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Empty Theater Club
by Empty Theater Club
This is a show for any professional fangirl, media maven, and everyone in between.Empty Theater Club is a podcast that spotlights all forms of pop culture and amplifies voices navigating the media industry. With guests including storytellers, critics, and digital creators, Kam and Val’s conversations cover the cultural digest updates you didn't realize you cared so much about. Come for the laughs and gasps, and stay for the earnest and fresh takes from this Gen-Z, Gemini-Capricorn duo.
Episodes
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Trauma Supreme
so there’s this ping pong player….. WE ARE DREAMING BIG! the gals chat about seeing marty supreme together in nyc with none other than timothee himself, jacob elordi gagging the girls in frankenstein, and discuss the complexities of being a modern woman + the injustices that haunt us all while…
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It's Okay to Be 26 with Zoë Rose Bryant
it’s our long awaited chat with the It Girl of film twitter, Zoë Rose Bryant! we dive into Zoë‘s lore and chat about her experiencing the epic highs and lows of being an F1 fan and watching charles leclerc’s filmography. digressions include bonding over being midwestern girls who were on tumblr…
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Timothee Chalamet has Edged Us (Marty Supreme Trailer Reaction)
best actor award winner timothee chalamet 2026…watch this space! etc is back with a quick reaction & thoughts to our most anticipated movie of the year #MartySupreme starring #TimotheeChalamet & #GwynethPaltrow directed by #JoshSafdie for #A24 !! this is how WE win. like & subscribe to the…
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Very Gay Publicist
ETC kicks off season deux with a major victory for Val - Kam is finally an F1 fan! thank you hollywood! the girls chat how they continue to be UK-pilled with the Oasis reunion, Lena Dunham’s new show, and more with ramblings on being very gay publicist for formula 1 and tv nowadays, feeling meh...
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Season One Finale
Our season one finale! The girls recap all the best of pop culture from the last year-- including BRAT Summer, Timothee Chalamet's continued star power, F1 being the IT girl sport, and everything in between. Kam and Val reminiscent on past episodes & guests who joined the club, plus make...
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Old Gays! with Kaiya Shunyata
your body horror is tea, mama! etc returns with special guest, TV critic and writer, Kaiya Shunyata! we talk all things tv (finally get to pitt-out!!) and very early emmy predicitions. Kaiya educates Val & Kam on Canadian core, shares their love for old gays in media, and provides a guide to...
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Ready for Wardrobe with Becky Gore
ETC is joined by costume designer Becky Gore to talk her latest project, Timestalker! Becky has worked on Emmy nominated Barbarians Rising, BAFTA winning comedy Adult Life Skills, and one our favorite Emmy winning shows, The Great. She shares her favorite looks from the film, how she navigated...
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This Place Sucks! with Kelli Boyle
our favorite season? awards. this week, we're joined by the wickedly talented Kelli Boyle, writer/producer for TVInsider, to talk all things Oscars - including our personal picks, who we think is committing category fraud, and so much more (6:22). Kelli's origin story as a Disney Channel truther...
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Storytelling is My Religion with Lin Codega
welcome to 2025! ETC kicks off the new year with the one and only, Lin Codega! we chat about their upcoming debut novel MOTHEATER and the stories and places that shaped this rising star (2:50-40:33). Lin spills all on their unexpected journey from the newsroom to the writers room for AMC’s...
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We Met Timothee Chalamet
Our most insane video yet. Story-time: ETC met Timothee Chalamet. This week, we provide our much-anticipated review of A COMPLETE UNKNOWN (43:25). Kam shares how she met Timothee Chalamet at the Minneapolis screening of the film and the chaos that ensued and Val spills some of her Bob Dylan lore...
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Spirit Week with Kelsey Weekman
ETC chats with Yahoo News entertainment reporter, Kelsey Weekman, on this week’s episode! Fangirl turned journalist, Kelsey writes about what people are talking about. We discuss Kelsey’s journey as a writer, her new It List newsletter, Grammy nominations, our shared love for Jeremy Strong, and...
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Everything is Theater with Adam Patla
The rumors are true… ETC was on hiatus because we were hosting the Timothee Chalamet lookalike contest. welcome to a spooky edition of the pod ! we’re joined by critic, influencer, and friend of the pod Adam Patla to talk all things that go bump in the night i.e. vampires, witches, disney channel...
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A Woman Scorned
what do Empty Theater Club and Chappell Roan have in common? We’re both pissed off at the world! The earth is dying, the election is right around the corner, Hoda is leaving the Today Show, and we STILL don’t have tickets to the short n sweet tour. in this episode of etc, no pop culture stone is...
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Touching Grass
in this episode of etc, val briefs us on her franz kafka sick diaries, kam is finally VEEP-pilled, and all is right in the world. we discuss reconnecting with nature post doomscroll, the Demissance, Cillian Murphy’s literal mixtape he made for us, and out of pocket villains in pop culture. the...
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My Eyes See Vampires With Bobbi Miller
A conversation for people who know a little too much about pop culture! This week we sat down with Bobbi Miller, culture critic and host of The Afternoon Special. Bobbi is a conduit for culture and curiosity and we had a blast gabbing about our current hyperfixations, her transition to long-form...
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2 Cool 4 School
our favorite seasons? festival, awards, and back to school! Kam and Val kick off dark academia fall by ranking our top 10 "back to school" films that left us with a list that no one saw coming. the cultural digest of the week includes unpacking the Venice Film Festival, discussing the final press...
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Internet Veterans with Bald Ann Dowd
not to sound parasocial but we had a blast chatting with Ali Sivi, the mastermind behind the viral Bald Ann Dowd account on Twitter! we discuss balancing Ali’s viral voice while remaining an enigma, her comedy & musical influences, and how she’s bringing back having fun online through the art of...
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Smile! You're Being Perceived with Emily Uribe
Kam and Val chat with the very special Emily Uribe! the gals discover the woman behind the TikTok persona, dive into how she went from your FYP to the red carpet, and get into being your harshest critic. digressions include Emily’s Marvel and Modern Family historian skills, earnestness being in,...
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The ETC Olympics
BUM—BUM—ba-ba-ba-BAH-BAH-- it's the Olympics! in this minisode, the gals curate their very own Team USA to represent us on the global stage. digressions include quick industry updates on comic con extravaganza, having Seasonal Affective Patriotism, and upcoming films no one told us about and…
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Darling, We’re Worried
getting into the context of it all! the gals match each others freak on the movie roles they would recast and discuss how they are exploring how to use their platform for good (aka figuring out how to get Jack Schlossberg to watch Jackie). digressions include never guessing which famous actor val...
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Hot Work in Progress with Peyton Johnson
Our inaugural guest episode! comedian and multi-hyphenate performer Peyton Johnson joins the Club from Atlanta to discuss her experience writing a pilot, the art of reading a room, what it feels like for her to be almost famous in an “everything is famous city,” and how comedy needs an HR...
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Our Villain Origin Story
It’s the Lore™️ episode! the gals answer your burning questions including how we met, why we are the way we are, and our first fandoms. we talk about the canon that define our personal culture and discuss the media & literature that shaped our online personas. digressions include freaking out…
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Anatomy of a Wet Hot American Summer
If it is to be said, so it be, so it is... we are so back! In this episode, Kam attempts a new pitch to convince you to watch INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and chats about her run-in with a biker gang while Val adds her voice to THE BEAR season three debate and how it's the summer of dance. The…
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Welcome to Empty Theater Club!
Our pilot episode! The girls discuss all of the hits and headlines that encompassed the digital realm this week. Digressions include wondering if Tom Cruise would send Jackie Kennedy a coconut cake, midwestern love stories, and how Formula 1 is the next it girl sport that Luca needs to make a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is a show for any professional fangirl, media maven, and everyone in between.Empty Theater Club is a podcast that spotlights all forms of pop culture and amplifies voices navigating the media industry. With guests including storytellers, critics, and digital creators, Kam and Val’s conversations cover the cultural digest updates you didn't realize you cared so much about. Come for the laughs and gasps, and stay for the earnest and fresh takes from this Gen-Z, Gemini-Capricorn duo.
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