Ready to Be Petty: A Pop Culture Podcast

Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) discusses pop culture news including: The Spritz Society versus Loverboy feud, the Something About Her opening, the alleged Bennifer divorce, and the Sia Prize on Survivor ending. Then she discusses Cody Simpson’s career, relationships, and music from 2011 to present day.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) is joined by Kate Riccio (she/her) and Carolyn Murdock (she/her) of Girls Unscripted to discuss pop culture news including: the Something About Her opening, Scheana Shay’s new merch line, and other Vanderpump Rules news. Then they discuss Lori Krebs, the mastermind publicist behind Lori K PR, including her reality tv star clientele and scandals.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Matt Geoghegan (he/him) from The Lonely Boys discuss pop culture news including The Simple Life reboot and Elle, the Legally Blonde prequel. Then they discuss what the Jersey Shore meant to them, the story arcs of all the main characters, and their favourite moments.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Lauren Meisner (she/her) from Centennial World and Infinite Scroll discuss the podcast drama between Brittany Broski, Trisha Paytas, and Tana Mongeau and Matty Healy responding to the release of The Tortured Poets Department. Then they discuss the cultural impact of Jersey Shore including the casts’ clear identity profiles, language and mannerisms, shenanigans and real life storylines. Then they discuss the darker side of the show including the violence, misogyny, extreme partying, toxic relationships and hook-up culture depicted in the show.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Holden Smith (he/him), a Tiktok pop culture commentator, discuss pop culture news including The Met Gala, the Vanderpump Rules season 11 finale, and the changes to The Eras Tour. Then the discuss the remaining Kardashian brands including: Kylie Cosmetics, Good American, KKW Beauty and Fragrance, Poosh, Kylie Skin, Skims, Moon Oral Care, Halfway Dead Clothing, Grandeza Hot Sauce, Kylie Baby, Kylie Swim, 818 Tequila, SKKN by Kim, Safely, Lemme, SKKY Partners, KHY, and Sprinter.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Holden Smith (he/him), a Tiktok pop culture commentator, discuss pop culture news including the release of The Tortured Poets Department and Emma Chamberlain at Coachella. Then they discuss Kardashian brands from 2006 to the late-2010s, including DASH and Smooch, ShoeDazzle, The Kardashian Kard, Kardashian Kollection, Kardashian Khaos, Belle Noel, Arthur George, KENDALL + KYLIE, Khroma/Kardashain Beauty, Kim Kardashian: Hollywood, Kimoji, their personal apps, and the Kendall & Kylie game.
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Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners.
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) is joined by Laura (she/her) of Not So Critically Acclaimed to discuss Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce at Coachella, The Tortured Poets Department promotion, and JoJo Siwa’s Karma. Then they dive into tv and movie characters that are in famous friend groups, but possibly have other friend groups including: Phoebe Buffay, Serena van der Woodsen, Leighton Murray, Jeremiah Fisher, Barney Stinson, Bonnie Bennet, Alice Cullen, Velma Dinkley, Lane Kim, Gordo, Chelsea Daniels, Ryan Atwood, Abu (Aladdin), and Samantha Jones.
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The TLDL (too long, didn't listen) is that this podcast is going on hiatus until September 2024.
The good news is that you can still get your weekly dose of petty, every Thursday, on Patreon.
If you enjoy Torry's content, you can check out her other podcast Ready to Be Romanced for a new episode every Wednesday.
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In episode 170, Torry (she/her) discusses Taylor Swift updates including: the promotion for The Tortured Poets’ Department, cheating allegations, Billie Eilish’s callout, and more (0:33). Then she talks about Julie and the Phantoms potentially returning for season 2 (20:48), JoJo Siwa’s new song Karma (28:16), and the postponement of the European leg of the Jonas Brothers’ tour (38:45). Next, she nominates Noah Cyrus as Pettyweight Champion of the Week for her Instagram activity with Liam Hemsworth (44:55) and shares her This Week in Petty about the whole eclipse experience (47:55). Finally, Torry wraps up with an announcement about the show (54:51). 
Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are currently on hiatus until September 2024, but Torry is still releasing weekly episodes every Thursday on Patreon. For $5 USD/month, join the Petty Betty community for weekly episodes of trending topics and pop culture deep dives, access to over 70+ episodes, and entry to the Discord chat.
You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts.
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In episode 169, Torry (she/her) and Sammy P. (she/her) from It’s Become a Whole Thing discuss Vanderpump Rules season 11 (2:40), The Valley premiere (26:15), and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex’s new lifestyle brand, American Riviera Orchard (44:40). Then Sammy nominates a few people for Pettyweight Champion of the Week including: Cardi B for her song, Enough (Miami), Jimmy from Love is Blind for his merch, the VPR women for being mean to Ariana Madix, and Devon Werkheiser commenting on Quiet on Set (1:02:03).
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Sammy’s Previous RTBP Appearances
Episode 150: Petty about Rachel Leviss and Bethenny Frankel, Britney and Sam, and Scooter Braun’s Current Drama
Episode 90: Petty about Blac Chyna vs. The Kardashians, Met Gala Predictions, and Lindsay Lohan’s Comeback Era
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