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Lily Allen’s West End Girl isn’t just a comeback, it’s a brutally honest divorce album and everyone is talking about it! We unpack where art ends and reality begins, who “Madeline” might be and Lily’s viral interview quotes about sex, age, personal branding and the media’s obsession with her private life. Also this week: our reviews of the second season of Nobody Wants This, Julia Roberts and Andrew Garfield’s controversial campus cancel culture film After the Hunt, Aimee Lou Wood’s gorgeous rom-com series Film Club and Dave’s new album. Plus: are we rooting for Sophie Turner and Chris Martin? And why is Geri trying to stop Netflix’s Spice Girls biopic? Enjoy hunnies! Final tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com, and the code works on top of Black Friday sales! Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsAfter the Hunt, in cinemas nowAfter the Party, Channel4The Chair, NetflixFilm Club, BBC iPlayerAimee Lou Wood reveals how debut writing project Film Club helped her embrace her neurodivergence, Radio TimesWest End Girl, Lily AllenLily Allen on her sensational new album, Perfect Lily Allen: ‘Intimacy is messy… I’ve had a tough year’, The Times ‘Madeline’ from new Lily Allen album comes forward after affair with David Harbour, NME The Boy Who Played the Harp, Dave Nobody Wants This, Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The myth of having it all has us trapped and the pressure to excel in every area of life can feel relentless. No wonder there’s a crisis in women’s happiness. Whether you’re single and stretched thin, dating and disillusioned, or juggling work and motherhood, it feels like we can never do enough. In this special ep, economist Corrine Low, author of Femonomics: What Data Tells Us About Women’s Lives and How to Get the Most Out of Yours, explains why it’s not all in your head and why women today are overwhelmed from every angle. She breaks down why divorced women are statistically happier, the rise of heteropessimism, why she made the data-driven decision post-divorce to only date women and how to navigate those impossible trade-offs between success and self-care. From dating to fertility and the career ladder, Corrine is here to help us all ensure we get a better deal and ultimately enjoy life more! You can check out Corinne’s free resources at corinnelow.com and get Femonomics via all major booksellers. We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Femonomics: What Data Tells Us About Women's Lives and How to Get the Most Out of YoursPlatonic, AppleTVAll Fours by Miranda JulyThis Economist Crunched the Numbers and Stopped Dating Men And she’s never been happier, The Cut . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrity interviews without substance seem to be officially out, as the reaction to Kim Kardashian’s surprisingly flat Call Her Daddy episode proved last week, while thoughtful conversations about art (think Cillian Murphy and Stephen Graham) are in. We discuss! Also this week: Callum Turner’s heart-melting Sunday Times interview about Dua Lipa, Lily Allen’s candid Vogue comeback piece, Britney Spears' response to Kevin Federline’s new memoir, as well as our reviews of Molly Mae: Behind It All S2 and the Austin Butler–Zoë Kravitz film. Plus two gripping true-crime recs: a podcast discovery courtesy of a hun, and Netflix’s ‘revolutionary’ new doc The Perfect Neighbor.Final tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsWisecrack podcast The Perfect Neighbor, Netflix The Perfect Neighbor: How a 'revolutionary' CCTV film captures a shocking US killing, BBCCallum Turner: ‘Love? It’s never not worth it’ The TimesGwyneth’s Second Coming: “I’m Much Easier On Myself, I Would Say”, Vogue‘It Was a Way for Me to Process What Was Happening’: Lily Allen on Marriage, Motherhood, and Her Music Comeback, VogueBritney Spears: the brutal media shaming of America’s teen dream, Straight Up You Thought You Knew, Kevin Federline  Britney Spears, The Woman in Me Kim Kardashian on Call Her DaddyKim Kardashian’s faux pubic hair thong is a patriarchal fever dream, ImpactMolly Mae: Behind It All S2, Amazon PrimeDear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, in all good bookshopsThe Beauty Queens of MAGA World, Wall Street JournalCaught Stealing, available to rent on Amazon Prime etc. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Celebrity Traitors is giving us the will to live as we battle flu season hunnies, and we are so hooked! We debate our faves to win and round table strategy. Also this week: we review Keira Knightley’s The Woman in Cabin 10, Harris Dickinson’s directorial debut, Joe Wicks’s provocative doc about protein bars and Elizabeth Day’s new book. Plus our thoughts on the rumours surrounding Ariana Grande and Kylie Jenner’s relationships, new couple Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau, and the lowdown on Charli XCX’s feature film and Kim K’s TV drama. And make sure you listen to yesterday’s bonus ep on Victoria Beckham if you haven’t already!Tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on 19 November are available here :)Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsJoe Wicks: Licensed to Kill, C4Ultra-Processed People, Dr Chris van Tulleken Why Karolina Krzyzak Followed the Raw Vegans to Bali, The Cut Urchin, in cinemas nowHarris Dickinson won’t be your heartthrob, VultureThe Moment teaser Father of the Bride Part II, Disney+All’s Fair trailerCelebrity Social Media (Ariana Grande story), Lainey GossipDear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, in all good bookshopsCelebrity Traitors, BBC1One of Us, Elizabeth DayFlesh, David SzalayThe Woman in Cabin 10, Netflix. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Victoria Beckham’s docuseries has arrived on Netflix so we’re diving into the glossy three-part portrait of Posh Spice turned fashion powerhouse in this bonus episode! From what it reveals about fame and misogyny, to her relationship with David and the bitter Brooklyn feud, we unpack all the drama and our favourite moments. Is it a boring advert for brand Beckham or juicy TV? We hope you enjoy hunnies, see you back here tomorrow for our regular Thursday debrief!Get tickets to our very special live recording at Curzon Hoxton on Weds 19 November here! We can't wait to meet you!!We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too xRecs/ reviewsVictoria Beckham, NetflixBeckham, Netflix Learning To Fly, Victoria Beckham Spiceworld The Movie, rent via Sky Store Nadia Hallgren on directing the new Victoria Beckham documentary, StylistVictoria Beckham: ‘It takes a lot to make me cry, but I did cry’,The Times Louis Tomlinson on Diary of a CEO . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Taylor Swift’s Life of a Showgirl has caused quite the storm since it’s release on Friday, so we’re getting into everything from the Charli XCX ‘diss track’ to the recent gear shift around music criticism. Also this week: Nicole Kidman’s divorce drama, the new AI actor touted as a real-life The Substance situation, Diddy’s sentencing, two excellent film recommendations and a review of Amazon’s new rom-com The Threesome. Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required!We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too.Recs/ reviews: I Swear, in cinemas nowI Swear Review, VarietyWeapons, Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Sky Store etcWeapons review — gorgeous, terrifying and the best thriller of the year, Times The Life of a Showgirl, Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl review, Pitchfork Taylor Swift says diss track is 'love letter to someone who hates me', BBC Taylor Swift’s Charli xcx hit job misses the point – and underscores her tedious obsession with conflict, Guardian Dear Dickhead by Virginie DespentesNicole, Keith, and Maggie, Lainey GossipThe Threesome, Amazon Prime. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Emma Watson’s first longform interview in five years has been making headlines this week, huns, so ofc we had to dive in and dissect the nearly-three hour podcast with Jay Shetty. A bounty of excellent film and TV has also arrived just in time for cosy season, from Dakota Johnson’s dark comedy about open relationships, to Leonardo DiCaprio’s ‘era defining’ film One Battle After Another. As well as our five-star review, we discuss why everyone still seems to love Leo despite his controversies. Plus: House of Guinness, Mae Martin’s Netflix thriller Wayward and ITV’s The Hack. Finally, some advice to a hun needing help with a friendship breakup dilemma. Enjoy! Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required!Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comWe love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviews:Emma Watson, Jay Shetty’s On Purpose podcastFrom Palestine to JK Rowling, has Emma Watson taken her final form as the millennial people’s princess? Independent Splitsville, AppleTVOne Battle After Another, in cinemas now‘One Battle After Another,’ With Its Thriller Vision of Authoritarianism, Is the Rare Movie That Could Rule the Cultural Conversation, VarietyHouse of Guinness, NetflixDear Dickhead by Virginie DespentesLet There Be Light, why modern TV shows are often too dark to See, Independent The real life Descendants of the Guinness Dynasty to Know Now according to one of the family, VogueThe Hack, ITV1Wayward, NetflixFeel Good, Netflix Wayward is unlike any other thriller – for one unexpectedly inspired reason, Radio Times Stereophonic, Duke of York’s Theatre (tickets via OfficialLondonTheatre.com). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the show this week: Reese Witherspoon has teamed up with Harlan Coben to write a thriller, an AI R&B artist has just landed a £2.4 million record deal and Matthew McConaughey’s take on the secret to lasting love has gone viral. Plus, Harry Styles’ marathon run, Charli XCX’s Sicily wedding, the controversial new Kanye West doc In Whose Name and our review of the Bumble founder biopic Swiped. Does Lily James’ portrayal of Whitney Wolfe Herd signal the return of the girl boss, or provide proof that dating apps really are dead? Enjoy hunnies! Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at swyfthome.com. Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required!Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comThanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsReese Witherspoon, The Interview, NYTGone Before Goodbye, Reese WitherspoonGen Z Only Watches TV Through Social Clips. Hollywood is Scrambling, The AnklerMatthew McConaughey, Diary of a CEOCornfield Chase, Hans Zimmer’s Interstellar soundtrack In Whose Name Dear Dickhead by Virginie Despentes, from all good bookshopsSwiped, Hulu / Disney+ Tell Me Lies, Disney+ Culture Debrief: Are We Witnessing The Second Coming Of The Girlboss? Grazia Black Rabbit, NetflixLily James leads a Girl Boss social network that is half film, half Bumble advert, Independent Lily James: ‘Would I use a dating app? Maybe I don’t need one’, Telegraph. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We prayed for good TV and The Girlfriend more than delivered! We review Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke’s deliciously crazy psychosexual thriller: team Cherry or team Laura? Plus, why millennial women have fallen head over heels for The Summer I Turned Pretty, a look at whether Thailand is as ‘dark’ as Zara McDermott’s new documentary portrays, and our verdict on divorce comedy The Roses starring Olivia Colman and Benedict Cumberbatch. Also: our thoughts on Yellowface author RF Kuang’s new book Katabasis. Enjoy hunnies!Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comWe love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsThe Roses, in cinemas nowThailand: the dark side of paradise, BBCAntioxidant scanning at BACKSTAGE Salon The Girlfriend, Amazon Prime VideoThe Girlfriend: Warning! This sexy oedipal thriller may be too shocking for vanilla viewers, GuardianThe Summer I Turned Pretty, Prime VideoWhy Are Forty-Something Women Obsessed With The Summer I Turned Pretty?, VogueWhy Almost Every Woman You Know Is Obsessed With The Summer I Turned Pretty, ElleIn ‘The Girlfriend,’ Robin Wright and Olivia Cooke ‘go feral.’ But who’s the real villain?, LA TimesKatabasis by RF KuangThe Problem With RF Kuang's Fiction, SlateKatabasis by RF Kuang review – a descent into the hellscape of academia, Guardian. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saltburn director Emerald Fennell seems to have enraged the internet with the trailer for her new Wuthering Heights adaptation starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, but is this really ‘ragebait cinema’ or just her signature ‘stylised depravity’? We discuss! Also this week: Elordi’s other big trailer for Netflix’s Frankenstein, the Thursday Murder Club adaptation, queen of RichTok Becca Bloom’s wedding and the Etsy witches she credits with banishing bad weather, a viral Wired long-read about surrogacy, the rise and fall of Vice magazine, and what a new ‘nepo baby’ editor means for Vogue.Thanks so much to our partner Official London Theatre! Get can up to 50% off theatre tickets with amazing deals on the biggest shows at OfficialLondonTheatre.com.Get 20% off our favourite ready-to-drink cocktails from Whitebox, including the best spicy margs, espresso martinis and negronis, with our code SU20 at Whiteboxcocktails.comWe love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok @straightuppod too!Recs/reviewsPopbitch, SubstackThursday Murder Club, NetflixAttack of the Rotten Tomatoes, Puck MagazineAtomic, NowTVBland, easy to follow, for fans of everything: what has the Netflix algorithm done to our films? GuardianEmerald Fennell’s Hyper-Sexualized ‘Wuthering Heights’ Gets Polarized Reception at First Test Screening, World of ReelIs Emerald Fennell the Bonnie Blue of cinema? Dazed$3 Million Watches and Caviar for the Cat: How Becca Bloom Became the Queen of RichTok, WSJI hired an Etsy witch to save my wedding day weather. Here's what happened, GlamourVice is Broke, Amazon Prime VideoThe Baby Died. Whose Fault Is It? Wired Can Vogue Go Niche, Business of Fashion The Memification of Nepotism and How Proud Nepo Babies Are Rebranding Inequality, Substack. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.