Flop Culture

Podcaster Laylah Beattie joins Fionnuala to discuss Jersey Shore: Family Vacation.Get tickets to Top Of The Flops Live in Dublin - https://laughterlounge.com/products/top-of-the-flops-thursday-14th-november-2024Get tickets to Top Of The Flops Live in Cork - https://triskelartscentre.ie/events/flop-culture-presents-top-of-the-flops/Editing: Adam Shanahan

FM104's Nathan O'Reilly joins Fionnuala to discuss X-Factor judges throughout the show's history - from the good, to the bad, to the floppy.See Flop Culture LIVE in Dublin and Cork!Get bonus content on Patreon - patreon.com/flopcultureEditing: Adam Shanahan

Broadcaster Conor Behan joins Fionnuala to discuss Katy Perry's latest album 143 - is it a bop or is it a flop?Get the full episode on Patreon - patreon.com/flopculture

Broacaster Conor Behan joins Fionnuala to discuss Christina Aguilera's sixth studio album, Bionic.Follow Conor on Instagram and Substack!See Flop Culture live in Dublin and Cork!Get bonus episodes on Patreon - patreon.com/flopcultureEditing: Adam Shanahan

Singer-songwriter Tim Chadwick joins Fionnuala to discuss Katy Perry's flop era - from the ill-fated Witness to the forgettable Smile. Plus, a debrief from Chappell Roan live in Dublin.Follow Tim on Instagram and TikTok!Tim's new album Pulverise is available wherever you get music!Here's the piece mentioned which talks about the psychology around the haircut, you'll need to copy the url into the Wayback Machine to read it (but it's worth it) https://web.archive.org/web/20240418231854/https://www.medusone.com/blog/an-autopsy-of-katy-perrys-witnessEditing: Adam Shanahan

Karla K returns to discuss the best and worst celebrity apologies.Full episode on Patreon - patreon.com/flopculture

Would you take a DNA-altering substance in exchange for seven days of youth and beauty? Fionnuala looks at the pressures people face thanks in large part to societal beauty standards. But what are societal beauty standards, how do we continue to adhere to them and why do we do it all in the first place?Featuring contributions from Kate Demolder, Leisha Redmond McGrath and Liz DwyerThis episode is brought to you by The Substance. The Substance is in Irish cinemas from September 20th.

Fionnuala and Eoin recap Sex And The City season one, episode three - "Bay of Married Pigs".Get the full episode on Patreon - patreon.com/flopculture