Ringer Dish

This week, Juliet and Amanda have some interesting celebrity news to cover, starting with Ben Affleck receiving two visits from the FBI regarding unauthorized drone activity, amid the fire devastation in L.A. (2:25). Hugh Grant interviews Renée Zellweger for British 'Vogue' (12:29), Harry and Meghan watch (28:28), and a new divorce watch on the Obamas (43:13). To continue to support the LA Wildfires and devastation here is a link to the Altadena Girls to help teenagers in the Altadena area get support after the fires https://www.pledge.to/altadena-girls Hosts: Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Welcome to 2025, folks! Jodi is joined by Alexis Wilson in our first episode of the new year to first go over a few funny little things that have happened over the past two weeks, including Zendaya and Tom Holland getting engaged, Mrs. Fields of cookie fame being revealed to be a baddie, a Carrie Underwood stan account turning on her, and Club Chalamet’s busy month (0:45). Then, they name the United States government as Traitor of the Week for banning TikTok (22:37) and do a full deep dive on the bizarre and wonderful Robbie Williams (who?) musical biopic, ‘Better Man,’ throughout which he is depicted as a CGI chimp (35:35). Finally, in honor of the new year and all it can bring, they share their ins and outs for 2025 (1:03:18). If you wish to donate to those in our Ringer family affected by the L.A. wildfires, the three GoFundMe fundraisers below are for Alexis Wilson’s aunt and uncle, Chelsea Stark-Jones’s parents, Yasi Salek, and Yasi's neighbors George and Mary Buck, all of whom lost their homes. https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-coach-arins-family-after-fire-loss https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-jones-family-after-devastating-fire-loss https://www.gofundme.com/f/yasis-house-burned-down-to-the-ground https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-george-and-mary-buck-rebuild-after-the-eaton-fire Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Alexis Wilson Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, the ladies return on our new day, TUESDAYS, to discuss their favorite things right now amid the Los Angeles wildfires. The ladies discuss their favorite things for various categories, including books, TV shows, skin care, makeup, clothing, and more! Please find their recommendations below. With the L.A. wildfires still going on, we also want to take the time to spread the word and help those in need. We have linked a few Google Docs below containing links to various GoFundMes for families who need support after their homes were destroyed. If you are able, please consider donating. Thank you! Hosts: Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jade Whaley LA WILDFIRE RELIEF Displaced Black Families GoFund Me Directory https://shorturl.at/FziM1 Additional Aid/Resource List https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/u/0/d/1w7Rxmcw8naEqRXc6UoXCYSoR3_k-u8elafDk-GFteDY/htmlview?usp=gmail JULIET AND AMANDA’S FAVORITES LIST  BOOKS Juliet: Wolf Half by Hilary Mantel, Best Land Under Heaven by Michael Wallis  Amanda: The Talent by Daniel D’Addario, Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner TV SHOWS Juliet: Day of the Jackal on Peacock  Amanda: Say Nothing on FX, Anora (a movie) SKINCARE/MAKEUP  Juliet: Youth To the People’s Kale + Spinach Superfood Cleanser, Cerave Skin Renewing Night Cream  Amanda: Dennis Gross LED Mask, Merit Flush Blush, T3 Airebrush, Chanel Roussy lipstick from Marisa Meltzer's Soft Power substack CLOTHING Juliet: Uniqlo Waffle Long Sleeved  Amanda: J. Crew Cotton Poplin Pajamas INTERNET DISTRACTION  Juliet: Nordstrom’s January Sale  Amanda: Kaitlin Phillips’s Substack and Tina Brown’s Substack CELEB PHOTO Juliet: Jamie Dornan  Amanda: The Graham Norton show INTERNET STORY Juliet: Spencer Pratt and Heidi Montag getting her music to the top of the charts after losing their house  Amanda: The Timothee Chalamet experience Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week, Amanda officially returns to ‘Jam Session’ along with Juliet to discuss the 82nd Golden Globe Awards that happened over the weekend (2:04). The ladies discuss all the major celebrities that attended the event, the atmosphere, the production, big-hit moments, and their overall thoughts on the night! Next, the two continue their discussion on the Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni saga, and Justin’s counteraction against the New York Times (28:12), as well as Meghan Markle’s new Netflix series, ‘With Love, Meghan’ (43:17), and Brad and Angelina’s divorce settlement after eight years (51:30). Plus, they catch up with Amanda at the end. As the new year has arrived we will be doing some new scheduling; Jam Session will now be moving to Tuesdays so make sure to tune in now every Tuesday for new episodes! Hosts: Juliet Litman and Amanda Dobbins Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Juliet is joined by fellow Ringer colleague, Van Lathan, to discuss the biggest pop culture stories of 2024, including JLo and Ben Affleck’s breakup, Diddy’s indictment, Drake and Kendrick Lamar's beef, the new rise of pop singers including Sabrina Carpenter and Brat, and more! Hosts: Juliet Litman Guest: Van Lathan Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jodi Walker is joined by chronically online comrades Nora Princiotti and Kate Halliwell to participate in the 2024 chronically online draft. They each draft six of their favorite internet it girls, main characters, viral moments, memes, and more for their 2024 brain rot teams. Host: Jodi Walker Guests: Nora Princiotti and Kate Halliwell Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the six weeks leading up to Christmas, Jodi Walker has a meet-cute with your Ringer favorites to binge the best original holiday movies that Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have to offer. On the final day of Bingemas (also known as Christmas Day), Jodi and Rob Mahoney bring to you two movies filled with animal-based holiday love stories: ‘Happy Howlidays,’ starring the dead-eyed winner of Hallmark’s reality show to find a new holiday hunk ‘Finding Mr. Christmas’ (6:35), and ‘Christmas on the Alpaca Farm,’ featuring a man who would rather his entire life fall to ruin than make sweaters with blended fabrics (55:50). Thank you so much for binging with us this year! Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Rob Mahoney Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Amanda makes an early return to 'Jam Session' to discuss Blake Lively's lawsuit against Justin Baldoni and the New York Times article that details the events leading up to it. They also go over subsequent events since the lawsuit was filed on December 20, and they parse the various people named in both lawsuit and article. They conclude by asking what happens next for the people involved. To read the NY Time story: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/21/business/media/blake-lively-justin-baldoni-it-ends-with-us.html. Host: Juliet and Amanda Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week is all about fangirling! Jodi is joined by Sophia Benoit to first fangirl over Ethan Slater (a.k.a. SpongeBob)’s ex-wife Dr. Lilly Jay’s personal essay in The Cut (1:40). Then, they fangirl over some pop girly music moments (21:02), including Chappell Roan’s Carpool Karaoke, and the A-listers that are just being so charming (30:50), including Nicole Kidman, Timothée Chalamet, Kieran Culkin, and Colman Domingo. In honor of the holidays, they visit some Christmas Obsessions past and present, in the form of the iconic “Danita, it’s Christmas” video, the viral Beanie Baby Cookie, and Rihanna getting Mariah Carey to sign her boobs (58:18). Finally, they each share their personal obsessions for the week (1:06:55). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Sophia Benoit Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the six weeks leading up to Christmas, Jodi Walker will meet-cute with your Ringer favorites to binge the best original holiday movies that Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have to offer. On the fifth day of Bingemas, Jodi and Joanna Robinson bring to you two movies filled with family legacy Christmas businesses and the healing spirit of the holiday: ‘The Santa Class,’ about a school that teaches you how to be Santa Claus (6:30), and ‘The Holiday Junkie,’ featuring Jennifer Love Hewitt sobbing in every way humanly possible (49:45). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Joanna Robinson Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on ‘Jam Session,’ we have a packed episode filled with lots of celebrity news to cover. Juliet is joined by Ringer colleague Katie Baker and the two start off with reactions to Katie Holmes’s recent clap-back posts to the Daily Mail (1:21), Gayle King’s 70th birthday party (11:26), and the break-in at NFL star Joe Burrow's house (14:21). Juliet also gives some book and entertainment recommendations (22:59), and the two also discuss Jacob Elordi (31:41), Prince Harry’s 'Polo' show on Netflix (34:27), and more! Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Katie Baker Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week was all about learning. First, Jodi and Nora Princiotti learn about how Timothee Chalamet actually knows a good bit about college football and a lot about the Knicks (4:45). Then, after reviewing ‘Wicked’ and the Internet’s reaction to it, Jodi and Nora learn what “holding space” means and what it could possibly mean to “hold space” for song lyrics (15:40). Finally, they learn, like we all did this week, that an alleged assassin can become social media’s favorite main character as they unpack the United Healthcare CEO assassination and the accused murderer who, in a wild twist, became the Internet’s boyfriend (42:15). At last, they share their personal obsessions for the week, which include a TikTok trend and some musical theater (1:10:30). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Nora Princiotti Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the six weeks leading up to Christmas, Jodi Walker will meet-cute with your Ringer favorites to binge the best original holiday movies that Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have to offer. On the fourth day of Bingemas, Jodi and Danny Heifetz bring to you two movies filled with women trying to pursue careers, ‘Mean Girls’ cast members, and so many secrets: ‘Our Little Secret,’ featuring Lindsay Lohan and an unreasonable amount of weed gummies (0:50), and ‘The Christmas Quest,’ featuring Lacey Chabert and the Icelandic legend of the Thirteen Yule Lads (47:00). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Danny Heifetz Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This week on 'Jam Session,' Juliet is joined by Ringer colleague Nora Princiotti to discuss the end of Taylor Swift’s 21-month-long tour, what this means for Taylor now, and their overall thoughts on the whole ride (1:19). They also briefly touch on some updates on Apple Martin following the debutante ball (45:31) and some book, movie, and TV recommendations brought to you by Juliet (46:48) Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Nora Princiotti Producer: Jade Whaley Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Jodi Walker is joined by Chelsea Stark-Jones to talk about some weird and mysterious stories circulating this week, including the inexplicably good plastic surgery that celebrities seem to be getting recently, Jacob Elordi’s bizarrely unflattering beard, Club Chalamet’s confounding communication with Bob Dylan on Twitter, and orcas wearing salmon as hats (12:30). Then, they ring in the holiday season by exchanging some gifts (34:20), before discussing in depth the rumors surrounding Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter’s recent breakup (48:36). Finally, they each share their personal obsessions for the week (1:05:05). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Chelsea Stark-Jones Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the six weeks leading up to Christmas, Jodi Walker will meet-cute with your Ringer favorites to binge the best original holiday movies that Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have to offer. On the third day of Bingemas, Jodi and Nora Princiotti bring to you the Taylor Swift/football-themed romps: ‘Christmas in the Spotlight,’ featuring a pop star who starts dating a football player (hmmm… sounds familiar) (0:50), and ‘Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story,’ about a very magical Chiefs Christmas beanie (42:53). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Nora Princiotti Producer: Sasha Ashall Engineer: Belle Roman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

It’s the fifth annual gift guide from ‘Jam Session’! Juliet is joined by friends Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo from 831 Stories to share their favorite gifts and to help make your holiday shopping more fun and exciting! Find the ladies’ gift ideas below! The ladies also touch on some celebrity news at the top. Hosts: Juliet Litman Guest: Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo Producer: Jade Whaley Juliet’s Gifts: To entertain: brit box acorn To read: Bloomberg Casey Lewis’s After School To wear: timex x noah watch jenny bird jewelry MWL socks Something frivolous: luxury chess set Something practical: baggu pouches return address stamp Street cred: daunt books tote bag Claire's List To entertain: Fort builder Balance board Yoto player  To read: 831 Books Hunter Harris substack Anyway Magazine To wear:  Pillow Head Scarf from Another Hat Bag  Cul de Sac studio floral waffle thermal Frivolous:  Tortoise General Store Mari Balls Underwater weaving stair tote Practical:  CO-OP pill box  CO Bigelow Pill Bottle by Sarah coleman For Street cred:  831 Trope Hats Pacific Tote Company Erica's list:  To entertain: A Very Kacey Christmas  Met Opera on demand Popcorn Masala from Diaspora Co. To read: Hunter Harris Hung Up Casey Lewis’s After School newsletter Print edition of The Onion (monthly) To wear: Forme Power Bra Something frivolous: Anya Hindmarch Bespoke Filing Card Case  Envelope Passport Holder  Katie Kimmel custom pet vase Something practical: Bodum Melior gooseneck water kettle  For street cred: SUR gift certificate  Order Katz’s for a When Harry Met Sally Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the six weeks leading up to Christmas, Jodi Walker will meet cute with your Ringer favorites to binge the best original holiday movies Hallmark, Lifetime, and Netflix have to offer. On the second day of Bingemas, Jodi and Sophia Benoit bring to you two of Hallmark’s letter-writing-based Yuletide offerings: ‘Santa Tell Me,’ with Hallmark legends Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing (0:40), and ‘Confessions of a Christmas Letter,’ starring Angela Kinsey from ’The Office’ (59:00). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Sophia Benoit Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today, Juliet welcomes The Ringer’s own Chris Ryan to the pod to dish about everything they’ve been reading and hearing this week in the world of pop culture. Juliet and Chris begin by discussing their feelings about Vanity Fair’s recent article detailing author Cormac McCarthy's secret relationship with a teenager (7:12). Then Chris gives his thoughts on 'Gladiator II' and Paul Mescal and Gracie Abrams hard-launching their new relationship on the red carpet (22:41). Finally, Juliet gushes about Leo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet’s longstanding friendship after they reunited at a screening of Winslet’s new movie (30:35) before breaking the news to Chris that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are back on her divorce watch (36:04). Host: Juliet Litman Guest: Chris Ryan Producer: Devon Baroldi Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

This one’s for the boys! First off, Jodi and Nora Princiotti take a tour of the older men that are acting up this week, including Mike Tyson’s square ass, Jay Leno’s mangled face and body, and John Stamos’s fake bald head (2:40). They dive into how look-alike contest culture has exploded with Jeremy Allen White, Dev Patel, Paul Mescal, Harry Styles, and so many more contests popping up after the infamous Timothée Chalamet competition in New York City (21:16). Then, they discuss Sabrina Carpenter’s sexual silliness on her Short n’ Sweet Tour, and her recent arrest of Marcello Hernandez as his character Domingo from an "Espresso"-based 'SNL' sketch for being too sexy (39:45). Finally, they rave over an extremely horny and dishy British Disney+ show ‘Rivals’ (55:49), before each sharing their personal obsession for the week (1:07:40). Host: Jodi Walker Guest: Nora Princiotti Producer: Sasha Ashall Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices