The guilty pleasure show “Love is Blind,” may feel like a silly love/hate watch, but according to former cast members, the experience working on the show was anything but a joke. The many serious allegations made against the producers of “Love is Blind,” have highlighted serious potential violations of labor law. By speaking out in spite of the NDAs they have signed, some cast members may be about to change the way reality shows are produced forever. Joining Tess to talk through this fascinating and disturbing world is comic Giuilia Rozzi (@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/msgiuliarozzi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">msgiuliarozzi</a>)&nbsp; Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tesstifybarker</a>. Produced by Tyler Hill.&nbsp; Theme song by Rick Wood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rickw00d</a>. Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. <a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/PopMysteryPod</a> Follow Tess’s other podcasts <a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic: The Britney Spears Story</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;The guilty pleasure show “Love is Blind,” may feel like a silly love/hate watch, but according to former cast members, the experience working on the show was anything but a joke. The many serious allegations made against the producers of “Love is Blind,” have highlighted serious potential violations of labor law. By speaking out in spite of the NDAs they have signed, some cast members may be about to change the way reality shows are produced forever. Joining Tess to talk through this fascinating and disturbing world is comic Giuilia Rozzi (@&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/msgiuliarozzi/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;msgiuliarozzi&lt;/a&gt;)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@tesstifybarker&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Tyler Hill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@Rickw00d&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts &lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic: The Britney Spears Story&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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The guilty pleasure show “Love is Blind,” may feel like a silly love/hate watch, but according to former cast members, the experience working on the show was anything but a joke.

 “Love is Blind,” Being on a Reality Show is a Job (with Giulia Rozzi)

Happy Holiday week everyone! This week we’re visiting the Pop Mystery vault for a look at “Cats” an absurd show that really keeps giving. Highly recommend the movie version for that post-meal fever dream period if your Friendsgivign is cool.&nbsp; “Cats” is a musical so ridiculous that it often drives people to anger. So why has this absurd show made so much money, and how does it keep taunting us all with its reemergence into culture? Jellicle journalist, comic, and pop culture junkie Tess Barker is on the case.&nbsp; Featuring interviews with actress <a href="https://www.instagram.com/sweetford/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sara Jean Ford </a>(On Broadway:&nbsp; “Phantom of the Opera; “Finian’s Rainbow;” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;”&nbsp; “Cats:” ) and musicologist and dramaturg <a href="https://tdps.yale.edu/people/lynda-paul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dr. Lynda Paul</a> (professor, Yale University; PhD music history/ethnomusicology/performance studies).&nbsp; Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter,</a> <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill. Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d. Abigail Keel was a consulting producer on this episode.&nbsp; Special thanks to voice actors <a href="https://www.instagram.com/seantgreen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sean Green</a> and <a href="https://www.instagram.com/babs_gray/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Babs Gray.</a>&nbsp; Clearance Counsel is&nbsp; Dale Nelson and Jacqueline Swett at Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod Follow Tess’s other podcasts<a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;Happy Holiday week everyone! This week we’re visiting the Pop Mystery vault for a look at “Cats” an absurd show that really keeps giving. Highly recommend the movie version for that post-meal fever dream period if your Friendsgivign is cool.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;“Cats” is a musical so ridiculous that it often drives people to anger. So why has this absurd show made so much money, and how does it keep taunting us all with its reemergence into culture? Jellicle journalist, comic, and pop culture junkie Tess Barker is on the case.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Featuring interviews with actress &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/sweetford/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sara Jean Ford &lt;/a&gt;(On Broadway:&amp;nbsp; “Phantom of the Opera; “Finian’s Rainbow;” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;”&amp;nbsp; “Cats:” ) and musicologist and dramaturg &lt;a href="https://tdps.yale.edu/people/lynda-paul" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Dr. Lynda Paul&lt;/a&gt; (professor, Yale University; PhD music history/ethnomusicology/performance studies).&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter,&lt;/a&gt; &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Abigail Keel was a consulting producer on this episode.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Special thanks to voice actors &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/seantgreen/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sean Green&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/babs_gray/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Babs Gray.&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Clearance Counsel is&amp;nbsp; Dale Nelson and Jacqueline Swett at Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts&lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Happy Holiday week everyone! This week we’re visiting the Pop Mystery vault for a look at “Cats” an absurd show that really keeps giving. Highly recommend the movie version for that post-meal fever dream period if your Friendsgivign is cool. 




“Cats” is a musical so ridiculous that it often drives people to anger. So why has this absurd show made so much money, and how does it keep taunting us all with its reemergence into culture? Jellicle journalist, comic, and pop culture junkie Tess Barker is on the case. 




Featuring interviews with actress Sara Jean Ford (On Broadway:  “Phantom of the Opera; “Finian’s Rainbow;” “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying;”  “Cats:” ) and musicologist and dramaturg Dr. Lynda Paul (professor, Yale University; PhD music history/ethnomusicology/performance studies). 




Follow Pop Mystery Pod on Twitter, Instagram, and TikTok @popmysterypod 




Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker @tesstifybarker. Produced by Tyler Hill.




Theme song by Rick Wood @Rickw00d.




Abigail Keel was a consulting producer on this episode. 




Special thanks to voice actors Sean Green and Babs Gray. 




Clearance Counsel is  Dale Nelson and Jacqueline Swett at Donaldson Callif Perez, LLP




Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. patreon.com/PopMysteryPod




Follow Tess’s other podcasts Lady to Lady and Toxic wherever you get your pods. 




Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show! 







See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

(Reprise) “Cats”: Crime of the Century? 

Bruno Mars is one of the most prolific pop artists of our time. Is he also one of our most degenerate gamblers? Joining Tess to assess the veracity of rumors that Bruno Mars has amassed 50 million dollars in gambling debt that he’s having to perform indefinitely to pay off is Sean Green (<a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/031UqeALKFtUhHNZ9QuvkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">SGPN</a>), host of the <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-gambling-podcast/id464722938" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Sports Gambling Podcast</a>. (And…huge credit…Tess’ husband!)&nbsp; <a href="https://www.gq.com/story/bruno-mars-interview-gq-april-2013" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Read the GQ article “The Mars Expedition” by Chris Heath&nbsp;</a> Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tesstifybarker</a>. Produced by Tyler Hill.&nbsp; Theme song by Rick Wood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rickw00d</a>. Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. <a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/PopMysteryPod</a> Follow Tess’s other podcasts <a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic: The Britney Spears Story</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;Bruno Mars is one of the most prolific pop artists of our time. Is he also one of our most degenerate gamblers? Joining Tess to assess the veracity of rumors that Bruno Mars has amassed 50 million dollars in gambling debt that he’s having to perform indefinitely to pay off is Sean Green (&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/031UqeALKFtUhHNZ9QuvkG" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;SGPN&lt;/a&gt;), host of the &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-gambling-podcast/id464722938" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Sports Gambling Podcast&lt;/a&gt;. (And…huge credit…Tess’ husband!)&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.gq.com/story/bruno-mars-interview-gq-april-2013" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Read the GQ article “The Mars Expedition” by Chris Heath&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@tesstifybarker&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Tyler Hill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@Rickw00d&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts &lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic: The Britney Spears Story&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Bruno Mars is one of the most prolific pop artists of our time. Is he also one of our most degenerate gamblers?

Bruno Mars is Maybe Stuck in Vegas Forever (with Sean Green)

AI “actor” Tilly Norwood made divisive headlines when it was announced that major agencies were circling up to sign the ingenue-looking robot. Norwood’s arrival to the scene presents a number of existential questions. This new technology also offers a window into the ways beauty standards will be further shifting in Hollywood. Joining Tess to talk through the implications of AI actors is artist Gretchen Andrew(@<a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenandrew/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">gretchenandrew</a>), whose <a href="https://www.gretchenandrew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Facetune Portraits</a> are currently showing at the Whitney.&nbsp; Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tesstifybarker</a>. Produced by Tyler Hill.&nbsp; Theme song by Rick Wood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rickw00d</a>. Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. <a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/PopMysteryPod</a> Follow Tess’s other podcasts <a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic: The Britney Spears Story</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;AI “actor” Tilly Norwood made divisive headlines when it was announced that major agencies were circling up to sign the ingenue-looking robot. Norwood’s arrival to the scene presents a number of existential questions. This new technology also offers a window into the ways beauty standards will be further shifting in Hollywood. Joining Tess to talk through the implications of AI actors is artist Gretchen Andrew(@&lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/gretchenandrew/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;gretchenandrew&lt;/a&gt;), whose &lt;a href="https://www.gretchenandrew.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Facetune Portraits&lt;/a&gt; are currently showing at the Whitney.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@tesstifybarker&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Tyler Hill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@Rickw00d&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts &lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic: The Britney Spears Story&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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AI “actor” Tilly Norwood made divisive headlines when it was announced that major agencies were circling up to sign the ingenue-looking robot. 

It Looks Like A Child: Tilly Norwood, the AI Actor (with Gretchen Andrew)

Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon&nbsp; animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows. Joining Tess to talk through the whacked out truth behind this school supplies queen is <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6WDBBmVMBXQu3mh72lZLFW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tess Bellomo</a>, co-host of the “<a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-answers-mostly/id1580439220" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Right Answers Mostly</a>” podcast.&nbsp; Watch the documentary<a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Glitter-and-Greed-The-Lisa-Frank-Story/0IV6D5TQRHPCSLIXKCUHZGDLCV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story”&nbsp;</a> Follow Pop Mystery Pod on <a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Twitter</a>, <a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Instagram</a>, and <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">TikTok</a> @popmysterypod&nbsp; Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker <a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@tesstifybarker</a>. Produced by Tyler Hill.&nbsp; Theme song by Rick Wood <a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@Rickw00d</a>. Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. <a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon.com/PopMysteryPod</a> Follow Tess’s other podcasts <a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lady to Lady</a> and <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Toxic: The Britney Spears Story</a> wherever you get your pods.&nbsp; Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&nbsp; See Privacy Policy at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy</a> and California Privacy Notice at <a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info</a>.

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 &lt;p&gt;Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon&amp;nbsp; animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows. Joining Tess to talk through the whacked out truth behind this school supplies queen is &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6WDBBmVMBXQu3mh72lZLFW" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Tess Bellomo&lt;/a&gt;, co-host of the “&lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/right-answers-mostly/id1580439220" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Right Answers Mostly&lt;/a&gt;” podcast.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Watch the documentary&lt;a href="https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Glitter-and-Greed-The-Lisa-Frank-Story/0IV6D5TQRHPCSLIXKCUHZGDLCV" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt; “Glitter and Greed: The Lisa Frank Story”&amp;nbsp;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Pop Mystery Pod on &lt;a href="https://x.com/popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Twitter&lt;/a&gt;, &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/popmysterypod/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Instagram&lt;/a&gt;, and &lt;a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@popmysterypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;TikTok&lt;/a&gt; @popmysterypod&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Pop Mystery Pod is written and produced by Tess Barker &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/tesstifybarker/?hl=en" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@tesstifybarker&lt;/a&gt;. Produced by Tyler Hill.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Theme song by Rick Wood &lt;a href="https://www.instagram.com/rickw00d/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;@Rickw00d&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Support independent pop journalism and join us on Patreon at Pop Mystery Pod. Get access to ad free episodes, bonus content, and polls about upcoming topics. &lt;a href="http://patreon.com/PopMysteryPod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;patreon.com/PopMysteryPod&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Follow Tess’s other podcasts &lt;a href="https://ladytoladycomedy.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Lady to Lady&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/toxic-the-britney-spears-story/id1565880473" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Toxic: The Britney Spears Story&lt;/a&gt; wherever you get your pods.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make sure to leave us a review! And tell a friend about the show!&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;See Privacy Policy at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy&lt;/a&gt; and California Privacy Notice at &lt;a href="https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
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Lisa Frank became an absolute 1990s icon among children with her colorful, cheerful cartoon  animals. The truth behind the Lisa Frank company, however, is anything but sunshine and rainbows.

The F**d Up World of Lisa Frank (with Tess Bellomo)


      Investigative journalist and pop culture junkie Tess Barker,  dives into the pop culture moments that have puzzled her for years. This addictive, informative and revelatory show dives features the deep research and first person reporting that helped her launch the #FreeBritney movement while co-hosting Britney's Gram. Each episode unpacks a moment in celebrity news that was misunderstood or intentionally covered up at the time. Part true crime, part comedy, part deconstructing pop culture trivia, the show shines light on the dark corners in the entertainment capital of the world.
    

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