E11: Goodbye
Spice Invaders
Goodbye, our friends. We have reached the end of the season, and the end of the Spice Girls as we knew them. This episode sees the now four girls working on their last album as a group while pursuing their solo careers (in and out of music). In other words: it's the unraveling of the Spice Girls.
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E11: Goodbye Transcript
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[Cold Open] Elyse Do you know what I just realized? I meant to do this on our like second last episode, and then I forgot to do it but I was going to tell you guys I was backing out of the podcast with no notice as like a joke with one episode left, and then I forgot to do it. Ashley Oh, no hahaha Steph What a great prank! Megan Ashley can you go back and edit that in? [Spice Invaders Theme Song] Ashley It’s our last recording! Elyse I know! Ashley It's so strange. Sinead It's...
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E10: The Beginning of the End
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Is the queen real? Why did a murderer call the girls the antichrist? In this penultimate episode, we not only ask these hard questions but finally reach the height of Spice Girls drama: Geri's departure.
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E10: The Beginning of the End Transcript
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Steph Like, we're attributing jetlag to breaking up the Spice Girls? Ashley Alright, what are we talking about today? Episode 10! Sinead As we talked about last episode, they fired Simon Fuller, the press was really shitty to them about it, it was very dramatic. With Simon gone, the girls are ready to get into the real business of running the world -lol- and being able to publicly claim that they're doing it for themselves. They have hired Nancy Phillips who is running the office for them and the girls are officially managing themselves. The band found...
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E9: Kill or be Killed
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Was "Girl Power" a sham? In this episode, we talk about the men behind and around the Spice Girls including, randomly, Nelson Mandela? And of course, we talk about the man they kicked to the curb: Simon Fuller, and the consequences of that decision.
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E9: Kill or Be Killed Transcript
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Sinead: Really interesting quote from Victoria who said “Simon Fuller had always said a man will ruin this group, meaning one of our boyfriends from the outside. But the man who started to tear the Spice Girls away from each other was him.” Elyse: How ironic. Spice Invaders Theme Song: [over trumpet music] It’s got theme song vibes. Like danceable, funky. [Laughter]. So 90s. Girl power. Spice Invaders. Ashley: After Spice World, what happened next? Sinead: Are we ready? Ashley: Yeah. What are you going to talk about today? ...
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E8: The Spice World Movie Episode
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Is Spice World even a good movie? JK it's obviously a masterpiece... depending on who you ask. We debate this topic as well as learn so so many fun facts about how this movie came to be, and remember our favourite and most formative scenes. Mixed by Lukus Benoit
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E8: The Spice World Movie Episode Transcript
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Megan: I will be very happy to never have to watch that movie again. Sinéad: And I'm gonna watch it every year until I die probably Ashley: Yeah, same. Steph: I mean, I own it in three different... like, I have the VHS, which actually- Sinéad: I made Dave watch it and he was like “fuck you and this movie” and I was like “you can leave this marriage,” Spice Invaders Theme Song: [over trumpet music] It’s got theme song vibes. Like danceable, funky. [Laughter]. So 90s. Girl power. Spice Invaders. Sinéad: Okay, so today...
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E7: Too Much
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The girls start feeling the pressure as they work on their second album, film not one but TWO movies, do performances and press, and of course maintain their merch empire. In this episode we learn about the hidden meanings behind "Stop" and "Too Much" and get into the behind the scenes of this surprisingly dark period in Spice history. CW: This episode contains discussion of eating disorders and depression.
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E7: Too Much Script
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Sinead: I feel like we should open it in the way where it gets some funny one liner from the episode, that becomes the first line and it might not have anything to do anything, and then we just jump right in. It makes me laugh every time. But I don't know if it's gimmicky, I don't know. Ashley: Well, we already do that, like you mean [laughter] Steph: There’s the open! Spice Invaders Theme Song: [over trumpet music] It’s got theme song vibes. Like danceable, funky. [Laughter]. So 90s. Girl power. Spice Invaders. Megan: This is Spice Invaders, an...
info_outline Let's talk about scandals! We've touched on a few, but this episode hones in on the ones that made the girls especially grateful they had brought in reinforcements when it comes to the media. We also discuss the release of the singles and videos for Mama and Who Do You Think You Are.
CW: This episode contains mention of eating disorders