Dot Cakes, Pattie Gonia & The Demonisation Of Joy

About this episode

Cynthia Erivo discusses Wicked and the Pattie Gonia lawsuit while exploring the discourse around dot cakes and joy in optimisation culture.

Cynthia Erivo speaks out about Wicked, the Pattie Gonia lawsuit explained, and why are dot cakes creating discourse? Hi friends, We're back in the studio this week, so if you want to watch this podcast, head here . In today's episode, Cynthia Erivo speaks out about Wicked, the Pattie Gonia lawsuit explained, & why are dot cakes creating discourse? After a quick chat about Off Campus, we dive into pop culture bites, including Olivia Rodrigo's 90-minute interview with The New York Times’ Popcast. Cynthia Erivo is also on a new press tour and doesn't want to talk about Wicked. We reference this YouTube video and this Variety interview . In Culture Shock, American drag queen and activist Pattie Gonia is being sued by outdoor clothing brand Patagonia for trademark infringement. We break down the lawsuit and share a clip from fair fashion advocate, Venetia La Manna . Have you seen dot cakes on your FYPs lately? The dessert has gotten a lot of people riled up, so we wanted to break down where they came from and how they could intersect with the Diary of a CEO's latest viral gaffe. Are we demonising joy through optimisation culture? We reference content creator Tinx's video on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jas, Mags

Guest: Cynthia Erivo

Topics covered

• pop culture
• lawsuit
• joy
• optimisation culture
• desserts
• interviews

Keywords

• Cynthia Erivo
• Pattie Gonia
• Patagonia lawsuit
• dot cakes
• optimisation culture
• pop culture bites
• Olivia Rodrigo

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Patagonia

Books & works: Wicked, The Grill podcast, Long Live, Diary of a CEO

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