The podcast where every celebrity split is the one that got away. Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds. We scour interviews, over-analyse iconic pictures and search for meaning in post-breakup media statements. Celeb gossip hounds will feel right at home, but really anyone who's experienced a breakup can appreciate hearing how the rich and famous take heartbreak to a whole new level. They might uncouple ‘amicably with love and respect for one another’ - but we never get over these lost loves! Join us every Friday for a new episode.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe podcast where every celebrity split is the one that got away. Each week comedians Grainne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate take a deep dive into a celebrity breakup, chosen by a special guest, that still lingers in their hearts and minds. We scour interviews, over-analyse iconic pictures and search for meaning in post-breakup media statements.
Recent episodes include "Kelly Clarkson and the Bird" (19 October 2026, 12 minutes), "Madonna owns the VMAs, The Traitors Returns and Taylor won't go away" (11 October 2026, 37 minutes), and "Gossip! Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman's agonising press tour, Brad Pitt wonderful PR team & Princess Diana" (18 September 2026, 22 minutes).
The Way They Were publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 54 minutes across 175 episodes.
Booking probability for The Way They Were is 35%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Way They Were requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Way They Were's contact route on record: verified email.
The Way They Were is a comedy show with 175 episodes published.
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Episode #154
Kelly Clarkson, a $15,000 mechanical bird and a Brooklyn hipster art shop owner: the celebrity feud we never knew we needed. This week, Gráinne and Chantal ask whether Kelly’s having her Pretty Woman moment or if this...
Episode #153
This week, Gráinne and Chantal pick through the VMAs fallout, Richard E. Grant’s gloriously crap debut on The Traitors and Nigella’s glorious arrival in the Bake Off tent. Plus, Taylor Swift continues to fight misogyny...
Episode #152
A quick apology for the slightly chaotic schedule lately: babies and general life admin have been against us, but we’ll be back to our usual rhythm very soon. Thank you for bearing with us! This week, Gráinne and...
Episode #150
From society weddings to headline making break-ups, Earl Charles Spencer 's love life has generated almost as many column inches as the royal family itself. This week, Chantal and Gráinne are joined by the hilarious...
Episode #149
Emergency episode! The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City relationship apocalypse is upon us, with Angie K and Shawn, Bronwyn and Todd, and Whitney “Wild” Rose and Justin all calling it quits. With Chantal...
Episode #148
What's the T? The Girls are figthing! There was a time when Nicki Minaj and Cardi B looked like they could rule rap together. Instead, they gave us one of the defining celebrity feuds of the 2010s: diss tracks...
Episode #146
You can't mistake their biology! This week on The Way They Were , Chantal and Gráinne are joined by Ben Anderson and Frazer York from Ur Welcome America to unpack the on-again, off-again romance...
Episode #145
Before reality TV power couples and Instagram fitness influencers, there was Chyna & Triple H . She was the trailblazing superstar smashing wrestling's glass ceiling. He was the ambitious future...
Episode #144
Emergency episode! Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater have split, and Gráinne and Chantal are diving headfirst into the Wickedly juicy chaos. Is Ariana trapped in a cycle of whirlwind romances and reinventions? How...
Episode #143
In 2015, Bad Blood turned a rumoured fallout between two pop princesses into the biggest cold war of the 2010s, Taylor Swift and Katy Perry became locked in a feud fuelled by stolen dancers...
Episode #142
This week, Gráinne Maguire returns from SNL UK as we slip into the fallout between Sarah Jessica Parker and Kim Cattrall. On Sex and the City, Carrie and Samantha felt unbreakable...
Episode #141
Gráinne is back for a very special edition of The Way They Are book club, diving into Famesick by Lena Dunham. A memoir that reads less like a victory lap and more like a slow, uneasy...
Episode #141
On this special episode, Chantal and guest Michelle Shaughnessy zoom in on the glossy excess of The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills and size up the franchise’s newest arrival, The Real...
Episode #140
Barry Keoghan and Sabrina Carpenter looked like one of those modern celebrity pairings that somehow made sense: the brooding Irish actor and the pop star with the sharpest tongue on the charts. Two pint-sized superstars...
Episode #139
Love might not cost a thing, but this one came with a lot of receipts. When Jennifer Lopez (back once again!) fell for Sean Combs in 1999, it felt like pop had engineered its own super-couple. She was shimmering on the...
Episode #138
The original short king meets the ultimate revolutionary party girl and sparks one of history’s most chaotic love stories. Napoleon, the obsessive letter-writer who conquered Europe but couldn’t quite conquer matters of...
Episode #137
Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were never just a couple they were a full-blown cultural event. From Paris Fashion Week to reality TV, Instagram meltdowns and frequent attempts to break the internet, their relationship...
Episode #136
The Beckham family feud feels less like a falling out and more like a prestige drama about what happens when you are born into a brand. This week on The Way They Were: Gossip Edition , Gráinne and Chantal dive...
Episode #135
Tiger Woods sold perfection: serene, disciplined, surgically controlled. Golf’s ultimate good boy, engineered from childhood to never miss a shot. Off the course? A very different game was being played. On The Way...
Episode #135
It’s the first episode of the year and The Way They Were is back with a special GOSSIP edition . Gráinne Maguire and Chantal Feduchin-Pate get stuck into the delicious weirdness of celebrity mum...
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