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‘Girls Gotta Eat’ Unpacks the Week’s Weirdest Headlines—From Jim Carrey Clone Theories to Podcast Drama

March 9, 2026

If your brain feels like it’s been dragged through three different timelines this week, The Snack from Girls Gotta Eatis right there with you. Ashley Hesseltine is off on her honeymoon, so Rayna Greenberg tags in comedian Andrew Collin—who arrives caffeinated, chaotic, and ready to talk about all things pop culture.

‘Girls Gotta Eat’ Recaps This Week’s Pop Culture Stories

The SAG Awards became a surprise group hug

Greenberg says the SAG Awards is one of the only cultural events as of late that feels…human. In a week where everything feels bleak, she’s almost startled by how much sincerity lands. Collin says “any bit of realness and like truth and like caring, you’re just like, oh my—” Let’s be honest, we’re in a world where empathy feels like a novelty item.

Greenberg points to Harrison Ford’s speech as the moment that fully cracks the seal, admitting she didn’t even want to watch because it felt too long—until suddenly she’s locked in. “We need to hear an old white man be kind and thoughtful,” Collin says. And Greenberg agrees that the gratitude and vulnerability hit because it’s the opposite of the usual self-congratulatory energy.

Greenberg says they learn Zendaya and Tom Holland are “already married,” but admits she barely tracks them—“They could get married in front of my face and I might miss it.”

Jim Carrey’s ‘clone’ conspiracy is really just plastic surgery discourse

When Jim Carrey showed up at the César Awards and people online claim he looks like a clone, Collin says he “dug in a little bit” and lands on a more grounded read: it’s him—just with a face that’s been worked on. “It looks like filler,” he says, and Greenberg starts playing her favorite game of “what did they get done.”

Greenberg adds specifics, theorizing “maybe like a CO2 laser…too much Botox,” while also acknowledging how brutal it must feel to hear the rumors. But the bigger conversation isn’t really about Carrey. It’s about why everyone’s conspiracy brain is turned up right now, and how quickly the internet spirals.

Greenberg connects it to the broader “cloned celebrity” obsession—she references Selena Gomez and Britney Spears as examples people routinely drag into these theories. She says people believe certain stars get replaced because they “had too much information,” even referencing “probably the Epstein files.” Collin doesn’t exactly buy the logic. He thinks if someone’s going to “clone” a celebrity, it would be to monetize them, not to make them disappear.

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Benny Blanco’s dirty feet are the gross-out moment the internet didn’t ask for

After a clip from Benny Blanco’s new podcast goes viral, the internet became a courtroom for bare feet. Greenberg describes him “crumpled up on the couch,” with the bottoms of his feet visible and “they are black.” Plus the extra flourish of him asking, “can I fart on camera” and then…doing it.

“It’s a lot to get like waterboarded with that much grossness,” Greenberg says. She says the whole thing tracks with the producer’s vibe—“he looks like somebody who would have dirty feet and farts in public”—but he also weirdly respects that Blanco is committed to the bit.

They get into Blanco’s explanation too. He claims the dirty feet came from filming at Lil Dicky’s house, blaming the mess on production. But Greenberg is not buying it. She says it doesn’t get messy just because cameras exist, and Collin calls it out as “putting the blame on other people.”

Sofia Franklin’s memoir feels inevitable—and kind of sad

Greenberg brings up Sofia Franklin releasing a memoir about the Call Her Daddy fallout, titled Daddy Issues. She says she’ll read it—“I’m gonna read every page of this”—but the tone is complicated. On one hand, she thinks the timing is smart, saying, “Anything sooner would have felt really reactive.” On the other hand, she can’t ignore how it reads when Alex Cooper is so far past the drama that it’s not even in her storyline anymore.

“When you’re the one left in the dust, you’re the one that’s gonna write the book, right?” Greenberg states. Collin agrees it’s likely the defining moment of Franklin’s career in a way it simply isn’t for Cooper.

But Greenberg also says what will make or break it is accountability. She’s interested if Franklin can admit mistakes. Things like bad advice, being young, being emotional…because a book that’s only “I got f**ked” won’t feel as layered. Greenberg wants the story to be rich.

The Epstein ‘walk of shame’ is dark, brilliant protest art—and Greenberg wants it everywhere

Greenberg is clearly delighted by one act of political creativity: people recreating a Hollywood Walk of Fame-style sidewalk in Washington, D.C., except it’s an “Epstein walk of shame.” She explains that the stars include names from the Epstein files. And there are QR codes that link to more information when scanned. “It’s brilliant,” Collin says. “People are so creative,” Greenberg follows.

Greenberg is emphatic that the names should stay visible. “I think we should never stop saying their names,” she states. “These people’s names should be plastered on the sidewalks.” She even describes the format—photos, descriptors, QR codes—and you can feel how much she values protest that’s both loud and functional.

To hear Greenberg and Collin’s full take on all things pop culture this week, listen to Girls Gotta Eat wherever you get your podcasts.