Best Hollyweird Podcast Podcasts (2024)

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Rashida Jones on Identity and Growing up in Hollyweird 1:00:44

35m ago1:00:44

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Gwyneth catches up with her longtime friend, and they cover a lot of ground: friendship, motherhood, how Jones made her way to The Office, what is was like growing up in Los Angeles, and where to eat in Tokyo today. Plus, Jones shares a few stories from filming her new Apple TV+ show, Sunny. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practic…

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TSFU: Ep. 160- David McMillan: Infamous Escapee of Thailand's "Big Tiger" Prison 52:19

1h ago52:19

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This week Fallon tells Ash about David McMillan, the notorious drug smuggler who made headlines with his daring escape from a Thai prison in 1996, where he was facing the death penalty for drug trafficking. Known for his passion for smuggling and his multimillion-dollar operation with partner Michael Sullivan, McMillan slipped past guards, made cru…

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Nike: Barefoot is Illegal (PREVIEW) 8:00

17m ago8:00

8:00

Nike: The brand of brands. When it comes to brands, they're top dog. When it comes to returning money to shareholders, less so. At least this year. As Nike have pursued the quest to become as close as an apparel company can be to a tech business, their share price has tanked – this year by over 30%. A former executive's LinkedIn post went about as …

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ASH LEARNS THE BIBLE: Ep. 2- Wandering Through the Damn Desert 1:04:27

2h ago1:04:27

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This was originally released as a Patreon exclusive and now we're sharing with everyone! Don't forget, you can access episodes 1-14 of Ash Learns The Bible on Patreon RIGHT NOW! The Bible is back, babies! Ash still knows very little about the #1 best-selling book in the world, of all time... and this time she is joined by friends Kristal and Ryan, …

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You Gotta Spend Money To Make Money 44:17

11m ago44:17

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It's quarterly earnings season, and some of our favourite tech companies are looking a bit shaky. Not because they're not making money – they are – but because they're spending it on new data centres and AI research. In this episode, we take stock of the current earnings reports, and touch on a few interesting tidbits like Amazon's softness in e-co…

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TSFU PRESENTS: Yucky Yogis- Ep. 1: Cults: Buddhafield and Order of the Solar Temple 1:33:14

1h ago1:33:14

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For this season of TSFU Presents, we are highlighting some of the worst of the worst of Yucky Yogis. This episode is a throwback from way back when in Season 2, in 2020... we were such babies!! Ash and Cam dive into two different cults for your listening pleasure! Ash talks about the Buddhafield cult and its leader Jaime Gomez aka Michel aka Andrea…

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The Connection Cure (with journalist Julia Hotz) 51:13

20m ago51:13

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Julia Hotz is a journalist and the author of The Connection Cure: The Prescriptive Power of Movement, Nature, Art, Service, and Belonging, which explores the concept of social prescribing. She joins Cleo Wade today to discuss the five key pillars that form the foundation of social prescriptions, finding okayness in difficult times, the power of flo…

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#299: Concert Season in Canada | Toxic Masculinity | Limited Time in this Reality. 42:28

12h ago42:28

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Call or Text the show: 647.338.1265 Have your voice heard (iMessage is free) Toxic masculinity is often misunderstood as an extreme or exaggerated form of masculinity, but in reality, it represents the absence of true masculinity. Genuine masculinity embodies qualities such as strength, responsibility, compassion, and respect for others. In contras…

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TSFU: Ep. 159- Ezra Miller part 2: Cults, Grooming and Cop Outs 38:57

2h ago38:57

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The erratic behavior, public antics, allegations of trafficking and sexual abuse; grooming and cults, and generally abhorrent personal conduct continue. Make sure to listen to part I first! ✨If you wanna get your TSFU episodes ad free and on Tuesdays instead of Fridays, check out our Patreon! You get access to over 200 episodes that aren't on the r…

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SUMMER FUN FAVES: Mystery Island- Metal Dentures, Mayhem and Murder 1:19:49

2h ago1:19:49

1:19:49

Ash and former co-host Cam talk about the nuts-o shenanigans that went down on the Galapagos island of Floreana in the early 1930s in the last episode of season 4 from 2021! Jeepers Creepers!⁠ Ash covers nudist, Nietzsche obsessed, metal denture sharing, German couple Dr. Friedrich Ritter and his younger lover Dore Strauch, and what happened on the…

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Llama-ma-mazing! 35:30

11m ago35:30

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Meta this week released the latest update to their LLM, Llama 3.1. It is ostensibly a "frontier model" on par with its OpenAI, Anthropic and Google rivals. The difference i: anyone can download the model and the weights and run it, and build on it wherever and however they want, without paying Meta a cent. Why? Glowed up Mark Zuckerberg wrote an ar…

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Tending to the Soul (with Elizabeth Oldfield) 50:08

26m ago50:08

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Cleo Wade chats with the author of Fully Alive, which reframes the concept of the seven deadly sins as a framework to explore human nature, connection, and spiritual growth in modern times. They talk about Oldfield’s journey to religion, how her faith has shifted over time, why she wanted to examine sin and Christianity, and what it means to create…

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TSFU: Ep. 158- Ezra Miller part 1: Hollyweird and the Toddler to Train Wreck Pipeline 45:23

5d ago45:23

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Today Fallon tells Ash about the disturbing world of Ezra Miller, the once-celebrated actor now known for a series of grotesque controversies. Fallon covers Ezra's erratic behavior, public antics, allegations of trafficking and sexual abuse; grooming and cults, and generally abhorrent personal conduct. The gals also discuss how Ezra's introduction …

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Into The Goldilocks Zone (PREVIEW) 4:27

28m ago4:27

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Recently, the eponymous founders of venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz went public in announcing their support for Trump in order to protect what they called "little tech" – as opposed to "big tech" To them, little tech basically means startups, which they believe are under threat from "bad government policies". While big tech is trying to en…

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SHARK MONTH: Sinking of the U.S.S. Indianapolis- The Worst Shark Attack in History 1:01:26

2h ago1:01:26

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For our big finale on 2024's Shark Month, we reach back into the 2021 vaults and bring you a Patreon exclusive. This week Ash and Cam tell you about The Worst Shark Attack In History. This is a big one guys! The sinking of the USS Indianapolis on July 30, 1945, is still the U.S. Navy's greatest loss of life at sea. Roughly 300 men went down with th…

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#298: Death and my perception of correlation to observable life. 43:46

13d ago43:46

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Fear of death often stems from the unknown, yet this very uncertainty can be a source of comfort rather than dread. Since we lack concrete knowledge about what lies beyond life, it’s worth considering that our fear might be misplaced. Death is a universal experience, and its mystery can remind us to embrace the present, appreciating every moment wi…

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CrowdStruck 28:29

8m ago28:29

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You are no doubt aware that the world suffered a fairly significant IT outage at the end of last week, affecting everything from TV broadcasts to supermarkets and airports. Turns out it was because of cybersecurity company CrowdStrike releasing a thoroughly bung update to Windows machines. In this ep, we talk about the incident, how susceptible the…

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TSFU INTERVIEWS: Ep. 3- Mary Byler, Founder of The Misfit Amish 1:13:39

35m ago1:13:39

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We have covered many aspects of Amish life, but in today's episode of TSFU Interviews, Fallon gets an insider perspective from Mary Byler, Amish abuse survivor and CEO and founder of The Misfit Amish, LLC, a group that works to "bridge the gaps between English and Amish culture." Mary is also the author of "Reflections and Memories of An Amish Misf…

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The Tech Trump Turn (PREVIEW) 6:40

1d ago6:40

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A recent political incident involving the former president provide a stress test of X under Elon Musk. It also provides us with an opportunity to do a side-by-side comparison of how it was reported on the various post-twitter clones: Threads, Bluesky and Mastodon. Additionally, the several loud noises at the Trump rally led to a cascade of Silicon …

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TSFU: Ep. 157 - Love or Control: The Dark Truth of Netflix's "Tell Them You Love Me" 1:07:42

1h ago1:07:42

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DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE OR A RATING ON SPOTIFY FOR ASH'S BIRTHDAY! 😍🥳 Today Ash tells Fallon all about the Netflix documentary "Tell Them You Love Me." If you haven't seen it yet, the documentary tells the controversial story of Anna Stubblefield, a white university professor, and Derrick Johnson, a disabled, non-verbal b…

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SHARK MONTH: Left at Sea- Tom and Eileen Lonergan, the True Story Behind "Open Water" 57:00

2h ago57:00

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DON'T FORGET TO LEAVE A RATING AND REVIEW ON APPLE OR A RATING ON SPOTIFY FOR ASH'S BIRTHDAY! 😍🥳🫶 Happy Shark Week! This week Ash and former co-host Michelle talk about two poor souls, Tom and Eileen Lonergan, who were forgotten at sea while scuba diving! Michelle tells Ash about the true story behind the movie Open Water. Tom and Eileen were two y…

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#297: Trump | Politics | Your Past | Jelly Roll | Bluesfest 34:18

23d ago34:18

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Televised politics often mirror the structure and scripting of your favorite TV shows, meticulously crafted to captivate and influence their audience. Much like a well-written drama, political events on TV are designed with specific narratives, characters, and climactic moments to elicit emotional responses and shape public perception. Politicians,…

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Investigating Real Estate Agent Drip 31:34

19m ago31:34

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Real estate tech is an underrated part of the broader tech ecosystem. From listing and buying platforms to property management apps and everything in-between, there's a suite of tech solutions for selling, buying, renting, investing and just having a squiz at property. In this ep, we take a little tour through real estate tech, which mostly ends up…

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Decoding Your Body's Signals (with osteopath Vicky Vlachonis) 48:16

17d ago48:16

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Gwyneth is joined by her longtime friend to talk about learning from the wisdom of our bodies. Vlachonis shares her holistic approach to treating physical and mental pain and why she sees pain as a powerful teacher. They also discuss the tenets from her book, The Body Doesn't Lie, and the tools and practices she regularly leans on from her Greek he…

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SHARK MONTH: The Sinking of the Trashman Yacht and Hundreds of Tiger Sharks 57:33

2d ago57:33

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IT'S SHARK MONTH!! This week Ash and former co-host Michelle talk about the scariest shark attacks that Ashley has ever heard of! Ash tells the story of the 1982 sinking of the Trashman Yacht. As five people headed from Maine to Florida through "hurricane alley", they suddenly got hit by a huge storm. They were stuck at sea for days, with no suppli…

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TSFU: Ep. 156 - The Bizarre Disappearance of Brian Shaffer 58:02

23h ago58:02

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It's time for a missing persons case! Ash gets the lowdown on the mysterious 2006 disappearance of Brian Shaffer. Brian was a second-year med student at Ohio State University. One night he walked out of a bar and was never seen again - just poof into thin air. 18 years later this case remains unsolved. At the time of his disappearance, Brian was 6 …

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Who Made This? (PREVIEW) 3:21

2d ago3:21

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This is a free preview of a premium episode. To subscribe to Down Round Premium and get access, head here. While the northern hemisphere is on summer holiday, we grind. Given there's not much tech news floating around as a result, we continued the discussion of AI from last episode – this time getting wildly philosophical about legal rights and the…

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You're Spending How Much On Graphics Cards? 36:00

30d ago36:00

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Over the past few weeks, several equity reports – from the likes of Goldman Sachs and Barclays – have sounded the alarm on the amount of capital expenditure currently being spent by the tech industry on building out AI capacity. Analysts and investors are asking: how are you going to pay for all this? And how long do we have to wait for that? In th…

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ASH LEARNS THE BIBLE: Ep. 1- Exodus: Joseph Started from the Bottom, Now He There 51:33

29d ago51:33

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We're so excited to announce our new segment, a continuation of Ash and Michelle Do the Bible- Ash Learns the Bible! Ash still knows very little about this giant, mystical, and frankly pretty terrifying book... So we're all coming from very different view points! Make sure to listen to these eps first: ASH LEARNS THE BIBLE: Genesis Begins- The Gard…

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Mantras for Self-Doubt and More Summer Advice (with Cleo Wade) 42:51

1M ago42:51

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It's a special solo episode with cohost Cleo Wade. She catches up on some of your questions: what she's looking forward to this summer, how to ask a friend for space, tips on becoming more confident, advice on navigating pregnancy anxiety and stepparenting, the books that changed her life, and more. To learn more about listener data and our privacy…

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Gimme Money! Media Edition 43:03

11d ago43:03

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Australia's experiment with forcing big tech to pay media companies like Nine and News Corp for content is running into choppy waters, as Meta refuses to play ball and Google seems less keen on news than it once was. In this episode, we catch up with the media and how it's handling today's dynamics of the internet and – especially – the new era of …

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Finding Your Person (with dating coach Amy Nobile Messing) 56:55

1M ago56:55

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Gwyneth is joined by a sought-after dating coach to talk about building a dating strategy based on core values and intentions, why first dates should be less than hour, ways for reframing rejection, what ghosting says about you, and how to know when you've found the right person. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ht…

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#296: Canada Day | Consciousness and the story we tell ourselves | Politics are a joke. 27:30

1M ago27:30

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Canada Day, celebrated on July 1st, is a powerful testament to the unity and pride of Canadians. It is a day that underscores the strength and resilience of the nation’s spirit. The humanity of Canadians shines brightly, characterized by their warmth, kindness, and a deep sense of community. This contrasts with the broader society of Canada, which,…

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TSFU: Ep. 155- Danny Masterson's Mini Cult: The Cast of "That 70's/90's Show" 1:03:12

16d ago1:03:12

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"That 90's Show" S2 is premiering this week on Netflix! Booo! Before you watch it, the gals figured they should let you know, in their opinions, why you shouldn't. Ash and Fallon are spilling the tea on all the behind-the-scenes drama from the cast of "That '70s Show". Danny Masterson, a hardcore Scientologist, recruited many co-stars into the "chu…

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A Small Modular Nuclear Reactor For Every Australian (PREVIEW) 4:17

16d ago4:17

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Nuclear is in the air. (Not literally.) In Australia, politicians are debating it, while a huge range of nuclear startups are ruling it out for funding and attention. In this episode, we chat about nuclear power and how the tech industry is talking about it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.…

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PRIDE MONTH: Devious Abuse- Competitive Endurance Tickling 1:23:33

17d ago1:23:33

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This episode originally aired in January 2021 and was episode 38! Awww baby TSFU! Ashley and Cam talk about the dark underbelly of Competitive Endurance Tickling. Jeepers Creepers!⁠⁠ In this week's episode, Ashley goes over the origins of Competitive Endurance Tickling, the woman who started it, and the events leading up to the making of Tickled, a…

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Hitting The Nvidia Wall 37:30

1M ago37:30

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Nvidia is the engine room of the AI moment, but they are struggling a little right now. The stock underwent a massive correction this week, and founder Jensen Huang is reportedly worried that the gravy train is about to end. We used that as an excuse to dive into a few interesting trends going on in AI, Apple's moves, whether the hype is matching t…

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Ambition and the Future of Work (with author Samhita Mukhopadhyay) 55:20

2M ago55:20

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The former executive editor of Teen Vogue and author of The Myth of Making It joins Cleo Wade to talk about the rise and fall of girlboss culture, quiet quitting, the complex relationship between feminism and capitalism, and turning workplace disillusionment into positive change. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: ht…

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