Straight Up

Did Dua Lipa just host the celebrity wedding ‘of the decade’? We rake over all the gossip from the three-day bash in Palermo and debate over whether Callum Turner’s status as ‘Mr Dua Lipa’ is reductive and career-damaging. Also on the show: how former ‘kidfluencer’ Piper Rockelle monetises a Lolita fantasy on OnlyFans (including a countdown to her 18th birthday), Bonnie Blue's 'golden' baby shower and Euphoria star Chloe Cherry’s viral interview about how we’re having the wrong conversations about sex work. Plus, Cara Delevingne’s incredible Call Her Daddy episode, the Right-wing backlash to Alex Cooper’s pregnancy, and the woman selling ‘good wife’ courses to Christian women. Thank you to this week’s very special guest Emma-Louise Boynton, journalist, broadcaster and author of the incredible new book Pleasure: The Reclamation of My Body, about how sex therapy transformed her relationship with her body and broke a 17-year-cycle with bulimia.

Pleasure: A Reclamation of My Body, by Emma-Louise Boynton is available to buy here.

Come to see Ellie and Emma-Louise at our How to Date Better event next Wednesday in London! Tickets

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Recs/reviews

Michael Jackson: The Verdict, Netflix
Margot’s Got Money Troubles, AppleTV
The strange surveilled life of Piper Rockelle: why did a former child influencer decide to go on OnlyFans?, Guardian
Euphoria’s Chloe Cherry On Cassie’s OnlyFans Storyline: “Holy Sh*t, That’s Where We Are In Society?”. Refinery29
The Dark Side of Kidfluencing, Netflix
Why is the Right so mad about Alex Cooper’s pregnancy? New York Magazine
Gen Z Women's New "Anti-Woke Voice", Diabolical Lies
‘A husband expects a yes’: how wife schools are shaping submissive Christian women, Guardian
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Insecurities from body image in the Ozempic era to aging and whether we’d have cosmetic surgery are first up on the agenda today, huns, as we answer all your juiciest questions! We get deep into changing our minds about having children, gender disappointment, pregnancy, the single life and getting back with an ex, as well as whether incel culture is making dating harder. Also: book recs, subreddits and our absolute fave things about one another! Enjoy and please do let us know any questions you might have for future ‘ask us anything’ eps x

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The BBC’s disturbing new Panorama documentary about Married at First Sight’s abuse allegations should be a watershed moment for reality TV, but will anything actually change? Plus, the problem with Harper Beckham’s new skincare line, the rise of tween skincare influencers and the ‘toe-dipping’ rumours around why Maya Jama split with Reuben Dias. Finally, a big debrief on Rivals s2, from Rupert Campbell Black’s potentially problematic redemption arc to the show’s female stereotypes.

Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast

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Recs/ reviews:

1536, Ambassador’s Theatre
The Dark Side of Married at First Sight, iPlayer
‘An element of exploitation’: the world of TikTok child skincare influencers, Guardian
Rivals s2, Disney Plus
Rivals is a depressingly familiar study of women and the toxic workplace, Glamour
Topology Interiors
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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: @theguiltyfeminist

Get our brand-new bonus episode (plus early access and ad-free listening) on Patreon! patreon.com/straightuppodcast

Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com

Try the adaptagenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com

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Recs/ reviews:
Backlash: The Undeclared War Against American Women, Susan Faludi
Feminism 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 cinemas
Manhunt, Apple TV
Stalked (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

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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/straightuppodcast

Get 10% off our fave (flat pack!) furniture brand Swyft Home with our code straightup10 at swyfthome.com

Try the adaptagenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com

Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod
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Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk

Recs/ reviews:

But First, Dinner, Eleanor Steafel
Amandaland s2, BBC iPlayer
Legends, Netflix
All Consuming: Why We Eat the Way We Eat Now, Ruby Tandoh
Britney Spears Embraces ‘Spiritual Journey’ After Pleading Guilty to Reckless Driving: ‘All a Blessing in Disguise,’ Singer Says, People
Alex 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
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