Not sure what is going on with this episode/recording. It’s terrible! Sounds like you are recording this in the bathroom? Very hard listen-I was out 10 min in.

Hard pass

Pop apologists has become an essential listen in my rotation. I love their musings on pop culture and life. Grateful for these sisters!!

These girls are real, giving fun entertaining and non-biased pop culture intel! Preach on sisters! Here for it! 💕

Like gossiping with your best friends!

I look forward to this podcast every week! ❤️

Simply put, I love listening to Lauren & Chan speak. I love their vocabulary, sister banter, drive for success, and their shameless deep dives into all things celebrity and high-end. I find that even if I'm not tracking the content of a particular deep dive, or if they're spending in a different stratosphere than I do, I still just really enjoy them.

Hear me out - I don’t even care about celebrity gossip but these two have me so enthralled that I even became a global elite!! As many others, I initially stumbled upon this podcast during Kate Gate. Lauren and Chan are so witty and it’s so refreshing how they don’t try to censor everything they say, unlike other podcasters. It’s truly like chatting with besties… 100% recommend!

I LOVE THESE SISTERS. Listening to this podcast makes it feel like you're talking to your hilarious best friends and will have you undoubtedly laughing out loud and calling your own sister to dish about the latest episode. Sister banter + every topic under the sun + 3x/week (for global elite subscribers) = a no brainer 5/5 must listen must subscribe perfect in every way podcast!

The perfect balance of lighthearted banter, current pop culture, and insights into daily aspects of life’s everyday challenges. Like listening to a conversation you would have with your best friends. Always puts me in a good mood to listen in. I appreciate the candid commentary.

The only Patreon I’ve ever paid for. My family knows these girls by name. You will not regret this subscription.

Sister duo goals! I absolutely love this podcast! The fact that the hosts are sisters makes it even better—their banter is so natural and funny, and you can totally feel the sisterly love (and occasional hilarious bickering). They cover everything in pop culture with the perfect mix of humor, insight, and hot takes. Whether they’re breaking down reality TV drama, talking celeb gossip, or getting nostalgic about old-school shows, it’s always a blast. It’s like hanging out with your cool older sisters who just happen to know everything about pop culture.

This is hands down my favorite pop culture podcast! Honestly, my favorite podcast PERIOD. The hosts are fun and relatable—it honestly feels like you’re just hanging out with your friends, chatting about everything from the latest celeb drama to classic throwback moments. They know their stuff but never take themselves too seriously, which I love. The convos flow so naturally, and I always end up laughing out loud or texting someone about what I just heard. If you’re into pop culture even a little bit, you need this in your life. Five stars!

Enjoy this podcast so Much , super thoughtful

I cannot believe it has been 5 years, but I started listening in the pandemic on my solo walks around San Francisco. So fun to watch the journey these two have been on and the reasons I love them are still the exact same as the early days - witty sisterly banter, hilarious and vulnerable personal side stories, vocabulary on point, & pop culture knowledge I didn’t even know I needed. The absolute best! Love the new additional pattern eps too xx

In my mind, we are three bffs chatting on the couch each week. Totally worth the $ to subscribe as well, so much quality content 🤌🏻

This podcast has been my companion in walks and sauna sessions where I feel like I’m listening to friends. They make me laugh endlessly and I think Ilene need more of this honestly podcasting of opinions that are real.

So entertaining to listen to

Came for the pop culture, stayed for the sister banter and lols! 💖

Lauren and Chanler keep me FULLY filled in on the current topics that I’m dying to hear and chat about, leaving me prepared to dish at work about all things Taylor Swift, Gwyneth Paltrow, Meghan, etc. I listened to every Apple and Patreon episode on maternity leave! Lauren and Chanler thoroughly cover the current gossip with nuance and without being mean! They’re both clearly so sweet and talk about pop culture with interesting and thoughtful takes. They give girl chat, but in an elevated way. I feel like I’m talking to two really smart and interesting girls who you will want to be friends with. They are SO transparent on the Patreon about cosmetic surgery, relationships, money, clothes, etc. I recommend this pod to everyone!

Obsessed with this pod and these girls!! Recently started listening and just two days ago became realized I needed their premium content and have truly binged 10 episodes in 2 days. New favorite pod!!

Came for the Kate content, stayed because y’all are so entertaining. My favorite thing to listen to on my evening walks - makes the time fly by! My perpetual walking buddies!

This is the podcast that I’m always waiting for the next one to come out! I’m a proud global elite. I love their personalities, their fashion and their banter! I also feel like my intelligence increases just trying to keep up with their expansive vocabularies. You will actually become smarter by listening to this podcast! Love it, love it, can’t recommend it enough!

Lauren and Chanler possess the talent it takes to be great podcasters. So much fun, witty, sisterly energy along with well thought out analysis of seriously important topics. Long live Pop Apologists!! p.s. never change the name

Came for the Kate content, stayed for the sister banter. Especially smitten by Chan’s ability to call Lauren out and Lauren’s ability handle to own it with charm 🤌🏻

Well well well….I truly could not get through my week without this pod!! I look forward to it and get legit excited on release days! They are just so funny, their banter is the best, the words they use! I don’t even have the words to describe it 😂 They talk so well. They thoroughly research the topics. They are the best combo and so fun to listen to!! I feel like I’m just listening to my extra smart, extra entertaining besties!! They make doing my daily tasks so much more fun!! Love you Lauren and Chan!

I’m a long time listener and OG Patreonie and love Lauren and Chan! It is the only podcast I listen to religiously and I’ve recommended it to so many friends. The girls are both so witty with such fun engaging banter and hot takes on all the pop culture news you care about. And their personal episodes make it feel like you’re hanging out talking to your coolest girlfriends! Love Pop Apologists!

LOVE!!! Such a good listen!

As a Mom of three boys, and sister to 3 brothers, I am starved for girl gossip and every week Chan and Lauren fill my cup. They are so laugh out loud funny but also really beautifully spoken, kind and seem like such lovely people. As a fancy girl myself, I love how Lauren likes the finer things in life but at her core none of that stuff really matters, she is all about family, the love for her husband and her friends. Chan is so sweet and down to earth. She seems like such a great friend and sister. Ben is so lucky to now call you his wife! I also struggle with OCD so it’s so wonderful to hear her talk about it and break any stigma of what it means. You two are great, and fill my life with such joy! This is now an embarrassing review because you tell how much I <3 them!

The only podcast I pay to follow!!

I follow Courtney Grow and found her sisters here. It’s the kind of sister insider talk with short hand and cultural references that you crave.

This podcast is a must for me and something I really look forward to. It’s the perfect hybrid of intelligent wit, sister banter, self-deprecating humor, levity, and trash talking. Here for all of it! I have a very serious job in healthcare, and it’s great to have this pod to lighten my mood and make me laugh. 🩷

I’ve been listening to this podcast for the last 5 years. I can truthfully say it’s the only podcast I’ve been loyal to. Lauren and Chan feel like my friends, and I never miss an episode. They’re fun, hilarious, well spoken, and it helps me stay up to date on pop culture. Love them more than anything. (I also happily pay the 9.99/month for bonus episodes. Worth every cent imo (take that deb!))

have listened to literally every single podcast and been following these girls since the beginning… I feel like they are my real friends 😂 witty, insightful, always bringing us the tea we want…. I look forward to every Mon and Fri (and now Monday😍) can’t get enough of you girlies xx

I started listening in March of 2024 and have been hooked since. I love the sister dynamic, it reminds me of my sister and I. It’s so fun to listen to all the pop culture news - it’s not just surface, it always goes deeper and relates to larger themes in life. I also love hearing them share about their personal lives - always feels so relatable!

Lauren and Chan give witty, charming, girl next door vibes. I am beyond obsessed. Their duo is perfect-I could never pick which sister is my favorite. This is the place to go to get all the tea and get it right! I’ve never paid for a podcast in my life but now I’m subscribed to their patreon and will never regret it!!!!! Best pod of all time.

This is the only podcast I actually pay for the extra episodes. I love love the global elite episodes 100% worth it!! Is it creepy to say I feel like we are friends? I’m always very entertained and even laughing at loud especially at the Mormon inside jokes!

I never thought I’d be this into pop culture, but here we are! Always entertaining and I love the variety of topics! Chan and Lauren are funny and real! A must listen.

Such a fun podcast for all things pop culture! Love The deep dives. Just like gossiping with your bffs!

A favorite listen on my runs and car pool lines! Discovered their Kate episodes and have been hooked ever since. Love how relatable they are and their pop culture delivery is intelligent, witty, fun, and always entertaining! The sister banter reminds me of my sister and is the cherry on top!

Love this podcast!! Funny, fun, totally worth listening.

Truly a bright spot in my day! Well 3 days - I am a global elite ;) They talk about things that are usually off topic, real about their opinions and live the pop culture aspect!

I love this podcast, the mixture between sister banter and pop culture commentary keeps me coming back for more!

I heard on an episode today that Lauren doesn’t read the reviews bc someone was so mean and I just want to say I love this podcast so much. Everything about it. Your vocab. History. Sister banter. It’s all fantastic ❤️ also you def need to become a global elite. They are the BEST episodes!!

Love listening to the sister banter on pop culture and daily life musings. Love hearing real opinions and authentic commentary on everything! Love the deep dives too!

Such a fun podcast!!

Love this podcast! Where else can you get all things Taylor Swift, all things Royals, and travel advice?! Nowhere! Love their banter and comedic timing. Blessings on your road ⭐️

Lauren and Chanler have the unique ability to make any information digestible. I have learned so much beyond the face value of a pop culture podcast. They are amazing at breaking down the mental processes and social factors that have led to certain decisions. My favorite multi faceted podcast hosts 💕💕

Hearing all the tea from these two is the highlight of my week !! && Love that they come with receipts! best duo in the game 👌🏼

I found Pop Apologists more recently and immediately had to become a Global Elite. One episode a month wasn’t enough! (Plus their global elite episodes are their best ones. Love their candidness). I find myself laughing out loud almost every episode at how witty, intelligent, and out-of-touch but so relatable they are. Their banter is top notch, their chemistry is true sisterhood in all the best and most real ways. Love the pod.