<p>We’re back in the&nbsp;<em>Problematic Gazette </em>saddle — no plan, no structure, just vibes (and mild chaos). This week, we kick off by comparing ailments like it’s an Olympic sport: one of us is fresh off a greatest hits run of gastroenteritis, a colitis flare,&nbsp;<em>and</em>&nbsp;recent COVID (thriving!), while the other is living vicariously through a husband who’s just attended a very hush-hush celebrity wedding 👀</p><p>From there, we spiral — naturally — into TV chat. We debrief the&nbsp;<em>The Apprentice UK</em>&nbsp;final, confess our soft spot for&nbsp;<em>Race Across the World</em>, and get genuinely giddy over&nbsp;<em>Madonna</em>&nbsp;teasing <em>Confessions 2</em>&nbsp;(Coachella rumors! a possible sample! we’re unwell).</p><p>There’s also pre-holiday anxiety as we eye our upcoming Dubrovnik trip while nervously refreshing headlines about a looming jet fuel shortage — what could possibly go wrong?</p><p>On the telly front, we’re dipping into&nbsp;<em>Things You Should Have Done</em>, celebrating the return of&nbsp;<em>Taskmaster</em>, checking in on&nbsp;<em>Rivals</em>&nbsp;season two, and gently mourning&nbsp;<em>Only Murders in the Building</em>&nbsp;losing its way a bit.</p><p>Elsewhere, we get unexpectedly academic about the decline of late-era&nbsp;<em>Carry On films</em>, name-drop the diaries of&nbsp;<em>Kenneth Williams</em>, and issue a heartfelt apology for out lost episode (Riverside, we will never forgive you).</p><p>We round things off with a quick dip into the exhausting whirlpool of MAGA/<em>Donald Trump</em>-adjacent chaos, reflect on our collective doomscrolling fatigue and — as ever — plug where you can find us next.</p><p>Come for the chat, stay for the spirals.</p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/theproblematicgaze" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Click here to follow us on all our socials</a></p><br><p>Don't forget to hit that FOLLOW button to get every episode of The Problematic Gaze downloaded and ready to listen!</p><br><p>Please leave us a review wherever you get your podcasts. They really help to spread the word of The Problematic Gaze.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">And if our fellow Gazers want to comment on what they've heard in our episodes, or to suggest future topics, please email us at [email protected]. We love hearing from you!</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>