The Week That Was: Has TikTok Reached the End? Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans Ad, and Crimes You Can’t Get Away With
In this week’s episode of The Week That Was, Kate and Tansy are back with your favourite blend of sharp wit, pop culture hot takes, and spicy internet commentary. Kicking things off with mega coffees in hand, the duo dive headfirst into the chaos of TikTok déjà vu—have we scrolled to the end of the app? From repeated content and focaccia tutorials to cherry tomato fetta pasta and glitchy algorithm vibes, they unpack whether the For You page is just recycling the past.Next up: the Sydney Sweeney jeans ad saga. What was meant to be a sexy denim pun spirals into an unexpected conversation about eugenics, body politics, and how baffling it is that this got through multiple marketing meetings. (Spoiler: it did not land.)From there, the girls jump into serious territory as they discuss the grim realities of school safety in America, gun violence, and the stark contrast between the U.S. and Australia. Kate shares a jaw-dropping story about a mother who fled to Melbourne for her son's safety and services, while Tansy reflects on the disturbing normalization of bulletproof backpacks for kids.And then—it gets true crimey. The Idaho 4 case comes up, and we learn how Google search warrants and smart watches are making it virtually impossible to get away with murder in the digital age. If you’ve ever thought “I’d get away with it,” think again.Also in this ep:🎭 A casting breakdown of the upcoming Pride & Prejudice remake🎬 A look back at Lost in Austen, the ultimate time-travel-meets-Jane-Austen chaos🎟️ Tansy’s latest theatre recommendation: Kimberly Akimbo at Melbourne Arts Centre🎭 MTC shoutout: Tansy’s directed play reading coming to The LawlerFrom comedy to culture to true crime, this episode delivers everything you love about The Blunt & The Beautiful's weekly roundup—funny, smart, and completely unfiltered.#TheWeekThatWas #BluntAndTheBeautiful #PopCulturePodcast #TikTokAlgorithm #SydneySweeney #TrueCrimePodcast #PrideAndPrejudiceRemake #KimberlyAkimbo #MelbourneTheatre #PodcastRecap #SmartWatchesAndCrime #DigitalForensics #MotherDaughterPodcast
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The Week That Was: Aquaman Moses, Weapon-Grade Bread & Poo Brown Pantsuits
This week on The Week That Was, your favourite mother-daughter duo is back with the kind of unhinged cultural commentary that keeps us all coming back for more. Kate kicks things off feeling ultra-organised, and Tansy? She’s basking under her new heating system while teaching breathwork to unsuspecting uni students.From there, we dive into the internet chaos of TikTok, the absurdist brilliance of Trisha Paytas (yes, her third baby is named Aquaman Moses), and how she may or may not be the performance artist of our generation. Plus, there's a reader confession involving celiac lies, a weaponised sourdough loaf, and the power of fake food allergies to avoid confrontation.Also this week:👗 Devil Wears Prada 2 is happening - Kate’s got costume theories and Chanel sandal critiques🎨 Plum is the new brown: forget Pantone, trust Kate’s colour forecast📚 Book recs, including When She Was Gone by Sarah Foster📺 Tansy’s obsessed with Lena Dunham’s Too Much—Megan Stalter hive, rise up!It’s pop culture, fashion, colour psychology, and fake gluten intolerance - served with sharp wit and genuine warmth. If you’re not listening yet… why?🎧 Tune in now and join the Facebook group for all the visuals, links, and sass.#TheWeekThatWas #PodcastRecap #TrishaPaytas #DevilWearsPrada #PopCulturePodcast #MotherDaughterPodcast #TooMuchNetflix #SarahFosterBooks #FashionCommentary #TikTokDrama #CulturalCritique #BluntAndBeautiful #WeeklyRecap
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The Week That Was: Emmy Rants, Bikini Scandals & Toenail Terrors
This week on The Week That Was, Kate and Tansy are back to unpack the chaos of pop culture, politics, and public pedicures. They kick things off with a hot take on the Emmy nominations - why is The Bear still being called a comedy, and can we get justice for Taylor Durden, please? From Gene Smart love to White Lotus debate, no show is safe from their TV takedown.But that’s just the start. The duo dives deep into a Parental Guidance controversy involving a 12-year-old in a bikini and the horrifying sentence “my husband can’t relax around that.” Cue feminist fury, soapbox moments, and righteous indignation.And just when you think it can’t get more unhinged, they end with a public toe-clipping scandal starring Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Toenails. In a park. While scrolling on a phone. We wish we were joking.Also in this episode:💅 Barbara Streisand’s mystical new duets album🧙♀️ The Kath & Kim energy we didn’t know we needed🧠 Thoughtful takes on why men need to stop seeing daughters through the eyes of other menIt’s sharp, hilarious, and ever-so-slightly feral. Just the way we like it.🎧 Listen now before someone starts clipping their nails next to you at the park. #TheWeekThatWas #EmmyNoms #BarbaraStreisand #ParentalGuidance #ToenailGate #DaveFranco #AlisonBrie #FeministPodcast #PopCultureRecap #MotherDaughterDuo #ComedyPodcast #BikiniDiscourse #WhiteLotus #TheBear #TVTakedown #PodcastChaos
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The Week That Was: Squiddy Scandals, Prada Drama & Therapy Queen Olivia Rodrigo
This week on The Week That Was, Kate and Tansy dive headfirst into the news cycle - and straight into the madness that is the Erin Patterson mushroom trial. From BP servo surveillance footage to white pants while allegedly having gastro (??), the girls dissect the most bizarre true crime details yet, yes including the now-iconic “squiddy death cap dump.”Also in this episode:🧑⚖️ Why Erin’s ex-doctor (aka Dr. Mullet) is low-key auditioning for a media career and may or may not be tanking the entire case👠 The hot new casting for Devil Wears Prada 2—Lucy Liu supremacy, a Kenneth Branagh vendetta, and the absolute hate crime that was Andy’s hairy-chef boyfriend🎸 Olivia Rodrigo is the boss—paying for full-time therapy for her entire touring crew. The girls discuss emotional labor, bad exes, and the joy of a Gen Z queen who gets it🗯️ Plus: Australian slang that needs a revival (dingbat, nutbag, daffer), and a split system install gone rogueIt’s true crime, pop culture, feminist rants and family banter wrapped in one glorious hour of chaos. Catch it now before someone casts Naomi Watts in the Erin biopic. Again.#TheWeekThatWas #SquiddyDump #ErinPattersonTrial #MushroomCase #TrueCrimePodcast #OliviaRodrigo #DevilWearsPrada2 #KateAndTansy #PopCultureWithBite #LucyLiuForever #FeministHumour #AussieSlangRevival #TherapyIsCool #WeeklyRecapPodcast #MotherDaughterDuo
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The Week That Was: Bezos’ Bubble Trouble, Princess Collarbones & Book Bags from Hell
This week, Kate & Tansy return with a savage dissection of the most bizarre wedding of the year—Jeff Bezos & Lauren Sánchez’s Venetian foam-fest. Think yacht parties, 90 private jets, Amazon slippers for the girlies, and a wedding dress that looked like it was buttoned on backwards. The girls ask: when did wealth start cosplaying as taste? Spoiler: it didn’t.🫧 Foam party on a yacht?👠 $200 velvet slippers for men, $9.99 Amazon slides for women?🩼 Lauren Sánchez’s Mar-a-Lago makeover and tin-can corsetry?Then it’s on to TikTok’s latest tradwife satire nightmare: Princess Collarbones, the Utah stay-at-home wife who insists on only speaking through her husband, giving us 1950s repression wrapped in 2024 filters. She wants valet or nothing. She won’t hand over her own coat. And she definitely wouldn’t shake hands with anyone unclean. The girls break down the dark side of “princess treatment,” tradwife trends, and the difference between choosing softness and settling for scraps.Also in this episode:📚 JW Anderson’s literary handbags—from Dracula to Dior🧙♀️ Why Kate & Tansy are court jesters, not princesses (and proud)📺 Verified gossip about influencers with fake Chateau Marmont robes and stolen vintage bags⚖️ Legal tea: P. Diddy, Erin Patterson, and America’s “get out of jail free” weekFrom Bezos to boob resurgence, from whispering wives to book bags with embroidered sins - this ep is fashion, fury, and full-bodied feminist laughter.#TheWeekThatWas #BezosWedding #PrincessTreatment #TradwifeTikTok #LaurenSanchez #PopCulturePodcast #FoamPartyFail #JWAnderson #BookBagHell #TikTokWives #FeministSatire #PopCultureWithBite #UnfilteredPodcast #Kardashians #InfluencerGossip #RackCityVenice #BoobsAreBack
Buckle the f*** up because The Blunt & The Beautiful is here, and we’re not holding back. Everybody’s favourite TikTok truth-bomber, Kate Forster, is teaming up with her highly educated, well-spoken daughter, Tansy, to unpack life’s bullshit—unfiltered, unhinged, and unapologetically real.
This is the show that says the things you’re thinking but don’t have the balls to say out loud. From deep-dive discussions on life, friendship, fashion, and societal f***ery two brutally honest hot takes that will have you questioning everything
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