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Put a finger down if you are setting boundaries. Put a finger down if you think the social media pendulum is starting to swing back. Put a finger down if you love doing hobbies for you. If you put three fingers down, you’re a Judgie who will ALSO love this episode, featuring actor-musician, Camille Seidel!  Camille sits down with Nick and Jess to discuss reclaiming your creativity in capitalism, TikTok as ground zero for becoming too aware of our own consciousness, and how “Imagine” by John Lennon is objectively not as good as Phoebe Bridgers. For more post-genre music from east coast blonde, stream the EP ‘strange horizons’ everywhere (and follow @eastcoastblondetheig on Instagram) and find Camille’s hot takes on Twitter @itmecamille!

Hey all you birds, melting smileys, Lorde Gourds, coastal grandmothers, and PuthHeads! Nick and Jess are back and catching up on what’s new in the world, on their phones, and at Coachella. Celebrities’ queerbaiting, plus the principles of all celebrities being hot and/or beautiful are dissected, and Nick lays bare a cold, hard, Puth. A NEW GAME, “Judge Booty” (werking title), analyzes ~drama~ and encourages participation from YOU, the beloved Judgies! Follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter, and submit your drama stories to us on social media or via email 

 “Bottoms up, and the Devil laughs”! Your Critics (Nick and Jess) and their choices (Selling Sunset, Bridgerton, Grammys, and more) are IN. They may not know all the words to Harry’s new bop, but they DO know that celebrities are boring now, Jack Harlow is approachable, and A24 producing the Marcel the Shell movie is the right move. Can Nick and Jess find a cure for interacting with their phones in their sleep? Does Awards Season fashion matter anymore? How does ‘As It Was’ actually go?! If you made it through more than an hour of this podcast, follow, listen, rate, and subscribe and be sure to check out @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter!  

 Mommy? Sorry. Mommy? Sorry…Caroline Dunn? Yes, she is BACK and more grateful than ever! Caroline updates Nick and Jess on her comedy journey since moving to New York City, the Bushwick stand-up scene, and if it’s worse to be Officecore or Friendscore in 2022. Since she debuted Approach the Bench last time she was here, Caroline ushers in a brand new WTV game (Warning: STORYTIME involved)!!! If you’ve been contemplating switching baristas or want to know what’s inside Caroline’s gratitude journal, then this is the episode for you! For more comedy from Caroline, be sure to check her out on Instagram @itscarolinedunn, and on her website itscarolinedunn.com!

Well, Judgies…don’t say we never gave you anything, “loOoOsers”! A very tired Jess and a very sick Nick put their courtussy into this episode as they speculate the track list for Harry’s House (“Upstairs Bathroom”...summer bop?), take you through their slow viewing of Inventing Anna in real time, and celebrate Charli XCX’s crash into mainstream pop. The Tits have us wanting to try everything, and Tats prove that some exclusions apply. If you agree that we did our best, listen, rate, review and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter!

The pod finally gets its long-awaited soul cleanse! Jess and Nick are joined by multi-disciplinary artist, Libby Rounds, to talk about Lady Gaga’s star chart (and maybe what it means to be a Virgo rising), the skin of a honeydew, and all things spiritual! After sharing their experiences with yoga, and the cult of a studio they encountered along with it (#FindTheFounder), Libby finally helps Nick and Jess let go of their monkeypaw fears…and maybe manifests them a Shamrock Shake? For more artistic and yoga news from Libby, follow them @linty4000 on Instagram!

BREAKING NEWS: Sydney Sweeney “Did a thing”! Nick is a Whitney Rose Sun, Meredith Marks Moon, Heather Gay rising!  How I Met Your Father got a 20 episode Season 2 pickup and Jess will be watching! And a Harry Styles EXCLUSIVE moment right here on the pod! Your hosts know it, and so do you, “The only way forward/ahead is through”, so join us as we power through our Anna Delvey impressions, speculate the SFX of RuPaul’s magic chocolate bar, and tell angry ASMR bread stories. If there really is a MulTATverse, we’re so glad you’ve joined us in this world, Judgies. Remember to like, subscribe, and follow us (@theverdict pod on Instagram and Twitter) wherever you get your podcasts!

This episode is a re-release of an iconique What’s the Verdict episode. It’s a chill girls’ hangout in the courtroom this week….but SOMEONE is in the mood to start a fight?! Nick and Jess both take a stab at Approach the Bench...as well as Olivia Rodrigo’s “deja vu” (Girls, it’s just “Cruel Summer” Lite!). Producer Brian hops into the chat to discuss messy (like, soooo so messy) burgers, everyone thinks of something earth-shattering to ask before the shutdown of Yahoo Answers, and the highly controversial semantics are debated when it comes to the “mason jar aesthetic”. You can cut the tension in the room with a KNIFE/foam roller when it’s time for Tits and Tats. Does a runny egg belong on a burger? Am I perganart? WHO starts the first ever What’s the Verdict fight?! Listen to find out, and follow us on social at @theverdictpod/subscribe for more messy fun!

All aboard the struggle bus! Nick is coming back down to Earth after ~levitating~ all night long at the Dua Lipa concert, and he spares no detail about the experience. Jess reviews the new hit play, “Our Life” by Lexi Howard, and Nick claims the title of Ultimate Jacob Elordi Stan (if you didn’t watch and enjoy all three Kissing Booth movies, you’re out of the running…sorry). Real Housewives of Salt Lake City reunion predictions are made, and the women are ranked in order of the girls who get it. The Tits provide great insight on a new music artist and a classic food, while Tats leave everyone asking, “Why is it all connected?” (Manifest 8:28). Listen to this episode wherever you get your podcasts, and follow us on Instagram and Twitter @theverdictpod for more Tits, Tats, and Tangents!

“Enough people in the Zoom to fill the Nile!” Jess and Nick dissect what it’s like to have a tweet go viral. Then, Producer Brian makes his Season 2 debut, and the crew is joined by Brian’s physiologist-future-surgeon-roommate-girlfriend, Eva, and Jess’ former co-worker-turned-lover, Sean, to give Nick some tips. Can podcasting get in the way of a relationship? Is dinner and a movie or coffee the better first date? Why is there so much polarization around the pet name “babe”? Competition gets more heated than the Superbowl as Nick pits his favorite couple friends against each other in a series of games! The Tits will have you seeing double and Tats will leave you questioning time as we know it. Eva and Sean don’t have social media, so please be OUR Valentines and follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram/Twitter, and listen everywhere, instead!

 *Lisa Barlow voice* JudgieEeEeEs, we’re back! After a restorative break, Nick and Jess announce court is back in session with some major fun…and major monkey-pawing. In 2022, Jess is all about toxic positivity and Nick is feeling, which is the first step to making something happen. Then, it’s time to catch up on everything that has hit every screen since we’ve been away: Search Party! Emily In Paris! Real Housewives of Salt Lake City! Spencer! How I Met Your Father! Love, Victor! Euphoria! The Tits give teachers and newspaper-reading fathers their flowers, and the Tats pose a fair question to the girlies of Google Docs and Instagram stories: why? We’re thrilled to be back, Judgies - in fact, we have “never, EVER been happier”! Subscribe, rate, and review wherever you get podcasts, follow us @theverdictpod on Insta/Twitter, and stay tuned for more major fun! 

It’s been a looong year, and Nick and Jess are IN PERSON to recap all of it! Before Omg Icon took over NYC, Diana the Musical was taking the world by storm, and the What’s the Verdict hosts were lucky enough to see it together! Then, a looong year in review! The year 2021 has been a year of Tits, Tats, Fruits, Vegetables, Peace, Trust, Monkey-Paws, and Manifestations, and we send all our love and thanks to our guests, Producer Brian, and the Judgies for coming along on this wild ride of a first season! Be on the lookout for season two, starting February 2022, and if you miss us in the meantime, follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter and go back and like, subscribe, and listen to anything from season one, streaming everywhere now!

For those of you wondering how much a ticket is to see Sour in concert, we have some news: God, it’s brutal out here. But it’s NOT brutal in the courtroom, where Nick and Jess are joined by comedy, music, and Spongebob wiki star, Dahlya Glick! Dahlya gets candid about her recent major life and career moves, finding her musical voice, and what it is really like to play a can of beans. Plus, the realities of reality television uncovered! Then, the court boogies its way back to 2010 to play another rousing round of Tit with It or Tat It Back, “haha :)”. Jess returns to her press junket roots for a Tit, and a former Tit falls from grace to become Nick’s Tat. For more acting, music, and comedy content from Dahlya, follow her on Instagram/Twitter/TikTok @oprahwinfreckle, and be sure to follow Femmedy Trio at @femmedytrio on Instagram or at femmedytrio.com! 

 You know what they always have said, “The hosts that get boosted together, stay together!” Nick and Jess are doing *literally* whatever they want as their manifestation powers grow stronger by yet another week, Nick delivers a House of Gucci review, and Spotify Wrapped is called in for questioning. Then, everyone’s favorite segment, E-Mails From Hell, returns with Black Friday subject lines that will have you scratching your heads and hiding your wallets. If you are also begging for corporations to put some HUMANITY back into their emails, or want to hear us make more somethings out of nothings, be sure to BO GOGH follow us @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter and subscribe, follow, like and review wherever you get your podcasts!

In a very special one year anniversary episode, Nick, Jess, and Producer Brian ask themselves “What’s the JOURNEY?” as they announce the highly-anticipated WTV Class of 2020-2021 Superlatives! From Best Tits and Tats, to endless format changes, to peak iconique moments, the Court covers all of the winning nominees in an episode that is 4 (the number) U, the Judgies! Whether you were tuned in during Brian’s quest to get his jacket back, have joined in the campaign to get Nick on Dancing with the Stars, or sat through Jess’ entire birthday montage for Nick, we are so thankful for our Judgies and can’t wait to keep monkey-pawing and manifesting our way into a new year!  You can go back and listen to all episodes wherever you get your podcasts, and follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter to submit more winning nominees in each superlative category! And don’t forget to smash those like, review, and subscribe buttons! 

Order up! Grab your Gobblers and lattes with NO milk, because this week, we have mega-talented-trendy-punk Cameron Silliman on the pod! Famous for their first WTV appearance in which she was at the center of the very first disagreement, Cam joins Nick and Jess to discuss customer service miscommunications, making music, and talking non-binary identity (in two languages) with the It Gets Better Project. After a deep dive of themselves, Cam, Nick, and Jess dive deep into the year 2009 to play a BRAND NEW game! The Tits are Shah-Mazing, and the Tats demand we give credit where credit is due (shoutout Cameron for the Red Letter Media recommendation)! For more updates on Cam’s acting projects, beat making challenge, and music, be sure to check them out on Instagram @sillyman106 and A Granite Garden on Instagram @agranitegarden, as well as the links below!  Cameron’s Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/cameronsilliman 90 Days (A Web Series): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-nhW-RGDxE&list=PLGB5nJFhPsd4eE8Q8fV0-_YfNeVxDc23k

Degreenify, disgustingified, Wiz-O-Mania...Wicked fans remember these words ~All Too Well~ (A word to our Swiftie Judgies: we hope you’re doing okay!). This week, Nick and Jess waste no time before diving into the Wicked truth of the most anticipated movie of all time - from Stephen Schwartz’s wild lyrics, to the Cynthia and Ariana casting announcement, to the Wicked Theme Park, to the question on everyone’s mind: Is Glinda’s bubble going to be CGI?  The Court pleads their case for a House of Gucci press tour line as iconic as “One hundred people in a room”, ten more Princess Switch Movies, and for Nick to be Val’s DWTS partner. The Tits pay homage to a Bath & Body Works classic and THE Christmas Mogul, and as for the Tats….”Guys. For real.” What was *that* caption? Follow @theverdictpod on Instagram and Twitter for all things dramatique, and please like, subscribe, and leave a review wherever you listen! 

*Beep, beep!* Get in, Judgies! We’re Coming Home with rising pop singer-songwriter Rachel Norman to fangirl over her latest single release and upcoming album! In a delightfully candid conversation, Rachel takes Nick and Jess on a journey down “Fairway Drive” as she describes the ways that music feels like home, how she challenges herself to embrace her inner sass, and what it means to trust her identity as an artist. Rachel and Nick are Cross-Examined over the “greatest” artist, teacher, and rapper of our time, Glee’s Will Schuester. In the Tits, wins are celebrated (and Nick delivers a performance that will have you shouting “Dip!”), and in Tats, losses are commemorated. Stream “Coming Home” (from Rachel’s debut album, coming in 2022) and her holiday re-imagining of “It Had To Be You” everywhere now, and for more news and updates on what’s to come from Rachel Norman and her music, check out the links below!Rachel Norman’s Socials/Where to Follow:  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rachelnormanmusic/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/rachelnormanmusic/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/rachnormanmusic Tik Tok: https://bit.ly/3GFWTqw YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCumO6iXHAlwQOfdsi11S8wA/featured Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3CDAN5x Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/rachel-norman/1105013044 Website: https://www.rachelnormanmusic.com/

Double, double, toil and trouble! Under the cRrRaZy cancer moon, the Court welcomes return-guest Christine Phelan and the other half of an iconique Thomas the Tank Engine Couple’s Costume, Alan Mendez (who is also an actor, musician, composer, and master of deliverables). Christine and Alan recount their trip to notorious party-town Salem, Massachusetts, and the group gets educated on Christian Girl Autumn. The gang discusses the return of Broadway, and Alan and Christine battle it out over the world’s oldest DJ. In Tits and Tats, Jess shows off her superpower, Nick laments over the origins of BDE, Alan joins the fight against Big Shell Culture, and Christine whips out the Landlord Special. For more self-tape highlights from the podcast’s official Mom and Dad, check out Christine @crust_ine on Instagram and Twitter, and Alan @alan.r.mendez on Instagram, @alan_r_mendez on Twitter (as well as Alan’s musical theatre writing team at mendezandaberman.com and @mendezaberman on Instagram)! 

Chunky, bring in the Riley once again! Horror fan, writer, dentist avoider, and co-host of a new spooky podcast (stream The Fright of Your Life everywhere starting October 27!) returns to the court to plead her case for the scariest movie moments, Freddy Krueger’s amazing personality, and the ease that goes into a sexy Steve Jobs costume. Nick shares something dramaTEETH (Judgies, where do YOU start flossing every night?). Then, Riley and Jess battle it out in a debate over Group Halloween costumes in a brand new WTV game! Strictly speaking, the Tits and Tats sections get scarier than things that go bump in the night and “no bones days”. For more horror content from Riley and the upcoming The Fright of Your Life podcast, follow her @rileycassidy1, @FrightYourLife, and @DailyGrindHouse - all on Twitter!