Elizabeth covers the Sydney Sweeney American Eagle campaign backlash over jeans and genetics then serves up the tea on Gavin Casalegno's Dunkin' ad controversy. Hart talks about how movement can be preventative medicine for us and how we were built for motion.

Justin Timberlake Lyme Update 00:45

Hulk Hogan cause of death 02:20

Sydney Sweeney and Gavin Casalegno ad campaigns 2:40

Movement as medicine 14:45

Benefits of movement on the brain 19:25

Benefits of movement on the body 27:45

Justin Timberlake's Lyme Disease diagnosis: https://www.eonline.com/news/1420644/what-is-lyme-disease-what-celebrities-have-said

Hulk Hogan's cause of death: https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/2025/08/01/how-did-hulk-hogan-die-heart-attack-what-kind-cancer-leukemia-cll/85471894007/

Sydney Sweeney American Eagle Ad: https://www.npr.org/2025/08/01/nx-s1-5487286/sydney-sweeney-american-eagle-explained-why-controversy-racist-eugenics-trump-bathwater-ad-klein-statement

Gavin Casalegno Dunkin' Ad: https://www.today.com/food/news/dunkin-gavin-casalegno-ad-genetics-controversy-rcna221951

Movement Increases BDNF: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4915811/

Physical activity boosts brain health: https://www.cdc.gov/physical-activity/features/boost-brain-health.html

Study on midlife cardiovascular fitness and dementia: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC5894933/

This Thursday on Pop & Circumstance, Hart Pops Off with a Taylor Swift update (00:46), Chappell Roan's new single (03:56), new releases announced at Comic Con (04:57), Justin Timberlake phoning it in at his recent concerts (07:22), ChatGPT chats are NOT confidential (11:05), and the David Protein Bar Ingredient Dispute (14:30).

Then, Elizabeth delivers some Shift Happens about Home Automation (28:23) and how she uses her Alexa to fully automate her home, from morning wake up routines to pouring exact amounts of water.

Links from Today's Episode:

CHAPPEL ROAN SINGLE:

https://www.gmanetwork.com/lifestyle/news/124757/chappell-roan-announces-release-date-for-new-single-the-subway/story

SAM ALTMAN WARNS AGAINST USING CHATGPT AS A THERAPIST:

https://wccftech.com/sam-altman-issues-chilling-warning-chatgpt-is-not-a-therapist-your-deepest-secrets-could-be-used-against-you-in-court-with-no-legal-protection/

SAN DIEGO COMIC CON ANNOUNCEMENTS:

https://mashable.com/article/comic-con-2025-movie-tv-trailers-announcements

JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE IN HIS FLOP ERA:

https://www.newsweek.com/justin-timberlake-world-tour-memes-2104738

DAVID PROTEIN BAR:

https://www.mensfitness.com/news/david-bar-lawsuit

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In this bonus episode, Elizabeth gives her thoughts on the first 8 episodes of And Just Like That (streaming on HBO Max), and Hart tells us about No Taste Like Home with Antoni Porowski (streaming on Disney+).

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