Renaissance Fair Doc, Miley Cyrus Interview & More 'Summer House' Content
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And sorry if you don’t watch “Summer House,” but it’s still all I can think about right now — so there’s a lot related to that below that helps to round out the landmark season the show just had.
Have a fab weekend!
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Lindsay Hubbard did one final interview about this season of “Summer House” after the reunion, and it’s a pretty great one. (Krystie Lee Yandoli for Rolling Stone)
West Wilson also did a quick interview discussing the intense reaction to his lackluster performance on the “Summer House” reunion. Where’s Ciara’s interview, though? (Jessica Roy for The New York Times)
As a huge fan of “Las Culturistas,” I loved this dual interview with Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang ahead of the Culture Awards this weekend. They’re incredibly frank and open about how their approach to the podcast has evolved as they’ve gotten more famous. (Jason P. Frank for Vulture)
Fantastic, all-encompassing profile of Diane von Furstenberg, who’s about to release a documentary about her colorful and prolific life. She’s just one of those people who oozes wisdom, and I love her perspective on life. (Maureen Dowd for The New York Times)
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“Summer House” Cast’s Podcast Blitz
Timed to the end of this season of “Summer House,” the cast of the current best show on Bravo has been appearing on a slew of podcasts — and I’ve been mainlining as many of them as I possibly could. Some of these interviews were better than others, but there are fascinating tidbits in each of them. I’m linking to all of them below in case you (like me) are already missing this show!
“Happily Never After” Podcast
I’ve been enjoying this murder podcast, which focuses on amateur romance author Nancy Brophy and her husband Dan, who’s suddenly found dead one day. Were there clues that Nancy would commit this crime in her writing? Listen above.
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Miley Cyrus on “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman” (Netflix)
Miley and David sat down for a great interview that gets interspersed with an intimate performance at the Chateau Marmont. It’s super pleasant, and it was also interesting to see how carefully she chose her words when discussing her father — she does very few interviews these days, so I savor anytime she decides to sit for one.
“Ren Faire” (Max)
This three-part docu-series focuses on George Coulam aka King George, 86, who has lorded over the Texas Renaissance Faire for 50 years. He was told he has nine years to live, during which he wants to focus on finding a romantic companion — so now is the time for him to choose a successor for his renaissance faire empire. As someone said, it’s “Succession” meets Medieval Times.
“Hit Man” (Netflix)
Glen Powell, the movie star that you are! He co-wrote and stars in this movie that tells the true story of Gary Johnson, a college professor turned undercover hit man who gets in too deep with a woman who tried to hire him to murder her husband.
“Summer House” Stars Reacting to Old Scenes
Kyle, Amanda, Lindsay, Danielle and Carl took a trip down memory lane with People to watch a bunch of iconic old scenes from the show — it’s a fun watch!
Self-Promotion
Should “Vanderpump Rules” Stars Join “The Valley”? Debating The Pros and Cons
The host of “Everyone’s Business (But Mine)” podcast Kara Berry returned to the show to debate whether or not the likes of Scheana Shay and Lala Kent should appear more on the next season of “The Valley” now that “Vanderpump Rules” is on a production pause. Listen to our chat above!
West Wilson’s “Summer House” Reunion Performance, Kyle Cooke & Craig Conover’s Canned Cocktail Drama & More
I also did a solo episode of the podcast this week unpacking several topics in the Bravo-verse, like West Wilson fumbling the bag with Ciara Miller on the “Summer House” reunion, the Kyle Cooke and Craig Conover drama that should be on next season, the uninteresting side drama happening on a variety of “Vanderpump Rules”-adjacent podcasts and the “Real Housewives of Orange County” season 18 trailer. Listen above!
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It’s my last weekend in the city for a while. I’ll be at the Las Culturistas Culture Awards tonight, and I’m hoping to dive into the new episodes of “Bridgerton” that dropped the other day.