I’ve been listening to journalists Kath and Ellie for over a year now, and what can I say? This podcast is truly exceptional! They cover everything—from pop culture and streaming picks to insightful takes on current events. What sets them apart is their honesty about their personal lives, strengths, weaknesses, and professional experiences. It’s so enriching! In a time when we often just skim short article clips, this podcast brings back the depth and critical thinking we need. Every episode reminds me to read between the lines and consider the bigger picture. Wishing you both all the success—you deserve it! Thank you for everything you do!

Absolutely love the movie, TV, and book recommendations. Keep coming back every week for the smart pop-culture commentary and personal experiences of being a millennial woman navigating life! (I’m a 32 year old American mom of 2). As a plus, I love hearing about American events from a non-American perspective since everyone here is either to the extreme right or left. I feel like I have to journey across the pond in podcast-land to get an honest review of what’s going on in America. 😆 Keep doing what you’re doing!

I love you guys but I find your discussions about age regressive. Please liberate yourselves and pay attention to your ageism.

This podcast always hits the FEELS in the best way possible. 👏🏽🍾😎

love love love this pod! my go to for all pop-culture news and love the intelligent and funny dialogue. but pleeeeease be a bit more aware of spoilers. reviews of movies/shows are often said to “not really be a spoiler” but i’ve been burned too many times and skip over any dialogue of films i haven’t yet seen to be safe.

I feel like I am a visiting American girl hanging out with a couple of London girls! They are so so smart, outspoken and inquisitive. I look forward to every episode and have listened to every episode! Thank you girls!!

loveeeee this podcast. i read butter because of your recommendation and loved it! look forward to listening to the new episode every week <3

So fun! And I love how they share a wide variety of perspectives on pop culture stories. It’s also light-hearted enough that it doesn’t add any stress to the day. Great for my commute! 😊

The audio is not great and they do the longest most rambly intros

Love the podcast. I’ve gotten great book, movie, and show recommendations by tuning in. Love the smart insights dissecting American and British pop culture past and present, plenty of humor and comic relief to boot.

I love this podcast it’s so entertaining but also really interesting and covers celebrity culture in a really fascinating and evaluative way, digging beneath the gossip. I really love the length of the show and all the topics discussed !

Love this pop culture podcast. Interesting, funny and smart!

HIGHLY recommend straight up! Eleanor and Kathleen are hilarious, so smart, and incredibly fun to listen to. It’s my go to for pop culture updates and celebrity gossip, but I also always learn about new books, restaurants or bars, galleries and museum exhibits, London events, and holiday destinations from them. Eleanor and Kathleen are clearly very talented journalists and bring such interesting perspectives to everything they discuss. As an American living abroad, straight up has been a survival guide to knowing what’s going on in the pop culture world, all while feeling like I’m hanging out with amazing hosts. Listen now!