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Hi! Welcome (back) to We're Still Spinning, a headline news show co-hosted by America's Favorite PR team.

We are two longtime PR and Communications professionals with a combined 42+ years of experience who take you through YOUR newsfeed to dissect headlines, expose agendas, examine the crisis, read PR statements to filth and ultimately tell you what the actual tea is that you're consuming.

THINK: Media Literacy, but make it funny as hell and explained by two women who are overqualified to do so.

On the docket for this week!

1. This is a real headline: "Former J.P. Morgan Broker Awarded $4 Million After Saying He Was Fired Over Expensing a Deli Platter." We do a quick hit on this news item. We've all experienced life-changing deli platters, but damn... this is some cold-cut cash.

2. Petty-gonia! We examine the rocky terrain between Pattie Gonia the drag queen and Patagonia the clothing brand. Should Patagonia have filed their $1 lawsuit against the drag queen activist? Have they caused irreparable damage to their brand? Is Pattie justified, or is she weaponizing LGBTQ+ activism to fly above trademark law? In true We're Still Spinning fashion, we cut through the bias, take a media-literacy-forward approach, and break down what happened—and what went wrong—through our distinctive PR lens. Our POV will surprise you.

3. Beauty, Influence & Borrowed Aesthetics: We unpack the controversy between Ngozi Esther Edeme of Painted by Esther and Patrick Ta of Patrick Ta Beauty. When inspiration, artistry, and branding collide, where is the line between influence and imitation? In an era where every idea is remixed, referenced, and repackaged, does anyone truly own anything anymore? We examine the dispute through a PR, creator-economy, and media-narrative lens, exploring what creators, brands, and audiences believe is "theft" versus what the law actually protects. As always, we are right.

4. Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie are vacationing together in Costa Rica (!) What happens when defunct MAGA catches vibes and taps out? We forecast the future of both the political and existential landscape as more and more people either voluntarily—or (mostly) involuntarily—find themselves disconnected from "the machine" and left with only their rawest self. We get a little more woo-woo than usual this week...

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The episode below was recorded on Thursday, May 28th

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Hi! Welcome (back) to We're Still Spinning, a headline news show co-hosted by America's Favorite PR team.

We are two longtime PR and Communications professionals with a combined 42+ years of experience who take you through YOUR newsfeed to dissect headlines, expose agendas, examine the crisis, read PR statements to filth, and ultimately tell you what the actual tea is that you're consuming.

THINK: Media Literacy, but make it funny as hell and explained by two women who are overqualified to do so.

On the docket for this week!

1. James Charles vs. the World - it wasn't until his latest PR blunder that we realized James Charles has a dedicated account for his apology videos. We take a look at his most recent mea culpa and pitch a PR plan for Sister James that we hope he hears. Spoiler alert: we (the co-hosts) do not agree on the best PR path forward for James. (And "disappearing" clearly is not a viable plan, alas...).

2. Mixed reviews came in following the Roast of Kevin Hart. Some loved it. Some cite it as the death of roasts. Most people called it racist. We take a look at the comedians who were picks, the jokes that were made, the state of comedy in a world that seldom laughs and debate the future of comedy roasts (and the definition of "comedian"...).

3. Glamour Magazine's entire editorial team was laid off. The magazine issued a statement about "going in another direction" - we forecast the future of Glamour Magazines (and all Conde brands in a Bezos takeover) and we pitch an idea to reinstate all of the journalist who were let go. Spoiler alert, our PR Plan for the laid off editorial team of Glamour Magazine involves...the cast of The Devil Wears Prada 2...

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Questions, comments, concerns - email us: stillspinningpod@gmail.com

xo,

America's Favorite PR Team

The episode below was recorded on Thursday, May 14th

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Hi! Welcome (back) to We're Still Spinning, a headline news show co-hosted by America's Favorite PR team.

We are two longtime PR and Communications professionals with a combined 42+ years of experience who take you through YOUR newsfeed to dissect headlines, expose agendas, examine the crisis, read PR statements to filth and ultimately tell you what the actual tea is that you're consuming.

THINK: Media Literacy, but make it funny as hell and explained by two women who are overqualified to do so.

On the docket for this week!

1. Amy Beck - mother of TikTok Star Noah Beck - is on paid (!) administrative leave from her job as a school teacher after a video of her perfauxming fellatio on her son resurfaces. Is there a PR plan to come back from implied incest?

2. Spotify semi-announces a "pivot" into fitness and rolls out a partnership with Peloton. Why? And a few days later, Universal Music Group announces it is unloading its Spotify shares. How are these connected?

3. Reese Witherspoon is on the receiving end of backlash for encouraging women to get educated on AI with her. Is the hate justified? Reese took to her IG Story to address the swirl, but we still want to take a look at the relationship between rich white women and AI.

Thank you to our members for your support. If you're new, check us out and try an episode.

Questions, comments, concerns - email us: stillspinningpod@gmail.com

xo,

America's Favorite PR Team

The episode below was recorded on Sunday, May 3rd