The Kibitz with Connor Goldsmith & Jordan Blok
Welcome to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell they want. Join besties Connor Goldsmith (host of CEREBRO) and Jordan Blok (science journalist) as they dig into the latest happenings in culture, dissect the news, and simply queen out. For exclusive Kitty Bitty bonus episodes, support the pod on Patreon.
Episodes
Episode 60: An Audacious Heifer
This week: Jordan's Robyn moment! More bad news for Ed Sheeran! Hopefully bad news for Bari Weiss! Those horses in NYC: it's enough already! Candace Owens, pussy fiend! A sternly worded message for the Laughing Cow! We wanna talk about Madonna and Charli! We REALLY wanna talk about Tinashe! And much much more! Timestamps:00:00: Life Updates: The Sexistential Tour08:20: Quick Hits18:50: Th
Episode 59: It's Coyote Ugly
This week: Pop concerts as Connor's supplemental antidepressant! Jordan's slut era that never actually ended but is, you know, happening again we guess! Shouts to the late Bob Mackie! Channing Tatum getting caught with an alleged burner account! Clavicular catching some serious charges! Congressional candidate Chris Gallant proving he's the right choice to represent Fire Island! Ed She
Episode 58: Paripus With A Hard P
This week: Introducing George! Emotionally healing through JRPGs! Baby joy for Ciara! Hunter Biden's obvious bisexual truth! A cursèd Wheel of Fortune Crime Corner! New frontiers in Wasian discourse! Inde Navarette's Oscar campaign! The surprisingly petite truth of Greenland! Dating for the plot! Phaedra and CT dating for real! And much much more! Timestamps:00:00: Life Updates: The debut
Episode 57: I'm In A Dark Space And I'm Gonna Make You All Deal With It
This week: Jordan's Slayyyter apotheosis! Connor's rough month! Celebrating the late Dolly Parton and Tim Curry! Our deep disdain for Hayden Panettiere's cursèd mother! Our fervent best wishes for Busy Phillipps! Anna Faris's dispatch from co-parenting hell! Melissa Gilbert not really reading the room! Leah Remini joining RHOBH! Actually scientific cures for the hiccups! And much m
Episode 56: Do Not Pop Off
A Monday! Miracles do happen.This week: Connor's alarming new neighbor! Jordan's advice from Kelly Rowland! Pouring one out for Hayden Panettiere! Brad Pitt announces he's drinking again! Checking in with John Hinckley, Jr.! Kaia Gerber's possession by demonic forces! The official casting announcement for the MCU X-Men! Jane Schoenbrun's new masterpiece! Way more information on
Episode 55: Tree4Tree
This almost came out on a Monday. Tuesday night is basically Monday. We're getting there.This week: Freedom from men, at least for Q4! Tales of career abundance! Oracular manifestation! Jelly Roll and BunnieXO: a special White People Report! Some really distressing celebrities in crisis! Abdul El-Sayed's big win in Michigan! Meghan Markle just trying to celebrate her damn birthday in peace
Episode 54: A New Year, A New Start
In the SEASON TWO PREMIERE of The Kibitz, we are so back.Timestamps:00:00:00: Jordan's rejuvenated hole!00:07:28: Our response to your wonderful feedback on Season One! 00:33:41: Katy Perry's wild ride! 00:35:36: The Odyssey (spoilers!)00:50:18: Spider-Man: Brand New Day (spoilers!)1:06:35: Summer music catch-up!Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! C
Episode 53: Dissociation Nation (Love Island USA 8.33-8.35 FINALE)
Return with us one last time in 2026 to Fiji, where now our watch is ended.This episode also marks the end of Season One of The Kibitz! We're not actually taking a break, but we want Season Two to be better than ever, so Jordan has put together a FEEDBACK FORM where you can tell us your thoughts on the first year of the pod. Thanks for being the world's greatest audience!Advertising Inquir
Episode 52: Our Lady of the Sacred Heart (Love Island USA 8.32)
Welcome back to Love Island USA, wherein Family Day Presented By CoffeeMate unexpectedly delivers the sermon of the year.Next time: the season finale, thank god.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 51: The Situationship Room (Love Island USA 8.30-8.31)
Welcome back to Fiji, where our long national nightmare is almost over! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 50: Don't Go Breakin' My Heart (Love Island USA 8.27-8.29)
Welcome back to America's favorite sex trafficking game show! In this installment, the producers start cheating. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 49: The Owls Are Not What They Seem (Love Island USA 8.26)
Movie night draws to a dramatic conclusion as this season of Love Island USA begins its rapid descent into the depths of hell! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 48: Cinema Inferno (Love Island USA 8.24-8.25)
Return to Love Island USA, where MOVIE NIGHT begins.We've been recording as often as possible and we are gonna turn the rest of the season around as quickly as we can! Thanks again for your patience with this Summer Hours experiment.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 47: The Invisible Jaiden (Love Island USA 8.22-8.23)
Return to Love Island, where Jen is bedeviled by a gay liar, Tierra makes it clear she's here to play, and Jaiden allegedly is a person who exists! Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 46: The Bird Olympics (Love Island USA 8.21)
In this episode: Brinity choose each other, Melanie chooses chaos, and Aniya chooses to humiliate herself on national television. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 45: All Roads Lead to Casa Amor (Love Island USA 8.20)
Hey there, islanders!In the interest of catching up to the discourse, we're going to do things a little differently this week. Kibitzes 43 and 44 (covering Love Island USA 8.12-8.19) are already recorded, but we're gonna jump ahead first to Love Island USA 8.20 and 8.21, the most recent episodes. If you're a viewer who's caught up with the show, you can go straight here! If you'
Episode 42: Dating Species is Gay (Love Island USA 8.09-8.11)
In this episode: Connor sees Rosalía! Jordan applies for a new job! Our Love Island madness grows ever deeper!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 41: Sol Ties (Love Island USA 8.08)
Surprise! We told you we were catching up.In this episode of Love Island USA, Melanie and Sincere reach new levels of horror, and we have a brief crisis of faith in Brinity.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 40: Maelstrom Mel (Love Island USA 8.06-8.07)
Our descent into Love Island psychosis will continue at a rapid pace until we are as caught up as possible. Enjoy!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 39: Gimme Ten (Love Island USA 8.03-8.05)
Summer hours are here! Prepare for as much Love Island USA as you can handle, as swiftly as we can edit it. Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 38: Summer Hours (Summer House 10.18 & Love Island USA 8.01-8.02)
This episode: Episode 1 of Love Island! Part 2 of the Summer House reunion! Episode 2 of Love Island! This one's three hours, and you're welcome.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is on shelves now. Find your local shop! The Songs of the Moment playlist is on Spotify, Apple Music, and Tidal.
Episode 37: That's Not My Wife (Summer House 10.17 LIVE!)
This episode: A follow-up on the LA mayoral primary! The cast announcement for Season 8 of Love Island! The Summer House Season 10 Reunion! And that's it!! We had a lot to say about those three things.Jordan's newsletter, The Uptake, is available on Substack. Go subscribe! Connor's debut comic, Did You Hear About Mimi Green?, is on shelves now. Find your local shop! The Songs of the Mo
Episode 36: Annoying Every Day
This episode: Connor gets his groove back! Jordan digs into the upcoming LA primary election! More baleful stares from Ava the AI BDR! TIME interviews Nicki Minaj, for some reason! Shakira declared innocent! Jordan Firstman's Cannes success sends every other gay man in Los Angeles into immediate psychosis! Effusive praise for Inde Navarrette in Obsession (no spoilers)! A deep dive on Drake'
Episode 35: Keep Hiring Humans
This episode: Connor's new neighbor, Ava the eerie AI billboard starlet! Melissa Barrera has officially had it with all of you bitches! Charli rocks the internet! FKA Twigs to star as Josephine Baker! A welcome return from Chaka Khan! Ominous ringtones in the distance herald the return of Love Island! Jordan gets the pitchforks out for Chris Brown! A deeply, deeply cursèd Crime Corner! Updates
Episode 34: Consensual Room
This episode: Filling your own cup! Our deep dive coverage of this year's very fraught Met Gala! Details of a remarkable new scam! Kim Kardashian defers her legal dreams! The Pussycat Dolls cancel their "reunion" tour that excluded half the band! Whitney Leavitt exits The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! New details on Season 4 of The White Lotus! The abrupt settlement in Lively v. Baldon
Episode 33: Salmon Fishing at The Abbey
This episode: The arthouse ecstasy of Mother Mary! A troubling update on the Ketamine Queen! Clavicular banned from YouTube! Taylor Frankie Paul and Dakota Mortensen reunite before a judge! The Summer House reunion is rocked by audio leaks! All the pop girlies (Olivia Rodrigo, Sabrina Carpenter, Ryan Murphy) acknowledging their mothers! Laura Dern replaces Helena Bonham Carter in The White Lotus!
Episode 32: Cow Tools
This episode: Clavicular overdoses on stream! Ciara Miller continues to ascend! The Avatar Aang movie leaks online! An awkward red carpet moment for Joshua Jackson! The Onion officially seizes control of InfoWars! Madonna has spoken: Sabrina is the girl! Beyoncé prepares to rock our wallets! Ice Spice attacked at McDonald's! Secrets of bovine intelligence! And much much more! Jordan's news
Episode 31: Harm Production
This episode: Chilli NOT beating the allegations! Our Coachella roundup: Justin, Sabrina, Slayyyter, Katseye, and more! Savannah Guthrie gets back to work! Good news out of Hungary! Will and Jada: still weird as hell! Nicki Minaj's Bible school! Brandi Glanville's garlic emergency! Lena Dunham's new memoir! The distressing Katy Perry situation! The premiere of Euphoria! A harsh sentenc
Episode 30: Do It For WALL-E
This episode: Podcasting beneath the doomsday clock! Zohran Mamdani's take on the Summer House scandal! Katseye drama soars to new heights as Manon is excluded from their upcoming single! Gucci Mane is briefly kidnapped! Grim if unexpected new developments in the case of Taylor Frankie Paul v. Dakota Mortensen! Amazon threatens the world with a remake of Basic Instinct! Zara Larsson doubles do
Episode 29: Ghosts Are None Of Our Business
This episode: Keke Palmer's stalker scare at SXSW! The security guard at the center of the Chappell Roan controversy (not in any way Chappell Roan's security guard) speaks out! The return of Euphoria! An amusing little crime spree in Boca Raton! Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's charming press tour for The Drama! Chilli denies the MAGA allegations! Jordan's deep dive on the public hea
Episode 28: Tactical Mafia Analysts
This episode: A defense of Chappell Roan, who does not hate children, but also a defense of hating children if you do in fact hate children! A spooky-creepy-crazy update from the world of Huda Mustafa! Sarah Ferguson denies involvement in sordid corgi-cloning scheme! Usher being a grave disappointment! Alan Ritchson doing nothing wrong! The explosive fourth season of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wiv
Episode 27: Case By Case
This episode, our super-sized Oscars coverage: The triumph of Amy Madigan! The ecstasy of Teyana Taylor! The agony of Timmy Chalamet! A celebration of Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan and everybody else involved in Sinners because dang, what a movie, right? And much much more! Plus: A deep dive on the aborted Buffy revival at Hulu! The science of sweat! And some Irish history for the kids!Jordan
Episode 26: Look What The Hot Body Can Do
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Connor's birthday! The threatening aura of wrap pants! Daryl Hannah stands up for herself! Nicki's sister chooses Cardi! Jessie Buckley and Timmy Chalamet really step in it on the home stretch to the Oscars! An absolute
Episode 25: Wearin Our Tinkin Caps
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The SAG Awards (they're still the SAG Awards, shut up) shake the table in the home stretch to the Oscars! Maura Higgins becomes the ultimate victim of our national crush on bad, bad man Rob Rausch! Law Roach spills the bean
Episode 24: And Why Not?
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Emerald Fennell's "Wuthering Heights"! The terrible truth behind Brandi Glanville's melting face! Jordan graciously explains what exactly is up with Katseye! Ghoulish new revelations from Armie Hammer's moth
Episode 23: Snake Skinny
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The sins of Tyra Banks! Our full breakdown of the Netflix ANTM documentary! The steady Balkanization of America continues! Pedro Pascal being extremely funny, as gay people must! Cardi B single and thriving! Serpents (and Conno
Episode 22: Left That Game Bitchless
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Bad Bunny's historic Super Bowl halftime show! Jill Zarin's historic act of racist self-sabotage! Cardi B's historic hex on Stefon Diggs! Gay people united against the New England Patriots! Megan Thee Stallion and D
Episode 21: Jessica Alba's Fujoshi Utopia
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: An ode to Jordan's destined betrothed, Bad Bunny! SZA using her gifts of deception for benevolent ends! The official relaunch of Todd Haynes's film De Noche! New developments in the Luigi Mangione case! Our takes on thi
Episode 20: Everybody Hates Karamo
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Preorders are open for Connor's debut comic! The Oscars freak it, for once! Netflix previews their upcoming ANTM tell-all documentary! Because you demanded it: our new recurring segment, White Katara Updates! Drama rocks th
Episode 19: Revenge of White Katara
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Further developments in the blood feud between Posh Spice and White Katara! Bracing for impact as Warner Bros. accepts the merger proposal from Netflix! Our abject delight at this season of The Traitors! A judge throws out Chri
Episode 18: Dan-on-Dan Action
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The relaunch of Jordan's science newsletter! Dating someone with the same name as you: a gay dilemma! Our favorite moments from the Golden Globes! Ashley Tisdale's tale of woe! The terrible secret of Nicola Peltz! Matt
Episode 17: Fire Horse Girls
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A new year, a new start! Fun Goldsmith family news! The Critics Choice Awards slaying a bit! Amy Madigan and Teyana Taylor giving us the supporting actress season of our dreams! A bizarre Scientology-adjacent fable guest st
Episode 16: We Are The World (In This Pussy)
Happy New Year!We wanted to celebrate with you, so here we are with a mini holiday episode. In this public Kitty Bitty of sorts, Connor and Jordan each give you 5 things that are In and 5 things that are Out for 2026.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
Episode 15: Take The Chain Off
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A moment for the late James Ransone! Things that are that deep: weird white gays refusing to be normal about actual earth angel Bowen Yang! Tyra Banks's peculiar new holiday single! The inevitable escalation of Nicki Mi
Episode 14: Christmas For Whores
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: A deeply wretched Hanukkah! Zendaya embraces her inner Jordan! Sydney Sweeney swears she isn't racist! Beyoncé chairs the Met Gala! Kim Kardashian's cyber goddess ascension continues with her Fortnite debut! Checki
Episode 13: The Quaking God Beneath Their Feet
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Remedial holiday movie studies! Jonathan Bailey staring at David Corenswet! Our promised deep dive on The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives! Miriam Margolyes slyly interrogating Alexander Skarsgård! The oldest organisms on Earth
Episode 12: Make Me Endless, Kim Kardashian
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The yuletide approacheth! Hockey yaoi on HBO Max: it's real and it's spectacular! An overdue apology to the humble fujoshi, our most essential worker! Jordan's long-overdue descent into reality TV madness contin
Episode 11: Country Girls Make Do
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Patti Smith's 50th anniversary Horses concert! The lesbian ecstasy of Hades 2! Reopening Grindr when you don't drink anymore! In defense of bi girls: leave our admittedly sometimes annoying sisters alone! Mr. Mamdan
Episode 10: Big Guy; Pants Okay
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: Getting hit on at Trader Joe's! Keith Urban yet again forcing us to be aware he exists! Harvest mites, and their extremely unfortunate name in America! Nicki Minaj's new career as a Trump surrogate! Róisín Murphy
Episode 9: Urchinistas
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: The Miss Piggy movie of our gay dreams! Jennifer Lawrence's entirely reasonable opinions on reality television! MrBeast's entirely unacceptable Saudi amusement park! Sydney Sweeney making it extremely, extremely cle
Episode 8: A Bitch of Big Voice Experience
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out weekly on all platforms!This episode: NEW YORK IS SO FUCKING BACK! (Debra Messing: get the fuck outta here!) The death of Dick Cheney! Kayla Nicole's genius Halloween costume! Demi Lovato finally embracing Poot! The extremely fuckable gay Prime Minister-ele
Episode 7: Fear of a Masc Jordan
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms!This episode: A mysterious illness transforms Jordan into a stud! A PSA to vote for Zohran in NYC and Prop 50 in LA or get the fuck outta here! Lily Allen's killer divorce album! A grim follow-up to the racist fandom antics of Love I
Episode 6: The Horrors Continue
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms!This episode: Werewolves: they fuck! Celebrating Miss Nap (the act of taking a nap)! Diane von Furstenberg's blissful lavender marriage! Tyra Banks is captivating as ever with a mysterious new invention! Law Roach delivers a master c
Episode 5: Two Sick Bitches
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out WEEKLY on all platforms!This episode: The common cold is back, and she's pissed! An ode to the late D'Angelo! The Hollywood Walk of Fame is kind of goofy EXCEPT when it's honoring Naomi Watts! Bennifer remains eternal! Real ones show up for National
Episode 4: The Nexus of All Bisexual Realities
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the WEEKLY show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out EVERY WEEK on all platforms!This episode: An important PSA about bisexual men! Pedro Pascal and Russell Tovey bond over being versatile! Alexander Skarsgård yanks us right into Locktober! A malediction for Keith Urban! Taylor Swift: we've had just ab
Episode 3: T4T Kingdom
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms!This episode: Jordan attends Doja Cat's chic album release party! Connor is confronted by the restless machine ghost of Stan Lee! The announcement of an exciting new side series! Prayers for Nicole Kidman! A Kentucky-fried scandal! Cardi an
Episode 2: That's Enough Cocaine For You
Welcome back to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms!This episode: Somebody's in mummy's pumps! A straggot-off on the film festival circuit! Gaylors in crisis! Jordan still can't abide Drake! (And why should she?!) Lab rats blowing fat rails for the betterment of humanity! A very Boca
Episode 1: Things Are Happening That Have Never Happened Before
Welcome to The Kibitz, the show where a pedantic yapper and a bimbo genius chitchat about whatever the hell we want. Now queening out on all platforms!This episode: The public relaunch of The Kibitz! Unpacking Pedro Pascal's horniest project yet! Bags are fumbled at the Love Island reunion, but Olandria still deserves the world! Celebrity romance hits random select! Scandal rocks the world of
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