Episodes

  • Acoustic in Japan
    Jan 27 2026

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    35 mins
  • House of Gucci (w/ Cache Taylor)
    Jan 20 2026

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    58 mins
  • The V Magazine Memorandums
    Jan 12 2026

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    52 mins
  • Harlequin Live: One Night Only
    Jan 5 2026

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 1 min
  • The Muppets Holiday Spectacular
    Dec 22 2025

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    54 mins
  • Revisiting Harlequin
    Dec 9 2025

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr
  • "The Sound of Music" Tribute
    Nov 25 2025

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    24 mins
  • Rolling Stone: Voices of the Year
    Nov 17 2025

    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.

    Show More Show Less
    1 hr and 4 mins