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FluentlyForward
Podcast cover art
Presentation
Hosted by
  • Shannon McNamara
Genre
Created by
  • Shannon McNamara
LanguageEnglish
Production
No. of episodes162 (as of July 6, 2024)
Publication
Original releaseOctober 11, 2021 (2021-10-11)
Provider
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Websitefluentlyforward.com

FluentlyForward is an American, Denver based Entertainment News podcast. The podcast debuted in October 2021, and airs twice a week, hosted by Shannon McNamara.[1][2][3]

The show averages more than 40,000 listeners an episode and has been downloaded over 6 million times as of July 2024.[4]

Content

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FluentlyForward has published over 160 episodes covering pop culture, celebrity gossip, and trending online theories.[5][6][7] Notable guests on FluentlyForward include Perez Hilton, Tinx, Sounds Like A Cult, We Met At Acme, Indy Blue, Beyond The Blinds, Celebrity Memoir Book Club, and more.

Host

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The LA Times describes the host, Shannon McNamara, as “one of TikTok’s most followed blind-item experts” who “sifts through the blind-item archives to piece together warning signs surrounding infamous predators, such as Weinstein and the late Jeffrey Epstein. Other times, she’ll recount a history of incriminating blind items surrounding celebrities who have not faced a public scandal but are still rumored to engage in predatory behavior.”[8]

GQ describes the host, Shannon McNamara, as thinking “blind items are especially appealing because they straddle two compulsive concepts: celebrity gossip and conspiracy theories. “It's probably one of the quickest rabbit holes to slide into because blind items have this very tantalising history where a lot of them have come true,” she says.”[9]

Vox magazine describes the host as “a full-time celebrity sleuth” who has “taught her followers about “Friday news dumps” and how to spot PR speak in celebrity journalism.“[10]

References

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  1. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (11 March 2022). "Going Blind: From TikTok to Podcasts, Blind Items Are Taking Over (Again)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  2. ^ Sharma, Ruchira (December 16, 2022). "Is gossip really so bad? In 2022, anonymous stories became the news". QG Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  3. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (September 13, 2023). "Joe Jonas — and the celebrity PR machine — isn't fooling us anymore". Vox. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  4. ^ Charts, Podcast. "Apple Podcasts — United States of America — Entertainment News". Chartable. Retrieved 9 July 2024.
  5. ^ McKeever, Grace. "Love celeb gossip? This is the podcast for you". entertainment.ie. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  6. ^ Stanley, Grace (17 February 2022). "Shannon McNamara of FluentlyForward Actually Likes Monday Mornings". passionfruit.
  7. ^ "5 Creators Worth Checking Out In July". Thousand Faces Blog. 30 June 2023. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  8. ^ Brodsky, Rachel (11 March 2022). "Going Blind: From TikTok to Podcasts, Blind Items Are Taking Over (Again)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  9. ^ Sharma, Ruchira (December 16, 2022). "Is gossip really so bad? In 2022, anonymous stories became the news". QG Magazine. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
  10. ^ Jennings, Rebecca (September 13, 2023). "Joe Jonas — and the celebrity PR machine — isn't fooling us anymore". Vox. Retrieved 7 July 2024.