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  • Disclosure Diva

    Disclosure Diva
    2026/06/05

    In which we talk Joan's harrowing ER visit, Kathy Hilton as WeHo grand marshall, Kelly Ripa & Mark Consuelos's new pro-landlord documentary, Camila Cabello and billionaires, and Demi Moore's bizarre climate change documentary.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

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    1 時間 1 分
  • It's All Bots, Girl: LGBTQ-AI

    It's All Bots, Girl: LGBTQ-AI
    2026/05/28

    In which we continue our series on the origins of AI chatbots and their gendered/sexualized design for human use.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
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    1 時間 25 分
  • It's All Bots, Girl: Transvestigating ChatGPT

    It's All Bots, Girl: Transvestigating ChatGPT
    2026/05/21

    In which we continue our series and investigate the biases and exploitation of gendered-AIs and chatbots.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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    1 時間 11 分
  • She's in Azerbaijan for This Amazing Reason

    She's in Azerbaijan for This Amazing Reason
    2026/05/14

    In which we talk Katy Perry at the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Spencer Pratt's LA Mayoral run, AI at Cannes, music-tour cancellations, and the corporate destruction of live music.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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    1 時間 8 分
  • The End of Anna Wintour's Met Gala

    The End of Anna Wintour's Met Gala
    2026/05/07

    In which we talk the end of Anna Wintour's reign on The Met Gala red carpet, and how the new era of Silicon Valley elite plan to take it over.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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    1 時間 36 分
  • The Devil Wear's Prada 2 [Preview]

    The Devil Wear's Prada 2 [Preview]
    2026/05/05

    In which we recap, review, and react to the Devil Wears Prada 2. Full episode available on Patreon.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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    18 分
  • It's All Bots, Girl: Apocalypse Now

    It's All Bots, Girl: Apocalypse Now
    2026/04/30

    In part three of this series, we continue examining Joseph Weizenbaum's critiques of AI: his warnings about mechanized intelligence as a tool of imperialism, society's dependence on the incomprehensible, and how modern LLMs obscure their limitations through gamified interaction.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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    1 時間 11 分
  • It's All Bots, Girl: The Bot Next Door

    It's All Bots, Girl: The Bot Next Door
    2026/04/23

    In part two of this series, we explore the origins of LLMs, the first chatbot 'Eliza', Weizenbaum's fears of the future and how everything we're dealing with today was predicated almost 80 years ago.

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    GIRL ON GAY - WHAT WE'RE WATCHING/READING/PLAYING

    LEFTOVERS - EXTRA HOLLYWOOD GOSSIP WE CAN'T SHARE ON THE MAIN FEED

    About Eating For Free:

    Hosted by journalists Joan Summers and Matthew Lawson, Eating For Free is a weekly podcast that explores gossip and power in the pop culture landscape: Where it comes from, who wields it, and who suffers at the hands of it. Find out the stories behind the stories, as together they look beyond the headlines of troublesome YouTubers or scandal-ridden A-Listers, and delve deep into the inner workings of Hollywood's favorite pastime. The truth, they've found, is definitely stranger than any gossip.

    You can also find us on our website, Twitter, and Instagram. Any personal, business, or general inquires can be sent to eatingforfreepodcast@gmail.com

    • Joan Summers' Twitter, Instagram
    • Matthew Lawson's Twitter, Instagram
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