Big is Moving to Paris Podcast

Ah, television. The most collaborative art form. While Matt and Nadia map out their takes on seasonal arcs for Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, Seema, and Lisa, they also wax poetic on the industry at large and this show. Is And Just Like That… television? Is it an art installation? Is it careless? Did it lack planning? Is it indeed “openly hostile to its own source material,” as one reporter suggested? Wouldn’t Big have a family Carrie might see? How much money did Carrie spend on that apartment? What’s up with the American Law Institute? Did Che record a Netflix standup special? What HAPPENED? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Our beloved Carrie Bradshaw, Miranda Hobbes, and Charlotte York say goodbye (for now?) in a literally crap-tastic season — and series! — finale. Also, Lisa, Seema, and Anthony. One discovers that they are not alone, but on their own, after a run-in with Tommy Tomato. One finds a clogged toilet and hugs their partner, wearing the gloves they used to clean up the mess. One finally bangs her husband post-cancer treatment. One debates marriage to a man who just pissed in front of her. One stops an affair with Manic Pixie Dream Editor. Steve returns. Harry is there. Anthony gets creamed. All enjoy one of Carrie’s many Thanksgiving pies, except maybe Anthony. Jackie Hoffman says a line. We have come out the other side of Hades into springtime…except there’s been a nuclear blast outside. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

We are near the end of the series of And Just Like That… with many, many questions left. Why does Carrie not understand how many slices of pie a person eats? Why do Adam and Seema suddenly say they love each other? Why does Harry think Miranda is obsessed with NPR and would not allow him the ability to watch a football game? Why does the principal of a high school make cartoon noises over Giuseppe? Why does Zeke have guns?! IS the woman alone? Are we all alone? Are any of us satisfied with our lives? Are we actually going to see Thanksgiving happen? BUT OUR MILITARY! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

What was once the season finale is now merely a couple of episodes away from the series finale. Questions: Carrie has SEVEN bestselling books? Brady is incredibly nonchalant about getting a fuck buddy pregnant? Anthony is correct about an elder gentleman roommate being a puppet creep? Do we know WHY Herbert wanted to run for New York City comptroller? Are double Libras “such a vibe”? Did Charlotte just say, “Fuck Miranda” before getting a $40 psychic energy healing cleanse??? The only way out is through. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

THIS IS IT, FOLKS! We’re…not quite done! How — nay, why! — did it take this long for Carrie and Aidan to finally end their tumultuous “relationship”? How is natural deodorant still a topic? If you’re over the age of 40, what are the new guidelines one should follow when dating someone new? Where is the Monty Python autobiography of Margaret Thatcher? What’s Bravo star Andy Cohen doing working at a department store, and why did it offend Bravo fan Matt so much? And why is there too much cheese in the Wexley’s fridge?! Editor’s Note: It was unclear at the time if the two-episode finale of the show would air directly after episode 10 or not, so Matt and Nadia may refer to this as the penultimate episode, but it’s not. There’s more. Strap in. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

So Aidan can show up whenever, but doesn’t explain why? Harry survives surgery, but his testicles are swollen? Lisa has a sex dream, but we don’t get to see it? Charlotte has vertigo, but just falls on a fake condom? “Flirking” isn’t a bit from Seinfeld? And what exactly is Carrie’s 1840s fiction book with “The Woman” about?! Bi Bingo thinkpieces, how alcoholism works and is portrayed on screen, NOT name-checking Tracey Emin and her bed art piece, and much more. This is just a man enjoying a vaginal shaped fruit. It's regular! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Buongiorno! Did someone say karaoke?! We're having a Charlotte birthday party. Carrie flirts by stealing sips of Scotch from a man who smokes a Sherlock Holmes pipe. No one will join Miranda in singing Cyndi Lauper. Bitsy von Muffler wants to be Lady Gaga. And somehow through it all, Patti damn LuPone doesn’t sing one iota. “I was never married.” “Neither was I.” We wondered, what have we gotten ourselves into? Ciao, bella! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

How many times can one man die? Lisa’s father, who died in Season 1, then reappeared in Season 2, has died again in this episode. A homegoing, a Michael Kors dig, a mutton stew, a Bitsy von Muffling run-in, Aidan and Carrie’s broken glass metaphor, a Pippin funeral, a fake-but-real Tiffany’s event, and a 98% cancer survival rate. Plus, Bill Clinton’s new baseball podcast and more.*NOTE: due to Mercury in retrograde and/or technological issues, Nadia’s sound quality is a little off. Thanks for your understanding and please respect our privacy during this difficult time. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

We’re halfway (?) through Season 3 of And Just Like That… which means we’re all *checks notes* going glamping on Governor’s Island! S’mores are now made in the daytime. Nadia collects her prediction flowers. Matt points out the contradictions of developing a biography. Both agree on how they cast the naked man with a meat cleaver. “Nothing I have is nothing!” And inshallah Carrie stops wearing her shoes in the house. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

In the latest episode of And Just Like That…, we get into Episode 4, featuring Carrie and Aidan in Virginia, with fights over Adderall, Bob the Boyfriend, and an Apples to Apples game we shan’t forget. Screaming MOTHERFUCKERS! around your teen sons. Sleepless nights and a Manic Pixie Dream Editor. Pettiness over tables weeks later. Cream sodas and BBQ sauce. Poly relationships and insufferable Brits. The ingredients are all here, but are they forward in the right flavors? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Season 3, Episode 3 of And Just Like That… “Carrie Golightly” gives Nadia and Matt a lot to ponder. Like, if there’s a nationwide Adderall shortage, how is it available via a mom we’ve never seen in an empty bakery? Or, is saying “bend to my will” in an attempt to flirt giving too much Oppenheimer’s “destroyer of worlds”? Or, are we perpetually living in 2017, like how trauma sets into the body? Or, is the espresso martini the new cocaine? Dive in, the Hillbilly Uber and button-fly jeans are ready. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

In S3E2 of And Just Like That… “The Rat Race,” Nadia and Matt decipher the meaning of — but in no way limited to — weirdly rehearsed pickup lines, May 1846, Kristen Schaal in a cardigan, Cheri Oteri in a suit jacket, shared views on campaign finance reform, the value of airline miles, baguette door handles, tableside guacamole, inappropriate Tuesdays, 9/11, and much more. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

A new season of And Just Like That… is out on Max/HBO Max. Which means, of course, Nadia and Matt have *opinions* to share. Carrie’s MASSIVE hat. Miranda’s sexual escapades with a nun. Anthony’s intrusive questions. Charlotte’s menace to society dog. Let’s return to our glittering Manhattan playground, much like Persephone does every winter. Happy Pride! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Nadia and Matt break down what they think will happen in Season 3 of the television program-slash-art installation-slash-quarterly magazine-slash-engima that is the Max Original And Just Like That… Is Carrie Bradshaw getting a new beau, or just a lot of new rats? What does breakfast in Virginia taste like? How will Charlotte and Harry come to terms with how murdering children is bad? How will the “fiction book” turn out, and will it be on Live with Andy Cohen? Aidan on ketamine? The world is our oyster. Or perhaps, our clam. Our hot dog and clam. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Nadia and Matt wrap up Season 2 of And Just Like That… and the finale episode of the season, the second part of the two-parter: “The Last Supper: Part Two (Entree).”Egyptian crisis! Eye fucking during the amouse bouche! One-word manifestations! Getting kicked out of SoHo! Bras from the 1980s! Ass virgins no more!!! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Nadia and Matt talk about Part 1 of the two-part season finale of And Just Like That… and Season 2 Episode 10, “The Last Supper Part One: Appetizer” — and, much like Steve’s new hot dogs/clams seaside shack, we have many other unexpected combos. Charlotte and margaritas. No bottoms and only tops. Saying “bye-bye, beautiful” to a lizard and becoming a monk. We’ve got it all. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

No place to live except an apartment on the Upper West Side. No IMDB listings except Nepal Kapow. No one to beat Che to SNL except Andy Samberg. No kosher dumplings, period. All this and more as we recap Season 2 Episode 9 “There Goes the Neighborhood” of the Max Original And Just Like That… A New Chapter of Sex and the City. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Nadia and Matt continue the pod under a new name, but keep going with Season 2 of And Just Like That… and episode 8, “A Hundred Years Ago.”Intense orgasms, internship woes, and bread phones. Was Big a big mistake? Is it illegal when you fire someone for being gay? Should it be illegal for a garlic press to cost $47? Yeah, girl! Duh! This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

What happens when an episode is entirely made up of C-storylines? It might look a little something like: Charlotte eats a weed brownie, Nya has Valentine's Day dinner alone, Miranda goes on THE DATE FROM HELL, and Che gets a job. We guarantee this is worth the wait!NOTE: This podcast was formerly called And Just Like What? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com

Strike! Instead of our usual ribald discussion and critique, we discuss the historic dual strike and why we are pausing the podcast in solidarity with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA until the strike is resolved.NOTE: This podcast was formerly called And Just Like What? This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit bigparis.substack.com