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The Kibitz with Connor Goldsmith & Jordan Blok

The Kibitz with Connor Goldsmith & Jordan Blok

Author: Connor Goldsmith & Jordan Blok

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Welcome to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell they want. Join besties Connor Goldsmith (host of CEREBRO) and Jordan Blok (science journalist) as they dig into the latest happenings in culture, dissect the news, and simply queen out.

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This episode: Podcasting beneath the doomsday clock! Zohran Mamdani's take on the Summer House scandal! Katseye drama soars to new heights as Manon is excluded from their upcoming single! Gucci Mane is briefly kidnapped! Grim if unexpected new developments in the case of Taylor Frankie Paul v. Dakota Mortensen! Amazon threatens the world with a remake of Basic Instinct! Zara Larsson doubles down! Being alone on a boat with a man: not even once! The Large Hadron Collider solves the millennia-long question at the heart of alchemy! And much much more!Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.The For the Kids playlist is also on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This episode: Keke Palmer's stalker scare at SXSW! The security guard at the center of the Chappell Roan controversy (not in any way Chappell Roan's security guard) speaks out! The return of Euphoria! An amusing little crime spree in Boca Raton! Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's charming press tour for The Drama! Chilli denies the MAGA allegations! Jordan's deep dive on the public health crisis that is Clavicular! Connor's deep dive on the scandal rocking Bravo's Summer House! An exploration of animal midwifery! And much much more!Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.The For the Kids playlist is also on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
This episode: A defense of Chappell Roan, who does not hate children, but also a defense of hating children if you do in fact hate children! A spooky-creepy-crazy update from the world of Huda Mustafa! Sarah Ferguson denies involvement in sordid corgi-cloning scheme! Usher being a grave disappointment! Alan Ritchson doing nothing wrong! The explosive fourth season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! Jordan's biological son, the common raven! A wild Crime Corner! And much much more!Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 27: Case By Case

Episode 27: Case By Case

2026-03-2002:21:341

This episode, our super-sized Oscars coverage: The triumph of Amy Madigan! The ecstasy of Teyana Taylor! The agony of Timmy Chalamet! A celebration of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan and everybody else involved in Sinners because dang, what a movie, right? And much much more! Plus: A deep dive on the aborted Buffy revival at Hulu! The science of sweat! And some Irish history for the kids!Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Connor's birthday! The threatening aura of wrap pants! Daryl Hannah stands up for herself! Nicki's sister chooses Cardi! Jessie Buckley and Timmy Chalamet really step in it on the home stretch to the Oscars! An absolutely crazy gun-toting stalker incident at Rihanna's house! A shocking White Katara update! Maura gets her Birkin! Kylie Jenner gets the last laugh! The science behind that shivery feeling of awe when you hear a great song! And much much more! Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The SAG Awards (they're still the SAG Awards, shut up) shake the table in the home stretch to the Oscars! Maura Higgins becomes the ultimate victim of our national crush on bad, bad man Rob Rausch! Law Roach spills the beans on Tom Holland and Zendaya's chic secret wedding! Jim Carrey's alarming new eyelids! Updates on Manon from Katseye's rise to power! The Vampire Lestat stakes (ha ha) his claim on Pride month! The astronomical know-how of the mighty scarab beetle! And much much more! Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 24: And Why Not?

Episode 24: And Why Not?

2026-02-2701:51:54

Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights"! The terrible truth behind Brandi Glanville's melting face! Jordan graciously explains what exactly is up with Katseye! Ghoulish new revelations from Armie Hammer's mother and the former Prince Andrew! Like everyone else with a podcast, we are forced to discuss Punch the monkey! Yoko Taro's revival of Evangelion! Big news for our fellow denizens of dental hell! And much much more! Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 23: Snake Skinny

Episode 23: Snake Skinny

2026-02-2001:43:14

Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The sins of Tyra Banks! Our full breakdown of the Netflix ANTM documentary! The steady Balkanization of America continues! Pedro Pascal being extremely funny, as gay people must! Cardi B single and thriving! Serpents (and Connor) vs. the hormone ghrelin, a beef as old as time! The launch of a new weekly segment! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show! Jill Zarin's historic act of racist self-sabotage! Cardi B's historic hex on Stefon Diggs! Gay people united against the New England Patriots! Megan Thee Stallion and Daniel Radcliffe having a kibitz of their own! We'll give Emerald Fennell this: she always gives good soundtrack! An Olympic penis conspiracy! Analyzing America's withdrawal from the World Health Organization! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: An ode to Jordan's destined betrothed, Bad Bunny! SZA using her gifts of deception for benevolent ends! The official relaunch of Todd Haynes's film De Noche! New developments in the Luigi Mangione case! Our takes on this season of The Traitors US! The secret motivation behind the Netflix ANTM retrospective revealed! Diane Warren's unfortunate case of mistaken identity! A major breakthrough in pancreatic cancer treatment! And much much more! --This week we want to take a minute to spotlight some great volunteer organizations fighting ICE:In Los Angeles: International Rescue Committee, Siempre Unidos LA, Órale Rapid Response, Nourish LA.Nationwide: Immigrant Defense Project, Freedom For Immigrants, United We Dream MigraWatch Hotline. --The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Preorders are open for Connor's debut comic! The Oscars freak it, for once! Netflix previews their upcoming ANTM tell-all documentary! Because you demanded it: our new recurring segment, White Katara Updates! Drama rocks the press tour for the final season of Queer Eye! Blake Lively and Taylor Swift's unsealed text messages! Jordan's dissection of Timothée Chalamet's tellingly brief [redacted] era! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is coming this May! Go preorder!For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Further developments in the blood feud between Posh Spice and White Katara! Bracing for impact as Warner Bros. accepts the merger proposal from Netflix! Our abject delight at this season of The Traitors! A judge throws out Chris Brown's defamation lawsuit! Bret Michaels proving to his former bandmates that every rose indeed has its thorn! Maybe the straight guy from Heated Rivalry is bi, actually! More Nicki Minaj news, unfortunately! The doll goddess nebula with the biggest rod! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is out this May! Preorder at your local comic shop!For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The relaunch of Jordan's science newsletter! Dating someone with the same name as you: a gay dilemma! Our favorite moments from the Golden Globes! Ashley Tisdale's tale of woe! The terrible secret of Nicola Peltz! Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's shared bank account! Tyra Banks's carousel magazine! The miraculous preservative powers of honey! And much much more!The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A new year, a new start! Fun Goldsmith family news! The Critics Choice Awards slaying a bit! Amy Madigan and Teyana Taylor giving us the supporting actress season of our dreams! A bizarre Scientology-adjacent fable guest starring the Presleys! Nicole Kidman finalizes her divorce! Drake gets hit with a RICO lawsuit! Professor Diva teaches us about the gut microbiome and its unspeakable power! Some advice for newbies to gay nightlife! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Happy New Year!We wanted to celebrate with you, so here we are with a mini holiday episode. In this public Kitty Bitty of sorts, Connor and Jordan each give you 5 things that are In and 5 things that are Out for 2026.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A moment for the late James Ransone! Things that are that deep: weird white gays refusing to be normal about actual earth angel Bowen Yang! Tyra Banks's peculiar new holiday single! The inevitable escalation of Nicki Minaj's conservative descent! A wholesome little Christmas story from Eartha Kitt's daughter! Tom Brady's cry for help! Jennifer Lawrence snatching Leonardo DiCaprio's wig! Timothée Chalamet's uhhh *curious* press tour for Marty Supreme! And much much more! The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A deeply wretched Hanukkah! Zendaya embraces her inner Jordan! Sydney Sweeney swears she isn't racist! Beyoncé chairs the Met Gala! Kim Kardashian's cyber goddess ascension continues with her Fortnite debut!  Checking in with Kimora Lee Simmons! Nicki vs. Gavin! A new study that could revolutionize mental health treatment! And much much more!  The Christmas For Whores playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Remedial holiday movie studies! Jonathan Bailey staring at David Corenswet! Our promised deep dive on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! Miriam Margolyes slyly interrogating Alexander Skarsgård! The oldest organisms on Earth, Ming the clam and Pando the eldritch tree network! And much much more!  The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!CONTENT WARNING: This episode includes discussion of sexual violence and child abuse in the Secret Lives of Mormon Wives segment.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The yuletide approacheth! Hockey yaoi on HBO Max: it's real and it's spectacular! An overdue apology to the humble fujoshi, our most essential worker! Jordan's long-overdue descent into reality TV madness continues with The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! Kim Kardashian's steady ascension to digital godhood! The immortal ClubChalamet finds her spotlight! A remarkable new discovery in the field of rheumatology! A very quaint European crime! And much much more!  The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Patti Smith's 50th anniversary Horses concert! The lesbian ecstasy of Hades 2! Reopening Grindr when you don't drink anymore! In defense of bi girls: leave our admittedly sometimes annoying sisters alone! Mr. Mamdani goes to Washington! The horrific prospect of Paramount Skydance Warner Bros Discovery! Wicked: For Good — leave her alone! Charli XCX's upcoming mockumentary may just heal us! All's Fair stands triumphant over its sneering, bitter haters! A celebrity divorce rocks Atlanta! An absolutely wretched new side effect of climate change! And much much more!  The Songs of the Moment playlist is available on Spotify and Apple Music.For bonus content, including exclusive Kitty Bitty reporting segments and TV recaps, check us out on Patreon!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
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Ahron Cervania

omg, I had no idea Jordan was a woman in STEM! love it.

Sep 5th
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