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5 min readNonya Bidness
The hosts open with a vivid image: Hunter's back is covered in purple cupping bruises from an accidentally booked session, and she bravely wore them to a birthday party where someone whispered, "They got my girl." It's a fitting entry point into an episode that moves from celebrity accountability to burner accounts to the strange intimacy of knowing too much about strangers' lives.
The Ed Sheeran–Macklemore fallout
The central drama of the episode is Macklemore being dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour after two shows for saying "Free Palestine" on stage. Macklemore, who the hosts note has been "10 toes down on Palestine" for a while, posted what they call "one of the most coherent, thoughtful, decentering of himself statements" about leaving the tour, and made a $1 million donation split across six Palestinian organizations.
Ed Sheeran's response is what really gets them. He posted a statement using bullet points — "grow up," one host says — that visually mirrored Macklemore's format but was entirely self-focused. The hosts quote him directly: "I am not complicit. I have my own personal views on this devastating conflict. Just because I choose not to speak publicly, it doesn't mean that I don't have them." One host calls it "the find out but don't" approach, another "don't ask, don't tell — Ed's version."
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:45) **Ed Sheeran vs. Macklemore: The Fallout** - The hosts break down the controversy after Macklemore was dropped from Ed Sheeran's tour for saying "Free Palestine."
- 2 (07:48) **Solidarity and the "Safe Space" Myth** - The hosts discuss the powerful fallout of the situation, including Sheeran's tour openers and backing band dropping out, and his cousin Jethro publicly calling him out.
- 3 (13:55) **Pink's Defensive Statement** - The hosts pivot to Pink, who posted a long, rambling statement after reposting memes about Macklemore and getting defensive.
- 4 (15:48) **Jasmine Crockett's "Black Joy" at a Chris Brown Concert** - A brief segment on a political misstep in Texas.
- 5 (17:59) **Shailene Woodley, Aaron Rodgers, and the "Run It Back" Theory** - The hosts discuss Shailene Woodley's career and her messy relationship with Aaron Rodgers, who recently revealed on a podcast that she called off their engagement to "go fuck this guy."
- 6 (29:22) **Channing Tatum's Alleged Burner Account** - The hosts investigate the Instagram account "bidness_underscore_nunya," which is suspected to belong to Channing Tatum.
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Show Notes
Ed Sheeran is on the defensive, whether it’s with Macklemore, his brother or his own fans. Hunter and Peyton check into the drama surrounding the singer’s “non-political” tour. Plus, Aaron Rodgers shows us how to lose a breakup with Shailene Woodley, and Channing Tatum’s alleged burner account brings more questions than answers.
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