This week, Kate & Tansy are layered up and fired up—literally and emotionally. From dodging scarf static to dodging the collapse of global democracy, the girls serve their usual mix of camp theatre critique, cultural chaos, and deep soul-searching.🎭 First stop: The Tony Awards, where Tansy breaks down the queer excellence, chaotic performances, and why non-binary icon Cole Escola won hearts (and a Tony). We’re talking Bernadette Peters cosplay, drag as dramaturgy, and the very necessary death of stunt casting. Audra was robbed, but theatre weirdos reign supreme.Then we shift hard -binto America’s unfolding nightmare. ICE raids. Peaceful protestors being attacked. Journalists shot at. The girls discuss censorship, shadowbans, and how TikTok is becoming a tool of state control. They grapple with what it means to stay joyful in the face of despair and how to balance pleasure with protest.Back on home turf, Tansy’s moving in with her partner (into a house with doors!!), Kate’s sourcing kitchen islands like a Facebook Marketplace witch, and both are dodging spiritual breakdowns via Mormon reality TV. Yes, we deep dive into MomTok’s Mormon Wives, ketamine therapy, champagne gate, and the wild gender politics of being a breadwinning influencer in Utah.It’s equal parts Bernadette Peters and dystopia - welcome to your weekly cultural scream therapy.#TheWeekThatWas #TonyAwards #ColeEscola #ICEraids #TikTokBan #MormonWives #MomTok #PopCulturePodcast #CulturalCommentary #Broadway #TheatreKids #RealityTV #ImmigrationJustice #JoyAsResistance #FacebookMarketplaceMagic #UnfilteredPodcast
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The Week That Was: JLo’s Solo Show, Posh Spice PR, and a Hard Truth About Violence
This week, Kate wakes Tansy from her slumber for a wake-up call none of us saw coming: JLo's confusing AMA performance. Nude bodysuits? Check. Kendrick Lamar choreography? Somehow, also check. The girls dissect whether this was a heartfelt tribute or just JLo’s updated showreel for a Las Vegas residency no one asked for.From there, they spiral into the latest round of Beckham family drama, where Victoria may or may not have hijacked her son Brooklyn’s wedding spotlight—leaving daughter-in-law Nicola in tears and everyone else scratching their heads. Is this family feud just petty gossip, or a masterclass in old-school PR manipulation? Either way, Kate’s TikTok is blowing up over it, and she has thoughts.But it’s not all pop culture and posh meltdowns. The episode takes a powerful turn as Kate and Tansy unpack the devastating statistic that 1 in 3 Australian men report using intimate partner violence. With raw honesty, they discuss the role of emotional regulation, gendered expectations, prevention strategies, and why men must be part of the solution.From glittery chaos to gut-punch truths—this episode is funny, furious, and full of feels.#TheWeekThatWas #PopCulturePodcast #JLo #VictoriaBeckham #BrooklynBeckham #NicolaPeltz #AlanCumming #DomesticViolenceAwareness #IntimatePartnerViolence #FeministPodcast #EmotionalLiteracy #UnfilteredCommentary
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The Week That Was: Hugh Jackman, The Cyrus situation & People Who Look Like Other People
This week on The Week That Was, Kate and Tansy are serving you the ultimate pop culture stew - equal parts scandal, speculation, and self-deprecating chaos.We kick off with Tansy’s domestic bliss (she’s officially shacked up) and slide right into the latest Hugh Jackman drama, where Deborra-Lee Furness may or may not have quietly dropped the betrayal bomb now that the divorce papers are signed. Was Sutton Foster involved? Depends on how much space you think should exist between two pelvises.Then: Liz Hurley is allegedly (but not subtly) cosying up to Billy Ray Cyrus—and the girls are not convinced it’s for the achy breaky heart. We spiral into a chaotic audit of Liz’s romantic history, Billy Ray’s PR crises, and Dominic Purcell’s surprising cameo in this week’s gossip bingo.We take a wildly funny deep-dive into celebrity doppelgangers. Kate apparently looks like a K-pop boy, Arthur the Aardvark, and possibly Richard Clayderman, while Tansy is every eyeliner-wearing, curvy pop culture queen rolled into one.It’s a week of hot gossip, unexpected reflections, and one very heartfelt period update. Because of course.#TheWeekThatWas #PopCulturePodcast #DeborraLeeFurness #HughJackman #SuttonFoster #BillyRayCyrus #LizHurley #BroadwayTea #KpopDoppelganger #ArthurTheAardvark #CelebrityGossip #PRStunts #BieberBlunders #CulturalCommentary #UnfilteredVoices #PelvisGate
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Mums: The Truth About Mother-Daughter Dynamics
This week on The Blunt and The Beautiful, Kate and Tansy dive into the real, raw, and occasionally chaotic terrain of motherhood, from toddler tantrums to teen meltdowns and everything in between.Kate shares what it was like raising a very “spirited” Tansy (yes, there are stories), while also reflecting on what it really means to raise a good kid in today’s world. Spoiler: it’s not about being your child’s best friend.Should mums and daughters be friends? Or is that a recipe for disaster?In this episode, we unpack: The line between being a parent and being a palWhen Tansy was a nightmare — and how Kate handled itWhy Kate believes mums should want their daughters to be better than them The pressure modern parents feel to be perfect and their daughtersWhat it actually takes to raise kind, curious, emotionally intelligent humansThis one is perfect for mums, daughters, future parents, or anyone reflecting on their own childhood and parent dynamics. It’s full of laughs, big truths, and the kind of honesty no parenting book ever gives you.#TheBluntAndTheBeautiful #KateForster #MotherhoodUnfiltered #ParentingPodcast #MumAndDaughter #RaisingDaughters #ModernParenting #GentleParenting #ParentingRealTalk #MotherDaughterRelationships #ParentingAdvice #NoBullsh*tParenting #ToughLoveTruths
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The Week That Was: Fashion Week Aftermath, Dodgy Stylists & Bieber Blunders
This week, Kate & Tansy return with better audio (finally), hotter takes, and zero tolerance for bullshit in the fashion world. They kick things off with personal recaps - think birthdays, mushrooms - before diving headfirst into the aftermath of Australian Fashion Week.From the alleged antics of a self-proclaimed celebrity stylist (who may or may not think they invented Crocs and met Coco Chanel?) to serious allegations of harm, the girls cut through the glossy façade of the fashion industry to ask: why are we still inviting dangerous people to front-row seats?They unpack the disturbing stories flooding Kate’s inbox, critique the fashion industry’s history of silence and exclusion, and demand accountability—especially when it comes to protecting young, emerging talent from predatory behaviour.Also on the menu:1.8% plus-size runway rep?! The girls do the math (and the yelling).Vogue Australia, unpaid interns, and why diversity shouldn’t be a buzzword.Hailey Bieber’s long-overdue Vogue cover—and Justin’s now-deleted, wildly unhinged reaction.Some light menstruation rage, and a tear or two over men in bad beanies.#BluntAndTheBeautiful #WeeklyRecap #AusFashionWeek #HaileyBieber #VogueAustralia #BodyDiversity #InfluencerCulture #JustinBieberDrama #PlusSizeFashion #AccountabilityCulture #CulturalCritique #SpillTheTea #UnfilteredVoices #CrocsAndLies #PeriodRage
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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