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Welcome to the kennel of the algorithm bloodhounds, bred to sniff out the hottest takes for the chronically online. Columnist Raven Smith, and author Joel Golby are here to provide you with their cheat sheet for what to think about culture right now. They鈥檒l tell you what they love - but, more importantly, they鈥檒l tell you what's a Please Don鈥檛. Got a hot take? Or even a hot take on Raven and Joel鈥檚 hot takes? Email ravenandjoel@bbc.co.uk 鈥� Is this Olivia Wilde鈥檚 renaissance? The director-actor has three films out this year. Raven asks if it鈥檚 proof we can all move on from the media storm of Don鈥檛 Worry Darling and agree that she鈥檚 a cultural powerhouse. And Joel argues that not only has she won in cultural cache, but she鈥檚 won her divorce with Jason Sudeikis. Also, what鈥檚 Amelia Dimoldenberg going to do next? After twelve years of tormenting celebrities with overhead fluorescent lighting and crispy drumsticks, Amelia Dimoldenberg has announced she鈥檚 closing the doors to Chicken Shop Date. Raven and Joel have some ideas. Plus, is Autumn Spring for culture? Raven and Joel have many thoughts on who鈥檚 entering The Celebrity Traitors castle. Nathan Fielder鈥檚 new Elizabeth Holmes documentary is on the way this October - is it arguably the most terrifying A24 film in some time? And if that isn鈥檛 enough, we need to talk about The B-Tap. What鈥檚 The B-Tap, you ask? The Bayeux Tapestry, obviously. Will it spark romance? Should we be doing more textile-based art? And, no pressure on a piece of cloth from about a thousand years ago, but can The B-Tap heal the nations? Raven and Joel are back next Thursday. Please Don鈥檛 is a Reduced Listening production for 麻豆社 Sounds. Producer: David Chipakupaku Digital Producer: Christian Dametto Assistant Producer: Annie Keates Thorpe Executive Producer: Lily Ames Executive Producer: Dan Jackson Audio credits: 05:59 - "The Invite" trailer - A24, Invite Production, Annapurna Pictures, FilmNation Entertainment, Permut Presentations 24:18 - Instagram / @rosskemptv 25:25 - "You Can See Everything" trailer - A24, To Be Formed, Blow Out Productions
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