Ozempic, ‘nepo baby’ North West and Netflix’s Eric

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Ethical non-monogamy, platonic friendships and TikTok dating coaches: we get into all manner of divisive topics this week, huns, before a big old debate on North West, who has recently reignited the nepo-baby conversation with her controversial performance as Simba in the Lion King. Should adults be critiquing a child on the internet? And how does Kim and Kanye’s parenting approach figure? Speaking of, the Kardashians have returned to Disney for a new season and the elephant in the room is Ozempic. From Kylie and Kims’ shrinking frames, to scenes blatantly showing Wegovy in Scott Dissick’s fridge – are they now knowingly positioning themselves as the poster family for weight loss drugs? And how do we as a society navigate the glamorisation of Ozempic; can the benefits really outweigh the side effects? Next is a look at Will Smith’s upcoming comeback, why Brad Pitt’s daughter is dropping his surname and, finally, a review of the new Netflix series everyone’s talking about, Eric, starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Vincent, a puppeteer in 1980s New York whose nine-year-old son goes missing. Is Eric the most divisive show of 2024?

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Reccos discussed:

• Sentimental Garbage, Caroline O’Donoghue
• Aubrey Marcus on the dark side of open relationships, Diary of a CEO
• Where Have All My Guy Friends Gone? The Cut
• Gone Girl (the ‘cool girl’ monologue)
• The Case for Marrying an Older Man by Grazie Sophia Christie, The Cut
• The Cult of the Provider Man, The Cut
• The Kardashians Season Five on Disney +
• Magic Pill: The Extraordinary Benefits and Disturbing Risks of the New Weight-Loss Drugs by Johann Hari
• Our review of Jada Pinkett’s memoir (19 Oct 2023 episode)
• Eric, Netflix
• Eric review – Benedict Cumberbatch will win awards for this wildly ambitious drama, The Guardian
• Eric review: Benedict Cumberbatch excels as a weirdo in dark, misanthropic missing-child drama, The Independent
• Eric Shows Everything That’s Wrong With Mid TV, The Atlantic
• Dark Days (2000 documentary film)
• Machinal at The Old Vic