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Recent episodes include "Taylor Swift’s Encore, Amelia Dimoldenberg and the female rivalry trap", "Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy", and "THERAPY: ChatGPT, false memories and weaponised ‘therapy speak’". The latest went out on 1 Oct 2026 and ran about 56 minutes. Reading two or three of these before pitching is the fastest way to see what the show actually books.

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Straight Up publishes weekly, a median of 7 days between episodes. Episodes average about 61 minutes. The back catalogue stands at 264 episodes. A show on this cadence plans ahead, so pitch earlier rather than closer to the date you want.

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Straight Up

Hosted by Unknown Host · society · EN · 264 episodes

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The pop culture podcast with no filter, brought to you by besties and journalists Kathleen and Ellie. New episodes out every Thursday! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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What is Straight Up?

Straight Up is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 264 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

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Straight Up
Taylor Swift’s Encore, Amelia Dimoldenberg and the female rivalry trap
Sep 30, 202656 min
Miquita Oliver went on Fearne Cotton’s Happy Place pod this week, marking the end of a decades-long feud fuelled by the toxic tabloid culture of the early noughties. We debrief on their heart-warming reconciliation and how female rivalry is so often rooted in insecurity. Also on the show: Amelia Dimoldenberg hosted SNL, Taylor Swift has upset fans and critics alike with her latest release Encore (despite cleaning up at the VMAs on Sunday) and Vogue is engulfed in yet another controversy after the company behind Mounjaro sponsored its latest event. Plus: Colin From Accounts season three, Anne Hathaway’s dinosaur movie and a couple of great recs for weekend watching. Enjoy huns! Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews SNL UK, NOWTV Colin from Accounts, iPlayer Last Seen, AppleTV Wasteman, Netflix End of Oak Street, AppleTV Taylor Swift Is Losing Us, Vulture Taylor Swift’s Shrinking World, Substack Miquita Oliver on The Happy Place podcast ‘It’s problematic’: concern as weight-loss jab maker sponsors Vogue World event, Guardian I was hurt. It was spiteful: Alexandra Shulman on life after Vogue, The Times . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy
Sep 23, 202658 min
From Lena Dunham announcing the birth of her baby girl via surrogate in a fashion piece for Vogue, to Ed Sheeran’s PR disaster over Palestine and free speech, this week both celebs have found themselves at the centre of debates they’d tried to side-step. Is commercial surrogacy inherently “anti-feminist”? And can stars really be apolitical in this day and age? Also on the show: we review Sharon Horgan’s brilliant new series YOUTH, all about ageing anxiety and dating in your 50s. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews YOUTH, HBO Max Sharon Horgan: My sexual shelf life and dating over 50, The Times Lena Dunham Is a Mother! The Sweet, Singular Story of How She Prepared, Vogue Whose Babies Are These? A Chinese man hired a Florida surrogate, then didn’t pick up his kids, sparking a custody battle that could upend the industry, The Cut When Political Reality Collides With Ed Sheeran, New York Times Ed Sheeran wants to stay out of politics. By quitting his tour, his support acts have exposed the hollowness of neutrality, Guardian ‘With Gaza, I Couldn’t Not Speak Out’: Ms. Rachel on Controversy, Fame, and the Future, Rolling Stone . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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THERAPY: ChatGPT, false memories and weaponised ‘therapy speak’
Sep 16, 202657 min
This week we’re revisiting our ep on the dark side of the therapy boom, from unqualified therapists planting false memories in vulnerable people and an obsession with labels to ‘therapy boasting’ on Hinge and the weaponisation of ‘therapy speak’. Plus, what makes a good therapist, and can AI offer an accessible alternative to what has become a luxury? We’ll be back with our usual pop culture debrief next Thursday! Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs: Dangerous Memories podcast  My therapist told me Mum had abused me. She hadn’t, Times The therapist who planted false memories, Pandora Sykes, Substack How the language of therapy took over dating, NYT Nobody has a personality anymore, Substack OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warns users not to trust ChatGPT agent with sensitive or personal data, Decoder  Chatbots Can Go Into a Delusional Spiral. Here’s How It Happens, NYT He Had a Mental Breakdown Talking to ChatGPT. Then Police Killed Him, Rolling Stone What does bad therapy actually look like? Stylist Can AI therapists really be an alternative to human help? BBC . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Alix Earle, her Alex Cooper feud and the business of influence
Sep 9, 202653 min
Mega-influencer Alix Earle’s new reality show has dropped on Netflix and so we’re unpacking it all, from all the details of her feud with Alex Cooper to the family’s bizarre dynamics. Could Earle Meets World be Gen Z’s answer to The Kardashians? Also this week: series two of The Gentlemen starring Maya Jama, as well as the brilliant film spin-off of French comedy Call My Agent! featuring an excellent cameo from George Clooney.    Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/ reviews:  Where Are The Kings, Donal Ryan  The Gentlemen, Netflix Call My Agent! The Movie, Netflix  Earle Meets World, Netflix  . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Ali G, the Met Gala backlash and cleavage’s big comeback
Sep 2, 202653 min
Ali G is back after more than 20 years, sparking a backlash over the character’s racist stereotypes with cinemas saying they’ll boycott the new film. And speaking of controversial comebacks, the planned John Galliano exhibition at the Met has been pulled, so this week we’re discussing cancel culture, second chances and when some things are better left in the past. Also on the show: the sky-rocketing of push-up bra sales, breastfeeding in public, Bonnie Blue’s baby announcement and Olivia Wilde’s new film, plus the Lindsay Clancy trial. Join us on Patreon for exclusive bonus episodes plus early access and ad-free listening at patreon.com/straightuppodcast Try the adaptogenic coffee that changed our lives with 20% off using code straightup at londonnootropics.com Follow us on IG ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @straightuppod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and TikTok @straightuppod Find us on YouTube @straightupmediapod Email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk Recs/reviews Get our book club pick Where Are the Kings here FRIENDSHIP BREAKUPS: ghosting, group dynamics and comparison culture (our ep)  Outcome, AppleTV Toy Story 5, SkyTV Furious, Disney Plus I Want Your Sex, in cinemas Eyes Down Here: Push-up bras are back with a vengeance, The Cut  Not My G, More Brit (ish) Than Ever Substack, Afua Hirsch The Metropolitan Museum of Art Is Making a Very Bad Mistake, New York Times Lucky Boy, Tortoise Investigates . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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About this Podcast:

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What is Straight Up?

About the host

Recent episodes

Taylor Swift’s Encore, Amelia Dimoldenberg and the female rivalry trap

Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy

THERAPY: ChatGPT, false memories and weaponised ‘therapy speak’

Alix Earle, her Alex Cooper feud and the business of influence

Ali G, the Met Gala backlash and cleavage’s big comeback

Guest Appearances

Deborah Frances-White

Lena Dunham

Daryl Hannah

Sarah J. Maas

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About this Podcast:

Pitch Analysis

What is Straight Up?

About the host

Recent episodes

Taylor Swift’s Encore, Amelia Dimoldenberg and the female rivalry trap

Ed Sheeran, Lena Dunham and the ethics of surrogacy

THERAPY: ChatGPT, false memories and weaponised ‘therapy speak’

Alix Earle, her Alex Cooper feud and the business of influence

Ali G, the Met Gala backlash and cleavage’s big comeback

Guest Appearances

Deborah Frances-White

Lena Dunham

Daryl Hannah

Sarah J. Maas

Advertisers on this show

Best industries to pitch Straight Up for

Podcasts like Straight Up

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