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Wherever pop culture and politics collide, Emmy-nominated TV writer Louis Virtel examines the gorgeous wreckage from his uniquely queer perspective with a rotating cast of special guest co-hosts. Each week, our “Prince of Pop Culture” is joined by the likes of Michelle Yeoh, Cate Blanchett, Andrew Garfield, Connie Britton, and Sheryl Lee Ralph to unpack the latest controversies, laude character actress appreciation, and all the shade that’s fit to throw.
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This week, Louis Virtel is joined by comedy writers Gus Hickey and Chris Schleicher to discuss Ryan Murphy's new Kim Kardashian-led series All's Fair, the Grammy nominations, Rosalia's new album Lux, and Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes, exclusive content, and
This week, Louis Virtel is joined by New York Times awards columnist Kyle Buchanan to discuss Bugonia, Rachel Sennott's new series I Love LA, Hollywood streaks that need to come to an end, the viral AI Friends clip, and Jonathan Bailey's Sexiest Man Alive cover. Subscribe to Keep It on YouTube to catch full episodes,
This week, Louis Virtel is joined by comedian Kimberly Clark to discuss Lily Allen's new album, West End Girl, Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere, the TikTokkers "decentering men," and Jennifer Lawrence's press tour. Justine Lupe also joins Louis to chat about season two of Netflix's Nobody Wants This. Subscribe to
This week, Louis Virtel is joined by TV writer Rheeqrheeq Chainey to discuss Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt, Apple TV's Mr. Scorsese docuseries, Netflix's gay military drama Boots, Kim Kardashian's faux fur thongs, and the current Oscar front-runners. Michelle Wolf also joins to discuss writing for late night, Barcel
This week, Louis is joined by Pod Save America host Jon Lovett to discuss the greats of reality TV, Diane Keaton's inimitable career, Jennifer Lopez's new movie The Kiss of the Spider Woman, Bad Bunny's halftime show announcement, and D'Angelo's passing. Kyle MacLachlan also joins to chat about his new show The Lowdown
Taylor Swift's "The Life of a Showgirl" and More with Brendan Scannell and Jesse Williams
This week, Louis is joined by comedian Brendan Scannell to discuss Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, as well as The Rock's A24 debut in The Smashing Machine. Jesse Williams also joins to discuss his new Amazon series, Hotel Costiera, his experience with Steve Martin, Martin Short and Meryl Streep on Onl