Good Noticings

Vox Media Podcast Network

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Good Noticings is the pop culture podcast that makes you smarter. Every week, comedians Claire Parker and Ashley Hamilton dive beyond the biggest headlines with thoughtful analysis and sharp banter. Tune in for recommendations and rapid-fire reviews of all the latest fiction, music, movies, and TV alongside their signature exploration of buzzy nonfiction. New episodes drop every Wednesday. From the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Recent Episodes

OCT 21, 2026
Noticing Matthew McConaughey’s Independence, Victoria’s Secret’s Relevance, and Sally Rooney’s Book Sales
This week everything is about perspective because todays hot topics have a different look depending on your algorithm. Is the Victoria’s Secret fashion show a heroic endeavor for women or an outdated fad? Is voting Independent a waste or a viable option for the future? Is cooking a guy thing?? 13 min: Sally Rooney Took Her Books Out of the UK 22 min: Protests in France 30 min: Matthew McConaughey’s Politics 46 min: Men Who Cook 59 min: The Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show 71 min: Caps off ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk at New York Comedy Festival: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000654107ACBFBF ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ French Protests: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/whats-driving-the-french-student-protests#intcid=_the-new-yorker-homepage-bkt-a_fba0e3d4-ddff-41cd-97ae-975303bee527_cygnus-personalized https://www.cnn.com/2026/10/19/europe/france-protests-violence-wwk-intl-hnk Men Cooking: https://slate.com/life/2026/10/food-men-women-cooking-marriage-kitchen.html Matthew McConaughey: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/texas/2026/10/20/trump-to-visit-texas-for-ken-paxton-senate-race-against-james-talarico/92343240007/ https://www.instagram.com/reels/Deo1LIJxS3p/ Sally Rooney: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/14/world/europe/rooney-britain-palestine-book-sales.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
78 MIN
OCT 14, 2026
Noticing Danielle Bernstein’s Pivot, Kelly Clarkson’s Magic Bird, and Justin Baldoni’s PR Team
Everything you see before you has been planted!!! Danielle Bernstein’s new brand strategy has been carefully crafted. Your opinion on the F Factor diet could be fake. A secret PR/ Legal team could be building websites full of misinformation!!! The only thing that’s true is Kelly Clarkson is not allowed to buy that bird. 14 min: Danielle Bernstein is Changing Her Strategy 39 min: Was the F Factor Diet Poison? 59 min: Publicists are Controlling the Internet 70 min: How Short Should a Movie Be? 88 min: Interview with Muhammad Ali 105 min: Caps off to Kelly Clarkson ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk at New York Comedy Festival: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000654107ACBFBF ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ Buy Flame of Love! https://www.persianpoetics.com/pages/the-flame-of-love-book?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAcGRvZgJzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA85MzY2MTk3NDMzOTI0NTkAAadVD_2dOFZbQVbF7EPJqiNrOoVFR1XY34T6hmrfVAkjKuUydGAv3Fg7oU3vdg_aem_iG-b1hg7r5hWVVXNX3F7lQ Short Shorts: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/magazine/microdramas-tv-shows-hollywood-entertainment.html Danielle Bernstein: https://daniellebernstein.substack.com/p/15-years-online-what-i-built-what https://www.wsj.com/style/fashion/danielle-bernstein-influencer-weworewhat-d484a5a9 PR Menaces: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/06/nyregion/smear-campaigns-blake-lively-bryan-freedman.html F Factor: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/style/f-factor-diet-influencer-apology-zuckerbrot-gellis.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
116 MIN
OCT 7, 2026
Noticing Zack Bia’s Career, Matières Fécales at Paris Fashion Week, Flock Cameras and PEN America’s Bias
No matter where you go someone is watching. If you’re Zack Bia, that someone is Drake and sometimes hot girls. If you’re a private citizen, it’s a surveillance org. If you’re a hot new fashion brand, it’s Rihanna. Finally, if you’re a reader, PEN America is watching to make sure you don’t boycott the wrong books. 12 min: Is Matières Fécales Genius? 32 min: Who is Zack Bia? 48 min: Flock Cameras Are Watching 64 min: Is anyone really boycotting Israeli literature? 79 min: Joyce Carol Oates hates romance novels ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show Clash Talk at New York Comedy Festival: https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/3000654107ACBFBF ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ Who is Fecal Matter: https://www.dazeddigital.com/fashion/article/70867/1/matieres-fecales-dazed-cover-autumn-2026-hannah-rose-dalton-steven-raj-bhaskaran https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/29/style/matieres-fecales-ninety-nine-percent-show-pfw.html PEN America: https://pen.org/a-silent-moratorium-interviews-with-israeli-and-jewish-writers/ https://pen.org/a-statement-to-our-community/ https://jewishcurrents.org/what-pen-america-got-wrong-about-antisemitism-in-publishing What is Flock: https://theintercept.com/2026/09/24/how-many-flock-devices-in-united-states-300000/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/10/03/federal-judge-calls-flock-indiscriminate-mass-surveillance/ Joyce’s Tweet: https://x.com/JoyceCarolOates/status/2105382365761769600 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
88 MIN
SEP 30, 2026
Noticing Ella Langley’s Music, Beck’s Cult, and Bryan Johnson’s Measurements
This week Bryan Johnson and Kate Tolo are choosin to live forever with or without each other while Ella Langley tried to date someone who chose Texas. We’re also looking into whether or not Beck is or was a scientologist and is Scientology parenting low key closer to what normal parenting should look like? 10 min: Ella Langley is Choosin Texas 20 min: Should Kids Be Able to Walk Around? 33 min: Nolan Wells’s Family Still Needs Answers 39 min: Bryan Johnson and Kate Tolo 58 min: Losing Beck ___________________________________ Clash Talk at the 312 Festival in Chicago: https://www.312comedyfestival.com/headliners/clash-talk-a-competitive-talk-show ___________________________________ Keep up with all the latest: https://www.goodnoticings.com/ Read our many musings on Substack: https://goodnoticings.substack.com/ Join the Patreon for new, exclusive episodes every Friday! https://www.patreon.com/c/goodnoticings Follow us on: TikTok- @goodnoticingspod Instagram- @goodnoticingspod Theme song by: Bri Connelly ___________________________________ Ella Langley https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-country/ella-langley-choosin-texas-never-heard-the-song-meaning-1235631932/ Bryan Johnson: https://www.businessinsider.com/bryan-johnson-kate-tolo-relationship-love-story-2026-9?gift-id=DeifUA2CY6EFKgUy6pYClA Nolan Wells: https://www.newyorker.com/news/the-lede/nolan-wells-family-still-wants-answers Beck and Scientology: https://www.vulture.com/article/beck-scientology-leigh-limon-sea-change.html Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
81 MIN