It's Fridayyyyyyy and you know what Friday is for! That's right, Friday is for f*cks. Join us for our rants and raves of the week.

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.