The XYZ Podcast

we say farewell to summer in the northern hemisphere with a love island chat, debate our pick for song of the summer, and go over the impact of memes on the upcoming election in the united states.

A very happy pride month recap everyone! This June we saw the dominance of Sabrina Carpenter, the beginning of the Love Island series, and a new meme in the form of Justin Timberlake's mugshot. There's a lot to talk about for this episode and we hope you enjoy. follow us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XYZPod23 follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xyzpodzyx/ tish's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoechotish/ our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclowntownttv/ how to help places in need - the drc: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ gaza: https://linktr.ee/fundsforgaza sudan: https://eyesonsudan.net/ yemen: https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

may was jam packed with pop culture news! we saw the biggest rap beef in recent memory emerge between kendrick lamar and drake; the met gala of 2024 sparked a "digitine" and mass blocks of celebrities (Blockout 2024) for not speaking up against genocide; jojo siwa taunted our feeds yet again as she got drunk at EPCOT. we'd love to hear your thoughts on everything we chat about for this may recap. blockout 2024: https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/celebrity/blockout-celebrities-blocklist-digitine-digital-guillotine-israel-palestine-gaza-hamas-b1157950.html kendrick vs. drake, song by song breakdown: https://www.vulture.com/article/drake-kendrick-lamar-feud-explained.html kendrick vs. drake overall: https://www.billboard.com/lists/drake-kendrick-lamar-beef-timeline/ follow us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XYZPod23 follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xyzpodzyx/ tish's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoechotish/ our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclowntownttv/ how to help places in need - the drc: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ gaza: https://linktr.ee/fundsforgaza sudan: https://eyesonsudan.net/ yemen: https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

april was the month of jojo siwa's memeification. coachella and stagecoach made us cringe at influencers, "nasty" by tinashe is in the running for song of the summer, and that movie with zendaya and the two twinks was released. let's chat about all of this and more in our recap for april 2024. follow us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XYZPod23 follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xyzpodzyx/ tish's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoechotish/ our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclowntownttv/ how to help places in need - the drc: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ gaza: https://linktr.ee/fundsforgaza sudan: https://eyesonsudan.net/ yemen: https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/

follow us on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XYZPod23 follow us on instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xyzpodzyx/ tish's instagram: https://www.instagram.com/echoechotish/ our instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theclowntownttv/ how to help places in need - the drc: https://friendsofthecongo.org/ gaza: https://linktr.ee/fundsforgaza sudan: https://eyesonsudan.net/ yemen: https://yemencrisis.carrd.co/ SOURCES: movies love lies bleeding dune part two tv shows the program quiet on set the regime x-men '97 shogun music ariana grande kasey musgraves flo milli tierra whack video games princess peach: showtime snufkin: melody of moomin valley general: marilyn monroe ai queer eye bombshell article j-lo movie willy wonka glasgow experience kate middleton the hideous circus of the royal family

february was... a lot. it was the origin of the reesa teese 52 part tik tok special "who tf did i marry" and hosted both the grammy's and the super bowl. the "madame web" movie forever became part of the meme film canon. but it also outed several alleged elite predators (like vince mcmahon), was a time of protests against abuses of organizations such as scientology and the apple corporation, and showed how events like the super bowl are timed with state sponsored violence in palestine (rafah). it showed how much life - beautiful and harmful - let's get through all of the good, the bad, and the disgusting together, with the hope that this brief respite can bring us the hope to keep going, both for ourselves and for the collective good. HOW TO HELP The DRC Sudan Palestine Yemen SOURCES QUICKFIRE Movies Bob Marley: One Love Madame Web TV Shows Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy Mr. and Mrs. Smith Avatar Live Action Remake Video Games Star Wars: Dark Forces Remaster ⁠ ⁠Mario Vs. Donkey Kong⁠ (2024, Switch) ⁠Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth⁠ Music The Grammy's PREDATOR LIST Joe Biden Vince McMahon Christian Horner (1) Christian Horner (2) MAIN DISCUSSION General Pop Culture Ben Shapiro's "Rap" Gina Carano vs. Lucasfilm / Disney Elmo's Tweet Anti-Scientology Protesting Lewis Hamilton Joins Ferrari Who Tf Did Reesa Teese Marry? Super Bowl and Violence in Rafah Super Bowl Views The Distraction of the Super Bowl How We'll Remember This Super Bowl Rafah Massacre

2024 kicked off to a wild start. Award Season is in full swing, documents from the case against Epstein were unsealed, and Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj had some of the biggest beef we've seen in recent history. We chat about all of that in more for our recap for January. SOURCES General Jan Happenings Kat Von D's Copyright Lawsuit Starbucks x Stanley Cups Collab McDonalds Statement on Gaza Noah Schnapp Statement on Gaza "Ugly Bride" Tik Tok Logan Paul Crypto Updates Mia Goth Battery Suit Tides Turn Against G. Rose Blanchard Megan vs. Nicki Dave Chapelle and Ricky Gervais - "Unfunny Business" "Why 'Conservative' Comedy Sucks" "When You're Starting to Run Out of Jokes" "What's Happened to Stand Up" Quickfire Memes Ice Spice's "Fart" "Give Me Everything You've Got" "I'm Kim K, Of Course I..." TV Fool Me Once (1) Fool Me Once (2) Traitors The Brothers Son American Nightmare Movies Society of the Snow Night Swim Mean Girls Video Games Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Tekken 8 Palworld (1) Palworld (2) The Last of Us Part 2: Remastered Music Nicki Minaj's AI Art Cover yes, and by Ariana Grande Orquideas by Kali Uchis Predator List Newly Unsealed Epstein Documents Main Discussion "Barbie Snubs"

Tik Tok has changed the landscape of how we consume and interact with media. In this recap, we go over the biggest moments of December, many of which are connected to how Tik Tok has changed the game - both for better and worse. Nicki Minaj's album is trying to make as many viral sounds as possible, Lethal Comapay blew up because of Twitch and clips on Tik Tok, and victims of abuse are getting the influencer treatment (G. Rose Blanchard) or having their wishes ignored (Villi Fualaau). Let us know what you think on Instagram or on our Youtube. QUICKFIRE Misc Pop Culture: Kanye's Apology KPOP Idols and Starbucks Apologies for Drinking Starbucks Donald Trump's "Rot in Hell" TV Shows: Pokemon Concierge - The Verge Pokemon Concierge - Paste Magazine Percy Jackson Show Rick Riordan on Israel / Palestine Murder in Boston Carol & The End of the World My Life With the Walter Boys Movies: Godzilla - National Review Godzilla - Forbes The Color Purple Boy & The Heron American Fiction Wonka Renaissance: The Film Ferrari Leave the World Behind Poor Things Music: Pink Friday 2 *disclaimer: we don't support Nicki Minaj because of her shutting down allegations of predatory behavior against her husband* Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree Games: Game Awards 2023 Avatar Lethal Company PREDATOR LIST Vin Diesel MAIN DISCUSSION Lauren the Mortician / Her Lawyer Matt Rife's Show Matt Rife's Beef w/ A Child Simone Biles' Husband G. Rose Blanchard Villi Fualaau Against May December May December Review

we spend this bonus episode chatting about the biggest things that happened this year and voting for our superlatives for the 2023 pop culture yearbook. we go through moments like lash gate, the montgomery riverfront brawl, and the wga / sga strikes. let us know if you agree with our picks or what you would add on instagram! yearbook link: https://valtheclown.itch.io/yearbook2023 our podcast instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xyzpodzyx/ our podcast youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@XYZPod23 val and gus's insta: https://www.instagram.com/theclowntownttv/ val and gus's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRxMSa6erp24B16bBlEDptQ tish's insta: https://www.instagram.com/echoechotishx/ tish's youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@echoecho4590

This November gave us a lot to think about. Floods of lawsuits alleging sexual assault against influential people came out, influencers thought it was "dystopian" that we asked them to influence, and a Taylor Swift concert led to two deaths in Brazil. Will this be the end of idolizing celebrities and influencers? Or will we always find reasons to stan our favs, even if we know deep down they're wrong? ** Stay Informed with ⁠Genocide Watch⁠ ** SUPPORT PALESTINIAN VOICES Motaz Bisan Joe Eye on Palestine Nour Hind Wael SOURCES Palestinian Genocide Starbucks Child Labor in Brasil Boycotting Cobalt Products for the DR of Congo Squishmallow Founder's Zionist Stance Video Games Super Mario RPG Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III More on COD: MW III Thirsty Suitors The Last of Us Movies Saltburn - A Negative Take Saltburn - A Positive Take A Hunger Games Prequel Priscilla The Marvels Other Movie Releases TV Dr. Who's 60th Anniversary Special The Curse First Part of The Crown's Final Season Scott Pilgrim Take's Off The Golden Bachelor Finale Music Pink Panthress's Heaven Knows Sabrina Carpenter Gets a Catholic Official Fired The Grammy Nominations Alleged Predators Russell Brand Steven Tyler Danny Elfman James Charles Colleen Ballinger Jamie Foxx Diddy New York's Adult Survivors Act Influencers Won't Influence to Stop Genocide Brittany Broski Beyoncé and Taylor Swift's films Selena Gomez Amy Schumer Noah Schnapp Melissa Barrera Taylor Swift's Brasil Concert AP News Twitter Thread with First-Hand Testimonies

This month was full of new horror franchise film installments, celebrity feuds that got taken too far, and media that we all delighted in... or detested. We talk about capitalism, misogynoir, and... jazzercise style exorcisms? Hope you enjoy. Please save this podcast and leave us a review if you enjoyed. We'd love to hear your thoughts about what we talked about on Instagram. SOURCES: Movies: - Killers of the Flower Moon Video Games: - Assassins Creed: Mirage - Super Mario: Wonder - Marvel's Spider Man 2 Music: - Bad Bunny's "nadie sabe lo que va pasar mañana" Shows: - Fall of the House of Usher - Gen V - Dragula Memoirs: - Behind the Seams - Worthy - The Woman In Me Predator List: - Danny Elfman Main Discussion: - Sssniperwolf doxxing Jacksfilms - Drake's "For All the Dogs" - Exorcist: Believer - Saw X - Five Nights at Freddy's

Drew Barrymore is a scab, we all hate Russell Brand, and we all found out the name of Elon's secret third child... join us as we recap the best, worst, and most culture defining moments of September. Quickfire Sources: Techno Mechanicus from Sports Keeda- https://www.sportskeeda.com/pop-culture/news-sounds-like-gwar-villain-elon-musk-grimes-supposed-third-child-named-techno-mechanicus-sparks-wild-reactions-online Bottoms Review from Pop Culture Happy Hour - https://www.npr.org/2023/08/22/1195158034/bottoms-movie-review TNMT: Mutant Mayhem Review from The Atlantic - https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2023/09/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-mutant-mayhem-franchise/675242/ A Haunting in Venice Review from Mashable - https://mashable.com/article/a-haunting-in-venice-review My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 Review - https://www.npr.org/2023/09/05/1197725693/my-big-fat-greek-wedding-3-heads-for-the-homeland The VMA's from Pitchfork - https://pitchfork.com/thepitch/the-best-and-worst-of-the-2023-mtv-vmas/ GUTS Review from Pitchfork - https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/olivia-rodrigo-guts/ https://www.polygon.com/reviews/23871826/palia-open-beta-review-in-progress Sea of Stars Review from Game Gate - https://www.gamesradar.com/sea-of-stars-review/ Starfield Review from Pop Culture Happy Hour - https://www.npr.org/2023/09/21/1197954178/pop-culture-happy-hour-draft-09-21-2023 Predator Callout Sources Kenneth Petty vs. Offset from The News- ⁠https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1110843-watch-offset-receives-death-threats-by-nicki-minajs-husband-kenneth-petty⁠ Kenneth Petty Parole - ⁠https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12543731/Kenneth-Petty-sentenced-house-arrest-threatening-Offset.html⁠ Celebrity Downfall Discussion Sources Drew Barrymore Under Fire from News Week - https://www.newsweek.com/drew-barrymore-strikes-talk-show-wga-1826068 Emma Roberts's Transphobia from Variety - https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/emma-roberts-accused-transphobia-angelica-ross-ahs-1235729856/ Russell Brand Report from the Times: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/russell-brand-rape-sexual-assault-abuse-allegations-investigation-v5hxdlmb6 Russell Brand from Vox: https://www.vox.com/culture/2023/9/18/23878706/russell-brand-sexual-assault-allegations On Russell's Response Video from CNN: https://www.cnn.com/videos/entertainment/2023/09/17/russell-brand-sexual-assault-allegations-response-cnntmw-contd-vpx.cnn Jimmy Fallon from Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-features/jimmy-fallon-tonight-show-toxic-work-environment-crying-rooms-nbc-1234819421/ Danny Masterson Trial: https://www.thecut.com/article/everything-to-know-about-the-danny-masterson-rape-trial.html Growing Up In Scientology YT Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@GrowingUpInScientology⁠ New Masterson Allegations from Growing Up With Scientology: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xll_79BoVUw&t=16s Reactions to Ashton and Mila from Dexerto: https://www.dexerto.com/tv-movies/that-70s-show-fans-stunned-at-cast-members-defending-danny-masterson-amid-sentencing-2286273/ Ashton Was Waiting for Hillary Duff to Turn 18 from Complex: https://www.complex.com/pop-culture/a/alex-ocho/ashton-kutcher-said-hes-waiting-for-hilary-duff