This Thursday on Pop and Circumstance, Hart gives us a pop culture update on the Gaming Industry (00:59), Jeanette McCurdy's memoir green lit for an Apple TV+ show (07:38), and Scooter Braun stepping down from HYBE (09:22).

Then, Elizabeth delivers 15 minutes of lift with some encouragement to just start - anything (18:49).

Links from today's episode:

Pop

Gaming Industry: https://www.georgiaentertainment.com/2024/04/georgias-got-game-why-the-gaming-industry-is-larger-than-film-television-and-music-combined/

Tetris study: https://www.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/tetris-it-could-be-salve-worried-mind

Jeanette McCurdy's memoir turned series: https://deadline.com/2025/07/jennifer-aniston-jennette-mccurdy-im-glad-my-mom-died-morning-show-1236446418/

Scooter Braun on Diary of a CEO:

https://youtu.be/j4z25zj6bmE?si=Pbo7PanELVHJjeKV

A history of Scooter and Taylor from Billboard:

https://www.billboard.com/lists/taylor-swift-scooter-braun-feud-timeline/

Circumstance: Just Start!

Adam Alter clip on being on your screen for 20 years of your life:

https://www.melrobbins.com/episode/episode-172/

It's your Stream Team Tuesday, and this week Hart talks The Bear, and Elizabeth chats about watching Zoolander with her kids for the first time.

On this episode of Pop and Circumstance, Elizabeth keeps us in the loop on the latest with the Diddy Trial (01:06), Cardi B's new album announcement (05:12), and recent Concern Mishaps (09:20).

Then Hart gets us on the lift with some fascinating information about honeybees, and gives a great analogy for life (19:28).

Links for today's episode:

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Diddy Updates 01:06

https://www.cnn.com/entertainment/live-news/sean-diddy-combs-trial-07-02-25#:~:text=A%20jury%20found%20Sean%20“Diddy,and%20a%20propensity%20of%20violence.”

Cardi B New Album Details

https://youtu.be/iAtzSSbd9I8?si=3S1fVKqmLuvaB7oW

Concert Mishaps

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjjnrITb2A

https://www.tiktok.com/@thesun/video/7522144407802350870

https://pagesix.com/2025/07/01/entertainment/katy-perry-nearly-falls-out-of-suspended-sphere-mid-concert/

Helping the Honeybees

https://foe.org/blog/what-can-i-do-to-help-the-bees/