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Inside the Reality TV Machine with Sophia Rivka Rossi
The ‘Hills’ producer, ‘Glee’ writer, and media entrepreneur joins Second Thought to share what really happens behind the camera.
Suzy Weiss
42M
I Thought I Was Autistic. I Was Wrong. Plus . . .
Meet the ‘chief MAHA officer’ of Steak ’n Shake. Is it okay to ditch your friend for doing weight-loss jabs? Kat Rosenfield on the sickness of Lena…
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Lena Dunham’s Sickness Isn’t Romantic
Very online millennial women grew up glamorizing their ailments, posting about symptoms as if they were cute. But their high priestess Dunham proves the…
Kat Rosenfield
Claudia Oshry Gets Real: Internet Fame, Blake Lively, GLP-1s & More
A candid look at the new world of online fame and scrutiny, plus a rundown of the week’s most important pop culture conversations.
Suzy Weiss
54M
It’s Not Relatable to Hate Your Spouse
If a wife is unhappy, it might not be her husband’s fault; it might be because she’s human. That’s what a new show, ‘The Miniature Wife,’ accidentally…
Kat Rosenfield
Should We Judge Age-Gap Relationships?
Netflix’s ‘Age of Attraction’ dating show breaks the age-gap taboo—and also shows why it exists.
Kat Rosenfield
She Was Offered Euthanasia. She Said ‘No Thanks!’
Plus: In defense of the spring breaker who’s never heard of the ayatollah. Two drinks with Emily Austin. Sascha Seinfeld on the 20th birthday of ‘Hannah…
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Two Drinks with . . . Bridgit Mendler, the Disney Star Turned Space Founder
While jumping from Disney star to tech CEO is unusual, Bridgit Mendler insists that she’s been doing the same thing her whole life: seeking the truth.
Maya Sulkin
Ryan Gosling’s New Film Will Have You Crying Over a Rock
A very messy Oscars. The ‘Mormon Wives’ melodrama. The death of the metaverse. Taylor Sheridan’s new show. And more!
Suzy Weiss
Bad Therapists Make Good TV. But at What Cost?
The therapists in ‘Shrinking’ cross nearly every possible boundary with their patients—and that’s a really bad thing.
Joe Nocera
The Over-Therapized Lives of Mormon Wives
Taylor Frankie Paul and the rest of #MomTok have never been more into therapy. They’ve also never been worse people.
Kara Kennedy
The Children Are Our Future and They Want to Be Chinese
Plus, why ‘The Traitors’ is the best show on TV, the gay tech mafia, Dunkin’ buckets, and more!
River Page
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