How did Euphoria get here?
5/17/202654 min
MONDAY ANALYSIS: Today, we’re charting the rise, and cultural stumbles (perhaps fall!), of Euphoria. Big thanks to Pandora for making this episode possible. It’s more than jewellery, it’s a moment to celebrate you. Find a gift you’ll love (and make it your own) in-store or online at Pandora. And shoutout to Odoo, too! Test out Odoo yourself, with a free trial at Odoo.com. Your hosts are Zara McDonald (@zamcdonald) and Michelle Andrews (@michelleandrews1). Shameless Podcast is produced by Annabelle Lee and Eilish Gilligan, executive-produced by Lucy Hunt and audio-edited by Mike Liberale and Annabelle Lee. Our social media team consists of Naima Fatema, Divya Simmie and Eilish Gilligan, and our partnerships manager is Cindy Luu. Want to support our show? Clicking ‘follow’ on Apple and Spotify is the best way to do that, and we're super grateful to anyone who leaves a five-star review while they're at it. Also! An old-fashioned 'Tell a Friend In Real Life' is equally appreciated. Want more? We've got more… Subscribe to our newsletter Smart, Dumb Stuff: https://tinyurl.com/4yasjphn Follow us on Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/2mf557ux Aaaand we’re on TikTok: https://tinyurl.com/2hchchrp Everything else your heart could ever desire is here: https://linktr.ee/shamelesspodcast Thanks for listening! We’re huge fans of yours. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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First 90 secondsMichelle Andrews· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Hello, and welcome to Shameless, the pop culture podcast for smart people who love dumb stuff. You're joined, as always, by Melbourne writers Michelle Andrews, that would be me, and Zara McDonald, that would be you.
Zara McDonald· Host0:36
Hello, Michelle Andrews. Eilish Gilligan is on annual leave, so we are joined today by Annabelle Lee.
Michelle Andrews· Host0:40
Hello. Happy Monday, you guys. We have a good little episode- Ooh ... planned for you today.
Zara McDonald· Host0:47
You may say so yourself.
Michelle Andrews· Host0:48
Well, it's all about Euphoria.
Zara McDonald· Host0:50
Yeah.
Michelle Andrews· Host0:51
We know that Euphoria is one of the culturally buzziest shows of our time, of our generation perhaps, and yet with season three it's taken a big, old stumble.
Zara McDonald· Host1:02
Yeah, and I feel like the Euphoria thing was something that I watched early episodes when it came out, 2019, 2020. It wasn't my vibe because I found it stressful.
Michelle Andrews· Host1:12
Mm.
Zara McDonald· Host1:13
I find, by the way, everything stressful on TV, though. [laughs] That's not- nothing against Euphoria. But I- I felt very much like out of the loop with it, and what we wanted to do this week is we asked the listeners, "All right, we're gonna talk about Euphoria and the cultural impact 'cause it's so big and the celebrities around it are massive- Mm ... and the business around it is huge."
Michelle Andrews· Host1:29
And the controversy