and best of all it's NOT Mamma Mia. Join us as we watch and discuss the Yash Chopra classic, Dil To Pagal Hai . Reference List: Devdas Queen Dilwale Dulhania L...
Feb 08, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 84
A reality TV episode in podcast-form that follows some of the least affluent women in audio, as they enjoy watching others' lavish lifestyles, people being terrible and exploitative and competing for non-prizes. Throughout the episode, these HouseGuests carefully lay out what trash TV really encompasses, and how all reality TV is carefully constructed and scripted, in spite of the unpredictable moments. Put on your muumuus, house slippers, and get out your delicious spread while you feast on wha...
Feb 01, 2022•45 min•Season 9Ep. 83
Put away your fancy bon voyage champagne bottles because this week is all about the ships that never made it out of port. From Buffy and Vampire Diaries to Bring it On and Teen Wolf, we chat through the relationships (mostly queer) we wish TV networks weren't too cowardly to make canon. On our journey of non-romance, we make a pit stop on Incredibly Personal and Emotional Island and have a candid convo on queerness, being single intentionally, and the pressure to swipe right. Join us, Sisters, a...
Jan 25, 2022•58 min•Season 9Ep. 82
