The Gossip Desk

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11/02/26 · Podcasts

The podcast feud is a scheduling problem wearing a costume

Two shows that used to swap guests every month have not swapped one since October, and the version going round is that somebody said something at a live taping. The duller explanation is that one of them changed networks and the guest booking now goes through a third party who says no.

— The Understudy

03/02/26 · Awards

What a red carpet actually costs, from someone who has invoiced one

Not the frocks. The carpet, the barriers, the tent, the four people who hold umbrellas, and the line item nobody expects, which is the single most expensive thing on the sheet.

Not a rumour. Figures from a supplier who has done three of them.

— Nightshoot Nan

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