{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/67d881e66b89322b9dc2bd55/6927526a30ebd386486bb056?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Jennifer Lawrence, Charli XCX on pop stardom and The Beast In Me","description":"<p>The Beast in Me is the buzzy new Netflix thriller everyone’s talking about, so this week we’re sharing our (spoiler-free!) review and the standout moments from its star Claire Danes’ latest interviews. First, though, we dive into Jennifer Lawrence’s career-defining performance in Die My Love, also starring Robert Pattinson, and her personal reflections on postpartum life, as well as Charli XCX’s fab Substack on the realities of being a pop star and the celeb newsletter boom more generally. Plus: the brilliant new sci-fi about a romantasy writer, Pluribus; the Guardian’s viral investigation into ‘free birth’ influencers; and Ambika Mod’s latest role as a porn-addicted academic. Enjoy hunnies!&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Get 10% off our fave sofa brand Swyft with the code straightup10 at<a href=\"http://swyfthome.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> swyfthome.com</a>, and the code works on top of Black Friday sales! Stylish, comfy, flat-packed and no tools required.</p><p><br></p><p>We love hearing from you, DM us ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/straightuppod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@straightuppod</a>⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, email at ⁠⁠hello@straightuppodcast.co.uk⁠ and follow us on TikTok<a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@straightuppod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"> @straightuppod</a> too!</p><p><br></p><p>Recs/reviews:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Pluribus, AppleTV</li><li>The Lost Bus, AppleTV</li><li>Die My Love, in cinemas now&nbsp;</li><li>‘Die My Love’ and the savage truth about the postpartum experience, Gillian Orr, Substack</li><li>Influencers made millions pushing ‘wild’ births – now the Free Birth Society is linked to baby deaths around the world, Guardian</li><li>The realities of being a pop star, Charli XCX’s substack&nbsp;</li><li> Why is Everybody Losing Weight and What do we do Sincerely? A person who's lost weight, Lizzo’s Substack</li><li>Lizzo Starts Over The pop star’s success once felt radical. Can she capture the Zeitgeist again?, Vulture</li><li>The Beast In Me, Netflix&nbsp;</li><li>‘I’d barely kissed a boy, but was making out with Adonis’: Claire Danes on sex, spy camp and teen stardom, Guardian&nbsp;&nbsp;</li><li>Porn Play, Royal Court</li><li>The 31-Year-Old Creator Of Porn Play Wanted To “Do Something Provocative”, Vogue</li></ul><p>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Straight Up"}