Taylor Swift just teased The Life of a Showgirl and chose the New Heights podcast for the big announcement — and yes, we have thoughts. We also crowned the real song of the summer: Ben Platt’s version of Diet Pepsi at the Las Culturistas Awards, which sent us into a full rant about him releasing nothing but cover albums sold on late-night infomercials. Plus, we’re talking Hailey Rhode Bieber, the bizarre trend of boiling your phone case, and our new favorite Taco Tuesday spot, The Compas at Ecclesia Market in downtown Castle Rock.

We’ve been full-on lake mode lately, and this week we’re talking paddleboard peace, Monument Lake must-haves, and the emotional journey of organizing the perfect cooler. Plus, Lollapalooza is in full swing, and the girlies are out: Sabrina Carpenter is slaying, Dominic Fike is spiraling, and we’ve got thoughts. As always, a little chaos, a little culture, and a reminder that it’s totally OK to be wrong.

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From Castle Rock’s cattle drive to an underwater octopus city called Octlantis (yes, really), we’re deep-diving into the chaos. We’re talking county fair nostalgia, small-town smells, and big pop culture drama: American Eagle vs the internet, The Devil Wears Prada 2 filming in NYC, and a kiss cam lawsuit that has us screaming “sit down, sir.” Plus, what we’re watching, what TikTok taught us, and why it’s always OK to be wrong.

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