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This week Susanna Vogel and I take a trip down memory lane with the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants. We discuss the books, movies, and the gossip and drama between the cast members!0:00 Intro of the book and characters7:26 Facts on the book18:16 Casting of the movie29:30 Fun facts31:05 Gossip about the cast43:17 Amber Tamblyn 1:01:47 Alexis Bledel1:05:49 America Ferrera1:08:26 Blake LivelyTake your hair, body & lifestyle routines to the next level with OUAI's award-winning products and signature scents. Give your hair a glow-up with OUAI. Go to theouai.com, and use promo code FLUENTLY for 15% off any product.Dipsea is an app full of hundreds of short, sexy audio stories designed by women for women. They bring scenarios to life with immersive soundscapes and realistic characters. For listeners of the show, Dipsea is offering an extended 30 day free trial when you go to dipseastories.com/fluently.

Today we explore the lesser talked about side of cosmetic work in Hollywood: what male celebrities are getting done. From the jaw, to the scrotum and more! We cover what male celebs are on record talking about, and what the internet alleges has been done, and more. 3:51 George Clooney 7:50 Alec Baldwin10:53 Joel McHale, Bobby Burke, Andrew Garfield13:00 Tom Cruise15:13 Joe Jonas19:04 Rob Gronkowski 21:24 Brad Pitt, Daniel Craig, Tom Cruise24:25 Ryan Gosling, Simon Cowell, 30:24 Christian Bale31:35 John Stamos32:33 Kanye West37:20 Josh Hutcherson and Howard Stern41:50 Gene Simmons42:50 Male plastic surgery blinds 47:09 Online male plastic surgery allegations51:28 Steroid and HGH useElevate your hair wellness routine this year with Vegamour. For a limited time get twenty percent off your first subscription order by going to vegamour.com/fluently and use code Fluently at check out.With Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair.

The hilarious Bryanlicious joins me this week to talk about all things TTPD that gave us TTPTSD and more. We go over Taylor Swift's newest album track by track and analyze, speculate, joke and more!Elevate your hair wellness routine this year with Vegamour. For a limited time get twenty percent off your first subscription order by going to vegamour.com/fluently and use code Fluently at check out.With Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair.1:09 How Bryan started his Taylor Swift content9:50 Original thoughts on TTPD12:46 Fortnight20:22 The Tortured Poets Department26:16 My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys28:35 Down Bad33:50 So Long London39:38 But Daddy I Love Him43:50 Fresh Out The Slammer46:58 Florida!!!48:43 Guilty as sin51:30 Who’s Afraid of Little Old Me55:00 I Can Fix Him (no really I can)56:06 loml57:09 I can do it with a broken heart58:22 The smallest man who ever lived59:58 The alchemy1:00:50 Clara Bow1:01:57 The Black Dog1:03:00 imgonnagetyouback1:04:40 The Albatross1:05:15 Chloe or Sam or Sophia or Marcus1:07:14 How did it end?1:10:26 So high school1:12:54 I hate it here1:14:40 thanK you aimer1:18:00 I look in people’s windows1:20:23 The prophecy1:22:13 Cassandra1:23:20 Peter1:23:50 The Bolter1:26:11 Robin1:27:16 The Manuscript1:29:40 Questions to wrap up

Today we dive into food theories! From the food pyramid and the interests that changed what the pyramid was, to theories about nightshade vegetables (and celebrities that don't eat them) to junk food in the US compared to junk food in the UK, and more!Check out https://www.fluentlyforward.com/ for ebooks and merch!2:52 The food pyramid is a lie!19:30 Food industry executives find their way into the USDA22:59 How stress and your mindset changes the affect food has on your body29:26 Celebrities who don’t eat nightshades39:27 Junk food in the US vs. UK48:48 High fructose corn syrup and its different names53:06 Ending on a positive noteTake your hair, body & lifestyle routines to the next level with OUAI's award-winning products and signature scents. Give your hair a glow-up with OUAI. Go to theouai.com, and use promo code FLUENTLY for 15% off any product.With Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair. 

Today I dive into Dune 2! We cover the lore of this franchise, I give some thoughts on the movie, and then we talk about gossip surrounding the movie, the cast of the movie, and take a closer look at the two leads (in my mind) Timothee Chalamet and Rebecca Ferguson.0:00 Intro of Dune and facts about the movie17:31 General Dune gossip42:05 Rebecca Ferguson52:40 Timothee ChalametTake your hair, body & lifestyle routines to the next level with OUAI's award-winning products and signature scents. Give your hair a glow-up with OUAI. Go to theouai.com, and use promo code FLUENTLY for 15% off any product.With Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair.Babbel is helping millions of people quickly and confidently have real-world conversations in a new language. Babbel’s wide range of learning experiences, ranging from casual to intense, mean there’s always a way to fit in a Babbel session. Go to https://babbel.com/fluently for 55% off!

This week we're joined by Amanda Montell from Sounds Like A Cult to talk about her new book, The Age of Magical Overthinking. From thoughts and biases on stan culture, conspiracy theories, how we love nostalgia, and more!Take your hair, body & lifestyle routines to the next level with OUAI's award-winning products and signature scents. Give your hair a glow-up with OUAI. Go to theouai.com, and use promo code FLUENTLY for 15% off any product.

I had an absolute BLAST with Megan and Liz this week as they filled me in on the underbelly of the music industry. From working with pop music hitmakers Max Martin and Martin Johnson, to spilling tea about how some people get ahead in radio, we break down every question you've had about the music industry, industry plants, stars with the "It Factor" and more!0:00 Intro and how YouTube “made” Justin Bieber celebrities5:00 What it’s like to work with Max Martin10:50 Working with Martin Johnson…and how he dated Taylor Swift15:50 Industry plants21:27 Musicians with the “it factor”37:19 Artists with good and bad work ethics40:56 Sleeping your way to the top in the music industry44:06 How artists make money todayWith Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair.

Today I take a look at Drake Bell and Alexa Nikolas - Nickelodeon child stars who were both featured in the Quiet on Set docuseries - and how their lives were shaped by Nickelodeon, and what they did after leaving the network as a child star. With Pair Eyewear, you can change your look in a snap. And their latest collections give you even more ways to celebrate your creativity and individuality. Change things up this season with new frames from Pair Eyewear. Go to paireyewear.com and use code SHANNON for 15% off your first pair.

Today we dive deep into the viral Quiet on Set docuseries that exposes and explores the toxic culture at Nickelodeon, and the egomaniac Dan Schneider who fostered the culture of abuse on set. From tragic testimonies from victims (adults and children) to a deep dive into Nickelodeon's "Golden Boy" Dan Schneider we cover it all today.2:50 Recapping Quiet on Set41:08 Overview of Dan Schneider begins42:45 Dan Schneider childhood1:02:55 Dan’s interview/apology/response1:09:22 Dan Schneider blind itemsTake your hair, body & lifestyle routines to the next level with OUAI's award-winning products and signature scents. Give your hair a glow-up with OUAI. Go to theouai.com, and use promo code FLUENTLY for 15% off any product.Oak Essentials line is full of luxurious products that really work, especially if you are trying to achieve that natural, no-makeup look. Get 15% off your first order when you use code FLUENTLY at checkout at oakessentials.com.Quince is a go-to place for luxury essentials at prices within reach. By partnering directly with top factories, Quince cuts out the cost of the middleman and passes the savings on to us. Get affordable luxury with Quince! Go to Quince.com/fluently for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns.