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Hi, I'm Kayla! This is the podcast version of my weekly YouTube show, kayla says. Here you'll find 15 minute episodes breaking down pop culture topics.
Listen on Apple Podcastscheck out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 2:10 Ticket Catastrophe Tangent 4:19 Casting Crash Out 9:39 The Myth of "Accuracy" Music: https://youtu.be/5PRFQ_FnyM8?si=OArQPCkfwPbTn3Yd Director Christopher Nolan has made some of the most spectacular films of the 21st century: "The Dark Knight," "Inception," "Interstellar," "Dunkirk" and "Oppenheimer." With each new film, the scale and ambition of Nolan's storytelling seem to reach new heights. In 2008's "The Dark Knight," the filmmaker collapsed an entire building before the Joker, played by the late Heath Ledger, sped off in a school bus. In his last film, 2023's "Oppenheimer," which won seven Academy Awards, Nolan tackled a subject of immense proportions: the nuclear bomb and the man who made it, J. Robert Oppenheimer. It's only fitting that his latest film, coming to theaters July 17, takes on a nearly-3,000-year-old Greek epic, the bard Homer's "The Odyssey." Actor Matt Damon plays Odysseus in "The Odyssey." It is his third film working with the director, having played roles in "Interstellar" and "Oppenheimer" previously. "I think what separates him from other directors is… the stories he wants to tell are incredibly ambitious. And the way he wants to tell them is incredibly ambitious," the actor told correspondent Scott Pelley in an interview. "In this case, he wanted to do it 100% in IMAX, which had never been done. And that wasn't even announced, because we didn't know if we could do it." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
check out sardonicast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WCA8Jt_qrG4&t=2471s TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Choose Your Own Adventure 1:56 Taylor Swift Sucks For Political Reasons 9:56 Taylor Swift Sucks For Cultural Reasons 13:26 Taylor Swift Did Nothing Wrong, Actually follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NkcMiUr9dE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pT15-hrl6F0 How do we know who attended Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's star-studded 1,000-guest wedding this weekend, despite the details being as closely guarded as national security secrets? Because the A-listers who attended from the world of movies, TV, music, sports, fashion and the arts were dying to tell us about it — or at least strongly imply it. The union of Swift and Kelce, two of the biggest celebrities in the world, managed to completely dominate the internet despite the fact that guests reportedly had to check their phones at the door and sign NDAs. Perhaps the biggest trend of the weekend was a superstar guest posting themselves on Instagram or TikTok in an ultra-glam, black-tie fit paired with an enigmatic caption. If you know, you know. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx1qHKE_y9Q TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Supergirl Drama 8:16 Halsey Fantano Drama 11:26 Questions for The Culture Marvel boss Kevin Feige once said back in 2017 at a Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 presser that when it came to the studio’s embrace of deeper character comic book stories like Black Panther and Ant-Man, “The biggest risk was not [in] doing them. The biggest risk would have been doing Iron Man 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8.” As such, the revived DC Studios under Guardians of the Galaxy franchise filmmaker James Gunn and Conjuring franchise producer Peter Safran has plans to do exactly that: Not to gavage moviegoers on a diet of Superman, Batman and Wonder Woman, but rather build secondary DC characters into diamond properties. A 2024 Anthony Fantano video, improbably enough, is back in the conversation this week. By now, your endless scroll has alerted you to the resurfacing of the music critic and The Needle Drop personality's review of Halsey's most recent studio album as of this writing, 2024's The Great Impersonator. While Fantano handed the album "a light to decent 1," it was otherwise met with largely favorable reviews. Seemingly, though for reasons that aren't entirely clear, the review in question has received renewed attention amid coverage of Fantano's recent interview with Olivia Rodrigo, whose excellent new album you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love is currently atop the Billboard 200 chart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Club Chalamet Lore 3:55 The Incident 9:55 A Cringe Autopsy 13:09 Celebrities Are Not Your Friends Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zmJ_4kGYUU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoL_cSU1Xtw Simone Cromer, the internet figure formerly known as Club Chalamet, allegedly got into a physical altercation outside of a Paris hotel. On Tuesday (June 23), X posts began circulating alleging the 59-year-old fan was “jumped” while awaiting the departure of Heated Rivalry star Connor Storrie from his hotel during Paris Fashion Week. The controversial figure was criticized for her seemingly parasocial and obsessive relationship with the young actor, frequently seeing his movies multiple times in theaters, attending premieres and sightings, and maintaining popular social media accounts dedicated to Chalamet, which occasionally included a vocal disdain for his relationship with Kylie Jenner. Cromer would go on to distance herself from the actor after his failed awards campaign for Marty Supreme, for which he left empty-handed from all the major ceremonies. In an Instagram post announcing the shocking move, she wrote, “Things have changed in this fandom in such a significant way that we also have to adjust to the changes and focus on other interests that simply bring us joy.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Check out Nourish using the link http://nourish.com/kaylasays to book your first appointment in under 5 minutes! check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 2:13 Today's Sponsor! 4:07 The Era of Lazy Late Night 10:06 Ahoy, Allegations! 12:31 Celebrity Slop JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgu-EN4M_E8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGMQbVfYVmI Conor McGregor's latest media appearance has sparked a fresh wave of controversy, with host Jimmy Fallon facing criticism after welcoming the former UFC champion to The Tonight Show to promote his long-awaited return to the Octagon. McGregor appeared on the NBC late-night program this week ahead of his July 11 fight against Max Holloway at UFC 329 in Las Vegas, marking his first bout in five years. During the interview, Fallon enthusiastically discussed McGregor's comeback and even recalled the pair going out for drinks following a previous appearance. “We’ll have to do it again!” Fallon said. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Thank you to Sydney Zarlengo! Subscribe to them here: https://www.youtube.com/@disabled.autistic.lesbian TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Bitches Be On Their Phones 6:37 Disability Discourse 13:56 Disability Online check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. music: https://youtu.be/wlP7oo8goC8?si=ZWWPkqEsMN_NlHep Phoebe Bridgers has added more dates to the North American leg of her upcoming Lost Tour, kicking off in September. The newly announced performances include extra shows in Indianapolis, Chicago, New York City, Toronto, Boston, San Francisco and Los Angeles. Presales begin Tuesday at 10 a.m. local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit Bridgers' website. The initial Lost Tour announcement followed Bridgers' run of pop-up performances, which culminated with a surprise show at New York City's Madison Square Garden earlier in June. Those shows marked Bridgers' first solo concerts in three years. As previously reported, attendees of the Lost Tour will be required to secure their phones and any other recording or filming devices in Yondr pouches during the show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Get Tidy Today! Try CleanMyMac 7 days FREE and use my code KAYLA for 20% off https://clnmy.com/KaylaSays follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says my reading channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA join us at planting pride: https://plantingfields.org/happenings/pp2026_rotr/ Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PRFQ_FnyM8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cx1qHKE_y9Q JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Nate 2:41 Today's Sponsor! 4:36 Cassie 9:02 Maddy and Lexie 11:59 Jules 14:56 Rue Rue Bennett is gone. But to those whose lives she touched, she’s vividly present. That’s among the takeaways from the Season 3 finale of “Euphoria,” an episode that brought its primary characters to some version or another of closure. Rue (Zendaya) dies before the episode’s midpoint, after which Ali (Colman Domingo) must avenge her. Meanwhile, Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) seems set up for her future as an OnlyFans mogul, but still has ways to go in terms of healing the wounds left by her brief, turbulent marriage to the late Nate (Jacob Elordi). And there’s a sweet tribute to Fezco (played in the first two seasons by Angus Cloud), in some ways the soul of “Euphoria.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Check out Aerless here: https://bit.ly/4tLFa8s and code KAYLA10. You'll get an additional 10% on top of the Memorial Day sale! TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 2:22 Today's Sponsor! 3:49 Lizzo's Return to Twitter 7:03 A Missed Exit Ramp 8:34 It's Not The Algorithm, It's You Update on Lizzo's lawsuit: https://people.com/lizzo-not-afraid-to-fight-sexual-harassment-lawsuit-in-court-11965676 follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2cmCbZC8oWg JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Lizzo is putting a certain rumor to rest. On Saturday, May 23, the rapper and singer (whose real name is Melissa Jefferson) responded to a fan comment accusing her of "talking s---" about Taylor Swift. "The Life Of A Showgirl + MY FACE HURTS FROM SMILING — 4.005M," a user wrote on X the day prior, referring to Swift's latest album and Lizzo's 2025 mixtape, respectively. "ICEMAN + MAID OF HONOUR + HABIBTI — 683k." The post also featured a clip from her "STFU" music video. Lizzo, 38, reshared the post, asking users to clarify what the X user wrote: "Can someone explain what this means?" One user replied, saying, "It means all that s--- talking you did about Tay finally caught up to you." That's when Lizzo stepped in to defend herself. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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Use my link https://t2m.io/kayla_says to download Mistplay for free and snag 200 bonus points #ad #mistplay #playandearn @MISTPLAY TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 1:42 Today's Sponsor! 3:02 Shimmer, Cancelled Tour, Branding 9:35 I'm Tired, Boss 14:04 Important Updates! check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, or so they say. In that case, Meghan Trainor’s Toy With Me is the biggest compliment anyone could ever pay Sabrina Carpenter. Between the sexy pastel babydoll aesthetic, glitzy production, cheeky hooks, (attempts at) winking innuendo, and even the stupid banged wig in every visualizer, there’s very little on the “All About That Bass” singer’s latest album that does not have the Short n’ Sweet star in its DNA. What doesn’t scream Sabrina, though, screams someone else: “Chef’s Kiss” echoes Taylor Swift’s “Karma”; “Rich Man” feels a little too close to aespa’s hit of the same name from last year. None of this compares to the closing track, “Shimmer,” which is so close to Tate McRae’s “Just Keep Watching” that a future lawsuit wouldn’t be surprising. The bridge is nearly identical to McRae’s chorus, down to lines like “Just do it like this, break your back”—shockingly similar to McCrae’s “Goes like this, start with the track / Eyes on me, archin’ my back.” You have to wonder what the hell Trainor’s team was thinking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
our full movie conversation here: https://youtu.be/ZRuGsqqc6hE TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 3:35 Our Review 10:54 Retire Music Biopics 13:06 Fan & Critic Reception check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Michael is aiming for a record-breaking opening weekend. It’s also a critical flop. In a vacuum, the Michael Jackson biopic might sound like a perfectly palatable film. The movie stars Jackson’s real-life nephew Jaafar Jackson as the titular singer, following his childhood through the height of his career in the 1980s with non-stop musical sequences of the King of Pop’s greatest hits. But Michael Jackson’s legacy is more than just music. Audiences and critics alike are panning Michael for glossing over the dark side of Jackson’s life, proving that it takes more than a famous subject to make a biopic a critical success—even while Jackson’s star power propels the movie to a box office of $70 million its debut weekend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
check out kayla reads! https://www.youtube.com/@UCR_5cNiIdRc9egVAbaXZHzA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGMQbVfYVmI TIMESTAMPS 0:00 New Year Same Beef 2:17 Justin Bieber Karaoke Hour 6:02 Sabrina Carpenter Controversy 12:04 Final Thoughts When Justin Bieber took the stage at Coachella on Saturday night, the performance quickly became the most contested headline set in recent festival history, drawing intense scrutiny that extended far beyond questions of vocals or production design and into a broader conversation about how live performance is interpreted within a media environment shaped by constant circulation, commentary and reinterpretation. Bieber reportedly earned close to $10 million for the appearance, placing the set among the highest-paid in Coachella history, yet the creative execution leaned heavily into minimalism, with the defining segment centered on a prolonged onstage “YouTube time capsule” in which he played viral clips, early career footage and fragments of older songs from a laptop, creating a deliberately fragmented and referential structure that resembled an internet browsing session more than a conventional festival headlining arc. Coverage from outlets like Entertainment Weekly and Business Insider emphasized this structural choice as the defining characteristic of the show, while The Guardian noted the strength of his vocal delivery even within the restrained staging. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Take your personal data back with Incogni! Use code KAYLASAYS at the link below and get 60% off an annual plan: https://incogni.com/kaylasays follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Intro 1:50 Today's Sponsor! 3:23 Catching Up 8:03 Put This Man In Jail 13:16 aaaaaaaaaa thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wORZ2b-3lNc But four years since its last season and seven years since it began, "Euphoria" has come back to a completely different zeitgeist ‒ and not just because Sydney Sweeney, Zendaya and newly minted Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi are all bona fide A-listers bigger than the show. The world has changed, the stars have changed and "Euphoria" (Sundays, 9 ET/PT, ★★ out of four) has changed. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
second channel FAQ: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykMNuGf0IFA follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_T0zQbfeWA TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Spoiler Warning 0:41 Marketing Blitz 3:55 Plot Summary 6:33 Quick Thoughts 9:18 The Backlash 11:57 Oops! All Elephants The first teaser trailer has been released for The Drama, the upcoming A24 comedy-drama film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. The quick logline is as follows: “A happily engaged couple is put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Sign up to FreeCash with my link and secure yourself a $10 bonus on your first game 💸 https://bit.ly/kaylasaysFC thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bgu-EN4M_E8 TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 3:17 The Evolution of CHD 8:08 The Hannah Montana Special 11:31 Stop Pushing Stupid Content On Us Alex Cooper is giving fans FOMO in her Hannah Montana 20th Anniversary Special recap. The Call Her Daddy host took to her Instagram Stories the morning after the special premiered, reflecting on what Hannah Montana means to her, and teased what she and Miley Cyrus left on the cutting room floor. "I feel like I'm hungover, but I'm not. It's just an emotional hangover. Last night was the Hannah Montana 20th anniversary premiere," Cooper began, speaking to the camera on her Instagram Stories. "And I'm just in my feels right now I think, because I got to go with my [childhood] best friend," who was also a huge Hannah Montana fan. Cooper said that growing up, she and her friend remade Hannah's music videos and made skits about the singer. They joined the Hannah Montana fan club and went to the Meet Miley Cyrus/Best of Both Worlds Tour. “I’ve gotten to do so much in my career that I’m so grateful for, but I think this one hit different because it was so connected to my childhood." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator TIMESTAMPS 0:00 The Incident 5:09 The (Real) Response 7:47 Hellworld! Hellworld! Detective music: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYaKzpMdBaM&t=32s thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/BABILA. In a video posted to Instagram on Sunday (March 22), Harding — who also goes by Cat Cavelli and was a contestant on The Voice UK in 2020 — told followers that she’d decided to share her version of events due to the amount of messages she’s received about her husband’s post the day prior, in which Jorginho wrote that Roan’s bodyguard had allegedly spoken in an “extremely aggressive manner” to his 11-year-old stepdaughter, Ada, leaving her in tears while at breakfast at a hotel in São Paulo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/@BABILA. MUSIC https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wORZ2b-3lNc TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 2:01 The Rise of Zara 3:52 The Dolphin Meme 8:41 Avoiding Past Mistakes 11:30 The Abortion Controversy 15:18 The End! About a month ago, Zara Larsson‘s friends started sending her obscure TikTok videos that used her song with Clean Bandit, “Symphony.” The posts had random observations or dark self-loathing messages — like “I have social anxiety,” “I’m scared of people,” and “I’m pregnant and it’s yours” — written over images of dolphins flying in a Lisa Frank-esque world. The posts were quite strange, with some getting a few thousand likes. “I was like, ‘Why is this getting so much attention?’” the pop star remembers thinking. “And then boom, the whole internet started thinking it was funny.” Larsson has been making pop music since she was a teenager. In 2017, her second album So Good broke her out internationally, with hit singles ‘Lush Life’ and ‘Ain’t My Fault’ entering the UK Top 10. She kept a moderate hold on pop stardom in the following years, returning to the Top 10 with ‘Ruin My Life’ in 2018 and the Top 20 with David Guetta collab ‘On My Love’ in 2023. “I feel like people rediscover me every couple of years,” she told Line Of Best Fit in September 2025. What propelled her from occasional hitmaker to pop girl of the moment? A TikTok meme. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
follow me on social media: https://linktr.ee/kayla_says JOIN THE PATREON! https://www.patreon.com/kaylasays?utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator thank you to BABILA for my new end credits theme! https://www.youtube.com/@BABILA. MUSIC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Th4BWkfFDE TIMESTAMPS 0:00 Setting The Stage 2:47 The Take TM 7:26 Oscar Villain? 9:00 Accessibility In Fine Arts 12:00 say it with your chest!! Timothée Chalamet has caught criticism for a flippant remark he made about the popularity of opera and ballet. ‘Marty Supreme’ review: Timothée Chalamet’s audacious masterpiece about ping-pong The Marty Supreme actor was discussing efforts to keep cinemas alive during a University of Texas event in conversation with Matthew McConaughey and produced by Variety and CNN last month when he made the comment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices