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On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga's appearance at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, including her performance of "Abracadabra", her win for Best Pop Vocal Album, and her fashions throughout the event. We also chat about our Grammys viewing party and speculate about Gaga's evolving relationship to her craft. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website ⁠here⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we're back with an installment of our series ~CHEWED~ where we break down our favorite live performances where Gaga... well, chewed! Since Gaga is currently touring The MAYHEM Ball in Japan, we decided to discuss three of our favorite acoustic performances she's given over the years on the Japanese morning talk show Sukkiri: 2009's "Poker Face", 2013's "Applause", and 2016's "Perfect Illusion". We find each of these performances uniquely powerful, so check them out at the links below: Poker Face – 2009 Applause – 2013 Perfect Illusion – 2016 Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fashion credits sourced from ⁠⁠⁠⁠La Maison Gaga⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website here. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, artist, maker, and friend Cache Taylor joins us to discuss the 2021 film House of Gucci. We chat about Lady Gaga's performance (and clothes and wigs and accent!), the film's tone and storyline, our thoughts on key scenes, our critiques for the film's editors, and the future of Gaga's film career. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Follow Cache on Instagram at @sssquiishhh. Check out our website ⁠here⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss the series of memorandums that Lady Gaga wrote for V Magazine from Summer 2011 to Spring 2012, and dissect her musings on fashion, art, culture, fantasy, criticism, and performance Read Gaga's memorandums here! Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Check out our website here. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Harlequin Live: One Night Only, Lady Gaga's recorded concert special in which she performs Harlequin front-to-back at the Belasco Theater in LA. We dissect all aspects of Gaga's performance and muse about what this project means for her career. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga and The Muppets Holiday Spectacular, a 2013 televised special in which Gaga is joined by The Muppets to perform songs from ARTPOP with a holiday twist. Join our upcoming email list ⁠⁠HERE⁠⁠. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we revisit all things Lady Gaga's 2024 album Harlequin. We discuss the project track-by-track, review its praise and criticism, decipher its conceptual treatment, and speculate about what it could indicate for Gaga's music career going forward. Join our upcoming email list ⁠HERE⁠. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we're back with an installment of our series CHEWED where we break down our favorite live performances where Gaga... well, chewed! At the 2015 Academy Awards, Lady Gaga performed a medley of songs from The Sound of Music to celebrate the film's 50th anniversary. In this episode we discuss the performance and what it meant for Gaga's career at the time. Join our upcoming email list HERE. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Fashion credits sourced from ⁠⁠⁠La Maison Gaga⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga's recent cover story for Rolling Stone magazine's "Voices of the Year" issue by Brian Hiatt. After skimming through recent headlines and chatting Grammy nominations, we dissect the editorial's imagery, the framing of Gaga's past, Michael's involvement in her process, MAYHEM's evolving concept, the ongoing conversation around Gaga's bifurcated identity, and more. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss creative and professional interactions between Lady Gaga and Florence Welch. We map the cultural icons' respective career trajectories, speak to the conceptual and critical intersections of MAYHEM and Everybody Scream, and compare the equally singular nature of their artistic identities. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we spit fact and spew fiction in another installment of our current events series, THAT’S GOSSIP. We discuss recent MAYHEM press (including appearances on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, KCRW, and Song Exploder), Grammy submissions and campaign for Album of the Year, her upcoming cameo in The Devil Wears Prada 2, and European updates to The MAYHEM Ball. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using "I Like it Rough" by Lady Gaga and SFX from freesound.org. 

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss our experiences attending The MAYHEM Ball in Chicago on September 15th, 2025. Between reflections on our favorite moments from the show, messages for Gaga, and musings on being a Little Monster in 2025, this episode celebrates a special night in our lives as friends and fans. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we listen and respond to 23 voice memos sent to us by friends, fans, and monsters that attended one of Lady Gaga’s three sold-out shows in Chicago earlier this month. These “Voices of MAYHEM” detail their myriad experiences at The MAYHEM Ball with thoughts, feelings, analyses, praise, and messages for Mother Monster that perfectly capture this triumphant chapter of Gaga’s legacy.  Thank you to all who lent their wonderful words to this episode: Halli, Eddie, Jackson, Will, Maria, David, Kate, Omar, Jake, Natalie, Jamie, Chase, Michael, Declan, AP, Jax, Pat, Gemma, Chaz, Chelsea, Rachel, JoElle, and Sarah.  Episode cover by Omar Marquez. Find his work on Instagram at @worksby.omar. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we spit fact and spew fiction in another installment of our current events series, THAT’S GOSSIP. After giving brief personal life updates, we discuss Gaga's appearances at the MTV VMAs and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Haus Labs' updated branding elements, "The Dead Dance" and its growing success, the announcement of additional MAYHEM Ball tour dates, and our excitement to see Gaga in Chicago in just a few days. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using "I Like it Rough" by Lady Gaga and SFX from freesound.org. 

On this episode of Chewing on Pearls, we discuss Lady Gaga's latest single "The Dead Dance", including her appearance in Netflix's Wednesday, her music video collaboration with Tim Burton, fan praise and criticism for the release, and the addition of bonus MAYHEM tracks on streaming. We also discuss Gaga's Miami concert postponement and upcoming appearances at the VMAs and on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Follow us on Instagram at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@chewing__pearls⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Hosted and produced by Tom and Patrick. Intro and outro created using Lady Gaga's "I Like it Rough" and SFX from freesound.org.