The Blake Lively–Justin Baldoni Saga Still Isn't Over, Plus Sabrina Carpenter Wore Pants | Jam Session

About this episode

Juliet and guest Chris Ryan discuss various pop culture topics including the ongoing saga of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, soccer scandals, and book recommendations.

This week on Jam Session, we have special Ringer guest and friend Chris Ryan join the pod while Amanda is away fulfilling her movie-critic duties in Cannes. Juliet and Chris cover an array of pop culture topics, including 'Euphoria' (2:30), the continuous saga of Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni (7:52), and Sabrina Carpenter (22:40). Next, the two get into some soccer topics, including a wild scandal involving escorts, nitrous oxide, and international soccer players (29:26); Ed Sheeran celebrating Ipswich Town F.C.’s Premier League promotion with a team sing-along (39:57); and some WAGs to watch in the World Cup (42:14). The two end on some book recommendations (48:17).Host: Juliet LitmanGuest: Chris RyanProducers: Jade Whaley and Belle Roman Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Juliet Litman

Guest: Chris Ryan

Topics covered

• pop culture
• soccer
• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Euphoria
• book recommendations

Keywords

• Blake Lively
• Justin Baldoni
• Sabrina Carpenter
• Euphoria
• soccer scandal
• Ed Sheeran
• book recommendations

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Euphoria, Ipswich Town F.C.

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