Martha Stewart tries to wedding plan for Taylor Swift, Katy Perry is trapped in a lawsuit with the 1-800 Flowers guy, and a new Ellen DeGeneres victim has emerged. We also give you 5 tips on how to unlock your creativity and discuss the benefits of risk taking.

Martha Stewart wants in on the Tayvis wedding:

https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/entertainment/martha-stewart-wants-role-in-taylor-swift-travis-kelce-wedding/

Katy Perry housing lawsuit:

https://people.com/katy-perry-says-she-wants-justice-in-legal-battle-with-elderly-former-owner-of-her-usd15-million-santa-barbara-estate-11798370

Greg Fitzsimmons on his time working for Ellen:

https://nypost.com/2025/08/27/entertainment/ellen-degeneres-was-a-nightmare-to-work-for-emmy-winning-staffer-claims/

Curiosity and Creativity:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianehamilton/2025/01/02/curiosity-creativity-emotional-intelligence-and-mindset-at-work/

Perfectionism is the enemy of creativity:

https://community.thriveglobal.com/4-reasons-why-perfectionism-is-the-enemy-of-creativity/

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Alright team you know what day it is...FRIDAY!!! Friday is for f*cks around here - and today Hart is giving big f*cks about some healthy-ish dessert options he's loving lately, and Elizabeth is f*cking mad about her self-tanner allergy.

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OMFG #@!#$#% TAYLOR AND TRAVIS ARE ENGAGED!!! Of course our girl drops another Tuesday annoucement after a Monday recording so we had to cut in a segment on all things Tayvis Engagement.

Then, Hart pops off with some news about Millie Bobbie Brown and a rundown on the latest Taylor variants. For Shift Happens, Elizabeth delivers a history of swear words, with a particular focus on the extreme increase in cursing that has occurred within the last 10 years. This is an episode not to miss!

Links from Today's Episode:

Taylor/Travis announcement breaks instagram records: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/taylor-swift-travis-kelce-engagement-instagram-record-1236354963/

Ed Kelce's interview on Good Morning America: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TclcwX081AQ

Millie Bobby Brown adoption announcement: https://www.instagram.com/p/DNn4rTIuCLR/?hl=en

Taylor Swift variants: https://variety.com/2024/music/news/taylor-swift-olivia-rodrigo-sales-boost-variants-1236074095/

Billie Eilish drag on vinyl production: https://pagesix.com/2024/03/28/entertainment/billie-eilish-drags-big-artists-like-taylor-swift-for-releasing-multiple-versions-of-albums/

Evolution of Swear Words

Google Books Ngram: https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=shit%2C+damn%2C+fuck&year_start=1800&year_end=2022&corpus=en&smoothing=3

History Swear Words on Netflix: https://www.netflix.com/title/81305757

Recent increase in swear words: https://www.theguardian.com/media/2024/jan/06/swearing-is-becoming-more-widely-acceptable-linguistics-experts-claim

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It's Music Monday! We take a close look at the amazing music of new artist Audrey Hobert. Then Elizabeth tells us about lots of artists who have new albums coming out. Hart talks about creativity - how everyone is born with it, and how we can make it stronger.

Audrey Hobert: https://www.audreyhobert.net/

New Album Release of 2025: https://www.billboard.com/lists/new-albums-2025-calendar-new-music-releases-this-year/february-2025-albums/

Benefits of Creativity on the Brain: https://www.arts.gov/sites/default/files/how-creativity-works-in-the-brain-report.pdf

The Sensitive Period Hypothesis. Kids learn creativity between ages 0-12: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3834520/

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Today on the pod, Hart is popping off about some more advertising mishaps with the latest E.L.F. campaign (00:26), breaking down the MSNBC to MSNOW change (02:54), filling us in on the dumb yet potentially consequential to the culture Tate Brothers lawsuit (12:50), and rounding us out with a tiny Taylor update since everyone in the world is on high Taylor alert (right?!) (16:58)

Then in Shift Happens, Elizabeth is going way out of her comfort zone and talking about how she lost 50lbs. Tune in to find out WAS IT THE SHOT??? You know you want to know. (19:39)

Time Stamps & Links:

(00:26) E.L.F. Cosmetics Advertising Mishap with Matt Rife

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/beauty/exclusive-the-story-behind-elfs-controversial-matt-rife-campaign/

(02:54) MSNBC becomes MSNOW https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/farewell-msnbc-hello-msnow-1236346815/

(7:49) Pregnancy Robots: https://www.newsweek.com/china-tech-ceo-pregnancy-robot-china-2115053

(12:50) Andrew Tate Lawsuit: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/andrew-tate-tristan-tate-lawsuits-meta-tiktok-rcna225654

Taylor Swift Variant Drop and Grammy Streak Record: (16:58) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_awards_and_nominations_received_by_Taylor_Swift

Shift Happens: Managing Glucose for Weight Loss & Overall Health (19:39)

https://www.glucosegoddess.com/?srsltid=AfmBOopLwKJyjzvLXb4D5hegb5qv5kITUE7gBXEkZ__9j2i9S1L1lNxx The Obesity Code by Jason Fung https://www.doctorjasonfung.com/the-obesity-code Signos https://www.signos.com Stelo https://www.stelo.com

Pop and Circumstane is THE podcast for busy people who just want to stay in the loop but don't have time to listen to long yappy podcasts or the brain space for deep disertations. Hart and Elizabeth give you a spoonful of pop culture sugar to help that personal growth medicine go down.

Wednesday S2, Quarterback S2, Happy Gilmore 2. The Netflix trifecta.

Hart and Elizabeth delve in and dissect some Taylor Swift theories from her romp with the New Heights boys - then Elizabeth talks the life admin hour and gives you a nifty trick for quickly sorting your mail.

Super Bowl Easter Eggs 4:30

Vegas Sphere 8:20

Reputation Vault Track Theory 11:50

Cardi B album release 15:40

Trustworthy-Digital Storage Program 29:30

AI Meal Planning 31:25

Trick for sorting Mail FAST 33:40

New Heights Podcast: https://youtu.be/M2lX9XESvDE?si=lGjn2_hyQNU6MAjr

Trustworthy Digital Storage: www.trustworthy.com

AI Meal Planning: https://percolatekitchen.com/how-to-use-chatgpt-to-meal-plan/

It's a VERY special edition of Pop and Circumstance, where we are departing from our usual format to process the two hours of Taylor we all got on Wednesday's episode of the New Heights podcast. WOW! Tune in now to hear allllll about it. Plus a bit about Travis' GQ spread, because also, WOW.