The Sports Gossip Show

Madeline and Charlotte are back with a jam-packed episode. First, some updates about the World Cup. Then, a deep dive into the lore of Norway’s star player, Erling Haaland, from his Snapchat and YouTube vlogs, to his shopping trips in Dallas for cowboy hats, to his Birkin bags, to his cool soccer-playing girlfriend Isabel Haugseng Johansen.

Then, an update on some compressed flowers to debate: Lions wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown and Brooklyn Adams’ engagement, and Falcons wide receiver Drake London and Sofia Rose Gabay’s engagement.

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Madeline and Charlotte are back with a Tayvis Wedding Extravaganza! But first: The United States dabbled in FIFA corruption, which means America is officially a soccer country. Donald Trump called FIFA president, Gianni Infantino, and got Flo Balogun’s red card un-suspended (the gals recorded this before the game last night, but they did have a feeling it wouldn’t go well). They also talk about Norway’s Erling Haaland, the great Messi, and who will win it all.

Then it’s Tayvis time! The gals talk about the sportiest guests at the wedding, from Mike Vrabel, to Tom Brady, to Dean Blandino — and if you don’t know who Dean Blandino is, keep listening. The gals also discuss the business of Taylor Swift, the logistics of a wedding like this, Lena Dunham’s football speech, and much, much more!

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Madeline and Charlotte are back with an episode about all the glimpses they’ve caught so far surrounding Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding.

But first, a few things! Serena Williams reportedly injured her knee during her Wimbledon singles match and is doubtful to play doubles with her sister, Venus. World Cupdate: Mexico made history and won the team’s first knockout match in 40 years when they beat Ecuador 2-0.

Then: LeBron is leaving the Lakers! He’s not retiring and he’ll play somewhere else. Will that be the Golden State Warriors with Steph Curry and Draymond Green? The Cleveland Cavaliers? No one knows yet. He did, however, get his son paid by LA before he bounced.

And finally: Taylor and Travis’s wedding! Taylor’s team applied for a street activity permit from July 2nd -July 4th near MSG — is this actually happening? The gals discuss everything we know so far and give their take on why the rollout of info could actually be a brilliant meta-commentary on Taylor’s public image to date.

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Madeline and Charlotte are thrilled to welcome Hannah Vanbiber to the show to talk all things World Cup for the Round of 32! Hannah is the co-host of the The Athletic FC Daily Cup on Amazon Fire and writer of The Athletic’s daily World Cup newsletter, and an absolute joy to chat with.

The gals and Hannah talk about the craziness of the Paraguay-Germany match, the vibes of the Brazil team, how the USMNT’s chances look against Bosnia and Herzegovina, who’s the most interesting player on the USMNT, the juiciest off-the-field story, and the wildest World Cup story you may not have heard of. Main characters include Erling Haaland, Florian Balogun, Cristiano Ronaldo, Alex Rodriguez, and many more.

Plus: a tease for Thursday’s episode about Taylor and Travis’s wedding!

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Madeline and Charlotte are back with a deep dive of Season 3 of “America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders.” The gals talked about Season 2 last year when it came out, which was a very different series that followed the cheerleaders as they fought for better pay.

This year, the antagonist is the outside world, and the show became a show about the show itself.

The gals analyze all of the themes the show presents: Supporting hegemonic masculinity, the Cowboys’ thin, white standard of beauty, the mirage of empowerment, what it means to be famous today, and this season as contextualized by the rise of the tradwife.

Plus: the origins of cheerleading, Reece’s decision to retire, Kelli and Judy leading from a place of fear, the hip surgeries that multiple performers need by the age of 25, the power imbalance that occurs when the show anoints certain women as stars, and much more.

Selected sources from this episode:

Michaele L. Ferguson, Choice Feminism and the Fear of Politics (2010)
Sophie Gilbert, Girl on Girl (2025)
Laura Grindstaff, Emily West, Cheerleading and the Gendered Politics of Sport (2006)
Alex Kuczynski, Beauty Junkies (2006)
La'Tonya Rease Miles, American Beauty: The Cheerleader in American Literature and Popular Culture (2005)
Sekani Robinson, Black Ballerinas: The Management of Emotional and Aesthetic Labor (2021)
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