Ready to Be Petty: A Pop Culture Podcast

Episode 37: Petty about Celebrity Baby Names

In episode 37, Torry and Preston (Drew) from the Global Unknowns Podcast chat about the end of an era, Keeping Up with the Kardashians is ending (6:34)! They also discuss recent wacky celebrity baby names – Lyra Antarctica Seaborne who?! (18:24), and finally they discuss the Season 29 premiere of Dancing with the Stars (43:30).  
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Episode 36: Petty about Bella Thorne Joining OnlyFans

In episode 36, Torry talks to Chloe, a sex industry worker and host of Stripper Stories Podcast. They discuss the success of Hustlers and glamorization of the sex industry in Hollywood (6:32). Next, they talk about Bella Thorne joining OnlyFans to research a movie role and its impact on people who rely on the site to make a living (10:14). Lastly, Chloe shares how “muggles” can support sex workers and help destigmatize sex work (36:47).
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Episode 35: Petty about What I‘ve Been Watching

In episode 35, Torry discusses Selling Sunset and its similarities to the Hills (1:42), Chrishell’s season 3 divorce drama (8:02), Mary’s season 2 wedding drama (11:30), and Christine’s over the top style (12:47). She also talks about Christine and Davina being the villains of the show (14:00), Heather and Tarek’s relationship (15:03), and her suggestion for how to make the show better (16:08). Next she discusses the highs and lows of the The Kissing Booth 2 and the off-set drama between Jacob Elordi and Joey King (17:41). Then she dives into what is going on with Clare’s Bachelorette season (22:35) with Tayshia and the other Bachelor alum arriving at the resort (25:57). Finally, she shares a recent experience getting a wax in This Week in Petty (28:53).
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Bonus 4: A folklore Deep Dive

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Torry and Nick discuss Taylor Swift’s surprise album, folklore (6:10). They describe the cardigan merch (18:05) and Taylor’s connection to Maine (20:57). At 25:05, they analyze the 1, cardigan (32:06), and august (36:53). They talk about the references to Taylor’s life in the album (44:23) and then discuss illicit affairs (55:22) and my tears ricochet (58:40). In true RTBP fashion, they name the worst song on the album at 1:04:14. Torry and Nick talk about the best way to listen to this album, which is to eat cheese in a dark room (1:12:51) and finally announce their favourite song at 1:26:00.
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Episode 34: Petty about Will, Jada, and August

In episode 34, Torry is joined by the host of the Leeza Rants Podcast, Leeza Smith! They discuss the Jada Pinkett-Smith and August Alsina relationship rumours (4:48) and the Khloe Kardashian and Tristan Thompson engagement rumours (23:18). They also talk about Kanye West running for president (38:20) and their thoughts on Hamilton (50:51). Torry shares a story of when she was in New York and her tour guide rapped “My Shot” in front of Alexander Hamilton's grave (1:07:43). This episode was recorded on July 9th, 2020.
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Bonus 3: The Psychology behind the Kardashian Sisters (with Natasha Tiwari)

In this bonus episode of the podcast, Natasha Tiwari, an award-winning psychologist from the UK joins Torry to discuss celebrity culture. Torry and Natasha discuss why people are drawn to the Kardashians and other celebrities (3:29), Kim’s recent controversial tweets (13:40), the differences between British and American celebrities (18:31), and the changes the way we follow celebrities on social media (21:54). They then discuss what we can learn from the Kardashian sisters including: learning from their love lives (31:15), healthy narcissism (44:37), boundaries (53:07), and manifestation (1:01:40).
To learn how to go viral on Instagram, manifest like a Kardashian, heal from heartbreak, or grow your own business, check out Natasha’s exclusive RTBP series.
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Episode 33: Petty about a Summer without Bachelor

In episode 33, Torry shares that Clare Crawley’s Bachelorette season has started filming. She is then joined by Carly from the To Be Influenced Podcast to discuss why she started her podcast about influencers. They then share their current thoughts about Bachelor Nation (9:00). After, they recap recent news stories including: Clare’s upcoming season (12:48), Bachelor: Greatest of All Time (18:37), Matt James being named the first black Bachelor and how the show can improve to better support its cast and audience (31:50), Victoria Fuller and Chris Soules making it Instagram official (42:34), Nick Viall and Andi Dorfman relationship speculation (45:09), and finally Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph getting tattoos together (49:32).
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Episode 32: Petty about Boyfriend POVs

In episode 32, Torry is joined by Nicole and Derrick to discuss how they became friends, why sugar daddies are sliding into their DMs (4:21), and the viral trend of boyfriend POVs (20:59). Devin Caherly, we’re sorry in advance. They also discuss the thing that brought them together – Britney Jean Spears and what she has been up to in quarantine (30:08). They then discuss their thoughts about Kristen Stewart playing Princess Diana in an upcoming movie (41:05).
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Episode 31: Petty about Quarantine Haircuts

In episode 31, Torry is joined by Alexa and Taylor from the Uncorked & Unfiltered Podcast and they still can’t stop talking about the Call Her Daddy fall out (4:35). They also talk about Lea Michele being rude on the set of Glee and the classic celeb apology we hear a lot nowadays (7:23). Is this a similar situation to what happened with Ellen DeGeneres and Katherine Heigel? Then they discuss Prince Will volunteering for a crisis line (25:30) and other musings about the Fab 4 (30:09). Next Alexa shares giving her boyfriend a quarantine haircut and Taylor confesses she almost died at the beach in This Week in Petty (36:36).
Listen to Torry talk about her quarantine favs/least favs on Uncorked & Unfiltered.
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Episode 30: Petty about Kylie Jenner vs. Forbes

In episode 30, Torry is joined by Olivia, the host of the Saturday Night Liv podcast. They discuss their main takeaways from the recent Lizzie McGuire reunion and their hopes for the reboot filming to resume (6:07). They then talk about Forbes accusing Kylie and Kris Jenner of forging their tax submissions (19:00). Can we still call Kylie the youngest self-made billionaire? Next Torry and Olivia talk about Scott Disick and Sofia Richie’s break-up (30:48) and Colton Underwood and Cassie Randolph’s break-up (42:19). Finally, Olivia shares her This Week in Petty and Torry tries to convince Olivia to watch Drive to Survive (54:08).
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Listen to Torry talk about the Kardashians on Saturday Night Liv.
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