The Morning X with Barnes & Leslie
The Morning X with Barnes & Leslie
The Morning X with Barnes & Leslie is a deep dive into the world of popular culture with new episodes every weekday. Join award-winning hosts Steve Barnes (Atlanta) and Leslie Fram (Nashville) as they fly through the latest TV, music, movies, celebrity sleaze, and general observations from the crazy world around us. Follow and listen on Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio App, Pandora or wherever you get …Social links:
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Spring Break vs. The Cartel
The Morning X tackles a massive travel dilemma just in time for the busy spring break season. After a wave of alarming international news alerts, Barnes, Leslie, and Crash listen to an incredibly rare interview between a Canadian journalist and masked cartel assassins out in the middle of nowhere. …
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Celeb Sleaze Pt. 2: Celebrity Grudges and Unmasked Conspiracies
Listen in as Barnes and Leslie debate whether a beloved comedic actor recently sent a lookalike to a French awards show, or simply had some highly questionable cosmetic work done. Things take a turn when they react to a new podcast theory linking a famous 2000s sitcom star to one of the most notori…
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Celeb Sleaze Pt. 1: Faking Bad Reviews and Fumbling the Teenage Sex Talk
Barnes and Leslie break down the weekend box office numbers—did a massively successful horror sequel fake its own bad reviews as a genius marketing stunt? Then, hear about a gross prank pulled on a young Hollywood A-lister on the set of a massive sci-fi blockbuster by a certain famously drawling Te…
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Truman Show Lawsuit Pt. 2
The Morning X continues their interview with a New York playwright locked in a massive legal battle with a Hollywood studio over one of the biggest blockbuster hits of the decade. After uncovering even more similarities, Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy press the writer on exactly how much money it will t…
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Truman Show Lawsuit Pt. 1
The Morning X sits down with a New York playwright who claims a massive Hollywood studio blatantly ripped off his original stage play to create one of the most iconic Jim Carrey blockbusters of the 1990s. Listen in as Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy uncover how this writer stumbled upon a magazine articl…
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Lost, Found, and Pranked
The Morning X takes on the role of good Samaritans when a local listener calls in with a highly important lost item. Before reuniting the misplaced property with its rightful owner, Barnes, Leslie, and Jimmy can't resist having a little fun and stage a fake radio contest to catch the unsuspecting v…
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Brands Treated Like a Religion Pt. 2
The Morning X opens the phone lines to tackle a fascinating topic: which massive household brands do people treat like an absolute religion? Listen in as Barnes, Leslie, Crash, and callers debate the cult-like devotion to everything from a massively popular, pajama-selling gas station chain to the …
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Brands Treated Like a Religion Pt. 1
The Morning X dives into the fascinating world of cult-like consumerism, asking listeners to name the massive household brands they treat like an absolute religion. After Barnes, Leslie, and Crash expose their own extreme loyalties to everything from tech giants to regional fast food, the phone lin…
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The Morning X's March Streaming Picks
Barnes and Leslie break down a massive, star-studded month of new television. Listen in as they tease a gritty, 19th-century origin story for a legendary literary detective, a high-octane military training exercise that suddenly turns into a desperate fight against an unimaginable, otherworldly thr…
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Celebrity Sleaze: Hollywood Allegations and International Travel Blunders
Listen in as Barnes and Leslie break down how a famous actor's son managed to get completely stranded in South America due to a highly avoidable, dual-citizenship passport mix-up. They also dive into some serious celebrity drama, discussing a troubled star's latest New Orleans arrest and his bizarr…
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