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 Is the Victoria’s Secret fashion show a heroic endeavor for women or an outdated fad?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