About this episode

Juliet and Amanda discuss celebrity sightings at the World Cup final, the press tour for 'The Odyssey', and a new novel by Rachel Cusk, along with various pop culture topics.

This week on Jam Session, Juliet and Amanda discuss the many celebrity sightings at the World Cup final (11:08) before digging into ‘The Odyssey’ press tour (28:16) and speculation that Rachel Cusk’s new novel is secretly about Natalie Portman (36:25). Plus, some Jam Session reading recs (40:49), a partial Spice Girls reunion at Mel C's wedding (51:24), and Amanda sheds light on what she watched at the nail salon (53:06). Hosts: Amanda Dobbins and Juliet Litman Producer: Donnie Beacham Jr. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Hosts: Juliet Litman, Amanda Dobbins

Topics covered

• celebrity sightings
• World Cup
• book speculation
• Spice Girls reunion
• media consumption

Keywords

• World Cup
• celebrity
• Rachel Cusk
• Natalie Portman
• Spice Girls
• The Odyssey
• Jam Session

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Odyssey

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