Ringer Dish OK Fine, We’ll Talk About Olivia Nuzzi | Jam Session
Nov 18, 2025
Juliet and Amanda dive into Olivia Nuzzi’s Vanity Fair profile, exploring her literary aspirations and the ethics of political media gossip. They discuss the surprising twists involving Ryan Lizza and analyze Vanity Fair’s male-centric Hollywood cover. The conversation shifts to Timothée Chalamet’s bizarre 18-minute marketing video, revealing mixed feelings about blimps. Finally, they catch up on the Wicked press tour and share their love-hate relationship with humidifiers, rounding out a lively and entertaining discussion.
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Calculated Reinvention As A Literary Persona
- Olivia Nuzzi is being intentionally repositioned as a literary-style cultural figure tied to Joan Didion tropes.
- Juliet and Amanda find that positioning late, calculated, and stylistically unconvincing.
Media Obsession Feels Like a Time Sink
- Amanda compares public obsession over Nuzzi to the Monica Lewinsky era and flags the waste of attention on personal drama.
- Both hosts prefer covering cultural pleasures like 'cute internet boyfriends' instead of politics-focused sensationalism.
Vanity Fair's 'Year Of The Man' Packaging
- Vanity Fair's 'Let's Hear It For The Boys' Hollywood issue signals a deliberate, slightly ironic celebration of male internet stars.
- The hosts view the package as self-aware but ultimately reductive and tone-deaf given cultural context.
