Straight Up
Straight UpThe pop culture podcast with no filter, brought to you by besties and journalists Kathleen and Ellie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Sabrina Carpenter, Alex Cooper and the new age of sexism
Jun 19 • 1h 8m
FRIENDSHIP BREAKUPS: ghostings, exes and group politics
Jun 11 • 1h 2m
Dua Lipa, #SkinnyTok and the labubu doll craze
May 15 • 1h 0m
AMBITION: does anyone enjoy their job anymore?
May 14 • 50m
Nicole Kidman’s Babygirl, Lily Allen and money anxieties
Jan 16 • 1h 8m
Fertility, pop culture parenthood and unspeakable truths
Jan 2 • 1h 34m
The Big Kids Question: does anyone want to be a parent anymore?
Dec 26, 2024 • 1h 20m
Sabrina Carpenter, Keira Knightley’s Black Doves and brain rot
Dec 12, 2024 • 1h 7m
Wicked, Gladiator's flop and AI pets
Nov 28, 2024 • 54m
Bad Sisters, Molly-Mae and film of the year Anora
Nov 21, 2024 • 57m
Jamie Oliver’s controversy, The Substance and Margot Robbie’s My Old Ass
Nov 14, 2024 • 51m
When did dating become so depressing?
Nov 7, 2024 • 1h 33m
Saoirse Ronan, Louis Theroux’s lost touch, Tom Holland and Zendaya
Oct 31, 2024 • 1h 7m
Liam Payne, Angelina Jolie and Woman of the Hour
Oct 24, 2024 • 1h 10m
Andrew Garfield, Stormzy’s new relationship and men under curfew
Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 12m
Beyoncé conspiracy theories, Industry and a kinky Kit Harington
Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 4m
Sally Rooney, Naomi Campbell and Nobody Wants This
Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 17m
Diddy, Justin Bieber and Demi Moore’s anti-aging horror
Sep 26, 2024 • 51m
Jacqueline Wilson, the celeb assistant reckoning and Vogue’s new doc
Sep 19, 2024 • 55m
The Perfect Couple, Taylor and Travis and womens’ wildest fantasies
Sep 11, 2024 • 1h 6m
Dolly Alderton, the year of the break up and Zoë Kravitz’s Blink Twice
Aug 29, 2024 • 47m
Bumper book special: from 2024’s hottest titles to all-time fave reads
Aug 22, 2024 • 48m
Blake Lively’s ‘It Ends With Us’ drama, orgasm portals and Euphoria news
Aug 15, 2024 • 58m
Charli XCX, Billie Eilish and the new Bridgerton
Aug 8, 2024 • 46m
Simone Biles, Ballerina Farm and Josh O’Connor’s best film yet
Aug 1, 2024 • 50m
Bella Hadid, branding disasters and Maya Jama's breakup
Jul 31, 2024 • 59m
Katy Perry’s ‘comeback’, Zara McDermott and PR relationships exposed
Jul 18, 2024 • 55m
The dark side of celebrity: from Armie Hammer to Jay Shetty
Jul 4, 2024 • 1h 7m
House of the Dragon, A Family Affair and the year of the cougar
Jun 27, 2024 • 1h 1m
Taylor Swift’s killer strategy, Miley Cyrus and Kevin Spacey’s tears
Jun 20, 2024 • 57m
Sabrina Carpenter, Hit Man and the Queenie adaptation
Jun 13, 2024 • 1h 9m
Ozempic, ‘nepo baby’ North West and Netflix’s Eric
Jun 6, 2024 • 1h 4m
The Bennifer drama, AI gone wrong and Ryan Gosling’s rom-com
May 30, 2024 • 42m
Sophie Turner, ‘sluts’ and the sexiest film of 2024
May 22, 2024 • 1h 7m
The Idea Of You, Dua Lipa and Pandora Sykes’ podcast
May 9, 2024 • 1h 19m
Billie Eilish’s erotic advice, Zendaya and Bridget Jones 4
May 2, 2024 • 1h 8m
Amy Winehouse, celeb booking and Prince Andrew’s teddies in Scoop
Apr 18, 2024 • 1h 5m
Mind games, Sacha Baron Cohen and gold digging intellectualised
Apr 11, 2024 • 1h 8m
Cults, Kate Middleton and the monarchy vs the media
Mar 28, 2024 • 1h 14m
The Big Kids Question: does anyone want to be a parent anymore?
Mar 14, 2024 • 1h 19m
Taylor Swift, The List and the dangers of a life lived online
Feb 29, 2024 • 1h 9m
Sydney Sweeney’s rom com, EmRata and dressing for the male gaze
Feb 22, 2024 • 59m
J.Lo: heartbreak, divadom and the Ben Affleck curse
Feb 15, 2024 • 1h 12m
One Day, Mr and Mrs Smith and why everyone’s a sellout now
Feb 8, 2024 • 1h 12m
Priscilla, reframing Elvis and embracing Jacob Elordi mania
Jan 25, 2024 • 1h 0m
Lessons in sex, Barry Keoghan and unlikely leading men
Jan 18, 2024 • 1h 9m
Bianca Censori, Michelle Keegan's moment and the 'hell' of personal branding
Jan 11, 2024 • 1h 35m
Age gaps, 'tradwife' Nara Smith and the ethics of true crime reporting
Jan 4, 2024 • 1h 9m
Noughties ‘it girls’ part II: from Paris and Nicole’s feud to Lindsay Lohan’s fall
Dec 14, 2023 • 1h 16m
Noughties ‘it girls’: Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan and the power of the paparazzi
Dec 7, 2023 • 1h 12m
Billy Porter on courting the press, finding fame at 49 and dating British men
Nov 30, 2023 • 1h 1m
The J.Lo and P. Diddy scandal, prison on screen and Pete Doherty’s tragic past
Nov 23, 2023 • 1h 10m
Wagatha Christie, James Blunt's wild humour and the new Harry Potter doc
Nov 2, 2023 • 1h 9m
Britney Spears: the brutal media shaming of America’s teen dream
Oct 26, 2023 • 1h 46m
The Beckhams: ambition, betrayal and our insider secrets
Oct 12, 2023 • 1h 27m
Anya Taylor-Joy's beige wedding dress, Jorja Smith and the fall of Glossier
Oct 5, 2023 • 1h 7m
Russell Brand: Misogyny, manipulation and the mainstream media 'agenda'
Sep 21, 2023 • 1h 24m
Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner and being a 20-something divorcée
Sep 14, 2023 • 1h 12m
Maya and Stormzy, ‘bad boy’ literature and the cheek of Kanye’s bottom
Aug 31, 2023 • 1h 4m
Harry Styles’s fertility fetish and 'celeb sickness’ Lyme disease
Aug 17, 2023 • 56m
Dissecting the Lizzo scandal and Ariana Grande's 'steal your man' energy
Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 1m
The big Barbie debrief: Sex dolls, incels and Ken’s controversial crotch
Jul 27, 2023 • 1h 14m
Black Mirror, AI boyfriends and The Idol: torture porn or top TV?
Jun 22, 2023 • 1h 10m
Matty Healy, Phil Schofield and why modern dating is so broken
Jun 8, 2023 • 1h 18m
Sophie Ellis-Bextor: noughties nostalgia, phone hacking and fame vs family
Jun 1, 2023 • 1h 19m
Kesha’s ghost exorcism, the genius of Jury Duty and the Hailey Bieber dilemma
May 25, 2023 • 1h 13m
Allan ‘MC Grindah’ Mustafa: prank calls, insecure men and winding up Jared Leto
May 18, 2023 • 1h 7m
Gwyneth Paltrow on Brad vs Ben, and a deep dive into the ‘It Girl’
May 11, 2023 • 1h 2m
Fleur East: surviving The X Factor and the secret to long-lasting love
May 4, 2023 • 1h 1m
Picture This’ Ryan: introversion, Irish stereotypes and why he doesn’t want kids
Apr 20, 2023 • 1h 27m
Celebrity journalism's big existential crisis
Mar 30, 2023 • 54m
Jordan Stephens: sex on screen, male shame and Andrew Tate
Mar 23, 2023 • 1h 7m
Fat suits, Jennifer Lawrence’s comeback and popping the Paul Mescal hype
Mar 16, 2023 • 1h 6m
SG Lewis: ‘songwriting camp’, fame freebies and Face-timing Elton John
Mar 9, 2023 • 1h 2m
Mae Muller: body image, TikTok stardom and celibacy
Feb 23, 2023 • 1h 14m
Brit Awards goss, Rihanna’s big reveal and Kourtney K’s vagina gummies
Feb 16, 2023 • 55m
RAYE: survival, songwriting and success on your own terms
Feb 9, 2023 • 1h 17m
Akon: celebrity greed, dealing with divas and taking Straight Up to the strip club
Jan 26, 2023 • 1h 23m
Prince Harry bombshells, family estrangement and frostnipped todgers
Jan 19, 2023 • 57m
Baby Queen: drugs, toxic managers and the ‘void’ of celebrity
Jan 12, 2023 • 1h 18m
Christmas special: festive quiz, 2022's best celeb moments and top TV
Dec 22, 2022 • 1h 7m
Dermot Kennedy: music biz myths, embarrassing moments and terrifying stalkers
Dec 1, 2022 • 1h 10m
Plastic surgery, James Corden’s cheating drama and Julia Fox’s radical celibacy
Nov 24, 2022 • 1h 8m
Tove Lo: female pleasure, narcissism and monogamy
Nov 3, 2022 • 1h 8m
Caggie Dunlop: sobriety, self-worth and the chaos of her Saturn's Return
Oct 20, 2022 • 1h 25m
Industry, 2022's funniest film and true crime’s morality problem
Oct 13, 2022 • 35m
Kanye vs the world and what the Kardashians did next
Oct 8, 2022 • 53m
Blonde's 'torture porn', female envy, and a hot new restaurant drama
Sep 29, 2022 • 50m
Amber Rose Gill: romance, representation and the truth about reality TV
Sep 15, 2022 • 1h 26m
Funny women and the fall of Armie Hammer
Sep 8, 2022 • 50m
Aitch: fame, relationships and next stop Hollywood
Aug 11, 2022 • 1h 30m
The Vamps' Brad: What it’s like to front one of the world’s biggest boy bands
Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 20m
James Bay: tackling misconceptions from mental health to the Met Gala
Jul 14, 2022 • 59m
Inside our best friend baecation, from beach reads to cocktail chaos
Jul 7, 2022 • 34m
Krept: fan madness, fatherhood fails and a £15m baby business
Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 15m
Sean Paul: handcuffs, spacecakes, and a $25,000 suit
Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 14m
Maya Jama on imposter syndrome, creepy DMs and Drake's name-drop
Jun 1, 2022 • 53m
Mahalia’s lessons in love, life and money
Feb 4, 2022 • 1h 7m
The hottest gossip of 2022: from Molly Mae to The Weeknd
Jan 12, 2022 • 58m
Bastille’s Dan on his wildest fan story, imposter syndrome and the power of therapy
Dec 17, 2021 • 1h 32m
HRVY on fame, finding himself and the Strictly curse
Dec 3, 2021 • 1h 12m
On Emrata, Sally Rooney, sex and power
Nov 19, 2021 • 1h 2m
Pandora Sykes talks friendship, career hacks and life after The High Low
Nov 4, 2021 • 1h 8m
Tanya Burr on overcoming anxiety, becoming an actor and finding love at 30
Oct 7, 2021 • 1h 8m
London Grammar's Hannah Reid on how the music industry almost broke her
Aug 27, 2021 • 1h 1m
KSI on crypto, cancel culture, and coming offline
Aug 3, 2021 • 1h 3m
KSI on crypto, cancel culture, and coming offline
Aug 3, 2021 • 1h 8m
Ray Blk on money, dating and the dark side of X Factor
Jul 14, 2021 • 1h 13m
Zack Snyder on music and vulnerability
Jun 9, 2021 • 1h 1m
Women in Music special: how to get ahead in your career
Nov 6, 2020 • 1h 9m
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