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Season 2, Episode 5 - Adele, Binge Worthy Shows and Tell All Quizzes
In our second quarantine outing, Alex and Laura discuss Adele’s current divorce situation, some of their favourite shows that deserve to be binged and reveal some of their deepest truths (and maybe even find out something new about themselves?) using the ever accurate Buzzfeed quizzes!
2 Apr 2020
Season 2, Episode 4 - Tiger King, Animal Crossing, The Weeknd and Dua Lipa
WE’RE BACK (again). This week, Alex and Laura discuss the prolific Tiger King on Netflix, Nintendo’s home run with Animal Crossing, The Weeknd’s sexy new album along with Dua Lipa’s life altering opus, Future Nostalgia. Wash your hands and listen to the latest episode of your favourite podcast!
22 Jan 2020
Season 2, Episode 3 - 2019 Recap and Highlights
Alex and Laura introduce a fun new segment to the show and discuss their highlights of 2019. It’s the perfect episode to start off Awards Season!
17 Dec 2019
Season 2, Episode 2 - Grammy nominations, Harry Styles’ new music and Christmas charts!
This week, Alex and Laura deep dive the recent Grammy nominations for next years ceremony. Has Laura convinced Alex that Harry Styles is worth listening to? Maybe. Then the duo discuss Christmas music and who’s going to be number 1 this year. And finally, the return of Recommendation Corner featuring Knives Out and Tinashe!
18 Oct 2019
Season 2, Episode 1 - Shane Dawson’s newest docuseries, Joker and Coleen Rooney’s meme worthy post
Alex and Laura return with their newest episode after taking a creative break. They discuss Shane Dawson’s current web series which dives into the intricacies of the beauty world before turning their attention to Joker, Joaquin Phoenix’s recent film and critique his highly acclaimed performance. They cap this week’s episode off with a break down of what happened between famous WAG Coleen Rooney and Rebecca Vardy that set the meme world ablaze!
6 Jul 2019
Episode 14 - Taylor Swift v. Scooter Braun, Miley Cyrus’s Mother’s Daughter and Love Island
This week, Alex and Laura break down the history between Taylor Swift and Scooter Braun as she fights to get back her albums’ masters. They then discuss Miley Cyrus’s newest single and video before diving head first into the world of Love Island while voicing their opinions on this week’s dramatic chain of events.
21 Jun 2019
Episode 13 - BONUS EPISODE - Taylor Swift Extravaganza
On this weeks episode, Alex and Laura do a deep-dive of all things Taylor Swift, including her latest single, You Need To Calm Down, before delving into her career in general and their favourite ever Taylor songs!
7 Jun 2019
Episode 12 - Love Island, Donald Trump, Miley Cyrus’ new EP, Katy Perry and Schitt’s Creek
This weeks agenda includes the nation’s guilty pleasure, Love Island, which returned to our screens this week. Donald Trump (ew) is in Ireland and we give our thoughts about what his visit means for Ireland before turning our attention to Miley Cyrus’ latest musical release SHE IS COMING. Then, we take a trip down to recommendation corner, with Schitt’s Creek and Katy Perry’s solo comeback up for discussion.
24 May 2019
Episode 11 - Jeffree Star, the Eurovision and the Game of Thrones finale
This week, Alex and Laura follow up last week’s bonus episode with even more YouTuber news by addressing Jeffree Star’s most recent upload. They then discuss their views on this year’s Eurovision and then move swiftly on to the finale of one of the most talked about tv shows of all time. Rounding off the episode with a fan favourite- recommendation corner!
18 May 2019
Episode 10 - BONUS EPISODE! Tati Westbrook and James Charles’ fall out
This week, Alex and Laura keep it short and sweet in their first ever “BONUS EPISODE”. They look at the ins and outs of a YouTube spat that has lead to the possible cancellation of James Charles’ career. Find out more in this week’s episode!
10 May 2019
Episode 9 - Shawn Mendes’ latest single, THE MET GALA and AVENGERS ENDGAME
This week, things get heated between Alex and Laura while discussing Shawn Mendes’ latest single ‘If I Can’t Have You’ , they then discuss all their favourites (and not so favourite) of the Met Gala before FINALLY dissecting Marvel’s record breaking ‘Avengers Endgame’. Engaging full spoiler mode, YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED.
3 May 2019
Episode 8 - Taylor Swift, Will and Kate’s marriage woes, Spoiler Culture and GAME OF THRONES review
This week, Alex and Laura dive right into reviewing Taylor Swift’s latest single and where it places in her legendary discography. Then, Will and Kate’s alleged marital troubles get the ITTO treatment before a discussion on the internet and the dreaded spoiler culture and when, if ever, is it acceptable to post spoilers? This week’s episode is then rounded off by a spoiler filled discussion on the latest and greatest episode of Game of Thrones!
19 Apr 2019
Episode 7 - Lil Nas X, Beyoncé’s documentary and Khalid’s new album
Back of a well earned hiatus, Alex and Laura are back this week to dissect all the biggest stories. On the agenda this week are Lil Nas X’s complicated climb to the top of the Billboard Hot 100, Beyoncé’s triumphant Netflix documentary and finally Khalid’s latest album, which proves a divisive topic. Don’t forget to subscribe!
7 Apr 2019
Episode 6 - Joe Biden, Brunei’s newest law, Justin Bieber’s humour and Billie Eilish
This week, Alex and Laura tackle a list of varied stories which have dominated the news headlines. Starting off with Joe Biden’s tendency to get too close for comfort, they then discuss Brunei’s newest law which came into effect this week. Moving onto Justin Bieber’s poorly received prank, they dive into a review of Billie Eilish’s newest album. Rounding this week off with a new and requested segment of ‘recommendation corner’.
30 Mar 2019
Episode 5 - Donald Trump and Russia, the U.S. college admissions scandal and Little Mix
This week, Alex and Laura take on the political world. They get the ball rolling by discussing Mueller’s probe into Trump’s meddling in the 2016 U.S. presidential elections before turning their attention towards the largest college admissions scandal in U.S. history. Rounding the week off with Little Mix who make their own political statement. Alex and Laura then give their recommendations of the week!
23 Mar 2019
Episode 4 - Shane Dawson, The Disappearance of Madeleine McCann, Mike Thalassitis and J.K. Rowling
This week, Alex and Laura tackle a mixed bag of stories which have dominated this week. Shane Dawson had sex with his cat or something, The Madeleine McCann Netflix documentary, Mike Thalassitis’ unfortunate passing and J.K. Rowling’s Twitter trolling all feature.
15 Mar 2019
Episode 3 - ‘Leaving Neverland’, R. Kelly, Game of Thrones and the Electric Picnic setlist.
This week, Alex and Laura take an in-depth view on the recent documentary surrounding Michael Jackson and claims of child abuse, Leaving Neverland. Then, on a lighter note, the latest Game of Thrones trailer and the Electric Picnic lineup are also on the agenda.
3 Mar 2019
Episode 1 - The Pilot. Ariana Grande’s ‘thank u, next’ and the 2019 Grammy Awards!
In our first ever episode, Alex and Laura go in depth with a review of Ariana Grande’s latest opus, and the overall success of this years Grammy Ceremony.
3 Mar 2019
Episode 2 - The BRITs, The Oscars, P!NK and Shawn Mendes
This week Alex and Laura dissect everything to do with the 2019 BRIT Awards before moving onto the mother of all award shows, The Oscars. P!NK, Shawn Mendes and Ariana Grande feature (duh).
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