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The Guilty Feminist, aka Deborah Frances-White, is on the show this week and we couldn’t be more excited! In this fascinating chat with the OG podcasting queen, we get into everything from whether feminism is currently on the defensive in mainstream culture and the eroding of women's rights, to the rise of the manosphere, ‘brocasters’ and her thoughts on Steven Bartlett. Plus: the threat of Christian nationalism, dating apps, identity politics and Deborah’s culture recs! You can buy Deborah’s book Six Conversations We're Scared to Have: How to Change Minds, Including Your Own here. Deborah's IG: @theguiltyfeministGet our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon!  patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.comTry the adaptagenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]/ reviews: Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Susan FaludiFeminism on the defensive in the mainstream culture, The iPaper Money, Lies, and God: Inside The Movement To Destroy American Democracy, Katherine Stewart The Conspiracists, in cinemasManhunt, Apple TVStalked (podcast)  All British Comedy Explained (podcast) ROAD TO GILEAD: Fascism with Desiree Burch and Professor Roger Griffin, Guilty Feminism In The Print, King’s Head Theatre . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dua Lipa and Britney Spears have been embroiled in very different legal dramas this week, so we’re breaking down exactly what’s going on with both. Kris Jenner has been raving about peptides – but what actually are these supplements and why are celebs and biohackers alike so obsessed? Plus: the tragic passing of reality TV star Jake Hall and the so-called “TOWIE curse”, those Sarah Ferguson and P Diddy romance rumours, Amandaland series two and gossip from the set of Rivals, from Alex Hassell’s prosthetic penis fitting to Danny Dyer’s return as Britain’s most unlikely heartthrob. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon!  patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.comTry the adaptagenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]/ reviews: But First, Dinner, Eleanor Steafel Amandaland s2, BBC iPlayerLegends, Netflix All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now, Ruby TandohBritney Spears Embraces ‘Spiritual Journey’ After Pleading Guilty to Reckless Driving: ‘All a Blessing in Disguise,’ Singer Says, PeopleAlex Hassell: ‘On Rivals we’re all filthy with each other’, The Times ‘Men are so frightened of being too cuddly or affectionate’: Danny Dyer on going from hardman to heart-throb in Rivals, Guardian Kris Jenner Is a Peptides Devotee, Too, The Cut Why Are People Injecting Themselves with Peptides? The New Yorker What are peptides, are they safe and is there evidence to back up the hype? Guardian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Devil Wears Prada 2 is out and so ofc we had to review it on today’s show! From how the sequel compares to the 2006 cult classic to Vogue’s piggy-backing of the promo cycle, we’re diving into its very timely depiction of billionaire influence over fashion and the decline of glossy magazines – arriving in the exact same week the Met Gala faced backlash over its Bezos ties. Like Miranda Priestly, does Anna Wintour have a master plan? Plus: the return of The Celebrity Traitors, Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled out of court and our thoughts on Matthew Rhys’ hit new comedy horror Widow’s Bay. Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon!  patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.comTry the adaptagenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Recs/ reviews:Widow’s Bay, AppleTVDTF St Louis, Now TVShould I Marry a Murderer, NetflixWhy the Bezos-backed Met Gala is so controversial, Today In FocusThe Devil Wears Prada 2, in cinemas nowThe Devil Wears Prada 2' Filmmakers on How They Nailed the Fall of Fashion Magazines, Back Row with Amy OdellMeryl Streep and Anna Wintour on Power, Fashion, and Acting the Part, Vogue The Devil Wears Prada 2 Is A Love Letter To Female Ambition, Grazia The Real-Life “Emily” From ’The Devil Wears Prada’ Publicly Reveals Her Identity Decades After Film, Hollywood ReporterExclusive: Leslie Fremar on Being the Real Emily In 'The Devil Wears Prada', The Run-Through with VogueLife After 'The Devil Wears Prada', Vogue . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Baby Reindeer creator Richard Gadd is back with a divisive new series about toxic masculinity: should Half Man be mandatory viewing for men or is it just trauma porn? Also on the show: Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz seem to be engaged, what the explosive I’m a Celeb live show fallout says about reality TV and the Bloomberg expose into Alex Cooper’s company. Plus, Dan Levy’s new crime comedy, Netflix thriller Unchosen and a look at some of the creepiest real-life British cults. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes and ad-free listening patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Recs / reviews: Strangers, Belle Burden Big Mistakes, Netflix Unchosen, Netflix Transmissions From JonestownInside Alex Cooper’s Unwell: Tears, Screaming and Employees Looking for the Exit, BloombergI Read Russell Brand's Unreadable New Book, For My Sins, New StatesmanHalf Man, NetflixHalf Man review – more brave, brutal, blazing TV from the maker of Baby Reindeer, GuardianHalf Man Is Masochism at Its Absolute Worst, Esquire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

OnlyFans, motherhood and sex work are in the spotlight this week as one of our fave novels, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, gets an Apple TV+ adaptation starring Elle Fanning. Also on the show: the murder charges against alt-singer D4vd dominating the pop culture news cycle, a first look at the new Kate Moss biopic, Zayn Malik allegedly punching Louis Tomlinson and the Gen Z vs millennial divide at the heart of Carey Mulligan's season of Beef. Join us on Patreon for our oversharing bonus and ad free eps! patreon.com/straightuppodcastGet 15% off our fave eSim with the code straightup at saily.com/straightupShop our go-to canned wine from 100% organic Sicilian wine company Vinca at vincawine.comFollow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppodFind us on YouTube @straightupmediapodEmail at ⁠⁠[email protected]⁠Recs/ reviewsBeef S2, NetflixHow a Gold House Dinner Helped ‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin Land Season 2 Star Charles Melton, Hollywood ReporterI Love My Husband (Who Hates Me), The CutD4vd charged with first-degree murder over death of teenage girl, BBCMoss & Freud trailerKate meets Lucian and they get on brilliantly with absolutely no funny business at all, GuardianMargo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TVElle Fanning comedy drama about OnlyFans and motherhood is five-star TV, Independent Margo’s Got Money Troubles actually gets OnlyFans right, GQ ONLYFANS: Bonnie Blue, sex stunts and the rise of the porn 'influencer'Behind the Scenes With Sophie Rain, the Clean Queen of the Dirty Internet, GQ. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.