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Nikki & Brie are embracing their European era as Brie heads overseas for Spain, Italy, and France while Nikki makes the tough choice to stay home for one very important reason: Mateo's kindergarten graduation. The twins open up about balancing once-in-a-lifetime opportunities with family milestones, the reality of travel delays, and why sometimes saying “no” is the most meaningful decision you can make. They also dream about Tuscany, wine tastings, Italian culture, and all the adventures waiting abroad, while sharing hilarious travel stories, airport mishaps, and a fun round of Italian True or False. Along the way, Nikki reflects on romanticizing everyday life, creating beauty in the little moments, and why your wardrobe, playlists, friendships, coffee rituals, and even grocery lists can all be works of art. Trust us, you don't want to miss this one. Press play. Call Nikki & Brie at 833-GARCIA2 and leave a voicemail! Follow Nikki & Brie on Instagram, follow the show on Instagram and TikTok and send Nikki & Brie a message on Threads! Follow Bonita Bonita on Instagram Book a reservation at the Bonita Bonita Speakeasy To watch exclusive videos of this week's episode, follow The Nikki & Brie Show on YouTube, Facebook, and TikTok! You can also catch The Nikki & Brie Show on SiriusXM Stars 109! Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Today on Art of the Cut we speak with Andrew Marcus, the editor of The Devil Wears Prada 2.Andrew has edited Howard's End, for which he was nominated for a BAFTA, Much Ado About Nothing, the 1994 Frankenstein movie, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Remains of the Day, American Psycho, and Under the Tuscan Sun, among many others.Our discussion today is about the freedom he has in the editor's cut, the importance of calibrating the amount of set-up of a joke, and building montages that were not in the script.If you'd like to read along with this inteview and see images from the film, the trailer and clips, visit the BorisFX blog site.borisfx.com/blog/aotc

First up, what if a movie about a serial killer was actually a meet-cute? A new trailer has dropped for a movie with a premise so unhinged we had to stop scrolling, imagine a beloved horror franchise reimagined as a high-stakes New York rom-com starring an iconic leading lady. Laura has all the details and we are obsessed.Plus, one of the most anticipated biopics in history has finally hit the box office, but the reaction has been anything but unified. We unpack why the critics and fans are at war and discuss the difficult reality of separating the art from the artist.And finally, in an extensive new interview, Taylor Swift is officially squashing those rumours of a high-profile industry feud and she has a message for the ‘detectives’ in her fandom. From secret watermarks to her songwriting secrets, we’re looking into the steel boundary she’s just drawn around her personal life.Watch Taylor Swift's full New York Times interview here. 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Send us a voice message or email us at thespill@mamamia.com.au and we’ll get back to you ASAP! Executive Producer: Monisha Iswaran Audio & Video Producer: Michael Kean Mamamia acknowledges the traditional owners of the land on which we have recorded this podcast. From Mama Mia. Welcome to the Spill your daily pop culture fix. I'm Laura Brednick and I'm nam And on the show today. The new Michael Jackson movie has been dominating the box office, but reviews are very split between critics and fans, and you and I have some very strong thoughts out this that we're going to bring to the podcast, so strap in for that. Plus, Taylor sit has given a very lengthy interview to The New York Times, which is always interesting because one that girl does not need to do interviews. She's doing the most right now she always So we're going to go through the biggest reveals from the interview and what the headlines are saying, because there's lots to unpacked there. But first, I want to tell you about a new movie trailer that came out just late last night. I do believe when I was scrolling in bed ooh yeah. 00:49Speaker 2 Sexy, Like is it like a movie you think I'd enjoy? 00:52Speaker 1 I think you and I will be front and center at the cinema when this comes out, because we love a rom com. This is a new rom com and it's what I've been asking for. It's rom com with like super talented Academy Award winning leads in the movie. Wow, but there's I just want to just the premise kind of made me stop for a second because I hadn't heard about this movie until I saw the trailer, and then I thought, hmm, so the premise is, and tell me if you're into this, the premise is, what if the movie The Purge was a rom com? Do you know what the Purge is? Have you seen The Purge and all the Purge sequels? 01:29Speaker 2 Not the sequels? 01:30Speaker 1 Yeah, stopped one. You're like, I've purged enough? Yeah, that's enough Purge. I try to see all the Purge, like the first Purge, how the Purge started, Let's purchase some more. Those aren't the official titles, but get Purge, Get Purged, Purge and get out of here all the sequels. So if anyone who hasn't seen The Purge, I think I know. Actually what trailer you're talking about? Yeah, I think I saw it. Yeah, it's been bopping around. So can I say the movie isn't officially associated with the Purge? I just made that connection when I saw it. I know what I mean. This is a rom com Urge. It's purgees I'm not against, but I'm I so want to know if someone sat down to watch The Purge and was like, what if this was a meet cute? Which, again, if anyone hasn't seen The Purge, the premise of the film is that in order to stop crime, there's one night of the year in America where the film is set, where all crime is legal for a certain period of time, So no. 02:22Speaker 3 Crime is legal and any other day of the year except for this one night, and it's all crime. So it's a lot of murder, yeah, a lot of breaking and entry, yeah, exactly, very scary exactly. 02:32Speaker 1 So it's like, you want to kill your neighbor, there's a night to do that. You want to stab a X or your current partner, there's a night to do that. You want to launder money, that's fine, and so that's and like it's like, so you either go out and you try and be part of the Purge and like kill people and commit crime, or you stay at home. This new movie One Night Only takes that premise and says, what if there was only one night? It's at New York City because that's where all good rom comms take place. What if there was only one night of the year that pre marital sex was legal for single people. 03:04Speaker 2 By the Catholic Church. 03:06Speaker 1 Oh yeah, the popes are producer. He got together with the Perch team and they're like, let's crack out something beautiful. Let's do a collab. A colass that's so dark. So the premise is that, yeah, you know what, unless you're married, you can't hook up with anyone, no sex of any any kind, except for one day. What would you do? Became a free time. They're gonna have Oh my god, so many hot you take up crocheting and watercolor. Yes, I love that. I'm gonna say every in the background of this movie, you did look super like put together and well rested. I'm like, that's because the nights are free. So the idea is like one night of the year you can go out and hook up with whoever you want. And a lot of people use that in the movie is like their night. Some people just use it as a night for wild sex, which fair enough, and the rest some other people use as a night to like find their soulate because I want to hook up. Well, they get married, so that's the thing. So starring in this movie is Monica Barbara. Do you know who that is? I know who she is. Yeah, she was in that movie. We loved that Timothy Shalla main movie. No, that's me. 04:11Speaker 3 No, but I know her from what was that TV show that I recommended for a week in watch that? 04:17Speaker 1 I don't know, let's start Arnold schwartz Nager. That's a you recommendation and like it was just all action flubah. I can't help you out there, Fuba, I think of Fuber. Yeah, she'snt that. I can't remembe all the incredible work this woman has done. That's what you picked out. 04:32Speaker 2 Yeah, and that's the best thing she's been in. 04:34Speaker 1 Because she was also on top gun Maverick she yees who the girl, the one girl, the one girl. 04:40Speaker 3 Oh and she was like the one who like the only one who made like who had a problem with her playing? 04:44Speaker 1 Yeah, because Tom Cruise is like it has to be the girl. Oh my god, I had not put that together to bear the girl who goes down? Yeah, exactly because I can't play Wow, Tom cruiseher hook up with the Purge producers. 04:55Speaker 2 He'd love this. 04:57Speaker 1 And also a young man by the name of cal who American accent in this. Yes, he does so who some people call mister Juwa Liipa because they're getting married. But also he was in Eternity, which was my favorite movie of last year. 05:11Speaker 3 Which was also an interesting rom com with like a twist and the big take. 05:15Speaker 1 I love that Callum Turner, who everyone's like, no, no, he's a serious British actor. He's now like, you know what I'm gonna do is lead rom coms? 05:22Speaker 3 Yes, and Dully has to do that before he becomes the next Bond for like ten years. 05:27Speaker 1 Yeah, and then he can't do anything else. Also, the cast this movie is so interesting, so my Hawk and Julia Fox is in it and z Way by the way, which is so. But also Molly Ringwold, Oh do you know who that is? Did we talk about her? 05:39Speaker 2 No, I'm thinking of someone else. 05:40Speaker 1 No. Molly Ringwold in the I Believe the eighties was like the rom com like Pretty in Pink, all those kind of rom coms. She was like the leading lady. I'm trying to put it so she's like, no, no, if you saw her red hair, you would know her. She was in every iconic sixteen candles Pretty in Pink. 06:00Speaker 2 Oh yeah, oh my god. 06:03Speaker 1 But she's in this, Yeah, because it's important if you're bringing wrong cooms back that the original rom com girl is in there. Oh my god, she's so she was in the Breakfast Club. Yes, and the Breakfast Club like I name all her iconic a. So basically it's Callum Turner and Monica Babaro and they are bout two singles out on this one nine and they meet, but then a series events prevents them as the movie goes on, from hooking up and having sex. But yeah, yeah, I mean if I had a dollar. But also it's like the clock is ticking. So I was watching this trail like Giving Cinderella. I was watching this trail like a thriller. I was like, what's gonna happen next that's gonna prevent them from and when do they start dying? Yeah? Yeah, exactly. How funny for the end like Seaway comes in or someone Molly Ringworld comes in like an at it's actually in the Purge universe. It's like an easter eg Purge movie where you didn't realize it was part of it. It just gotta be thinking though, like what other horror movies do we need to be wrong comms? Like does someone reimagine? Does someone reimagine? Halloween? Is like, he was just a girl who murdered his sister. She was a babysitter. Oh my god, Halloween night. They come together and the mask comes off. A love story Halloween is there something like or scream. It's like he's calling on the phone, but he's actually calling to tell you he likes you, and that's why he has to disguise his voice. Oh my god. It's like there's all these horror movies like, oh. 07:23Speaker 3 Like The Grudge, but it's actually like a merge of like under the Tuscan Sun. She goes to Japan to find this life and build this new house. 07:34Speaker 1 That's just like a little boy living she has to look after. Sorry, what do I want to watch that movie? Should we write movies? I think we should write movies. She's going past the Grudge House and it's so dark and terrified. She's like, just like I need to rebuild this and then she falls in love with. 07:53Speaker 3 Trying to get rid of it, like everyone keeps dying, and she's like, I need to rebuild this house. 07:57Speaker 1 And it's just a montage of her redoing the house, and then she falls in love with the Grudge Ghost, what's beautiful? I like this well, I love this new thing. We keep saying rom coms need to come back. That's so true, and I think this is how we bring them back. We merged them with horror movies. Let's start a fan fiction. But like for rom com slash horror. Absolutely so one night only. I'm excited. 08:18Speaker 2 It's going to be so good. 08:21Speaker 3 So there is a film that's currently in cinemas right now and we have been seeing a lot of mixed reviews on It's called Michael. I mean, if you listen to the intro, you know what movie I. 08:33Speaker 1 Did give that away. 08:33Speaker 3 It's called Michael, and it's a biography on the life of Michael Jackson. So it covers his rise to fame as being the biggest pop star in history. The film covers his career from the nineteen sixties, starting off with the Jackson five to the late nineteen eighties where he ends on his bad tour like album bad. It wasn't a bad tour. It was a pretty good tour from what I've heard it. 08:57Speaker 1 How do you keepel like clarifying, Yeah, a bad tour and like bad bad. 09:03Speaker 3 Oh man, they're the song The song bad. It has a huge cast. So Michael is played by Jaffa Jackson, who was also Michael's nephew. His dad, Joe Jackson is played by colemen Domingo, Mike mis isn't it, Miles Teller, isn't it? It's a massive, massive cast. We personally haven't seen the film. From what I've heard by people who went to the screening, a lot of people loved this film. 09:27Speaker 1 Yeah, I've been seeing like so many people come to me and tell me about movies they've seen which I love. And so many people have said to me that they loved this movie that they were like, like, you know, crying, they were overcome with emotion. I've seen people posting that they're going to go see it again two times, three times to experience in the cinema. And that's also what the box office is telling us, like it's gone crazy well at the box office. It's become like the highest grossing musical bio pick of all time. Even when the trailer came out over a year ago. It's shattered records for a musical biopic trailer and became one of the most watched trailers in Studio's history. For Lionsgate, which is huge because they've released so many blockbusters. Like the fans are telling us that they're obsessed and like they're willing to pay for three movie tickets, which is crazy at a time when like it's hard to get people into a cinema. Yeah. 10:13Speaker 3 One, and from what I've heard what the actual film is about. It's labeled as a biography, but it is a very fun film. Like I heard, the music is amazing, like Jaffar's portrayal of Michael Jackson is amazing. The hard parts I'm assuming that people are crying at is it does depict the emotional and physical abuse he went as a child by his father that was played by but. 10:38Speaker 1 I think crying from like happiness is what I've seen the music because they love the music and seeing us. 10:44Speaker 3 Yeah, it was also sanctioned by the Michael Jackson estate. 10:49Speaker 1 So the Michael Jackson estate paid for a lot of it, right, well, they paid for the reshoots that had to happen. And then obviously his family is super involved, not just his nephew being in the starring role, but his Michael Jackson son Prince, his executive producer, along with all his brothers. It's only really Paris Jackson, his daughter right that has spoken out against it. 11:08Speaker 3 He has spoken out against it. And also his sister Janet Jackson didn't give the rights to her likeliness in the film either, so her car like there's no Janet Jackson in the film or portrayal of Janet Jackson in the film. 11:20Speaker 1 But what you mentioned. 11:21Speaker 3 Before with the reshoot, so the original script started to be looked through around twenty twenty three, with the film being greenlet in twenty twenty five. Like coming to our screens, it was meant to come to our screens last year, and it's been reported that the original script included a storyline that actually happened in nineteen ninety three. So now this movie finishes in nineteen ninety eight, which is when the tour happened. 11:44Speaker 2 It was actually meant to. 11:45Speaker 3 Continue because included the first child abuse allegations towards Michael Jackson by Jordan Chandler. However, with the settlement that happened in real life, Jackson's estate promised to chan the family that they would not be dramatized them in the events around the allegation. However, the estate didn't tell that to the original filmmakers, So that's why the movie had to be pushed and they had to do all these reshoots that was reported cost around fifty million USD. Yeah, I can imagine, So it was massive, massive, And I think that's also comes with the mixed reviews. So a lot of film and TV critics without including all of the allegations towards Michael Jackson that has happened over years with boys who are now men, the film they're saying is just actually really bad, Like it is a bad portrayal of Michael Jackson, and it just skirts over incidents in his childhood and in his life, and it doesn't go into the nuances that a biography should. 12:43Speaker 1 Yeah, and that's kind of what Paris Jackson was saying in her comments about it, which I thought was so interesting. So the reason that she put up a bunch of statements on her Instagram account is that Coleman Domingo, who's in the film, had given an interview to People magazine and he was saying that Paris had been very supportive and was very warm and was like that she was really on board with the film. And then Paris went on her instrum accounts pretty much as soon as that interview went live, and she said, don't be telling people I was helpful instead of a movie I have zero involvement in, because that is so weird. And then she went on to say that she actually read the first drafts of the script and gave notes about everything, and she says there was so much that was dishonest, didn't sit right, didn't address it. And then she said none of her notes were taken on board, so she moved on with her life. But then she said, it's basically that the film really panders to a very specific section of my dad's fandom. This is what she said that still lives in the fantasy and so they're going to be happy with it. And then she went on to say that these Hollywood buyer picks can be very sugarcoated, and she said the narrative is being controlled, and there's a lot of inaccuracy, and there's a lot of full blow and lies. At the end of the day, doesn't really fly with me. Go enjoy it, do whatever, just leave me out of it. Which out of all the family statements, I was like the fact that his daughter is saying there is full blow and lies in this and it's sugar coated and basically leave me out of it. I tried to stop you. But on the other hand, like Prince, her brother is an executive producer, and also Blanket, Michael Jackson's younger son, who I think goes by b G now, So they were both at the premiere with the wider Jackson family, and I think it was only Janet and Paris who weren't there. So it feels like there's quite a big divide behind the scenes. 14:21Speaker 3 Yeah, And it's like a divide that we've known for years, Like we've known that Janet Jackson in particular has had issue with the Michael Jackson estate and there's always been conflict there. But what was really interesting is that the whole film in itself, when I was reading a lot of the reviews and the critics, it's that it feels like exactly what Paris said in her statement, like it does pander to that particular type of Michael Jackson fan who has just like always been obsessed with him as an artist, with his music, with his documentaries that were about him, and it like reinforced and like the film kind of tells those fans that you're allowed to still love that man, and you shouldn't feel bad for loving him. 15:07Speaker 1 And I also think that's why a lot of people have loved this. It's like they've wanted to gather together in cinemas, in spaces like this where they can stand up together. People have been like dressing like him or dressing in merch they have and going to those like shared spaces to celebrate this music that they love. So I think that that's kind of been a catalyst for people buying multiple tickets. But yeah, it is interesting because with all of the allegations against Michael Jackson, and obviously there's a lot of different layers there because you know, he wasn't found guilty of the allegations, but there were settlements that were made, like as a result of that, there were so many different allegations and it was like there's no way to kind of move around the fact that for a huge chunk of his life and career, that was the dominant story about him. And there's a lot of people who were either the accusers or the accusers families that have really been staunchly kind of speaking about that, and that's kind of like a hard thing to reconcile, going and tort to a movie about someone's life and just cutting off and being like and that's it, and they're just like Michael's. 16:08Speaker 3 Like literally just before the first allegation takes place in nineteen ninety three, the movie just cuts at like nineteen ninety eight, So you're only really living in that initial world. And I think the way they're portraying Michael Jackson is like that's the part of his life. For I guess it's more quote unquote modern fans, Like I would count myself as like a modern fan of his music, Like I only found his music through my parents, so I never really saw that beginning stage of his life with like Jackson five and everything and Thriller. It was more like later in life where I like rediscovered his music. And I think that's like the fan base that they really. 16:45Speaker 1 Want to hone down into. Yeah, that's so as a fan of his music, did you give your tickets away to the premiere because you just felt uncomfortable going knowing that that portion of his life and the accusations and the court cases and everything were left out of it. Yeah. 17:00Speaker 3 I think because we are so lucky to like have this job. I knew a lot about the intricacies of the allegations, and we both do because we reported on it for so many like years. Yeah, and I also knew about like all the nuances within the family as well. And I remember reading about Jenna Jackson and like her issues with the estate as well as Paris Jackson, and like the conflict between her and her brothers as well. And I think all of that just compiled into I don't want to watch something that just celebrates his life because I feel icky about that. 17:36Speaker 1 Yeah, that's interesting. That's why I didn't go as well. And also the twos that's why I didn't see the Michael Jackson musical when it came to Australia. And I was really surprised when I went on clicked on pictures of the opening night and like literally every single person I know was there, Yeah, which is fine, Like I think that was weird, but I was just a bit like, oh, I thought there was a big conversation happening and then everyone was like, no, we just want to go see this by all accounts incredible musical, which is also fine. And the same thing with the movie, Like everyone who's told me that they've gone, I haven't said, like anything along the lines of, oh my gosh, why are you going to that? Like I have I know people have gone to see it twice, and I have no judgment against it. I just felt personally that I felt, Yeah, I also felt a little uncomfortable, and I also knew like it wasn't the kind of movie that we would be doing an in depth review on. Yeah, and that's the case, Like you want to you want to go and watch it. You can't review or speak on something that you haven't seen. So like our conversation here isn't about the quality of the movie, although a lot of like that's the interesting thing is like so many critics are like this is a terrible movie, and fans like this is the greatest movie I've ever seen, and it's like got huge, Like the score on like all the different fan accounts, Rotten Tomatoes and stuff is like it's one of the highest reviewed Bier picks from fans of all time. So no judgment around that. I just I'm just interested of how that part of the conversation just got so completely blocked out. Yeah, because I feel like people who went and saw it and loved it don't want to engage. 18:55Speaker 2 They don't want to. 18:56Speaker 1 Look at it. 18:57Speaker 3 They don't want to acknowledge that it exists, but it very much does exists. Like those five men who brought the allegations against Michael Jackson that happened to them when they were young boys between the ages of seven and twelve are still very much here and yeah, and they're like, I think there's one thing of like not acknowledging an alleged perpetrator and alleged an alleged abuser, but it's so different to overtly celebrate them as well. 19:23Speaker 1 Yeah, that's what I find really uncomfortable. And I've got to say, like, I come from a slightly easier place with this because I'm not a like I like a lot of Michael Jackson music. Like there's a lot of like Billy Jean, that's a bop. The way you make me feel as someone who was raised on center stage, that's a great smoth criminal. But yeah, exactly, Yeah, I mean, you know, I think, listening all the Michael Jackson songs and also like you watch videos of him performing in things, you're like, yeah, he is. He was one of the greatest performers of all time. I don't think anyone is disputing that. Yeah, but also it's not my personal like ride or Die music, like what will, So I'm not grappling with it in the same way it was pretty easy for me to say, like, oh, I might just sit out the musical, I might just sit out the movie. I don't really listen to his music unless it's in a movie or something I love and it comes up, and then I'll listen to it. Like, so I kind of recognize that there's it's a lot harder for people who are like, oh, but I'm a die hard fan, but I also know all these terrible accusations and what do I do with that? Because we all have a version of that, whether it's a movie you loved or like I have TV shows that I loved growing up and it came out that terrible accusations against the people who had made them, like Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Yeah, And so you then have to like, that's my version of the Michael Jackson movie where I have to grapple like do I still watch this, do I still talk positively about it? Do I watch other things that have come out? Because there's all these the same thing, unproven accusations, but very strong accusations. Nonetheless. Yeah, And it's that whole thing of how you grapple with what happens when people who are either terrible because it's proven or there's so many allegations it's hard to ignore. What do you do when then they make the art that you love? 20:59Speaker 3 Yeah, one hundred, But I think it's like right to grapple. What I would say is that if you're just completely ignoring it and then just wanting to see the movie, then I think that's wrong. I think it is important to understand like all the parts of a biography that isn't shown, and there's a lot in even Paris. Jackson says that there's a lot that isn't shown, and the fact that there's also like complete lies in it, that's what she alleges. Then you're not actually watching a biography, you're just watching like kind of like I don't know, well, how would you even describe it, Like it's like something that just celebrates someone as. 21:35Speaker 1 Like a fantasy or like a fantasy of the people who but also it's the people from the Michael Jackson state who were like, you know, signing off on the movie controlling it. From my understanding from articles that were in the Hollywood Reporter of funding the reshoots. But also then money comes back into the estate from that, so like when there's a lot of money changing hands and people are profiting off it, like that's when you always have to ask questions because then it's even though I know his family, but it's a business. The Jackson family is a business at the end of the day, more than a family. I think even they would admit to that. And Yeah, the thing that gave me the biggest pause was Paris Jackson's comments, because I was like, if anyone would really know a lot of the ins and outs of this, it's one of his children, his daughter, who was basically saying that she saw the first script, she gave all this feedback. It was ignored. There's people in the movie out there saying that she endorses it. She doesn't. But also then she says, like, if you want to go see it, go see it. Yeah, just leave me out of it. 22:32Speaker 3 But that's so true, Like see it, but see it as a movie, like a film that you just watch at the movies. Don't see it as a biography, because. 22:39Speaker 1 It's almost like it shouldn't have even been a Bypick or anything like that. It's almost like if people wanted to gather together and celebrate the music, which I understand because music is a lot of the time bigger than an artist, especially in this kind of case, like it becomes bigger than them. That it should have just been like a like a concert film. Yeah, like bring all the footage of him performing on these hits together and run it in a cinema so that people can just go in and watch these moments that they love and sing along and where the Michael Jackson themed outfits and do that. But it's almost like they wanted to really control the narrative, but then they ran to the issue whre they're like, oh, we can't actually tell his stories. We've just cut cut. 23:15Speaker 3 And there is an end credit scene that does come up on screen after the movie that says his story continues, So there could be. 23:22Speaker 1 A part two. Well apparently they are exploring a sequel, but I don't know if they can really touch anything because of the legal cases. But there it is Michael's and cinemas now, so I guess people. Yeah, people are really still seeing it. The box office is crazy and no judgment if you did go and see it. Like, I honestly do believe I heard the music's really good, really lot tis the Michael Jackson movie has good music. Good music. Yeah, so no judgment if you didn't see it. But I just think it's interesting to have this conversation and look at both sides of it. So Taylor Swift has given a long video interview to The New York Times, which has been really interesting because she's been slightly out of the limelight recently. She's taken to ground after the release of Life of a show Girl. And well, I mean a lot of that. I guess she's wedding planning, right, Oh yeah, I forgot about that. You're the person in the world sorry said that. Well, apparently the invitations have gone out and I hear get one. Yeah, I think you'll be waiting a while, damn it. But also apparently she's done that trick where, you know, help we get screeners and stuff. It has our name in the background, so if we share it, it's easily traceable back to us. She's done that, apparently the invitations. I don't know if this is true, but it's very clever and it's potentially necessary. So smile. 24:35Speaker 2 I should have done that for my thirtieth birthday. 24:37Speaker 1 You put people's in so she's put people's name in the background. It's too like jetey, like a watermark, but yeah, watermark, so if anyone shares the invitation is easily traceable. But I don't know, because that woman keeps her circle tight, like there's a lot of I believe her when she says, a lot of rumors have never come out, and those stories have never come out because her circle keeps her tight. But also how tired is Travis. He's inviting all his like the whole of the NFL, and they're all bringing like a partner, a plus one or something like that. And she was like, I cannot keep this under out. Maybe only some people got the watermarked invitations and some people to have as aside or gold water. The New York Times asking this exactly what has happened to modern journalism? So you know why they didn't ask it because this was a music interview, and that's why she a music interview. 25:22Speaker 3 They're doing like a series on like thirty of the best music writers in history. 25:26Speaker 1 So it's the thirty greatest living American songwriters. And my title was better snapping Your title was like a watercolor of what the actual title was, and obviously that's why she did it. Because that's the interesting thing about Taylor Swift whenever she does press is that she absolutely does not need to. Like a lot of celebrities, especially now like Doo need That's why these press tours have taken off for movies and albums and TV shows And they're doing stunts and they're eating hot chicken, and they're like getting blindfolded on stage and they're wearing crazy outfits. Is that like there's so much everyone's screaming, even like big movie stuff are screaming for attention for their movies. But taylor'sif is one of the rare celebrities where she doesn't need to do any promo. She did a lot of promo for Life of a Showgirl, but it was more to sort of engage with the audience in a way that she was comfortable with, Like she wanted to sort of share some stories and she was happy. She was chat about engagement. 26:18Speaker 2 And she's like friends with all of the late night hosts. 26:20Speaker 1 Yeah, and she was making bread for people and that was just a fun time. But the thing is she could have just dropped Life of a show Girl and it would have it would have done as well exactly. So that's why when she does an interview, was like, hmm, So this one was centered on songwriting and her career, and I think she thought it was a way too which again very interesting to kind of really talk about about her favorite thing, yeah, which is her process of writing songs. 26:41Speaker 2 This is probably my favorite interview she's done. 26:44Speaker 1 Oh. 26:45Speaker 3 I loved it as well, I think because artists talking about their work is just amazing. 26:49Speaker 1 I would listen to that woman just talk about her songwriting and her process and the way her mind works for hours. It's so interesting to sort of hear how she puts a lyric together, what lyrics from other songwriters she like, kind of admires and files away in her head, how she sort of sees herself, how she looks back on her songs, all those things. So there were a lot of interesting tibits in there. And obviously people have kind of raped through the interview, and all the headlines are the ones that are like anything that might be slightly scandalous or slightly like ooh, who is she talking about? Is what the headlines have come out about. And it's funny because one of the biggest headlines is about her fan habits. I know what you thought about this, but she was talking about, like, you know, her fans loving Easter eggs and hidden moments and things, and she went on to say that she sometimes finds it a little bit weird, and there are corners of her fan base that are going to take things to a really extreme place. And she went on to say there's people out there who are going to do detective work and figure out details and say who is this about? What is this about? And then she said where it gets a little weird for me is that people act like it's a sort of paternity test. They say this song's about this person, and I'm like, that dude didn't write the song. I did. I got. 28:00Speaker 3 I kind of agree with her on that. What I don't agree with her on is when she talks about how her fan base takes things to extreme places, and then she can't control that when they do do that, because I do think you can control that. 28:15Speaker 1 I do, Oh do you think she can she can control it? 28:17Speaker 3 I think she has never told her fans to like back off or to like let go of certain things. I feel like her fans are so intense about her and like the Swifties, I was like, have been so amazing for her career, and it's vice versa, Like I think it is a symbiotic relationship, like even growing. Like my first concert was a Tailor Swift concert. 28:40Speaker 1 I was like twelve when I went. 28:41Speaker 3 To Fairly Yeah, and I love Fearless so much, and like so many of the songs where she wrote when she was like twelve, thirteen, forteen, fifteen, I was like, these are songs, Like she looked in my diary and wrote these songs. 28:56Speaker 1 It's so funny. When she was talking about writing love Story and her parents wouldn't let her go on and date. She was saying this into you and she's like, but he was much older than me, so that's also fair enough. That's just good parenting. And she went in her room and wrote love Story, and I'm like, and I was like, when I went in my room to shut my door, I just cry. Yeah. I was just watching so well around YouTube, just watch a Buffy DVD. I was like, we obviously weren't being productive, No, we were just like feing years. 29:19Speaker 3 But those songs like really had an impact on me. And I can see from that age. If she were to mention or like to allude to who those songs were about before the internet even happened, where we actually had to do detective work. I can imagine me like literally having like a Tumblr page like dedicated to like supporting her and like dissing that man. 29:41Speaker 1 God, you should just do that now and like don't let your age stop. 29:43Speaker 3 Honestly I should, because like that's like it was my whole world, Like that's all I was like thinking about, and that's all I cared about. So I do see like how some fans can do that, like get into a hole and constantly like harp on about like all of these men that they think that she's writing about, And it does get to a point where I do feel sorry for some. 30:03Speaker 1 Of the guys. 30:04Speaker 3 But like she's never ever come out and said, like some other artists do, like stop harassing these people or stop thinking about that. Yeah, so I think when she says she can't control that from happening, I do think she can. 30:15Speaker 1 Yeah, potentially if she, because we've seen her kind of almost do it slightly, Like remember on the Errors tour where she said and it was like she was talking to a bunch of school kids, like you can go outside for lunch if you put your hats on. She was like, I'm gonna play Dear John, Now, don't be I'm paraphrazy. She was like, don't be weird, don't don't go. And she did say like, don't go attacking people. Don't go like try and track people down. Go, don't go saying bad things about people. She's like, this, everything's fine, We're all good. I wrote, I wrote this song. I'm proud of it, so I'm gonna play it, but please everyone be chill was the vibe because what she didn't want was this surge of online attacks with everyone like attacking John Mayer in real time after that had kind of settled down because she played that song. 30:55Speaker 3 Yeah, And it was also like when she played that song, it was like much after she wrote and put that song out. But like, obviously she is like a young woman and that she's been writing songs since she was like twelve years old, so I can imagine like writing a song, hating that man, putting it out, then getting everyone else to hate them to and how good that would feel. 31:14Speaker 1 Yeah, And there's all those soundbites of her when she you know, would do interviews, and they'd say, like, what do you think about men who like don't want to date you because you write bad things about them? And she was like, well, I just think that if men don't want me to write bad songs about them, then they shouldn't do bad things. Yeah, which is so true and also so true and so fair it is. I always think it's interesting for an artist who has built so much of her career around easter eggs, hidden messages, signs, and who actively cashes in on that to such an extent. I do think it's interesting to then be like, oh, but now it's getting a bit weird. It's like lighting a fire and being like, oh, that house burned down, but it's something to do with me. Yeah, And it's like, I know, you lit like a campfire over here, and you didn't mean for the house across the street to burn down, but it did burn down. It's still your fault. It's still your fault. 32:00Speaker 3 What I liked about that interview, though, which I think works really well for her in her career, is when she says that if something slifts, like someone upset to you or like you're going through a really hard time, make art out of it. Don't do an Instagram live. 32:14Speaker 1 Yes, which again is so true because you know what, that's what she does. She puts her money where her mouth is, Like she doesn't go on and like publicly trash people or anything like that. 32:22Speaker 3 And she could yeah, because when you do that, you're also giving away like something that you could have done instead. 32:26Speaker 1 Yeah, exactly. And she was kind of like the art will always be the better option, like creating art is always the better thing. And that's so much of what she does. It's so interesting. 32:34Speaker 2 I wonder what conversation she'd have with Lena Dunham. 32:37Speaker 1 Oh, I wanted to say about so well they do. And you know what's interesting is like in Lena Dunham's new book, Famesick in the acknowledgments, like Taylor sits and then they're really close, but there's no like big stories or like anything in there about Taylor Swift, which a lot of people have pointed out is very interesting because Lena Dunham really bears her soul about her, but other people in her life that she's worked with, that she's friends with in a really in her family in a really extreme way, and then she doesn't write about Taylor Swift. 33:07Speaker 2 Yeah, do you think, And that's an agreement they have between. 33:10Speaker 1 The yeah, I do, I do. I think it is. And everyone's kind of like, oh, so you cannot write about someone who's a huge influence in your life if they're famous enough to be like, you can't do that. I'm not say that in a negative way about either of those women, but it just goes to show that, like, there's so many layers of being friends with someone who's as powerful as Taylor Swift, and that's an interesting dynamic that you have one of the most powerful talked about women in the world who everyone we just want every detail about Taylor Swift, and one of her very close friends is a writer and a creator who is known for bearing her life story and the stories of people around her, and that there's a definitive line for them that potentially she doesn't have with other people. But also she hasn't worked on a TV show with Taylor Swift. Is the other thing when people are like, oh, she just won't talk about Taylor Swift because she's sucking up to her, And I was like, I don think that's true. I think she had to write about like Adam Driver and stuff like that because she was on a TV show with them for many, many, many years, she hasn't done anything public facing like that with Taylor Swift. 34:05Speaker 3 Yeah, and also like if she did write about Taylor Swift, that'll be the one thing that everyone runs with exactly. 34:10Speaker 1 Yeah, but also that that doesn't stop her from writing other things. Yeah. The interesting thing, it's more so that there's like you just when Taylor's sis, you're afraid you just have to walk a more strict line. 34:20Speaker 2 Yeah. 34:21Speaker 1 I think because every single thing that she says or doesn't say is under a microscope, which. 34:25Speaker 3 Would have been in the like friendship agreement fine print before you become friends with her, exactly. 34:30Speaker 1 There's definitely and I mean I don't know if there's a written fine for an agreement, but potentially fast I make one. Yeah, but I think there is something that and that's what kind of seen with the whole Lively situation is that everyone's just like, well, she's broken the agreement of what they had of like not pulling each other into their public stories. And this is the thing is like one little thing of Taylor Swift just ignites this massive conversation. I also thought on the interview that was interesting was when she mentions Jack Antonoff, which there's a lot of headlines around that that Taylor Swift squashes Jack Antonoff feud, which she didn't do. She just mentioned him as a really close friend and collaborator. 35:04Speaker 2 Yeah. 35:04Speaker 1 But why it was interesting is that rumors of a few have been bubbling away because he wasn't involved in the Life of a show Girl. Oh yeah, that's right, I forgot about it. I remember that was a huge thing. Everyone's like they've fallen out. She doesn't want to work with him anymore. And then there was a whole thing where Jack Antonov's white Margaret Qualley was doing movie promo and at the end of the interview on like a live TV show, she was asked about Taylor Swift's music and like she's like, oh, new album's coming out tomorrow, Like what do you think can you tell a tvings She's like, I think everyone's excited to see it. She's like, I don't know. But also like then people like, see, there's definitely. 35:37Speaker 2 A few, but like she hates her. 35:38Speaker 1 Yeah, so it was like she's definitely a few. That's why she panicked. And I was like, I just think that she panicked because she was doing an interview at her movie and all of a sudden she was asked to like disclose information about a Taylor Swifts album, which she rightfully hadn't heard. But she didn't. 35:50Speaker 2 Squash the rumors in this interview though. 35:52Speaker 1 She just basically just spoke truth and just said that he is a longtime friend of collaborator. Well, he squashed the rumors the other day himself, because did did they go out to dinner together? No? I allow that would have been chic. No, she was out to dinner with her dad and a bunch of her friends. But I didn't see Jack and the pat pics you're looking at her da, I think he doesn't. Yeah, I thought was his name Scott Swift, Scott Swift wearing I don't think Jack Anhov leaves his home. No, No, Jack Antonov went on, I think it was Howard Stern and Howard Stone. Howard Sterne's like the one interview and that can just ask any celeb or anything and everyone's like, yeah, let me tell you about that. Yeah, he asked him, Like he's like, Oh, you've got to feel pretty bad being left off the album, and you know, being like, oh, you're just on included in this and Jack is like, no, Taylor and I really good friends, were good collaborators. He's like, you can't collaborate with the same people over and over again. He's like, I would never do that. 36:41Speaker 3 And she's also kind of said that in the interview, and she said that she loves having co writers and collaborators, but she also doesn't need them. 36:48Speaker 1 Yeah, exactly exactly, but it's just it's so interesting, and this interview is thirty minutes of this woman speaking and talking about things that she hasn't touched on as much before and like the things everyone has like really launched onto. Is like she think her fans are weird and she's not fighting with Jack cantonof with a lot of stuff in there, like I thought her even just talking about the All two World ten minute version and how the original was lost and she had to recreate it, or even talking about how like reputation is. 37:14Speaker 3 Yeah, like it became such a big album like years after Yeah, I just put out there and like all the songs that she was saying that people like slept on ready for it. 37:23Speaker 1 Yeah, I was like, oh my god, that was my favorite song on the album. Okay, I felt I always few was a bit stupid in these situations because she was like, yeah, people didn't like reputation and it kind of grew on them, but it hasn't grown as much like there's songs with people. She's basically been like, I know, you guys hate a reputation, but I love it. And I'm always on the back foot of stuff like this because I loved Reputation and it was my favorite album too, me too, And I didn't realize it was like, you know, not a thing with Swifties until the era's to a start and you know, everyone be like did you get tickets? What era are you? And I was like, oh, I guess reputation is my era because I'm like, I'm definitely gonna wear black and a red lip because's what I wear. And people are like, oh, reputation and I was like, oh, I didn't realize that was a thing. It's the same thing when everyone's like, oh, it's like how tailor swift dresses really badly and that's a known fact. And I thought she dresses badly. I thought she looks great. Oh she did for a bit, but now she looks great. Now I think she dresses badly. No, on purpose. I think she dresses badly to make herself relatable. And all the fashion girls are like, yeah's because she just dresses so badly and so on fashionably, And I'm like, from me over here, thinking she looks gress. I don't know about fashion. So we'll link the full interview in our show notes because there's a lot of interesting stuff in there. It's such a good interview. It's so wors a time. 38:29Speaker 3 She's really opinionated in this interview, which I love, Like she doesn't skirt around any answers or anything like that, Like she is really like she comes across very strongness. Thank you so much for listening to the Spill today. If you love this episode, the best way you can support us is by giving us a five star rating and review wherever you're listening or watching us on whatever podcast app you're using, and don't forget we have your weekend viewing Sordid with our weekend Watch episode dropping tomorrow at six am. The Spill is produced by Manitius Warrn't Video production by Michael Keine. 39:01Speaker 1 We will see you tomorrow. Bye bye.Become a Mamamia subscriber: https://www.mamamia.com.au/subscribeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In which the Mister joins me in reviewing UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN (2003), from a screenplay by Audrey Wells and based on the book by Frances Mayes, the film is directed by Audrey Wells.  A recently divorced San Francisco writer named Frances Mayes (Diane Lane) impulsively buys a crumbling, centuries-old villa in Italy during a group tour meant to help her heal.  As she navigates the grueling process of restoring the dilapidated estate, she finds herself forming a makeshift family with a colorful cast of locals and expatriates who help her rediscover her zest for life.  Immersed in the lush scenery and sensory richness of the Tuscan countryside, Frances struggles to reconcile her painful past with the unpredictable and beautiful new future she is slowly building for herself.  The film clocks in at 1 h and 53 m, is rated PG-13 and is currently in streaming on the Starz app.  Please note there are SPOILERS in this review.#UnderTheTuscanSun #FrancesMayes #AudreyWells #DianeLane #Frances #SandraOh #Patti #LindsayDuncan #Katherine #RaoulBova #Marcello #VincentRiotta #Martini #GiuliaLouiseSteigerwalt #Chiara #PawelSzajda #Pawel #Romance #Comedy #Drama  #FridayFamilyFilmNightOpening intro music: GOAT by Wayne Jones, courtesy of YouTube Audio Library

Happy New Year! We get right to the point on this one, and get right out. Our shortest episode ever, and who says that's a bad thing? It's cold outside, we're probably at war with Venezuela, a brief interlude under some sun might do us all some good.

Oscar and Car summarise what they watched in the month of November:2:40 - M (1931)4:47 - Treasure of Sierra Madre7:22 - Happiness9:04 - Children of Men14:40 - Under the Tuscan Sun19:50 - Rambo24:15 - Tron: Ares30:00 - Johnny Mnemonic33:40 - Good Fortune 36:27 - All's FairIf you have any questions or requests, send them to askwwwtpodcast@gmail.com Find us through: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@whowouldwatchthis Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whowouldwatchthis/ TikTok: @podcastwhowouldwatchthis Letterboxd: Carl: https://letterboxd.com/carlllllllllll1/Oscar: https://letterboxd.com/oscarfart/ More links: https://linktr.ee/whowouldwatchthis

This week on Trade Secrets After Dark, co-hosts Emma Weissmann and Jamie Biesiada dig into expedition cruising with Rachel Woodward, Lindblad Expeditions’ vice president of field sales. They’ll also share their favorite travel movies (“Titanic,” anyone?), who’s getting up early to go for a hike and what caffeinated beverage they’re drinking. While the Trade Secrets Tech Summit is still ongoing, enjoy the occasional “After Dark” episode, featuring casual chats — and drinks — with guests from around the travel industry. This episode was sponsored by Europe Express. Further resources Rachel Woodward on LinkedIn and Facebook Lindblad Expeditions Mentioned on this episode: Rachel Woodward’s previous appearance on Trade Secrets Athletic Brewing Co. HopTea “Triangle of Sadness” “Eat, Pray, Love,” the book and the movie “Under the Tuscan Sun,” the book and the movie Jamie’s column featuring Frances Mayes and Kathy McCabe Kathy McCabe’s “Dream of Italy” ASTA’s virtual events, including its virtual expedition cruise week Get in touch! Email us: tradesecrets@travelweekly.com Theme song: "Sweeter Vermouth" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Click Here to ask your book writing and publishing questions!Maid meets Under the Tuscan Sun!Betsy Cornwell built her career writing young adult fantasy, but her newest book tells an entirely different story. In this episode, Betsy opens up about her memoir, Ring of Salt, which chronicles her escape from an abusive marriage and her creation of a sanctuary for single-parent artists.At the center is the Old Knitting Factory in western Ireland, a historic building she transformed into a childcare-inclusive residency. What began as a crowdfunded dream became both a physical refuge and a symbol of resilience, reshaping her creative life.Betsy also shares wisdom about the writing process itself. Teaching creative writing at the University of Galway, she knows firsthand how perfectionism derails authors and offers that waiting to write or release a book until it's guaranteed “good” is like refusing to give birth unless you know the baby will be perfect.This is an episode for anyone wrestling with the voice that says “not good enough.” Ring of Salt releases September 30th.

In this episode of Rewind, Rethink, Alice and Saj explore Under the Tuscan Sun, pretty much the Eat Pray Love before Eat Pray Love, and the fantasy of dropping everything to start fresh in Italy. Through a modern lens, we unpack impulsive villa purchases, running away from problems, and ask: who really gets to live this dream, and how realistic is it?

Brandon, James, Britnee, and Hanna discuss a grab bag of movies about home-renovation woes, starting with the Tom Hanks comedy vehicle The Money Pit (1986) https://swampflix.com/ 00:00 Welcome 02:30 17 Again (2009) 05:41 Bully (2001) 09:40 The Leather Boys (1965) 13:01 Son of Godzilla (1967) 17:47 Cora Bora (2024) 21:11 The Money Pit (1986) 40:08 Of Unknown Origin (1983) 52:45 MouseHunt (1997) 1:06:41 Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Under the Tuscan Sun: Finding Friendship in the Vineyard Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.com/it/episode/2025-07-06-22-34-01-it Story Transcript:It: Nel cuore dell'estate, il sole stendeva un manto dorato sulle colline della Toscana.En: In the heart of summer, the sun spread a golden blanket over the hills of Toscana.It: Le viti ondeggiavano dolcemente al vento, come un mare verde.En: The vines swayed gently in the wind, like a green sea.It: Lorenzo, con il cappello di paglia e le mani impregnate di terra, osservava con orgoglio il suo vigneto che si distendeva fino all'orizzonte.En: Lorenzo, with a straw hat and hands stained with earth, proudly observed his vineyard that stretched to the horizon.It: Ogni filare di uva raccontava la sua storia, frutto di anni di lavoro e dedizione.En: Each row of grapes told its story, the result of years of work and dedication.It: Quel giorno, Lorenzo aspettava un gruppo per la degustazione del vino.En: That day, Lorenzo awaited a group for wine tasting.It: Non era molto entusiasta.En: He wasn't very enthusiastic.It: Il pensiero di una nuova giornalista destava in lui un certo scetticismo, memore di quella brutta esperienza passata.En: The thought of a new journalist aroused a certain skepticism in him, mindful of that unpleasant past experience.It: Ma quando Bianca si avvicinò, c'era qualcosa nel suo sguardo che catturò l'attenzione di Lorenzo.En: But when Bianca approached, there was something in her gaze that caught Lorenzo's attention.It: Lei non sembrava come gli altri.En: She didn't seem like the others.It: Era curiosa, attenta, prendeva appunti su un piccolo taccuino con una concentrazione sincera.En: She was curious, attentive, taking notes in a small notebook with sincere concentration.It: "Buon pomeriggio, Lorenzo," disse Bianca con un sorriso caloroso.En: "Good afternoon, Lorenzo," said Bianca with a warm smile.It: "Non vedo l'ora di scoprire la storia di questo meraviglioso posto."En: "I can't wait to discover the story of this wonderful place."It: Lorenzo annuì con cautela, portandola in un tour tra le viti.En: Lorenzo nodded cautiously, taking her on a tour among the vines.It: "Questo vino è il nostro orgoglio," iniziò, versando un bicchiere di chianti dal colore rubino.En: "This wine is our pride," he began, pouring a glass of chianti with a ruby color.It: "Ogni annata è diversa, perché il segreto è ascoltare la terra."En: "Each vintage is different, because the secret is to listen to the earth."It: Bianca tastava il vino, chiudendo gli occhi per coglierne ogni sfumatura.En: Bianca tasted the wine, closing her eyes to capture every nuance.It: Sentiva la pazienza di Lorenzo, il suo rispetto per la natura.En: She felt Lorenzo's patience, his respect for nature.It: Percepii il potenziale di una storia autentica, qualcosa che il suo editore non avrebbe potuto ignorare.En: She perceived the potential of an authentic story, something her editor couldn't ignore.It: I giorni si allungarono in quel piccolo villaggio.En: The days stretched on in that little village.It: Bianca decise di restare più a lungo, rinunciando alle tappe frenetiche del suo viaggio.En: Bianca decided to stay longer, giving up the hectic legs of her journey.It: Voleva immergersi completamente nel mondo di Lorenzo, comprenderne ogni sfumatura lenta e silenziosa.En: She wanted to fully immerse herself in Lorenzo's world, to understand every slow and silent nuance.It: Una sera, il sole tramontava tra le vigne, tingeva tutto di arancio e oro.En: One evening, the sun set among the vines, painting everything in orange and gold.It: Bianca e Lorenzo sedevano a un tavolo rustico, circondati da bicchieri scintillanti e l'odore del vino.En: Bianca and Lorenzo sat at a rustic table, surrounded by sparkling glasses and the scent of wine.It: "Voglio scrivere qualcosa di speciale," disse Bianca.En: "I want to write something special," said Bianca.It: "Non solo del vino, ma di te.En: "Not just about the wine, but about you.It: Della tua passione."En: Your passion."It: Lorenzo, per la prima volta da quando la conosceva, si rilassò.En: Lorenzo, for the first time since he had met her, relaxed.It: "Forse mi sbagliavo su di te," ammise con un sorriso leggero.En: "Maybe I was wrong about you," he admitted with a light smile.It: "Voglio che le persone sappiano cosa significa davvero lavorare con la terra."En: "I want people to know what it really means to work with the land."It: Con il tempo, Bianca scrisse un articolo profondo e sentito.En: Over time, Bianca wrote a deep and heartfelt article.It: Parlava di Lorenzo, del suo amore per il vigneto, di quella vita dedicata al vino.En: It spoke of Lorenzo, of his love for the vineyard, of that life dedicated to wine.It: Il pezzo fu accolto con entusiasmo dalla rivista, guadagnando attenzione sia per Lorenzo che per Bianca.En: The piece was received with enthusiasm by the magazine, gaining attention both for Lorenzo and for Bianca.It: Alla fine, Lorenzo non solo trovò il riconoscimento tanto desiderato, ma anche un'amica.En: In the end, Lorenzo not only found the long-desired recognition, but also a friend.It: Bianca imparò che a volte la vera bellezza si trova nella profondità, non nella velocità.En: Bianca learned that sometimes true beauty is found in depth, not in speed.It: Prima di partire, promisero di rimanere in contatto e di condividere altre storie insieme.En: Before leaving, they promised to stay in touch and share more stories together.It: E così, sotto il cielo stellato della Toscana, due vite lontane furono unite da una passione comune, tra i filari di un semplice, straordinario vigneto.En: And so, under the starry sky of Toscana, two distant lives were united by a common passion, among the rows of a simple, extraordinary vineyard. Vocabulary Words:the heart: il cuorethe vine: la viteto sway: ondeggiarethe straw hat: il cappello di pagliastained: impregnatothe vineyard: il vignetothe horizon: l'orizzontethe row: il filareenthusiastic: entusiastato await: aspettarethe skepticism: lo scetticismomindful: memorethe gaze: lo sguardoattentive: attentothe notebook: il taccuinothe vintage: l'annatato pour: versareto capture: coglierethe nuance: la sfumaturathe patience: la pazienzato immerse: immergersithe hectic legs: le tappe frenetichethe sunset: il tramontothe rustic table: il tavolo rusticothe sparkling glasses: i bicchieri scintillantito relax: rilassarsito admit: ammetterethe recognition: il riconoscimentothe starry sky: il cielo stellatothe passion: la passione

BEST SUPERMAN FIGHT SCENES?! Man Of Steel Full Reaction Watch Along:   / thereelrejects   Visit https://huel.com/rejects to get 15% off your order Man Of Steel Reaction, Recap, Commentary, Analysis, & Spoiler Review!! Tara Erickson and Andrew Gordon react to Man of Steel, the film that launched the DCEU and redefined Superman for a new era! Directed by Zack Snyder (300, Watchmen), Man of Steel stars Henry Cavill (The Witcher, Mission: Impossible – Fallout) as Clark Kent/Superman, Amy Adams (Arrival, Enchanted) as Lois Lane, Michael Shannon (The Shape of Water, Knives Out) as General Zod, Russell Crowe (Gladiator, A Beautiful Mind) as Jor-El, Kevin Costner (Yellowstone, Dances with Wolves) as Jonathan Kent, Diane Lane (Unfaithful, Under the Tuscan Sun) as Martha Kent, Laurence Fishburne (The Matrix, John Wick: Chapter 2) as Perry White, Antje Traue (Pandorum, Dark) as Faora-Ul, and Christopher Meloni (Law & Order: SVU, Happy!) as Colonel Hardy. We explore the powerful themes, groundbreaking visuals, and emotional performances that made this movie a turning point in superhero cinema. We also revisit the full DCEU timeline: Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazam!, Birds of Prey, Wonder Woman 1984, The Suicide Squad, Black Adam, Shazam! Fury of the Gods, The Flash, Blue Beetle, and Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom. Plus, we break down the upcoming DCU projects: Superman (2025), Creature Commandos, Waller, Peacemaker Season 2, Lanterns, Paradise Lost, Booster Gold, The Brave and the Bold (new Batman film), Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow, Swamp Thing, and Elseworlds films like The Batman Part II and Joker: Folie à Deux. Drop your favorite Superman moment in the comments and subscribe for more reactions, reviews, and DC deep dives! #ManOfSteel #Superman #HenryCavill #MovieReaction #DCReaction #DCEU #DCU #ZackSnyder #TaraErickson #AndrewGordon #ReelRejects #DCUniverse #Batman #Peacemaker #Lanterns #TheBraveAndTheBold #DCComics #JamesGunn #reactionreview #react #reaction Follow Andrew Gordon on Socials:  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@MovieSource Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/agor711/?hl=en Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Agor711 Follow Tara Erickson: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TaraErickson Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/taraerickson/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/thetaraerickson Intense Suspense by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Support The Channel By Getting Some REEL REJECTS Apparel! https://www.rejectnationshop.com/ Follow Us On Socials:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/  Tik-Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@reelrejects?lang=en Twitter: https://x.com/reelrejects Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ Music Used In Ad:  Hat the Jazz by Twin Musicom is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Happy Alley by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... POWERED BY @GFUEL Visit https://gfuel.ly/3wD5Ygo and use code REJECTNATION for 20% off select tubs!! Head Editor: https://www.instagram.com/praperhq/?hl=en Co-Editor: Greg Alba Co-Editor: John Humphrey Music In Video: Airport Lounge - Disco Ultralounge by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Ask Us A QUESTION On CAMEO: https://www.cameo.com/thereelrejects Follow TheReelRejects On FACEBOOK, TWITTER, & INSTAGRAM:  FB:  https://www.facebook.com/TheReelRejects/ INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/reelrejects/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thereelrejects Follow GREG ON INSTAGRAM & TWITTER: INSTAGRAM:  https://www.instagram.com/thegregalba/ TWITTER:  https://twitter.com/thegregalba Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What happens when you follow the whisper of a dream—and it leads you to a whole new life in Italy? Today's guest, Chris Sobolev, co-owner of Super Savvy Travelers and a rising fine artist, returns to share the extraordinary “after” story of what's happened since her first appearance on the show in July 2024. For those of you who have been in my world for a while, you know I love all things Italian. If you are new, welcome! My love of Italy began in 1996 when I opened my first business, an entertainment PR company, where I worked with celebrities, visual and performing artists. I named it Capri PR because of my fascination and love of Italy and the Amalfi Coast. Same time, famous author Frances Mayes wrote and released her memoir Under the Tuscan Sun. I was so enamored with her, the story and her lifestyle. I said at the time, “I want her life!” The dream was planted. It was not until 2017 after 9 yrs in my coaching business that I honored that dream thanks to my coach at the time who helped me recover my dreams and make money with joy.  The result of that coaching session was a month-long stay in Florence, Italy that changed my life. Three more trips to Italy happened between 2017-2024. This is how Chris and I met as you will find the full story in our conversation. Now, Chris is living the dream she once only imagined—owning several homes in Italy, making art, and running a thriving YouTube channel and Italian Home Ownership business with her husband, Pete. But it wasn't all la dolce vita at first. In this inspiring follow-up, we talk about the inner and outer transformations that got her there: rebuilding confidence, navigating online and offline stalkers, redefining her worth, and restructuring her business to align with high value clients, joy, authenticity, and ease. Whether you're dreaming of an Italian lifestyle or longing to unlock your next creative chapter, this conversation is rich with permission, possibility, and practical insight. You'll hear: The soulful connection that drew Chris (and me!) to Italy What changed in her business and mindset to make her dreams real Her advice for anyone longing to own a home in Italy and how she and her husband consult and take you through the process How art, following her joy, friendship, and inner work fueled her breakthroughs Get ready to be inspired by what's possible when you say YES to the life your intuition has been whispering to you each day. Find all her ways to connect in show links and how to apply to discuss Italian Home Ownership. Show links: IG: @chrissobolev and @supersavvytravelers LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-sobolev-41a08713/ All About Italy FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/205311277354653 FB: Chris Sobolev https://www.facebook.com/chris.ellis.3720 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SuperSavvyTravelersLLC YouTube: @ChrisSobolovFineArt Fine Art Website: https://www.chrissobolev.com/ Italian Home Ownership First Steps: You will find all the  initial qualifications to have a zoom call with Chris by reading the application: https://www.supersavvytravelers.com/italian-home-ownership/ High Performing Women Entrepreneurs: Learn the NEW success paradigm that becomes a catalyst for lasting transformation professionally & personally. Ask yourself, is it time to change your success metrics to align with today's challenging times? Free INSTANT ACCESS:  https://marladiann.com/prioritizing-desires/  

Kacie is a travel content creator living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little ‘Under the Tuscan Sun' moment, she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Through positivity, authenticity, and humor, she began sharing culture shocks, travel tips, and life abroad across her social media, where her following quickly grew to a community of over 1.5 million people. Her New York Times best selling book, You Deserve Good Gelato is out now. In this episode, we talk about:Making your own work as an artistViewing social media as a performanceThe ebb and flow of the creative processMoving to Italy and meeting her fiance!Navigating identity crisesWriting her NYT best selling bookWhat happens when you surrenderCreative Resources Mentioned:You Are a Badass by Jen SinceroConnect with Kacie: Website: kacierosetravel.comTiktok: @kacierose4Creative Soul Practice: Learn more here

This week Kelley and Jordan go over, "Under the Tuscan Sun." In this episode they have thoughts on camping at Coachella, are shocked by the actors in the film, discuss who they think Frances should've ended up with, and they need to know what makes Frances so special.Listen to us on Apple Podcast, Spotify, or anywhere else you listen to podcastsApple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/so-you-think-youre-iconic/id1528462095Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1sV5jnnsnI7mcCk3pA7yVT?si=rD_0rUScQS2y2arFbbJZPg&dl_branch=1Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sytyipodcast/Twitter:  https://twitter.com/SYTYIPODCASTYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClWbWmlH_IEXGy9Dbbeg--A

Join the Barrel-Aged Chicks Snow and Sammy as they tackle this fan request in their classic shenanigans! Tune in and enjoy! Thanks for listening! Follow us on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/barrelagedchicks Buy Coffee at http://coffeebros.com , use BAC10 at checkout and get 10% off your order!!!!!!!! Start your day the awesome way with Coffee Bros.

Ever fantasized about giving up the grind and starting a new life in Italy? This week, we hear from a listener who did just that, swapping her life in San Francisco for the rolling hills of Piedmont, where she renovated a 300-year-old farmhouse' and built a new life—‘Under the Tuscan Sun' style. Listen to the episode to find out how Barbara Boyle, who penned the experience in her new memoir ‘Pinch Me,' pulled the move off and found joy and community in a small Italian town. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Meet Shirley Johnson, an entrepreneur and mother who made the bold move from the U.S. to Firenze (Florence), Italy, four years ago. Shirley shares her journey of starting a new life in Tuscany, building a business abroad, and raising her son in a new culture. From navigating the Italian lifestyle to embracing the challenges and rewards of entrepreneurship, Shirley offers valuable insights for anyone dreaming of making their own international move. Tune in to hear her journey of resilience, reinvention, and finding joy under the Tuscan sun.Connect with Shirley:stage1pr.comSend us a textJoin aspiring Black expats, expats, and re-pats where you can build community, get resources and gain support along your journey abroad….You're invited to join Blaxit Global Passport. Join Blaxit Global Passport - https://blaxit-global-passport.mn.co/ Looking for VPNs, banking, travel, and health insurance for your move abroad? Well have no fear, we've got you. Get your Move Abroad Starter Kit today at www.blaxitglobal.com/resources.Support the showJoin Blaxit Global PassportSubscribe to Blaxit Global on YouTubeBlaxit Global Website: www.blaxitglobal.comSupport the show - www.ko-fi.com/blaxitglobal

Have you ever wondered how a single book could change your life trajectory? As someone who has been profoundly influenced by literature, I invite you to join me on an exploration of how books serve as a bridge between our dreams and reality. From the soulful journeys in "Eat Pray Love" and "Under the Tuscan Sun" to the rugged paths of "Wild," these stories are more than mere narratives; they're blueprints for embarking on real-life adventures. Through this episode, I share my personal experiences with these influential books and discuss how they offer both inspiration and practical travel insights. Together, we'll uncover the magic that happens when literature stirs our wanderlust and reshapes our travel plans.• Exploring the connection between reading and inspiration for travel • Highlighting personal favorite travel books that have made an impact • Importance of memoirs in understanding solo travel experiences • The role of fiction in shaping perceptions of destinations • Discovering how to research and utilize libraries for travel resources • Engaging with the audience for their own travel book recommendations Join us on my Solo Travel Women Over 50 Facebook page to share your thoughts!TRAVEL BOOKS :   Eat, Pray, Love | Elizabeth GilbertUnder The Tuscan Sun | Frances MayesEvery Day in Tuscany | Frances MayesWild | Cheryl StrayedAlone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasure of Solitude | Stephanie RosenbloomWorld Travel | Anthony Bourdain10 Years a Nomad | Matthew KepnesWithout Reservations: The Travels of an Independent Woman | Alice SteinbachHidden Travel: The Secret to Extraordinary Trips | Stephen BrockVagabonding | Rolf PottsNomadland | Jessica BruderA Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the AT | Bill BrysonThe Art of Travel | Alain de BottenWanderland | Kate EvansThe Geography of Bliss | Eric WeinerThe Motorcycle Dairies | Ernesto Che GuevaraTracks: A Woman's Solo Trek Across 1700 Miles of Australian Outback | Robyn DavidsonThe Year of Living Danishly | Helen RussellThe Camino | Shirley McLaineThe Way-Movie | Emilio EstevezInvincible | Joy AlwayBeating the Odds | Joy AlwayPaddle the Nile | Sarah DavisTravel Mania | Karen GershowitzWander Woman | Beth SantosThe Catch Me if You Can | Jessica NabongoInstagram @solotraveladventures50Facebook community: Solo Travel for Women Over 50 https://www.facebook.com/groups/860865768609200Send me a message or share your solo travel story with me.https://www.speakpipe.com/SoloTravelAdventuresLeave a review:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/solo-travel-adventures-safe-travel-for-women-preparing-for-a-trip-overcoming-fear-travel-tips/id1650161410

Join us as we see the best thing to ever come to Italy. Diane Lane!

“I'll be picking up bottles with you on New Year's Day.” In honor of New Year's Day we're revisiting our 2023 Holidays episode. But…did we actually pick holiday songs? We start by defining what the “holiday season” even means in an attempt to answer the question. Jodi discusses “New Year's Day,” with the thesis that it's a song about the everyday, not necessarily the holidays. Jenn brings on the holiday melancholy with “champagne problems,” sparking a hot conversation about holiday engagements and the challenges of family gatherings during the holidays. And Maansi, naturally, shares “tis the damn season,” prompting a conversation about how we really feel about the holiday season and whether they “linger like bad perfume” for us. Are Taylor Swift holidays actually happy holidays? Listen and find out!    Subscribe to get new episode updates: aptaylorswift.substack.com/subscribe Stay up to date at aptaylorswift.com    Mentioned in this episode:  “Under the Tuscan Sun”  “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”  “Book Lovers,” Emily Henry  “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,” JK Rowling “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone,” film “Inside Out” ***   Episode Highlights:  [01:13] How do we define the holiday season? [05:52] “New Years Day” I'll be picking up bottles with you  [22:20] “champagne problems” Your mom's ring in your pocket [36:40] “‘tis the damn season” We could call it even   Follow AP Taylor Swift podcast on social!  TikTok → tiktok.com/@APTaylorSwift Instagram → instagram.com/APTaylorSwift YouTube → youtube.com/@APTaylorSwift Link Tree →linktr.ee/aptaylorswift Bookshop.org → bookshop.org/shop/apts Libro.fm →  tinyurl.com/aptslibro Contact us at aptyalorswift@gmail.com  This podcast is neither related to nor endorsed by Taylor Swift, her companies, or record labels. All opinions are our own. Intro music produced by Scott Zadig aka Scotty Z.

Sarah from Your True Shelf joins Jenny to share their pick of great memoirs. We cover some 'sensible' memoirs and also (our fave) celeb memoirs.Books mentionedBread and Wine by Shauna NiequistStrong Female Character by Fern BradyWaterfall of Stars by Rosanne AlexanderUnfamiliar by Kirsty LoganDo They Hear You When You Cry by Fauziya KassindjaWhy Did You Stay? by Rebecca HumphriesMighty Be Our Powers by Carol Lynn Mithers and Leymah GboweeUnder the Tuscan Sun by Frances MayesThis I Know: Notes in Unravelling the Heart by Susannah ConwayJust Mercy by Bryan StevensonOpen Book by Jessica SimpsonMore Myself by Alicia KeysThe Woman in Me by Britney SpearsParis by Paris HiltonTalking As Fast As I Can by Lauren GrahamThis Much Is True by Miriam MargolyesTaste by Stanley TucciMe by Elton JohnLady in Waiting by Anne GlenconnerGet in touchInstagram | TikTok | Voice message | Substack | Patreon | Ko-fiSupport The Bookcast ClubYou can support the podcast on Patreon. Our tiers start at £2 a month. Rewards include early access to the podcast, 'close friends' feed on Instagram, monthly bonus episodes, tailored book recommendations and books in the post. You can now try our Patreon FREE for 7 days. If you would like to make a one-off donation you can do so on Ko-fi. A free way to show your support is to mention us on social media, rate us on Spotify or review us on Apple Podcasts.NewsletterSign up to our monthly newsletter on Substack for more book recommendations, reviews, new releases, podcast recommendations and the latest podcast news. Come and chat to us in the comments. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode, Masie & Stuart take a trip back to Italy where they explore the warm and fuzzy 2003 film adaptation of Frances Mayes' memoir Under the Tuscan Sun. Searching through the streets of Tuscany presented on screen, our hosts find a lot to enjoy about director and writer Audrey Wells' film. Listen as they discuss the charming performances of Diane Lane and Sandra Oh, the film's generally lovely vibes, as well as some of its weirder romcomy and heteronormative qualities.   Linktree: https://linktr.ee/cinema_bones Follow Us on Social Media @ Cinema_Bones on Instagram, Twitter, and Letterboxd and Cinema-Bones on Tumblr for podcast updates.   Additional Reading/Sources: Under the Tuscan Sun Costume Design Retrospective Audrey Wells' Unreleased Film "The Fugees"  

Famous for her bestselling memoir, Under the Tuscan Sun, author Frances Mayes is back with a new novel - that again puts relationships under the microscope. 

Pour yourself a stemless glass of Josh™ and hang a cross because it's Jana Kramer day. You know and love her from season seven of "One Tree Hill" and her 2015 hit country song "I Got the Boy." Her book "The Next Chapter" is about how to heal from toxic exes, why straight people love game night, filming "Cowboy Christmas 2," Hot Topic priests, and most of all walking to different rooms in your massive Nashville home. Amen!Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/cbcthepodSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

We chat with Melissa and Dave of a Strong Sense of Space site, podcast, and blog and the Library of Lost Time podcast. We discuss their life in Prague and books!  The outdoorsy events around Prague: Discovering Prague events https://www.discoveringprague.cz/   General Strong Sense of Place Strong Sense of Place website https://strongsenseofplace.com/ Free newsletter on Substack https://strongsenseofplace.substack.com/ Instagram https://www.instagram.com/strongsenseof All podcasts: https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts Episodes we mentioned: Spain: Valencia, Velázquez, and Vermouth https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-02-06-spain/ Iceland: Warrior Poets, Emo Horses, and Maybe (Probably) Elves https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-04-25-iceland/ Italy: A Bottle of Red, the Tuscan Sun, and Il Dolce Far Niente https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-09-26-italy/ India: The Continent Masquerading as a Country https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2024-06-21-india/ Sri Lanka: Remarkable, Relentless, Resplendent https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2023-04-03-sri_lanka/ Trains: Better Than Planes and Cars. Fight Me. https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-12-14-trains/ Hotels: The Liminal Space with M&Ms in the Mini-Bar https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2022-05-23-hotels/ The Sea: Tales of Poets and Pirates https://strongsenseofplace.com/podcasts/2020-02-17-the_sea/ Some of our favorite books: The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón (Spain) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_shadow_of_the_wind_zafon/ The Tricking of Freya by Christina Sunley (Iceland) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_tricking_of_freya_sunley/ Still Life by Sarah Winman (Italy) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/still_life_winman/ Dishoom: Cookery Book and Highly Subjective Guide to Bombay by Shamil Thakrar, Kavi Thakrar, Naved Nasir (India) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/dishoom_thakrar/ Elephant Complex: Travels in Sri Lanka by John Gimlette (Sri Lanka) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/elephant_complex_gimlette/ The Ladies-in-Waiting by Santiago Garcia, Javier Olivares (Spain) https://strongsenseofplace.com/books/the_ladies_in_waiting_garcia/ Our summer reading plans: Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier (Venice) Billiards at the Hotel Dobray by Dušan Šarotar (Slovenia) The Main Character by Jaclyn Goldis (Train) - I talked about it in this podcast: https://strongsenseofplace.com/lolts/lolt-2024-05-31/ A Death in Cornwall by Daniel Silva (spy novel) Born to Be Hanged: The Epic Story of the Gentlemen Pirates Who Raided the South Seas, Rescued a Princess, and Stole a Fortune by Keith Thomson (Panama) Norse Mythology by Neil Gaiman (Norway) The Ministry of Time by Kaliane Bradley Bookshops The Munich Readery in Munich http://www.readery.de/ Well-Read Books of Wigtown https://wellreadbooks.co.uk/ Wigtown Postcards: What It's Like to Run a Bookshop in Scotland's National Book Town https://strongsenseofplace.com/2020/02/10/wigtown-photo-album-what-its-like-to-run-a-bookshop-in-scotlands-booktown/ Daunt Books in London https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/10/08/our-favorite-bookshops-daunt-books-in-london/ Typewronger Books in Edinburgh https://strongsenseofplace.com/2019/11/28/typewronger-books-in-edinburgh-scotland-will-steal-your-heart/

Er zijn van die films die je direct verleiden om eten uit een bepaalde keuken te maken. Zoals je ook films hebt die je direct naar een bepaalde bestemming doen verlangen. Under the Tuscan Sun met de stralende Diane Lane over het lekkere leven in Toscane op fantastische filmlocaties doet gewoon allebei. Kijk voor de volledige shownotes van deze aflevering van de podcast op de nieuwe website: https://www.fantastische-filmlocaties.nl

Debbie and Tommy welcome the fabulous Frances Mayes back to the podcast! The international bestselling author behind the now-classic Under the Tuscan Sun is back with a new book, and her third novel, A Great Marriage. When a perfect wedding is called off just days before the big event, it sends two people—and their families—reeling, in this poignant novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and Women in Sunlight. Dara Willcox, in New York for a weekend, meets Austin Clarke at an art gallery. If love at first sight can happen, it happens to them. These two vivid, ambitious people are on different courses—he's British, working temporarily in New York. She's from North Carolina, set on law school. They don't care. They will make their lives together happen. At their April engagement dinner at Dara's family home, her mother, Lee, sets a beautiful table, and the family and close friends gather to celebrate. Rich, Dara's father, raises a toast. Suddenly, Lee spills the wine, a brilliant red stain splashing onto the tablecloth and onto Austin. Days later, Austin hears unsettling news from London that wrecks their plans. Dara abruptly cancels the wedding. She refuses to reveal the reason, not even to her best friends or her parents or grandmother, disrupting their family tradition of openness. As everyone knows, Lee and Rich have a great marriage, and Charlotte, her grandmother, had a colossal one, to the late Senator Mann. Charlotte literally wrote the book on the subject: She's the author of international bestsellers on what makes a good or possibly a great marriage.  While Dara escapes to California and Indigo Island, South Carolina, Austin, back in London, faces a major tragedy, the consequences of which are life-altering. But it's Lee, Dara's mother, whose impulsive visit to London alters their fate. With her signature warmth, humor, and incisive style, beloved author Frances Mayes creates a multigenerational probe into the complexity of love and the great mystery ride of marriage. A novel of casual choices and fateful consequences, A Great Marriage introduces two unforgettable families and the arrival of a stranger who rearranges their futures. Her other international bestsellers include Bella Tuscany, Everyday in Tuscany, A Year in the World, Women in Sunlight, and Bringing Tuscany Home, among others. She has written six books of poetry and The Discovery of Poetry. Debbie and Tommy also discuss her most recent cookbook, Pasta Veloce: Irresistibly Fast Recipes from Under the Tuscan Sun. Her books have been translated into more than fifty languages! She and her husband divide their time between North Carolina and Tuscany. Get A Great Marriage, a new novel by Frances Mayes HERE. Find out more about Frances Mayes and her work HERE. Follow along on social media: https://www.instagram.com/thetrustmepod/ Leave us a voice message on our website: https://www.thetrustmepod.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Saying yes to opportunities, even when they feel big and scary, is a powerful way to invite growth and transformation into your life. Each yes opens a door to new experiences, connections, and possibilities that you might not have encountered otherwise. By being open and willing to embrace these chances, you allow yourself to evolve, learn, and move closer to the life you're meant to live.   Kacie is a travel content creator and author living in Florence, Italy. After a life-changing solo trip and her own little ‘Under the Tuscan Sun' moment, she made the official move to Italy in January 2021. Since then, she has written a book sharing stories of her adventures and lessons she's learned on her journey.   Listen in as I Kacie and I talk about:   Believing in the saying, “If you don't ask, it's always a no” – and how that got her on the Kelly Clarkson show Grabbing the opportunities that come your way – even those that seem scary and daunting – and realizing how the journey is just as important as the destination Booking a planet ticket to Italy and travelling alone, and getting out of the mindset that you can't do something just because you're female Her funny – and totally relatable experiences !! – of being an American in a foreign country, and finding the love of her life Taking the time to write her book, You Deserve Good Gelato, and saying “yes” to the things that bring life to your soul   Stepping into what scares you is often the key to unlocking your true potential. It's in those moments of discomfort that you discover your deepest passions and purpose. By embracing the fear, you open yourself up to experiences that align with what you truly love, guiding you toward a life that is both fulfilling and meaningful.   Interview links: Grab Kacie's book, You Deserve Good Gelato https://www.amazon.com/Deserve-Good-Gelato-Kacie-Rose/dp/0593840437 Connect with Kacie on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/kacierose_/   Subscribe to my podcast — “The Inside Story Podcast with April Adams Pertuis” — and be inspired by the stories we bring to you every week. Text the words INSIDE STORY to 833-228-9446 to get notified every time a new episode drops. If you haven't already, please don't forget to leave us a review … I'd love to hear from you! >> Rate The Inside Story Podcast

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What makes a great marriage, or even a good marriage? Today we're talking to Frances Mayes, bestselling author of the mega-hit novel Under the Tuscan Sun which has been a touchpoint for women going through any kind of life change or reinvention for nearly 30 years. Now Frances has a new novel called A Great Marriage, to which she brings a lifetime of wisdom from her own two marriages and her parents' tumultuous union. I adore this quote from the book: "You can hammer out a good marriage. Great is a whole other thing. Boiled down, way down, a great marriage happens when two people are big enough to want more for the partner than they want for themselves. Not just as much. More.”Order A Great Marriage today.Support the show and get 50% off your first Factor box, plus 20% off your next month with code COMMITTED50 at https://www.factormeals.com/committed50

Fluent Fiction - Italian: Healing Under the Tuscan Sun: A Summer of Family and Recovery Find the full episode transcript, vocabulary words, and more:fluentfiction.org/healing-under-the-tuscan-sun-a-summer-of-family-and-recovery Story Transcript:It: Il sole brillava alto nel cielo azzurro di Toscana.En: The sun shone high in the blue Tuscan sky.It: La grande casa di famiglia era circondata da vigne e uliveti.En: The large family house was surrounded by vineyards and olive groves.It: L'aria era profumata di fiori in fiore e il canto delle cicale riempiva il silenzio dei pigri giorni estivi.En: The air was fragrant with blooming flowers, and the song of cicadas filled the silence of lazy summer days.It: Ferragosto era alle porte, ma la famiglia non aveva voglia di festeggiare.En: Ferragosto was approaching, but the family had no desire to celebrate.It: Marcello, un uomo riservato e laborioso, era ancora a letto dopo un'operazione.En: Marcello, a reserved and hardworking man, was still in bed after an operation.It: Aveva sempre messo i bisogni della famiglia prima dei suoi, e questo l'aveva portato a trascurare la sua salute.En: He had always put the family's needs before his own, which had led him to neglect his health.It: La sua sorella Elena, premurosa ma un po' invadente, aveva deciso di prendersi cura di lui durante il recupero.En: His sister Elena, caring but somewhat intrusive, had decided to take care of him during his recovery.It: "Devi riposare, Marcello," diceva Elena mentre gli portava del brodo caldo.En: "You need to rest, Marcello," said Elena as she brought him some warm broth.It: "Lascia fare a me.En: "Leave it to me.It: Anche i più forti hanno bisogno di una pausa."En: Even the strongest need a break."It: Marcello sospirò.En: Marcello sighed.It: "Non posso stare a letto tutto il giorno.En: "I can't stay in bed all day.It: Ci sono troppe cose da fare."En: There's too much to do."It: La tensione cresceva.En: The tension was building.It: Marcello voleva tornare a lavorare, mentre Elena insisteva sul fatto che avrebbe dovuto prendersi il tempo necessario per guarire.En: Marcello wanted to get back to work, while Elena insisted that he should take the necessary time to heal.It: Ogni giorno diventava una battaglia di volontà tra fratello e sorella.En: Each day became a battle of wills between brother and sister.It: Un pomeriggio, Marcello decise di alzarsi dal letto e andare a controllare le vigne.En: One afternoon, Marcello decided to get out of bed and check on the vineyards.It: "Sto bene, Elena.En: "I'm fine, Elena.It: È solo una passeggiata," disse, cercando di nascondere il dolore che ancora sentiva.En: It's just a walk," he said, trying to hide the pain he still felt.It: Elena, preoccupata, lo seguì.En: Elena, worried, followed him.It: "Ma perché rischiare?En: "But why risk it?It: Devi essere paziente."En: You need to be patient."It: Ma Marcello non ascoltava.En: But Marcello didn't listen.It: Mentre si incamminava tra i filari di viti, sentì un improvviso dolore alla ferita.En: As he walked among the rows of vines, he felt a sudden pain in his wound.It: Si fermò, piegato dal dolore.En: He stopped, bent over with pain.It: Elena lo afferrò al volo, con il cuore in gola.En: Elena caught him swiftly, her heart pounding.It: "Vedi?En: "See?It: Ti avevo detto di stare a riposo!"En: I told you to rest!"It: Questo episodio costrinse Marcello a riflettere.En: This episode forced Marcello to reflect.It: Forse sua sorella aveva ragione.En: Perhaps his sister was right.It: Doveva imparare a prendersi cura di sé, anche se significava lasciarsi aiutare.En: He needed to learn to take care of himself, even if it meant letting others help.It: Elena, dal canto suo, capì che doveva dare a Marcello più spazio.En: Elena, for her part, realized she needed to give Marcello more space.It: Non poteva sempre proteggerlo come quando erano bambini.En: She couldn't always protect him like when they were children.It: "Ok, fratello," disse un giorno.En: "Okay, brother," she said one day.It: "Facciamo un compromesso.En: "How about a compromise?It: Ti alzi dal letto solo per piccole passeggiate nei giardini.En: You get out of bed only for short walks in the gardens.It: E continua a riposarti.En: And keep resting.It: Che ne pensi?"En: What do you think?"It: Marcello annuì.En: Marcello nodded.It: Era un passo nella direzione giusta.En: It was a step in the right direction.It: Avrebbero trovato un equilibrio.En: They would find a balance.It: Le giornate passarono più tranquille.En: The days passed more peacefully.It: Marcello iniziò a apprezzare quei momenti di riposo e di riflessione.En: Marcello began to appreciate those moments of rest and reflection.It: Elena imparò a non essere troppo invadente, rispettando il bisogno di indipendenza del fratello.En: Elena learned not to be too intrusive, respecting her brother's need for independence.It: L'estate continuava con i suoi ritmi lenti.En: The summer continued with its slow rhythm.It: Marcello scoprì che permettere agli altri di prendersi cura di lui non lo rendeva meno forte.En: Marcello discovered that allowing others to take care of him didn't make him less strong.It: Anzi, gli dava la forza per tornare più sano e più saggio.En: Rather, it gave him the strength to return healthier and wiser.It: Elena, dal canto suo, capì che a volte il miglior modo per mostrare amore è dare spazio.En: Elena, for her part, understood that sometimes the best way to show love is to give space.It: E così, quella casa in Toscana tornò a respirare serenità, avvolta nel caldo abbraccio di un'estate che sembrava non finire mai.En: And so, that house in Tuscany returned to a serene state, wrapped in the warm embrace of a summer that seemed never-ending. Vocabulary Words:the sun: il solethe sky: il cielothe vineyard: la vignathe olive grove: l'ulivetothe cicada: la cicalathe operation: l'operazionethe wound: la feritathe recovery: il recuperothe tension: la tensionethe balance: l'equilibriolazy: pigrofragrant: profumatoreserved: riservatohardworking: laboriosocaring: premurosointrusive: invadentethe broth: il brodoto rest: riposareto reflect: riflettereto celebrate: festeggiareto neglect: trascurarethe need: il bisognoto hide: nascondereto sigh: sospirarethe compromise: il compromessoto be patient: essere pazienteto walk: camminareto risk: rischiareto protect: proteggereto appreciate: apprezzare

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This week we're under the Tuscan sun talking about Under the Tuscan Sun - come join us in our hostel bunkbed! (Bring olives and wine).Film discussion from 00:27:54SENTIMENTAL GARBAGE UK LIVE TOURTickets out now - www.fane.co.uk/sentimental-garbage Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're watching Under the Tuscan Sun this week, and going back to what we're now learning was a fantastic year for the American economy: 2003. No wonder 35-year-old women felt so much more settled than they do today... Seriously, if we didn't know what she looked like and someone told us Frances was in her 50s, we'd believe them. It makes a lot more sense.  Frances, played by Diane Lane, is a writer recovering from a recent divorce. She takes the advice of her best friend, Patti, played by Sandra Oh, and goes to Italy on vacation. She buys a fixer-upper villa, makes friends and forms a family.  You can find this movie for streaming on Hulu. Email us at MadeMePodcast@gmail.comFind us on:Facebook: www.facebook.com/MadeMePodcastInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/myhusbandmademedoit/ Podcast artwork by Anna Eggleton of Treehouse Lettering & Design: https://www.treehouseletteringanddesign.com/

Grab your popcorn and hop aboard the nostalgia train, because hosts Shayzee and Mandy are about to take you on a time-traveling adventure to 2003 in this episode of The Sonic Chronic!

Frances Mayes is the New York Times Bestselling Author of Under the Tuscan Sun, which was turned into the beloved romantic movie starring Diane Lane in 2003. Frances joins Melissa to talk about how her love for Italy transformed her own life while also capturing the attention of women ready to make a change around the world. Plus, with her book, A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home, she explores the mysterious concept of home and what it encompasses, from the homes we build to the countries we visit. She explains how “the house protects the dreamer” and the value of a home in magnifying creativity. She discloses some of her favorite destinations and regions (including where to eat bread comparable to cake), and details how Italy differs from anywhere else in the world. They talk about the art of travel, beauty, the unexpected gifts of writing, and how to get under the skin of a place to really experience it. Plus- don't miss Frances' favorite secret spots and cities to add to your travel list.For more information about Frances Mayes and to view her book collection, guides, and events visit francesmayesbooks.com Follow Frances Instagram: instagram.com/francesemayesFollow Bramasole Olive Oil on Instagram: instagram.com/bramasoleevooFrances' book, A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home, is available to purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Penguin Random House.Under the Tuscan Sun, the movie starring Diane Lane adapted from Frances' memoir, is available to stream on Amazon Prime, Disney +, and Apple TV.For more on Italy and to explore Indagare's favorite cities, hotels, and restaurants in the country, visit www.indagare.com. If you're an Indagare member, reach out to your trip designer to start planning your Italian getaway.Follow Indagare:Instagram: instagram.com/indagaretravelYoutube: youtube.com/indagaretravelFollow Melissa on Instagram: instagram.com/indagarefounder

Grab your popcorn and hop aboard the nostalgia train, because hosts Shayzee and Mandy are about to take you on a time-traveling adventure to 2003 in this episode of The Sonic Chronic!

This week, our Patreon Selects episodes continue and they're staying in Europe! One of our sponsors has selected for us an Oscar nomination follow-up star vehicle for the divine Diane Lane, 2003's Under the Tuscan Sun. Loosely adapted from Frances Mayes' memoir, the film follows Lane as a new divorce gifted a Tuscan vacation who decides … Continue reading "273 – Under the Tuscan Sun (Patreon Selects)"

The author of "Under the Tuscan Sun" returned to the program for the sequel.

Frances Mayes is the New York Times Bestselling Author of Under the Tuscan Sun, which was turned into the beloved romantic movie starring Diane Lane in 2003. As the film just celebrated its 20th anniversary, Frances joins Melissa to talk about how her love for Italy transformed her own life while also capturing the attention of women ready to make a change around the world. Plus, with her newly released book, A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home, she explores the mysterious concept of home and what it encompasses, from the homes we build to the countries we visit. She explains how “the house protects the dreamer” and the value of a home in magnifying creativity.  In the episode, Frances also shares the story of how Under the Tuscan Sun was turned into a film through a serendipitous meeting with the director of The Talented Mr. Ripley, and the story behind how the iconic farmhouse Villa Bramasole became her home. She shares special insights into her life in Italy, as she's written countless memoirs and novels on the country. She discloses some of her favorite destinations and regions (including where to eat bread comparable to cake), and details how Italy differs from anywhere else in the world. They talk about the art of travel, beauty, the unexpected gifts of writing, and how to get under the skin of a place to really experience it. Plus- don't miss Melissa's latest intel from her trip to Rome as well as Frances' favorite secret spots and cities to add to your list.  For more information about Frances Mayes and to view her book collection, guides, and events visit www.francesmayesbooks.com. To stay up to date with Frances and her travels and writing, follow her on Instagram @francesemayes. Frances' newest release, A Place in the World: Finding the Meaning of Home, is available to purchase on Amazon, Barnes & Noble, and Penguin Random House. Under the Tuscan Sun, the movie starring Diane Lane adapted from Frances' memoir, is available to stream on Amazon Prime, Disney +, and Apple TV. For more on Italy and to explore Indagare's favorite cities, hotels, and restaurants in the country, visit Indagare.com. If you're an Indagare member, reach out to your trip designer to start planning your Italian getaway. 

Ever dreamt of getting dumped, visiting Italy, seeing a villa in a real estate agent window, then driving past said villa, THEN buying it with no discussion of visa's or logistics, then falling for and sleeping with a handsome Italian, only for your best friend to show up pregnant and single? Then boy do we have the movie for you! Hailed often as a Rom-Com classic, join hosts David and Paris as they discuss this 2003 movie starring Diane Lane, Sandra Oh, Lindsay Duncan. Suspend your disbelief and put on your work boots for this one! Find our Podcast: Twitter: @AgedLikeMilkPod
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The amazing Kalia Armbruster (you remember her, she's got that Mega Man arm?) joins us this week! We're all about superheroes and villains on this one, but especially the multifarious Spiders-Folk. See Kalia Live! Bad Art - Insta | Luxury Cruise Singles Mixer - Insta | Improv All Stars | All Out Comedy Come to our LIVE SHOW!!! On Sunday July 23, at 7PM at All Out Comedy in Oakland Causes we care about. Fight Court!

This movie really spoke to me on so many different levels. I think it is a "GO TO" for women working through a separation and divorce. It has some great lessons and is very inspiring.  If you have enjoyed this episode, please consider rating and subscribing.  And be sure to share this podcast with anyone else you feel will find benefit from it.   Sign up for the FREE 7 day Mini E-Course here: https://bit.ly/DtoDminiCourse   If you want to just send me a quick note, you can find me on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/heavy_pages_podcast/ Download your free "chapter checklist" here: Chapter Checklist If you are interested in some ONE on ONE coaching, email me at HeavyPagesPodcast@gmail.com If you would like to interact with me and share with others please join my Facebook group  "Separation, Breakup and Divorce Support" https://www.facebook.com/groups/sbdsupport/ Thanks for listening, catch you on the next one! *This Podcast is created from my old journal writings. The events are portrayed to the best of my knowledge and memory. While all the stories in this podcast are true, some names and identifying details have been changed to protect the privacy of the people involved.

On this week's episode of Currently Reading, Meredith and Roxanna are discussing: Bookish Moments: even worse than a book hangover, it's a book coma!, and single-track reading Current Reads: all the great, interesting, and/or terrible stuff we've been reading lately Deep Dive: It's possible to love each other and not love the same books! Here's an example of that! The Fountain: we visit our perfect fountain to make wishes about our reading lives As per usual, time-stamped show notes are below with references to every book and resource we mentioned in this episode. If you'd like to listen first and not spoil the surprise, don't scroll down!  We are now including transcripts of the episode (this link only works on the main site). The goal here is to increase accessibility for our fans! *Please note that all book titles linked below are Bookshop affiliate links. Your cost is the same, but a small portion of your purchase will come back to us to help offset the costs of the show. If you'd prefer to shop on Amazon, you can still do so here through our main storefront. Anything you buy there (even your laundry detergent, if you recently got obsessed with switching up your laundry game) kicks a small amount back to us. Thanks for your support!*   . . . . 1:28 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 2:12 - Currently Reading Patreon - Thank you for helping to keep us ad free! 3:04 - Bookish Moment of the Week 3:15 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 3:37 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 9:18  - Current Reads 9:28 - The Thief Knot by Kate Milford (Roxanna) 9:34 - Greenglass House by Kate Milford 13:10 - The Most Fun We Ever Had by Claire Lombardo (Meredith) 20:58 - Climbing the Mango Trees by Madhur Jaffrey (Roxanna) 24:46 - My Life in France by Julia Child 24:48 - Under the Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes 24:50 - Infused: Adventures in Tea by Henrietta Lovell 25:46 - The Bookshop and the Barbarian by Morgan Stang (Meredith, Amazon link) 26:54 - Legends and Lattes by Travis Baldree 27:13 - @bookishbetsie on Instagram 27:50 - The Princess Bride by William Goldman 30:17 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty (Roxanna) 37:47 - The Only One Left by Riley Sager (Meredith) 40:32 - CAWPILE system 41:31 - Survive the Night by Riley Sager 43:21 - The House Across the Lake by Riley Sager 44:31 - Deep Dive: All Things Fourth Wing 44:49 - Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros 46:13 - City of Brass by S.A. Chakraborty 48:34 - The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins 48:36 - A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J Maas 49:22 - My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry by Fredrik Backman 49:32 - A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman 59:36 - Meet Us At The Fountain 59:45 - I wish everyone would read Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center. (Roxanna) 59:45 - Happiness for Beginners by Katherine Center 1:00:16 - Wild by Cheryl Strayed 1:00:42 - Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert 1:02:10 - The Bodyguard by Katherine Center 1:02:23 - Read to make you happy, and don't always follow the hype. (Meredith) 1:02:46 - In Memoriam by Alice Winn Connect With Us: Meredith is @meredith.reads on Instagram Kaytee is @notesonbookmarks on Instagram Mary is @maryreadsandsips on Instagram Roxanna is @roxannatheplanner on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast.com @currentlyreadingpodcast on Instagram currentlyreadingpodcast@gmail.com Support us at patreon.com/currentlyreadingpodcast and www.zazzle.com/store/currentlyreading

You know that thing, when you're getting married on the remote Mediterranean island you may or may not have grown up on and you invite three of your mom's former lovers on the off chance one of them will be your biological father so he can walk you down the aisle, and it's all set to the musical stylings of Scandinavian super group Abba? We watched Mamma Mia! (2008) with our friend Jorge Molina and we have no choice but to Stan our Mamma Meryl. This marks our FIFTH Meryl movie and boy did we pick a doozy. First off we get that some people just don't have the joy in their heart required to love a musical but this movie is just plain fun. Go into understanding you're getting 90 minutes of high camp, and let it wash over you like the briny waters of a Grecian beach. Adapted from the hit West End and Broadway musical, this movie has all the hallmarks of a queer hit: Meryl Streep singing her heart out, multiple dance breaks to disco music, a scene stealing Christine Baranski and arguably the hottest Skarsgård of them all - papa Stellan. We can forgive wonky timelines and questionable parenting techniques when the visuals scenery is this picturesque and the bops are flowing like ouzo. We'd give our left… arm to live rent free on a Greek island and fix up a dilapidated villa. It's our Under the Tuscan Sun fantasy! This movie musical went up as counter programming to the Dark Knight, and it still managed to make a mount Olympus size pile of cash. We talk about the absolutely bananas sequel (CHER!) that's probably even better than its predecessor, the lasting legacy this potato chip of a musical has had on queer culture and our teeny gay brains.  Thanks for listening and don't forget to subscribe, rate and review us on Apple Podcasts! www.patreon.com/moviesthatmadeusgay Facebook/Instagram: @moviesthatmadeusgay Twitter: @MTMUGPod Scott Youngbauer: Twitter @oscarscott / Instagram @scottyoungballer Peter Lozano: Twitter/Instagram @peterlasagna

The fog has settled in, surrounding the dark soulless condo nestled amongst the broken dreams and shattered souls of Hollywood. High above the urine-stained street, a lamp flickers dimly in a window. Faint shadows on the walls can be seen from below, giving only a tiny glimpse into the horrible monstrosities that dance within. Two hairless, beady-eyed incubi sit opposite each other, their bony claw-like hands holding microphones as they laugh and jest and mock humanity between ads for underwear and sex toys. The full moon breaks through the clouds as dusk finally arrives, causing the two vile creatures to transform into wigged, makeup-caked women, concealing their true demonic forms and allowing them to unleash a symphony of murder, mayhem, and dismemberment upon the fine citizens of Tinseltown. Lock your windows, bolt your doors, and draw the shades, because this Bald Halloween shall end in bloodshed... Check out the new season of American Horror Story; AHS:NYC on FX and streaming on Hulu! Cancel unnecessary subscriptions now with RocketMoney! Go to: https://www.Rocketmoney.com/BALD Right now, Mindbloom is offering our listeners $100 off your first six session program when you sign up at https://Mindbloom.com/BALD and use promo code BALD at checkout. Follow Trixie: @TrixieMattel Follow Katya: @Katya_Zamo To watch the podcast on YouTube: http://bit.ly/TrixieKatyaYT Don't forget to subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you're listening or by using this link: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast If you want to support the show, and get all the episodes ad-free go to https://thebaldandthebeautiful.supercast.com/ If you like the show, telling a friend about it would be amazing! You can text, email, Tweet, or send this link to a friend: http://bit.ly/baldandthebeautifulpodcast To check out the Trixie and Katya Live Tour, go to: https://trixieandkatya.com To pre-order your copy of our new book, "Working Girls", go to: workinggirlsbook.com To check out the Trixie Motel in Palm Springs, CA: https://www.trixiemotel.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Season 5... Can you believe it?! Season 5 kicks off as we transition to Friday episodes, and we're coming in HOT with this first episode, addressing the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe V. Wade. After admiring Jackie's Under the Tuscan Sun moment, your hosts dive into this subject... and how we can even have conversations around this heated topic. The two touch on the argument for adoption, and how it minimizes the reality of what everyone actually goes through in that process. They also express concern for everyone being re-traumatized by this frenzy, and share how they felt when they heard the news. D and Jackie make sure to address the horrifying birth outcomes in this country, especially for people of color, and lastly, they cover Biden's executive order which offers some hope as we work through this. What this all comes down to is the value of privacy and choice over your bodily autonomy, and how no belief, religious or otherwise, should dictate how the entire country proceeds.  Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you:    Vegamour — Go to VEGAMOUR.com/WOMED and use code WOMED to save 20 percent on your first order  FIGS — Go to wearFIGS.com and use code WOMED to get 15% off your first order  Goli — Go to go.goli.com/WOMED and you will be brought straight to the checkout page with their amazing discount already applied  Zocdoc — Go to zocdoc.com/WOMED and download the Zocdoc app for FREE  Binto — Go to mybinto.com, take the quiz and enter promo code womed for 20% off your first month  If you haven't already, please follow, rate, and review the podcast, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @TheWoMed and check out womedpodcast.com. Plus, give us a follow on TikTok @thewomedpodcast. Submit your weekly Nurse D Energy, shoutouts, and Wo-No You Didn't moments to us on Instagram — we love reading and sharing them! Be sure to follow your hosts personally @dmmaltby and @jackiethefnp and be sure to check out @riothealers!   WoMed Cover Art — Makeup: Annelise Carey, MUA/LME @annelisemua & Photography: Brooke Boling @honorcreative    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

9 - News and a roast 910 - Hillary Clinton is rolling out an 8 point docuseries. Who is going to run for president in 2024? Hillary? Bernie? Newsome? Kamala?!? 920 - Mystery Movie Clip  930 - What's coming up on The Dawn Show? 940 - What's on the Cutsheet?  950 - Who won Twitter? And Final Thoughts by Rich

Season 5... Can you believe it?! Season 5 kicks off as we transition to Friday episodes, and we're coming in HOT with this first episode, addressing the Supreme Court's ruling on Roe V. Wade. After admiring Jackie's Under the Tuscan Sun moment, your hosts dive into this subject... and how we can even have conversations around this heated topic. The two touch on the argument for adoption, and how it minimizes the reality of what everyone actually goes through in that process. They also express concern for everyone being re-traumatized by this frenzy, and share how they felt when they heard the news. D and Jackie make sure to address the horrifying birth outcomes in this country, especially for people of color, and lastly, they cover Biden's executive order which offers some hope as we work through this. What this all comes down to is the value of privacy and choice over your bodily autonomy, and how no belief, religious or otherwise, should dictate how the entire country proceeds. Thanks to our amazing sponsors! Check out these deals just for you:   Vegamour — Go to VEGAMOUR.com/WOMED and use code WOMED to save 20 percent on your first order FIGS — Go to wearFIGS.com and use code WOMED to get 15% off your first order Goli — Go to go.goli.com/WOMED and you will be brought straight to the checkout page with their amazing discount already applied Zocdoc — Go to zocdoc.com/WOMED and download the Zocdoc app for FREE Binto — Go to mybinto.com, take the quiz and enter promo code womed for 20% off your first month If you haven't already, please follow, rate, and review the podcast, follow us on Instagram and Twitter @TheWoMed and check out womedpodcast.com. Plus, give us a follow on TikTok @thewomedpodcast. Submit your weekly Nurse D Energy, shoutouts, and Wo-No You Didn't moments to us on Instagram — we love reading and sharing them! Be sure to follow your hosts personally @dmmaltby and @jackiethefnp and be sure to check out @riothealers!  WoMed Cover Art — Makeup: Annelise Carey, MUA/LME @annelisemua & Photography: Brooke Boling @honorcreative    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.