Useless Knowledge with Maeve and Anna

If there's one conspiracy theory we can get behind - it's the Lea Michele not being able to read one.  That's right, our lives have turned into a Glee episode and in the coming weeks Lea will be replacing Beanie Feldstein as the lead in Funn Girl on Broadway!  This is the ~drama~ we live for.  Adding to the dramatics of this week, the Bachelorette is BACK with double the bachelorettes and double the chaos.  Hot take, this episode one has been better than pretty much all of the last few seasons - and we'll tell you why.  Closing it out with a breakdown of the Emmy nominations and a Stranger Things recap - no spoilers though - we know how Maeve feels!!! Give this one a listen.  

Everyone, One Direction has emerged from the dead to give us an action-packed, dramatic episode!  Liam Payne has bamboozled, surprised, and angered us with his Logan Paul podcast antics - we're still wondering which member caught those hands backstage!  On the other hand, Harry Styles continues to thrive with the album of the summer!! Unfortunately, the AMEX presale for his tickets did take a few years off our lives but we snagged them :)) Now we're just waiting for Niall to release that new album - justice for Heartbreak Weather! Give this one a listen!

Today we present a LONG-awaited post!!! This episode is a couple of weeks old, but big things have been happening and we're excited to get back into the swing of things!! The Christine Quinn debate continues as Selling Sunset comes to a close alongside the end of The Ultimatum - two Netflix shows we will be campaigning for, for years to come!!! Also our entire Met gala breakdown from Maeve's in-person perspective and Anna's fyp :) Blake Lively has once again taken the crown and Maeve thinks Shawn Mendes deserves more hype! Give this one a listen.  

Our favorite realtors are back!!! And they are in the craziest outfits ever.  We have our differing opinions on Christine but have to acknowledge her commitment to the villian bit! Let us know all of your Selling Sunset thoughts and we'll get back to you with all of our thoughts on the reunion :)) Harry Styles is also in his active era now! Mr. Coachella, album release, Shanai Twain stan HIMSELF is back and we are here for it!! We'll be sure to give you all our thoughts on Harry's House when it's out!

And now....to the Grammys!!! While Kourtney and Travis were there they did not upstage Bennifer so we forgive them - for now.   From Billie to Olivia to Lady Gaga, we lay out all our thoughts on the show here; plus our A-list/D-list at the end of the episode!!

Welcome to part one in this special two-part episode week!!Kicking it off with a bang as we breakdown the news of the Bennifer engagement...they heard MGK and Megan Fox were giving them a run for their money and said hold my beer!We did indeed sacrifice our inboxes for the special JLo newsletter to get the exclusive on the engagement and once again miss Jenny From the Block did not disappoint with her descriptors! Bennifer is back with a vengeance - give this first part a listen!! *team Jennifer Garner*:) 

So guys, nothing really happened at the Oscars...nothing at all!  That being said we, of course, found a way to talk about everything - from Amy Schumer, to Timothee Chalamet, to the ~infamous~ slap heard around the Hollywood Theater, we've covered it all!  This is your dedicated Oscars recap episode with all of the hot takes Hollywood didn't ask for.  Sit back, relax and enjoy the show - just like Nicole Kidman in her AMC ad :) !

Anne Hathaway's Les Mis acceptance speech lives rent-free in Maeve's mind and we hope it does in your mind too!  Another week of 2022 down and another week closer to Oscar Sunday - this is OUR SuperBowl :))  Clayton's season has thankfully ended and - hot take - was not that dramatic of an ending, but we're just over here, hands raised, wondering how a double Bachelorette season is going to work!! In the meantime, Maeve may start listening to BFFS Pod, but very reluctantly - Brianna Chicken Fry - is your liver okay??  Anyways, give this one a listen!!

There could be 100 people in a room and 99 won't believe in you, but there's always one - and that one is us combined always surprised at Lady Gaga's acting abilities! The Oscars are coming up just as Clayton's journey is coming to a close.  From the Sam Elliott/Power of the Dog controversy to love for Belfast and Julia Roberts slander, we've got all the movie buzz you need this episode.  Of course, this wouldn't be complete without a complete look at the new Kimye drama - but we're abandoning that name because our girl Kim is legally single and THRIVING (maybe???) with our man Pete Davidson!! Give this one a listen!

Congrats to the LA Rams on their Super Bowl win!  Neither of us is a fan we just don't really like Joe Burrow's style (we know, we know, controversial) !!  In other news, Julia Fox and Kanye West broke up, not before she had the chance to get her bag and you know what good for her.  We are still asking what a muse is, but we do know now Josh Safdie wrote Uncut Gems, so that's something!  For the DBQ (please tell us you get this reference) we're breaking down the first nine episodes of Love Is Blind season two.  Get your pencils and paper out because we, as usual, have a lot of thoughts.  Study up and give this episode a listen!!

Oscar nominations are here as if we needed another reason to break down niche celebrities' acting performances!!! Kristin Stewart, Denzel Washington and Bradley Cooper (who it turns out Anna doesn't like ://) all made the cut in the acting categories, along with a lengthy list of Best Picture nominees we will be diving into.   In more pop culture news, the Kim and Kanye drama continues to heat up and we continue to take Kim's side in the divorce!  The Winter Olympics are here and Maeve cried during Shaun White's last ride, Clayton continues to make the worst decisions known to man every week and apparently Jlo and Owen Wilson are bringing back the rom-com...whatever that means.  Check this episode out! ***This was recorded on February 10th - we got a bit too excited and chatted over our monthly allotted time :) ENJOY! *** 

The Kimye drama has hit an all-time high and we're standing firmly with team Kim! From drama on Tik Tok to shared texts on Instagram, this feud doesn't look like it's ending any time soon and we'll be covering every piece of it.  In other news, Rihanna is pregnant and while we're thrilled it still has us asking WHERE IS THE ALBUM!!! Tom Brady has officially retired from the NFL and we do not hold back our thoughts about the GOAT (of football) and his retirement announcement; we're also still not over deflategate but... anyway!  Finally, we had to dive into a recent Taylor Swift theory about a potential unreleased album called ~karma~.  Don't miss this episode!!

Guys, it's official, Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox have peaked as the most annoying celebrity couple with the announcement of their engagement; we offered some great wedding ideas for them hopefully they give us a listen!  Even though we're still hung up on Machine Megan Kelly's Instagram captions (give them a read) we wouldn't deprive you of the celebrity breakup gossip - Lisa Bonet and Jason Momoa - or celebrity baby gossip - Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra welcoming a baby via surrogacy and John Mulaney, unfortunately, having the cutest son we have ever seen.  It wouldn't be useless knowledge without a reality TV breakdown of CHEER season 2 and the Hype House allegations surrounding Sienna Mae and her treatment of Jack Wright.  There was also a lot of discussion of Maria Menounos in this episode...for no reason in particular...we just love our Noovie queen! 

We've done our Useless Knowledge duty and watched The Hype House on Netflix so you don't have to (and we secretly can't wait for season two)!  In other TV news, Clayton's second episode far exceeded his first, Emily in Paris is renewed for seasons three and four, and Euphoria high is back in session (if they're even going to school anymore).   It's not a useless knowledge episode without celebrity couples and this week's discussion included Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello unfortunately rekindling in Miami,  Kanye West and Julia Fox's Common App essay for Interview Magazine and Charli D'Amelio and Lil Huddy's potential relationship.  This episode is jam-packed with truly all the useless knowledge you need; give it a listen!! 

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! We're back and celebrating the almost one-year anniversary of useless knowledge; thanks to everyone for sticking it out the whole year!!! We're not even a week into 2022 and we already have all the drama for you.  From the Kardashian's endless amount of convo-worthy drama to Clayton's confusing season of the Bachelor, to the delivery of baby Munn-laney, 2022 is shaping up to be a dramatic year and we have all the hot takes you need.  We even brought a new segment into 2022 - "A-list and D-list" - listen to the end for all the useless knowledge we're bringing into the new year!!! 

Get your booster ladies and gents!!!  Your favorite podcasters are boosted and we want you to be too!  In other news, Ben Affleck has unfortunately decided to return to the news cycle alongside everyone's "favorite" Kardashian boyfriend, Tristan Thompson and Michelle's men are dwindling (RIP Joe :((( )!  The Men Tell All gave us all the drama lacking from Michelle's incredibly well-managed season and showed us just how produced reality TV can be.  Check back in for our finale recap next week; who is your final pick for our icon Michelle Young?!  

It's finals season and that means it's time for another study guide!  In social studies, we'll be breaking down Michelle's final four and our thoughts on this season's drama and our ~new Bachelor~ Clayton.  Bachelor nation gave us TONS of content last week, so prepare yourself for a pop quiz!  Shifting into history, we discuss the Jennifer Lawrence Effect, or so it has been dubbed by Useless Knowledge Pod :) and how it's impacting Emily Mariko on Tik Tok, right now.  You might need to pull an all-nighter for this study session!  

We're back - and we mean it this time...hopefully! It's been a heck of a month with a job hunt, move and different time zone, but we wouldn't leave you without a solid breakdown of the past month of pop culture!  Michelle's Bachelorette season is underway and we have a lot of thoughts as usual.  Taylor Swift re-released Red and we are all too unwell like the rest of the universe - how you feeling Jakey G???  We even dish our thoughts on Kim K and Pete Davidson because WHAT is Pete Davidson's secret?!  Give this one a listen; we'll be back sooner than a month next episode!!

Ladies and gentlemen, it's official, Bennifer has been moved to second place in our annoyance ranking of celebrity couples, and the pairing of Machine Gun Kelly and Megan Fox has taken the cake.  This episode includes deep dive into the GQ piece recently done on Megan and the Machine (couple name anyone???), the recent Little Mix drama, Adele's upcoming album and a passionate assessment of Kim K's SNL performance!  We'll keep our eyes peeled for Bennifer content to bring them back to the top spot, but for now, Megan and Machine have launched themselves into the lead.  Give this one a listen!  

Paradise has officially come to a close and Neil Lane has tripled the size of his bank account; did you see those engagement rings!!!  Anna and Maeve break down another three-hour episode that could have been an email.  From engagements to breakups to bromances, Maeve and Anna spill all the tea and hash out all their opinions.  Until next year Paradise! 

Here's an impromptu episode in honor of Anna's last day in America for five months! Maeve and Anna dive deep into Bachelor Nation drama in this episode, as well as break down the new Bachelor host announcement.  While this episode lacks Bennifer, it does include a discussion about Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde and Florence Pugh on the set of Don't Worry Darling; spoiler - it seems like we might want to worry!  

VMA's and Met Gala's and Emmy's, OH MY!  The pop culture tea has been piping the past two weeks and Anna and Maeve are back to break it all down.   From the VMA red carpet, to Jack Harlow, to an existential Emmy's ~crisis~ this episode is truly one you don't want to miss! Mercury's in Retrograde and Bennifer's back with the paparazzi pics, so buckle up and give this one a listen.  

Another day, another baby announcement.  Maeve and Anna are back with an action packed episode covering all things celebrity baby, the return of Bennifer and Steve from Blues Clues' reunion with America.  Anna and Maeve then dig a little deeper into some Tik Tok drama, the D'Amelio Show and Addison Rae's new movie deal with Netflix.  Give it a listen! 

Anna and Maeve say it every week, but they're back - for real this time! Back to school season means it's time for another study guide!  August has come and gone, just as Miss Swift said it would and Maeve and Anna couldn't be happier to be back together diving into everything pop culture that's happened this past month.  From new celeb couples to Bachelor in Paradise drama to the official start of Love On Tour (plz don't bring it up Maeve and Anna actually can't handle it), this is an episode you don't want to miss!  

The Bachelorette's love story has come to a close and so have Maeve and Anna's patience with the season!  This episode gives a full deep dive into Anna and Maeve's thoughts on hometowns and the finale, their (possibly) controversial opinions on the Greg drama and their thoughts on Katie and Blake's engagement.  Maeve and Anna also dive into some of their thoughts about the behind-the-scenes of The Bachelorette and how it impacts what we see on screen.  This episode took place during a thunderstorm, a very fitting environment to talk about the downpour of emotions we've seen the past few Bachelorette episodes! Check this one out! 

Anna and Maeve are back with another Bachelorette recap!  This episode gave us the final four for hometowns, another Greg one on one and some sad goodbyes (and theories for a potential hello in the coming weeks).   Maeve and Anna did a deep dive into their theories about how this season will end, their opinions on all of the men and they bid goodbye to Brendan - and his chapstick! Give this one a listen before hometowns next week! 

If anyone knows please DM us!  In this episode, Anna and Maeve dive into a lot of Bachelorette and Bachelor in Paradise content and their differing opinions on the men this season.  They start with a breakdown of Monday night's episode, followed by a rundown of Katie's men who will be appearing on Bachelor in Paradise!  The 2021 Emmy nominations were also announced yesterday and Maeve and Anna dive into the nominees, their favorite shows this season and wished the Best Actress in a Limited Series category good luck (take a look for yourselves)!  

This week on the pod, Anna and Maeve welcomed their first guest, Anna's friend Tara from Syracuse, while simultaneously manifesting their next guest, Justin Glaze from this season of The Bachelorette!  This episode gave a deep dive into last week's Bachelorette episode, as well as the new Bachelor in Paradise cast announced! Maeve and Anna then diverted from their normal Bachelor reality discussions into the latest season of Too Hot To Handle and a niche discussion of the short-lived resurgence of Paradise Hotel.  Of course, it wouldn't be an episode without some Harry Styles drama and this week was no exception with paparazzi photos of him and Olivia Wilde emerging; anyone getting Hendall vibes??? Make sure to give this one a listen! 

Put your thinking caps on because Maeve and Anna are back with another Study Guide! This episode starts with a Bachelorette breakdown of the past two episodes - go to l4project.com to support Michael A.'s non-profit - and a discussion of their favorite contestants so far.  It's a Study Guide so there's lots of different content ranging from discussions of Britney Spears and her conservatorship, Nick Cannon's fertility and, of course, a breakdown of the never-ending Bennifer situation!  Study up! 

Anna started this episode off with a formal apology to Lorde - turns out she is a fan of Solar Power! An episode wouldn't be complete without a breakdown of week two of The Bachelorette and an impromptu screaming session when Maeve and Anna found out Taylor Swift would be re-recording RED as her next album release! Sprinkled in is a discussion of Liza Koshy and David Dobrik both making a return to the spotlight in different ways, Chrissy Teigen's apology to Courtney Stodden amid re-surfaced tweets and a breakdown of an incident running through the pro-running community.  You can find anything on Useless Knowledge! Make sure to give this one a listen.  

The Bachelorette is back and summer has begun!  Anna and Maeve spent the majority of this episode diving into their thoughts from night one, their love for Katie and their knowledge about ABC and Chris Harrison's final rose.   For the second week in a row, Maeve and Anna break down new Bennifer info on top of some breaking Kardashian relationship developments!  They finish by breaking down Lorde's much anticipated new single.  

They're back!!  Anna and Maeve had to take some time off to graduate college, but they're back and better than ever!  The month of May was filled with useless knowledge for Maeve and Anna to absorb; from Olivia Rodrigo's release of SOUR, to John Mulaney's divorce and new relationship (??) to the FRIENDS Reunion, there's no shortage of pop culture news in this episode!  

Have you been paying attention to Tik Tok this week?! If not, no worries, Anna and Maeve are here to break down all the drama for you! From the Addison Rae, Jack Harlow and Bryce Hall love triangle, to Lizzo sliding into Chris Evans DM's, this episode is chocked full of nothing short of useless knowledge!  If you're looking for some extra credit on the assignment, Maeve and Anna also dove into Demi Lovato's recent fro-yo controversy.  Take notes! This is one you won't want to miss! 

After a little over a week off,  Anna and Maeve are back to discuss all the new Bachelor Nation and Tik Tok news that has surfaced this week!  Maeve and Anna broke down their thoughts about Colton Underwood's coming out on Good Morning America and where they think he will go from here.  They threw a very important discussion of celebrity baby names in the middle of the episode and finished with a breakdown of the Jaden, Josh, Nessa and Mads Tik Tok drama that has been taking Barstool by ~storm~ the past few days! 

Well? Do you? In today's episode, Anna and Maeve dive into Miss "Mini Taylor Swift" Olivia Rodrigo's new song, as well as the Fearless - Taylor's Version re-records dropping today! Moving into celebrities, Maeve and Anna discussed Khloe Kardashian's recent Instagram drama, the finale of Demi Lovato's YouTube series and a bit of Bachelor news.  Oh, and get your vaccine when you can! 

Did it seem like a slow week for pop culture? Because Maeve and Anna sure found a few things to discuss!  From Lil Nas X new music video to Addison Rae, to the Suez Canal, this week was actually pretty eventful.  Anna and Maeve even got into episode three of Demi Lovato's documentary and worked to answer the age-old question - how awful is Scooter Braun?  You'll have to listen to find out how they feel! 

Welcome to the first edition of the Useless Knowledge Study Guide!  Instead of going into detail about a few topics this week, Anna and Maeve are briefly breaking down a ton of pop culture news from the past week.  From the downfall of Cinnamon Toast Crunch to Tik Tok becoming the new Disney Channel to Demi Lovato's new YouTube documentary, this is an episode you won't want to miss! Get studying!!!

It's been a week and it's only Tuesday! Between the Grammys on Sunday, The Oscar nominations Monday morning and The Bachelor Finale Monday night, Maeve and Anna had a lot of content to talk about.   Award season is in full swing and Anna and Maeve had a lot of Grammy winners and Oscar nominations to breakdown; from Chadwick Boseman's best actor nomination to all of Taylor Swift's Easter eggs, this is an episode you won't want to miss!  

It's finally here!  CBS dropped the Meghan Markle and Prince Harry interview this past Sunday and Maeve and Anna had some thoughts!  The episode starts with a brief Bachelor recap, but is dominated by a breakdown of the tea, drank and spilled, by Meghan and Harry! While Maeve and Anna didn't talk about Harry Styles this episode, Prince Harry will definitely work in his place :) 

Today's episode contained a breakdown of two big events from the past week - Prince Harry's appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden and the Zoom Golden Globes! For two lovers of all things pop culture and royal family, this episode was a dream come true for Anna and Maeve. Don't worry though, this episode absolutely still mentions Harry Styles!

This was a rollercoaster of an episode! Anna and Maeve start out with a thorough breakdown of the drama from Bachelor Nation these past few weeks. They then get into some Kardashian drama, profess their love for Driver's License even more and talk about one of their long-time loves, John Mulaney!

Maeve and Anna covered a broad range of topics in this episode - and by broad it means they covered Taylor Swift news, on top of Harry Styles and The Bachelor! There was a lot of Bachelor news this week they broke down at the end of the episode, with some One Direction and Taylor Swift news sprinkled in at the beginning!

Anna and Maeve return with all the important celebrity drama you've missed from the past couple of weeks. From Harry Styles birthday to Olivia Rodrigo and Driver's License, to, of course, The Bachelor, this episode can't be missed!

Anna and Maeve left you without content for 24 hours and the world almost ended, so of course, they're here to provide their takes on everything that happened on January 6th, 2021, as well as a deep dive into their opinions on Matt James season of The Bachelor. Of course, it can't be a conversation with Anna and Maeve without delving into Harry Styles a little bit!

Introducing Useless Information with Maeve and Anna! If you're looking to stay up to date on the latest celebrity gossip, hear some hot pop culture takes, or just laugh along with two best friends, this is the podcast for you. Check back every week for new episodes and content!