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Flop topics served to you weekly. Hosted by Cassandra Kyriazis (Philadelphia) and Justin Crosby (Los Angeles). Produced by David Lai (San Francisco).

Is Benson Boone Flopping? (feat. Celebrity Cell Phones, Demi Lovato, and guest host Dan D'Addario)
#19
06/27/2025

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This week, Flop Correspondent Justin is joined by wonderful friend of the pod, Chief Correspondent at Variety and author of the new novel "The Talent" - Dan D'Addario! Together they're flopvestigating the following:

Is Katy Perry getting divorced? With everything going on?


Is "Going Out" Flopping? (feat. Sabrina Carpenter's Album Art, Sorta Star Wars, and a Drag Race Psych Eval)
#18
06/20/2025

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Your favorite flop divas are back with another all-encompassing episode covering the crucial flops in culture from the week, including (but not limited to):

Cassandra & Justin's Joint Flop: We Loved MaterialistsPeople (Celine Song) who like ZootopiaMariah Carey's new music video featuring Mr. Beast?Sabrina Carpenter vs. FeminismStar Wars: A New FlopTraitors Season 4 Cast of RANDOMS!Drag Race Psych EvaluationThe concept of "Soft Clubbing"

PLUS Local Flops

LA: We are actually doing an LA slay because of everything going on - new subway station at LAX opens up!PHL: Philly's FIFA...


Did Addison Rae's "Addison" Flop? (feat. Natasha Lyonne's Love for AI, Being Straight, and Anaconda)
#17
06/13/2025

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The original flop stars are back in the studio!!! 

Flops covered this week:

AI slop is all around us - and Natasha Lyonne wants a piece of itAddison Rae's album lands with a thud? Everyone is being straight nowBillie EilishFletcherJojo Siwa, stillThey're rebooting Anaconda? As a buddy comedy??Whatever happened to Leona Lewis? (tweet, link might expire)What are we thinking about MOVIES out right now (no link, just quiz)The girls (Trump and Elon) are fighting!! (and increasing shareholder value) + Musk's Ketamine Use DetailedLocal FlopsLA: Has the LA coffee sc...


Is Patti Lupone Flopping? (feat. Taylor Swift's Masters, Sydney Sweeney Bathwater, and guest host Thom Hilton)
#16
06/06/2025

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This week Justin is joined by beloved friend of the pod Thom Hilton to unpack some crucial gay guy topics (and whatever they want to yap about - it's pride month!!!) 

Topics covered:

And Just Like That returnsWicked: For Good does random reshootsAriana Grande signs on for Meet the Parents FOUR??Patti LuPone issues first-ever LUPOLOGYSydney Sweeney sells bathwaterTaylor Swifts CANCELS her versionsand more


Is the Song of the Summer Flopping? (feat. Putting the MAX back in HBO MAX, The Devil Wears Prada Sequel, and the Poop Rule)
#15
05/30/2025

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We're back, floptinas (classic us!)! And this week we have a LOT to cover as always, including:

The Weeknd's box office bomb Overcompensating (And what even IS Amazon Prime/A24?)The Devil Wears Prada 2Tiktok decluttering rules/The Poop RuleHBO MAX is so Back?

+ Some Local Flops:

LA - crypto.com fake outPHL - Michelin comes to the Illadelph

And for our main flop of the week... WHERE is the song of the summer? Is the song of last summer the song of every summer now? What is even g...


Are Twinks Flopping? (feat. Khloud Protein Popcorn, Theranos 2.0, and 100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla)
#14
05/16/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts,

We're back on main this week dishing out the hot hot flops we missed over the last 2 weeks! 

Miss ya, love ya 

xoxo

Cassandra, Justin, & David

Show Notes

How We're Flopping

Cassandra - tfw the beach heals u

Justin - Kelly Clarkson new era is a question mark

Quick Flops

Khloe Kardashian Khloud protein

The next surgeon general is...

Beyonce v...


PATREON UNLOCKED: The Oscars But It's Really Just the Plot of Conclave
05/09/2025

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Hi Flops,

It was a crazy week for the hard-working hosts of Flop Soup so we had to skip our usual recording session. Instead, you're getting a #unlocked Patreon episode from February 3, 2025. We talk: Groundhog Day, Grammy noms, our most recent Letterboxd reviews, Oscar flops, the Fire Aid Concert, the people who partied at Trumps inauguration, and Justin's descent into madness re: It Ends With Us Drama.

And if you like what you hear? Don't forget to subscribe to Patreon at patreon.com/flopsoup


Did the Pope Flop? (feat. George Santos' Incarceration, Jojo Siwa's Delesbianification, and Lana Del Rey's Floppy Taste)
#13
05/02/2025

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Hi flops!

We've got a brand new episode hot off the presses for you - we're catching up on all the culture we missed the past two weeks and honey the flops were aplenty! 

xoxo,

Justin & Cassandra & David

Show Notes

How We Flop

Cassandra - The Pitt Fan Fic (Cut Article)

Justin - Pretty Ugly Zara Larsson music video

Quick Flops

George Santos prison sentence

Going from l...


Did the Random Diva Space Flight Flop? (feat. Coachella, Erika Jayne, Mickey Rourke, M3GAN, and more!)
#12
04/18/2025

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Well! The divas went to space. Now what? Tune in as we dissect this classic space flight flop and all the other flops you HAVE to hear about this week.

MWAH!

Show Notes

Quick Flops

Erikya Jayne and Brooke Candy fight over their Anora track "Drip"Idina Menzel premieres Redwood the musical, see the clip here (Twitter link, may expire), see The Guardian review hereMickey Rourke banned from Big BrotherSNL's White Lotus Parody offends Aimee Lou Wood, timer to actual Aimee Lou...


Is Space Sex Flopping? (feat. White Lotus Feuds, the Beatles Movie, and Dolly Parton's Capitalism)
#11
04/11/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts


Are Group Chats Flopping? (feat. Saw XI Demise, Hailey Bieber’s Obsession, and Sia’s Somersault)
#10
03/28/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts,

This week we're going IN on the cancelled SAW sequel, Sia's divorce papers, a DJ who can't crowdsurf, the Klarna-ification of everything you can buy online, texting about war crimes in group chats, and the dangers of millennial beef jerky. 

Plus: We talk about the new Facebook "whistleblowing" memoir from former global policy director Sarah Wynn Williams.

Let's get flopping!

Show Notes

Quick Flops

Saw XI Cancelled

Sia Somersault

Klarna x...


Is Snow White Flopping? (feat. Lizzo, Poppers, Frankie Grande, and more!)
#9
03/21/2025

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Who's the floppiest of them all? Tune in to find out as Justin and Cassandra investigate the flop energy of the upcoming live-action Snow White remake and all the flops that led us to this point. 

Additionally, the flop stars discuss:

Gwen Stefani going full MAGANobody wanting to fund Hanya Yanagihara's A Little Life adaptationFrankie Grande making the gayest song everKim Kardashian poses with Tesla Robot, which costs $30kLizzo's comeback attemptTiger Woods dating a Trump exMeghan Markle launching yet ANOTHER endeavorPOPPERS!! 

Hot Flopic

Snow White "let's get...


Is Air Travel Flopping? (feat. Tate McRae, Cynthia Erivo's No-Show Hair Care, and King Charles Going On Mic)
#8
03/14/2025

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Hi beautiful Flop Tarts,

We're back this week with another gorgeous episode with the following delicious ingredients: 

Quick Flops

Tate McRae's new album premieres at number one we guessGaga ending nachos as a phraseCynthia Erivo x Cécred hair careJennifer Garner not taking back Ben AffleckKing Charles starting a podcast with Apple Musicthis link really made me laugh because apparently he released an accompanying playlist & said playlist includes "Crazy in Love" and Michael Buble's "haven't met you yet" which is like ok great to know that Ki...


Is James Bond Flopping? (feat. Meghan Markle's Rebrands, Patrick Schwarzenegger's Nepotism, and the GORGE!)
#7
02/28/2025

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Happy Friday, Flop Divas! We're coming to you again with  a new episode full of all the flops you need to know about this week, including:

The concept of Karla Sofia Gascon STILL attending the OscarsAndrew Scott Kidney Stone RevealMother of Foo Fighter's Secret Love Child RevealPatrick Schwarzenegger's Nepotism WoesMeghan Markle's REBRAND of the REBRANDApple TV+'s The Gorge recapItalian Racism STRIKES the Eurovision Song Contest with Estonian rapper Tommy Cash's new song, Espresso MacchiatoFloppy reporting on the Pope's health woes/conclave-esque dramas

And our Hot Flopic: Is the J...


Did SNL50 Flop? (feat. Sheryl Crow's Tesla, Captain America's Brave New Flop, and the Anglerfish Who Stunned)
#6
02/21/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts,

This week we go long on SNL50 and the chaotic Lorne Michaels biography email thread that kicked off the whole weekend. Plus: society continues to flop all around us as Sheryl Crow sells her Tesla, Captain America's Brave New Floppy Slop premieres to chillingly high box office numbers, and the TikTok brainrot crowd cheers on an anglerfish who travels to the WRONG part of the ocean!

Flops abound and we're here to guide you through it all!

xoxo,

Justin, Cassandra, and David<...


Was the Super Bowl Flopping? (feat. Ed Sheeran Unplugged, Coworker Music, and MAGA Gays)
#5
02/14/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts,

On this week's episode, we go long on the Super Bowl and her many pre and half time shows, plus: Ed Sheeran in India, Gracie Abrams in Cosmo, Die With A Smile on the streaming charts, board shorts in purgatory, gays in the log cabin, and all the trailers and ads we hated during the Oscars of football.

GO BIRDS!

xoxo Justin, Cassandra, and David

Show Notes

Quick Flops

Shutting Down SheeranBlake Lively & Her DragonsGracie...


Did the Grammys Flop? (feat. Joe Biden CAA Contract, Blue Man Group, and DeepSeek)
#4
02/07/2025

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Hi Flop tarts,

Despite the Grammys doing the thing (entertaining us), we dug deep to unearth the flops hidden in the cracks. 

Other featured topics include: 

Blue Man Group ending their 34 year run on BroadwaySkinny Jeans *allegedly* being *back* (they never left, babe)DeepSeek overviewCreated, reportedly, with a fraction of the resources, DeepSeek sent a jolt through the stock marketThe Weekend's new movie "Hurry Up Tomorrow"Joe Biden signing with CAADylan Obrien's "Twinless" movie ...and more!

Show Notes

Quick Flops (see above for lin...


Is Corporate DEI Flopping? (feat. Jewel, Dora Jar, the Britney Biopic, and more)
#3
01/31/2025

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Back in Flop Soup HQ for another episode! Justin returns to join Cassandra in unpacking another gorgeous docket of flops, including:

Jewel performing at the Make America Health Again Ball?Too many movies about MonkeysA potential cast for the Britney Spears biopicDora Jar vs. a Change.org petitionFBI:CIA ??Corporations rolling back their DEI programsand more!

Show Notes

Quick Flops
Carrie Underwood fell off a porch
The Original Beef of Chicagoland
Jewel apologizes to fans for performing at Trump's Inauguration
Bill...


Is Mark Zuckerberg Flopping? (feat. Producer David)
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01/17/2025

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Hi Flop Tarts,

Hope your new years are off to a great start :) This week, Producer David joins us to chat through the rise of sad beige mom aesthetic, the fall of Carrie Underwood, how David confused Dungeons and Dragons with a Cop Movie, and the ultimate flop: Zuckerberg declaring a war against wokeness and deeming feminine energy in the workplace OVER. Nothing more homoerotic than changing your entire company's DNA to impress another man (that man? Donald Trump).

See you in the chat xx
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Did the Golden Globes Flop? (feat. Alcohol Warnings, Party Shortages, and Meghan Markle)
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01/10/2025

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Hi Divas,

We're just not feeling this one, and by this one we mean: the year 2025. She started off floppy this week and we have all the gory details. Come for our flop apology to Blake Lively (but NOT her hair product), and stay for our detailed takedown of that weird graphic thing they did to point out nominees in the crowd at the Golden Globes. Plus: if alcohol is killing us, but we need parties now more than ever, what's a gorgeous flop tart to do?

See you...


Is 2025 Already Flopping? (feat. Ins & Outs for 2025 and the 2024 FLOPPY AWARDS!)
#38
12/27/2024

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HAPPY FLOPIDAYS!!!

This week we're coming to you with a special holiday episode featuring our beautiful recurring Ins & Outs list for 2025, as well as the inaugural FLOPPY AWARDS (or the Floppys for short), where we go through and hand out awards to the most memorable flops of the year.

Thanks for listening this year, sweet flop tarts!! See you in 2025


Are Sequels Flopping? (feat. Barbra Streisand on Gracie Abrams, More Drone Drama, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson's "Career")
#37
12/20/2024

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This week we unpack sequel culture, because there were just too many damn sequels announced this week. We also reflect on all the sequels that just came out this year and the list? Will horrify you.

Also discussed:

Did Barbara Streisand shade Gracie Abrams?More drone dramaJustin Timberlake's bulge flopWho can lawyer up and with who?What's actually going on with Aaron Taylor Johnson's career?Frontier Airlines flop spiralAnd more!!


Is Spotify Wrapped Flopping? (feat. Hawk Tuah's Crypto Scam, the Six Million Dollar Banana, and Jacob Elordi's Beard)
#36
12/13/2024

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Hi Queens,

Did you miss us? We're SO back this week after a long hiatus. Check out Flop Soup's Patreon if you want extra content to help with your withdrawal.

This week, we bring you a backlog of flops, including:
-The Assassin
-Gwen Stefani putting the CHRIST back in Christian TradWife
- Duct Tape Banana selling for 6.2 million dollars
- Hawk Tuah girl launching crypto
- Forward Health failure (tragically this is very paywalled, try this Pocket hack)
- Jacob Elordi beard
...


Are Celebrity Lookalike Competitions Flopping?
#35
11/22/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

This week on Flop Soup, we're asking: was Charli XCX good on SNL? Is big purse my friend? And is Domingo an icon?

Plus: Spirit Airlines asks "can I borrow $20?", we declare we're NOT a piss podcast, and we can't help but wonder: how many celebrity look-alike competitions is TOO many celebrity look-alike competitions?

Let's get flopping,
Justin & Cassandra & David

Show Notes
Spirit files for bankruptcy but still flies (?)
No Homo LaMelo
The Rock confirms he...


And I Couldn't Help But Wonder: WHERE Can I Get That HAT? (feat. Pop Crave and the Outer Banks)
#34
11/15/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

We are so back (after being so over) with a new episode this week. We're talking about it all: the joys of democracy, the pitfalls of democracy, who you should wish a happy Veteran's day, and so much more.

Plus: should you be allowed to pee in the pit? Are the actors on Outer Banks being #unprofesh? And WHAT will the Wicked marketing team do next?

Tune in to find out!

Xoxo,
Justin, Cassandra, & David

Show Notes
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Victoria's Secret: We're Still Not Feminist (feat. Armie Hammer Podcast, Helen Mirren Being Sad, and Saoirse Ronan SLAMMING Men)
#33
11/01/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

Happy Halloween! In this week's spooktacular, we give you some of our creepiest flops yet, including:

How We're Flopping
- Cassandra's Husband Ben loses the Timothee Chalamet Look-Alike Contest
Quick Flops
- Lilly Allen Feet Pics, David Harbour Supports
- Stevie Nicks Shading Katy Perry
- Helen Mirren Mourns Kurt Cobain
- Armie Hammer Launches Pod
- Zach Bryan & Brianna Chickenfry part ways maliciously
- Saoirse Ronan Slays Paul Mescal (not scary, but righteous)<...


No One Mourns Their Flop Era (Or Erases Cynthia Erivo)
#32
10/25/2024

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Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Cynthia Erivo's instagram rant from this week which we are dissecting and analyzing this week!

In addition to the Wicked Movie's press tour, we're talking about all the flops you need to know this week, including:

Chicken Shop Date Culture Lea Michele still not beating the illiterate allegationsThat weird Beyoncé whiskeyand who is Bear Bailey?Killer whales up to no good at SeaWorld San AntonioChick-Fil-A enters the streaming wars (last and certainly least!)Apparently John Lennon and Yoko On...


The Kids Are NOT Hooked on Phonics (feat. Eric Adams' Tour de Flop, Jessica Chastain Feuding with JetBlue, and Kjersti Flaa-p)
#31
10/18/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

We're coming out with a full flop-a-thon this week, starting with Travis Kelce announcing ON [HIS] POD that Taylor Swift has introduced him to Indian Food, and not stopping until we get all the way into why college students kind of can't finish a whole book these days. And if you're so young and you CAN read? DM us we are PROUD of you!

Plus: a Jack Harlow fan page retires, Andrew Garfield is single again, and much more. Let's get floppy.

xoxo
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Joker: Folie A DUD! (feat. Doppelgangers, Call Her Daddy, and Daddio)
#30
10/11/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

We're so back this week! Did you miss us?

Today we go deep on Joker: Folie a Deux and all the reasons why you should avoid it at all costs (btw SPOILERS) and what makes it a full-blown flop.

Other topics we cover INCLUDE: Kamala on Call Her Daddy, Cheryl Hines on her marriage to RFK Jr, Maggie Smith's post-mortem doppelganger, Al Pacino's comments on the afterlife, and examining the discourse around Judaism-conversion-sex-podcast Netflix rom com show Nobody Wants This.

xx
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Make Way for Moo Deng (feat. Journalists Behaving Badly + the Katy Perry Korner Finale)
#29
09/27/2024

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Happy Friday, Flop Tarts! We are coming to you with all the flops you need to be aware of this week, as per usual!

This week, we try to understand what's going on over on team Janet Jackson in the wake of her recent comments on Kamala Harris. Also, is Moo Deng the pygmy hippo the new Chappell Roan? Oh and by the way, they're trying to do Fyre Festival 2.0 and we have to ask, can Fire Island 2.0 and Fyre Festival 2.0 somehow form a joint fire flop?

Katy Perry's...


And is the “comedy” in The Bear in the room with us right now?
#28
09/20/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

This week we're digging into the meaning of dance, the length of books, Justin Timberlake's guilty plea, floppy turmoil at beloved Pixar studios, and the floppy little details of Nicole Kidman's post Big Little Lies television career.

A flop-filled festival just for you!

xoxo
Justin, Cassandra, & David

Show Notes

Quick Flops


Capri Sun Panic, Grindr Serving Grunt, and Stan Twitter Demise
#27
09/13/2024

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Hi Floptarts,

We're so back on main this week with all the hot juicy flops you've been craving. Didn't think Katy Perry could flop any further? It's Never Really Over. Did you want more podcasts from people who don't need a platform? Pod can't save all of America.

Reminder that we officially launched our Patreon last week! Please consider joining us over there for some extra content and good vibes: https://www.patreon.com/flopsoup

xoxo,
Flop Soup

Show Notes:

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Flop Soup Patreon Announcement!
09/06/2024

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WE HAVE SOMETHING TO SAY, FLOP STARS!!

Though there is no new main feed episode out this week, we are excited to announce that we have officially launched our Patreon! This will be an extension of the Flop Soup universe where we're bringing you gorgeous beautiful bonus flops and thoughts! It's the same Flop Soup vibes that you know and love but we're being so unfiltered and SO bonus. Of course we will still be doing our weekly free episodes, but this will be a great companion...


Flopping 9 to 5! (feat. Bennifer 2.0, Katy Perry (again), and Megaflopolis)
#26
08/30/2024

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Hi Flops,
 
We are back back back again with another gorgeous episode containing all the flops you need to know about this week!

Quick Flops:

Kyrsten Sinema is entering instagram giveaways during the DNC (twitter link, may expire)Katy Perry is doing it for the MALE GAYS (get it) at Evita in WeHoFrancis Ford Floppola up to no good (again) promoting his new movie Mega(f)lopolisDua Lipa wants to make ice ream for some reasonJLO AND BEN ARE DIVORCING... : (RFK Jr. 3 for 3 when it comes t...


Very Demure, Very Floppy, Very Mindful
#25
08/23/2024

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HEY FLOPTARTS we're back with another episode full of everything that was flopping alongside you this week!

In this week's episode, we get "demure" for the last time before we all put that word to REST. We also explore Spanx founder Sara Blakely's follow-up to her iconic body-oppressing garment, SNEEX! Also, would JLo and Ben Affleck survive on a deserted island together? WHY does Katy Perry think people are building statues of popstars! Many questions to answer, and we sort of do!

Most importantly, SHEN YUN was EXPOSED by...


It Ends With Us? It Ends With Flop? It Flops With Us? Cast Drama feat. Barack Obama's Summer Playlist
#24
08/16/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts!

We are so back with an action packed hour and ten minute episode full to the brim with flops. We're talking everything from the MTV VMAs being rescheduled to 9/11 to Tom Daley's floppy pivot into knitting. Plus: we saw TRAP & we WON'T be seeing It Ends With Us after unpacking all this messy casting drama. The flop starts here.

xoxo,
Justin & Cassandra (& Producer David)

Show Notes
How we're flopping this week
Cassandra: Splitwise now has a "pro"...


Ballerina Farm, the Oh-No Oh-lympics, and Jennifer Garner in an Elevator
#23
08/02/2024

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Hi Floptarts,

Have you been watching the Olympics? Did we enjoy France's beautiful gender reveal along the Seine? Should we invite Bella Hadid?

The real star (or flop star) was -- and we hate to say it -- Lady Gaga :( But don't worry, compared to some of the other flops we have for you this week Mother Monster doesn't flop that hard: JD Vance can't beat sofa sex allegations, trad wives are back in a big dark way, PFAS (forever plastics) are actually in condoms, and Southwest perhaps falls...


It's So Joe-ver
#22
07/26/2024

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Cassandra and Justin are flopsplaying (cosplaying as a flop) this week as CNN hosts covering the official end of the Biden campaign for the presidency, and the rise of KAMALA'S BRAT ERA (apparently???).

Of course there are many other things flopping about the world this week, including (but not limited to), the phone that's also a vape and a fitness tracker, the lack of a SMOOCH in the movie TWISTERS, and the global Microsoft outage that finally left us with an appreciation for Southwest Airlines (Top 2 floppiest airlines). Buckle up! It's...


Smash Flop, Trash Flop, and Katy Perry's Big Ol' Bad Flop (A Million Billion Beers Version, feat. Producer David)
#21
07/19/2024

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Hi Flop Tarts,

Our beloved Justin is out of town for work this week (*gasp*) so Producer David steps in with Cassandra to cover one of the floppiest weeks in our nation's history: New York City can't stop paying McKinsey to tell them trash cans were a good invention, we can't stop listening to an AI country song about DUIs, and Katy Perry can't stop herself from releasing the cringiest flop single in recent memory. Not to mention *gestures* everything else going on. It's a flop world and we're definitely living...


When Flop Hits the Fan (feat. Checkbox games, Hawk Tuah girl, and the Proliferation of NDAs)
#20
07/12/2024

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Hi Bratstars,

Thank GOODNESS pride month is over and Cassandra is sooooo back. While she is the best ally, we have missed her so. Divas are back UP.

Some topics we guide you through this week: mixed weight relationships, Gwyneth Paltrow's Hampton home getting a surprise guest, Kamala discourse, Kevin Costner shenanigans, and oh so much more.

TTYS HAGS
xx

Show Notes

How We're Flopping
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Quick Flops
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