Episodes
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HBO’s GIRLS is coming back! Shane Gillis wasn’t funny on SNL, Kelly Clarkson’s Bird Drama, and a DWTS recap
In this episode, we explore the exciting return of the TV show GIRLS, discuss recent pop culture moments including Shane Gillis' controversial SNL monologue, Kelly Clarkson's bird fiasco, and analyze the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars. follow me on IG www.instagram.com subscribe to our...
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Digger, Verity, WAR, East of Eden, and Another Disappointing DWTS Elimination
In this episode, Mary shares her thoughts on DIGGER, Netflix’s East Of Eden adaptation, HBO’s new series WAR, Verity, and covers the latest episode of Dancing With The Stars and the premature elimination of Ciara Miller. Chapters: 00:00 Introduction and Episode Overview 02:03 Recent Trip to New...
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Dancing With The Stars Season 35 Week 3 Recap, Taylor & Britt sent home in a shocking and dissapointing elimination!
In this episode, we dive into the latest episode of Dancing with the Stars, analyzing the surprising eliminations, dance performances, and the social media dynamics influencing the show. Join us for a detailed breakdown of the season's key moments and data driven predictions. Chapters: 00:00...
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Taylor Swift’s “Encore”, The Love Hypothesis, and The Irrelevance of The VMAs
In this episode, with special guest Taylor Tucker from "I Just Wanna Read Books", we explore pop culture, celebrity interactions, and the nuances of social media influence, featuring insights on recent events like the VMAs, Taylor Swift, Amazon Prime's The Love Hypothesis, and Dancing with the...
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NEW Taylor Swift Music! A New Traitors Cast! And a DWTS recap
In this episode, we explore Taylor Swift's latest music releases, upcoming VMAs awards, and the cast of the new season of The Traitors, along with a detailed review of Dancing with the Stars performances. Taylor Swift, VMAs, The Traitors, Dancing with the Stars, music releases, TV shows, pop...
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The Emmys! DWTS! And a much needed SLOMW discussion
Mary returns to podcasting after a busy hiatus, sharing insights on the Emmys, TV shows, and her recent experiences at Disneyland and Dancing with the Stars. She discusses the behind-the-scenes of award campaigns, her favorite moments from the Emmys, and her thoughts on current TV and pop culture...
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The Summer I Turned Pretty, Unknown Number, What's Happening At SNL, and Taylor Swift's Engagement
Hi! Long time no chat! As we approach a jam packed fall ( TV & movie wise) I thought I would bring the pod back to chat about it all because I know I will have...a lot of thoughts ;). On today's episode of the pod my guest Taylor Tucker and I talk about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's engagement...
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The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives Season Two Recap With Brooke Stapleton
Will Momtok survive this episode of I Just Wanna Chat? I'm unsure. JK we were actually pretty nice to them because this season was SO good. On today's episode I'm joined by reality show aficionado Brooke Stapleton and together we talk about all of the girls individually, Mormon culture, our...
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WHAT and WHO Every Song On The Tortured Poets Department Is About
Hi!!! On today's episode Mary flexes probably her strongest talent, which is explaining who and what every song on The Tortured Poets Department by Taylor Swift is about! We're talking Joe Alwyn, we're talking Matty Healy, we're talking Travis Kelce, and we're talking...us (the fans, not IJWC...
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Our 2025 Oscar Predictions !!! Everything You Need To Know About This Year's Nominees.
The 2025 Oscars are almost here! Here is everything you should know about this year's nominees AND our predictions of who will win and who should win. We're talking about Emilia Perez and the Karla Sofia Gascon scandal, Timothee Chalamet vs Adrien Brody, Wicked's chances, the Conclave hive, and...
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The Top 10 Things We Watched In 2024 (with Taylor Tucker)
2024 has come to an end and it's time to recap our top 10 things that we watched this year! Since I have my full top ten lists for TV and movies listed on my instagram I decided to grab one of my best friends Taylor Tucker and we each came up with a list of our top ten favorite things that we...
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The Top Pop Culture Moments of 2024 with Lily from @sportsish
What a year it's been! On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat we're joined by one of our FAVORITE pop culture creators Lily from Sportsish! And together we ranked the top ten biggest pop culture stories of 2024! We reflect back on the Wicked press tour, the Olympics, The Eras Tour, Taylor…
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Wicked! Moana 2! Gladiator 2! And a Taylor Swift Reputation Explanation
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary talks about her LOVE of the new Wicked movie (along with some of her critical notes..), she gives her thoughts on Moana 2, Say Nothing, and Gladiator 2 as well! And then in the second half of the episode she gives her long awaited Reputation…
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People's Sexiest Man Alive is....John Krasinski?!??!?!?!?
On today's quick-ish episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary and her husband live react to the news that John Krasinski was named as People Magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive". We also talk about the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast's Sexiest Man Alive (as submitted by listeners), Martha Stewart and Ryan Reynolds,...
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The Pop Culture Stories That Keep Me Up At Night (+ an updated Joe Alwyn/Taylor Swift/Matty Healy Relationship Timeline!!)
Happy Halloween! To celebrate this spooky halloween, I decided to go over just some of the celebrity stories that keep me up at night. Including... -The theory that allegedly John Travolta's son Benjamin might biologically be Elvis Presley's Grandson/great grandson? -Patrick Dempsey's first...
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What We Know About Liam Payne's Passing, Cynthia Erivo's Wicked Poster Reaction, And Ariana Grande on SNL!
Today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat is jam packed! We first of course talk about Liam Payne's passing and what we know about his death and the recent events leading up to it. We talk about everything we've been watching including "Saturday Night", "The Apprentice" "Matlock" and Ariana Grande's...
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Taylor Swift Is Up To Something!!! The Grammy Race Heats Up, And Andrew Garfield's Girlfriend Is A Witch
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is joined by her husband and together they discuss everything they've been watching lately including The English Teacher, We Live In Time, and Nate Bargatze's episode of Saturday Night Live. They talk about Taylor Swift's attendance at the Chiefs' game...
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Is Taylor Swift Back In Hiding? Lana Del Rey's Alligator Wedding, Chappell Roan & You MUST Watch Nobody Wants This
On today's episode of The I Just Wanna Chat Podcast, Mary is joined by Taylor Tucker (her BFF!!) and together they bond over their deep love for "Nobody Wants This", Mary tries to explain Lana Del Rey's wedding to an Alligator tour guide named Jeremy Dufrene, they talk about Taylor Swift's…
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Donna Kelce's Odd Taylor Swift Comment, The Apple Dance Girl, Some Quick Diddy Thoughts, Secret Lives Of Mormon Wives Updates, and A Megalopolis Review.
Today's episode is JAM PACKED with fun topics and tangents and FUN. We go over -Donna Kelce's odd Taylor swift comment. -The Apple Dance girl's Kelley Heller's moment being crashed at the Charli XCX tour -Some Diddy thoughts, or really our thoughts about why we don't want to cover Diddy news. -We...
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All of Our Thoughts About The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives
On this week's little bonus episode of The I Just Wanna Chat Podcast, Mary Arndt (a Mormon wife!!!!!!) tackles everything that happened this season and shares her potentially controversial takes about Taylor Franke Paul, Whitney Leavitt, and all of the shenanigans that the the cast of The Secret...
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2024 Fall Movie Preview! Plus Lana Del Rey's New Alligator Tour Guide Boyfriend and A Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo Catch-up
It's our annual Fall Movie Preview!!! On today's episode Mary goes over everything you need to see in theaters and at home this fall and everything you can skip as well. She also discusses Lana Del Rey's newest surprising relationship and quickly recaps the Olivia Rodrigo and Taylor Swift "beef"....
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Ben and Jennifer Lopez Divorce, There's NO Prenup, and Now Ben Is With A KENNEDY?!?! Sabrina Carpenter's "Short N' Sweet" Is A Hit, And What Will Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Be Up To This Fall?
It's a jam packed episode of I Just Wanna Chat! On today's episode Mary goes over everything you need to know about Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez's divorce along with Ben's new fling with Kick Kennedy and his "life long partnership" with Matt Damon. She also goes over all of the albums that were...
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Taylor Swift Continues To Give No Reputation Explanation, The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives According to Hulu, and Closing The Book On The It Ends WIth Us Drama
I Just Wanna Chat is BACK! We have a lot to chat about! On today's episode we talk about Taylor Swift and her highly anticipated Reputation announcement today that...did not happen PLUS we talk about her fall plans and possible political endorsements, then we finally put to rest the It Ends With…
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Justin Timberlake Gets Arrested, Bridgerton Season Three Disappoints, Joe Alwyn Speaks, and Taylor Swift Keeps Winning!
We cover a lot of ground in not a lot of time on today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat! On today's episode we talk about Justin Timberlake's DWI arrest, Bridgerton's disappointing third season and our hopes for the future of the show, and we talk about the big wave of Taylor swift related…
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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Getting MARRIED (We Think), Bridgerton Season 3 Rocks, And The Apple Top 100 Albums List Is Weird.
LOTS to chat about today!!! In today's episode i'm joined by my husband Alex and together we chat about the legitimacy of these Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce engagement rumors as well as these new "Taylor Swift is joining the Marvel Universe" rumors. We also chat about the new movies IF and Back…
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A Complete Breakdown of Taylor Swift's "The Tortured Poets Department" with Ashley Rose Reeves
The Tortured Poets Department is HERE! And we're breaking down every single song with fellow Taylor Swift Expert and host of "Swiftie School" on TikTok, Ashley Rose Reeves! Together we broke down the meaning behind every song and told you all of the background scoop you need to know to enjoy this...
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A PRINCESS KATE CRASH COURSE! A Complete Timeline of All Of The Recent Crazy Kate Middleton / Prince William / Royal Family News. Plus, The Oscars!
On today's episode of the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast Mary is joined by her husband Alex and together they go over every bit of information we know / everything we DON'T know about the "Where is Princess Kate and What is the Royal Family hiding?" saga. We also go over the Oscars and the supposed…
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It's Our Grammys Recap Episode! Miley! Taylor Swift! The Tortured Poets Department! + King Charles, The Bachelor, And Mr. & Mrs. Smith
On Today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is joined by her husband Alex and they talk about everything that happened at the Grammys including Miley Cyrus' speeches and performance, the way too long segments, and of course Taylor Swift's every move. And of course we talk all about The Tortured...
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A Pre-Grammys Prediction Episode Plus....Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce Are Going To The Super Bowl!
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is joined by her husband Alex and together they discuss SPORTS and Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce and everything that they think will happen in the coming weeks. They also did a Grammy Awards deep dive before the show airs on February 4th and gave all…
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Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig Robbed, Inside Academy Awards Campaigns, A Ballerina and Her Farm, And Taylor Swift At The Chiefs Game
On today's episode of the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast, Mary goes over The Oscar nominations, including the snubs and surprised from the list of nominees, and she also gives listeners a crash course in what an Academy Awards campaign entails. She also goes over the Ballerina Farm post baby pageant...
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Taylor Swift & Selena Gomez! Timmy & Kylie! Scott Swift’s Emails! RHOSLC! And..Gypsy Rose ?
Hi! Long time no chat! On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat we go over everything from The Golden Globes!! The Gossip! The Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift of it all! Kylie Jenner and Timothee Chalamet! And that freaking monologue by Jo Koy. We also talk about the rumblings about Scott Swift's…
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The Top 10 Taylor Swift Moments of 2023! Tree Paine vs Deuxmoi, Joe Alwyn, & So Much More!
It's "BEST OF 2023" month on I Just Wanna Chat! And we're kicking it off with The Top 10 Taylor Swift Moments of 2023! There was SO much to go over! Tree Paine x DeuxMoi! The Joe Alwyn Breakup! Matty Healy! Travis and Taylor! THE ERAS TOUR!!! So much ground to go over and reminince on. Follow us…
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A Travis Kelce & Taylor Swift Weekend For The History Books, Patrick Dempsey Is , & Iron Flame!!
OK There's SO much that we went over in this week's episode of I Just Wanna Chat! Here's the highlights : Every single thing Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift did over the weekend (KARMA IS THE GUY OF THE CHEIFS!!!), People's Sexiest Man Alive Patrick Dempsey, a quick influencer rant, a brief 8...
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A 1989 (Taylor’s Version) Review and The World’s Most Unhinged Conversation About ”Forth Wing”
On today's suuuuper relaxed, fun, easy, casual, and absolutely unhinged episode of The I Just Wanna Chat Podcast Mary goes over her thoughts about Matthew Perry's untimely passing, the media coverage of Britney Spears' Memoir, her review of 1989 (Taylor's Version), and then later in the episode…
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Britney’s Memoir, Lauren The Mortician, an 8 Passengers Update, and Taylor & Travis 4ever
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is joined by stand up comic (AND MORTICIAN!!) Stephanie Morris! And together they discuss the state of SNL, Taylor and Travis and our critisim of Taylor Swift critics, Britney Spears' new memoir and our conflicting feelings about it, and then we…
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The Eras Tour Movie, Britney News, & Everything I Know About Jada Pinkett Smith Is Against My Will
On today's episode of The I Just Wanna Chat Podcast, Mary goes over the last week of Taylor Swift news, her review of the Eras Tour movie, her facination with the "Michelle The Bartender" saga on TikTok, The new revelations from Jada Pinkett Smith about her marriage to Will Smith, and we go over...
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It’s Our Fall Movie Preview! Here’s Everything You Need To Know About Everything You Need To See.
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary and her husband Alex talked about the most anticipated movies of the rest of 2023! They went over everything you need to know about each movie you *need* to see including Fair Play, The Eras Tour / Taylor Swift movie, Killers of the Flower Moon…
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Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift Are....Something! And The Writer’s Strike Is (almost) Over! Yay!
On today's short and sweet episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is YET AGAINNNN joined by her husband Alex and together they talk about couples halloween costume ideas, Taylor swift and Travis Kelce, PR Relationships, Sophie Turner, The movie Dumb Money, and the WGA strike ending. Follow us on…
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The UK’s Reign Over Taylor Swift’s Heart is Over, Olivia Rodrigo’s GUTS is GOOD, &Katy Perry is Rich
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat Mary is joined by her husband Alex and they talk about Olivia Rodrigo's new album GUTS, Taylor swift and Travis Kelce's potential new fling, they gave an 8 Passengers/ Ruby Franke update, discussed Katy Perry's new life as a RICH woman after selling her...
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Your Definitive Guide To The 8 Passengers / Ruby Franke News + Joe Jonas & Sophie Turner Break Up :(
Hiiiiiii! On today's episode I was DELIGHTED to have Brooke Stapleton as my guest because she is a pop culture PRO and we had a lotttt of thoughts on the latest & greatest. We talked about Taylor Swift's upcoming Eras Tour movie, The Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner divorce news, Abby Lee Miller's New...
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...What’s Going On With Scooter Braun? A WGA/SAG Strike Update, and Gwyneth Paltrow’s Odd Ad Read
Hi! I've MISSED YOUUUUU! After a lil' hiatus we're back with a pop culture mailbag episode! I grabbed my husband and together I gave him (and all of you) the low down on what's currently going on with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes, my theories about what's going on with Scooter Braun that lead...
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What/Who Every Single Song On Taylor Swift’s Album ”Speak Now” Is About
Speak Now Taylor's Version is almost here! To celebrate, here's what every song on Taylor Swift's album Speak Now is about! INTRO 2:00 MINE 14:44 SPARKS FLY 17:50 BACK TO DECEMBER 20:24 SPEAK NOW 23:00 DEAR JOHN 25:10 MEAN 35:03 THE STORY OF US 37:00 NEVER GROW UP 38:00 ENCHANTED 38:50 BETTER…
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KRAVIS is Pregnant and Killer Orcas Are Organizing in the Same Waters As Jeff Bezo’s Yacht
On today's short and sweet episode of the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast Mary is joined by her husband Alex and together they discuss the Writer's strike, Kourtney Kardashian's pregnancy announcement, #NEPOBABIES, Jeff Bezo's $500 million yacht and the interesting sculpture of his girlfriend Lauren...
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Shiny Happy People, The 8 Passengers Chaos Timeline, and Kellis and Bill Murray’s are Dating!!?!!
On today's episode of the I Just Wanna Chat Podcast, Mary is joined by her guest, Comedian Stephanie Morris! And together they discuss Mill Murray and Kelis' new relationship that has rocked our world (7:24), Stephanie's stories from the comedy world (14:25), Mary's interesting review of Nate...
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Taylor Swift & Matty Healy Break Up! The Writer’s Strike! And Influencers Playing Supermarket Sweep!
And we'reeeeee back baby! After a year long hiatus The I Just Wanna Chat podcast is BACK and still as unofficial and unfancy as ever. Today I'm joined by my guest Amy Van Buren and together we discuss Succession, Cringey content creation, Taylor Swift and Matty Healy's relationship and breakup…
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What Every Song on Midnights is About, From Someone Who Actually Knows What They’re Talking About
Hi! Long time no chat! This is a very casual no-ads episode of I Just Wanna Chat, all about Taylor Swift's new album Midnights! I went song by song and went over what each song is about based on context clues in the lyrics and in Taylor Swift history. I hope you enjoy! Find us on Instagram...
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Britney Got Married, Amber Heard is Giving Interviews, and We Love and Respect The Kardashians
On today's special episode of I Just Wanna Chat, Mary is joined by Ashley Rose Reeves from @bodylovebasics and together they talk about new Kardashian news like the new Hulu episode about the Tristian Thompson scandal, the damage to the Marylin Monroe Dress that Kim wore, and their overall love…
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We Fear For Liam Payne’s Reading Comprehension Skills & Memory Recall After His Logan Paul Interview
On today's episode of I Just Wanna Chat I'm joined by @Libbuh AKA Elizabeth Kidd and together we talked about our own history with One Direction and all of our thoughts about how cringe worthy Liam Payne's interview with Logan Paul was. Follow us on TikTok @ijustwannachatpodcast Follow us on IG...
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A Comprehensive Guide To The Mormon #momtok ”Soft Swinging” Drama, With Added ~Mormon Context
On today's special edition of I Just Wanna Chat, Mary goes over all of the Mormon #momtok swinging drama about Taylor Frankie Paul & co. Everything I said is just whatever I gathered from Tik Tok and reddit, and I provided a little extra LDS context as well. Follow us on TikTok...
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Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial Q&A and Joe Alwyn’s Pretend Grammy from Taylor Swift
On today's very overdue episode of I Just Wanna Chat, Mary and her sister Amy have ~very important Q&A session about Johnny Depp and Amber Heard trial, and they discussed the legitimacy of Joe Alwyn's Grammy win that he won with Taylor Swift, and what Mary thinks Suki Waterhouse's "Mormon…
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