Goop, there it is: Gwyneth Paltrow's conscious uncoupling from reality — Dingus of the Week Podcast #39

<html><p><a href="puck.news/newsletter_content/what-im-hearing-n…; target="_blank">Puck reported</a> that Gwyneth Paltrow was throwing a private, "off-the-record" dinner at her Hamptons estate in honor of OpenAI's Sam Altman—whose company <a href="b17news.com/gwyneth-paltrow-is-fully-in-her-ai…; target="_blank">the New York Times reported</a> Paltrow is an investor in via her own VC firm. Paltrow's team never confirmed or denied it, instead posting <a href="tmz.com/2026/08/21/gwyneth-paltrow-reacts-to-s…; target="_blank">parody invitations</a> for fictional guests of honor like M3GAN and Shrek — before <a href="realitytea.com/2026/08/31/gwyneth-paltrow-sam-…; target="_blank">reports emerged</a> that the actual dinner had quietly been shelved. </p><p>It's a rough follow-up act for a woman who, just months earlier on <a href="celebitchy.com/975906/gwyneth_paltrow_super_ri…; target="_blank">her own podcast with Kara Swisher</a>, denounced "super rich white dudes" who don't think about "the downstream impact." You add in her May <a href="yahoo.com/entertainment/celebrity/articles/ann…; target="_blank">Goop Kitchen ad starring convicted fraudster Anna Delvey</a> in her ankle monitor, and her June <a href="cnn.com/2026/06/11/middleeast/gwyneth-paltrow-…; target="_blank">ad for a luxury Israeli condo development</a> that drew accusations of the "goopification of settler colonialism" mid-war, and you've got a pretty full season of not reading the room.</p><p>This week's guest didn't need a deep dive on any of it. Jezebel founder Anna Holmes joined the show, and when asked to name a dingus: Gwyneth Paltrow. Fair enough — Holmes spent years as a magazine assistant at Entertainment Weekly interviewing celebs like Paltrow. </p><p><strong>Holmes is also the author of the new book </strong><strong><a href="penguinrandomhouse.com/books/721115/the-power-…; target="_blank">"The Power of No: A Celebration"</a></strong><strong>, out September 15 — pre-order it now.</strong></p><p>On this episode of <strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK,</strong> hosts <strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> and <strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> welcome Jezebel founder <strong>ANNA HOLMES</strong> to trace Goop's evolution from jade eggs and genital-scented candles to Silicon Valley dinner parties.</p><p><strong>DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong> is a weekly comedy news podcast where writers Lyz and Zach light a fire under the American rogue's gallery to see who comes spilling out. If you're tired of doom-scrolling but know ignoring the problem doesn't get us anywhere, this is your new weekend listen. 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You can also email those to <u><a href="mailto:menyellatme@gmail.com" target="_blank">menyellatme@gmail.com</a></u>. </p><p><strong>FOLLOW DINGUS OF THE WEEK</strong></p><ul><li><p><a href="youtube.com/@DingusoftheWeek"; target="_blank">Youtube</a></p></li><li><p><a href="instagram.com/dingusoftheweek/"; target="_blank">Instagram</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>LYZ LENZ</strong> is the HBIC of MYAM Media. </p><p><strong>ZACHARY OREN SMITH</strong> <u><a href="instagram.com/zachosmith/#"; target="_blank">writes about politics</a></u> for Iowa Starting Line. Follow his work on Instagram (<a href="instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)" target="_blank">instagram.com/zacharyorensmith)</a> and TikTok (<a href="tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith)." target="_blank">tiktok.com/@zacharyorensmith).</a></p><p><u><strong><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank">LAURA BENITEZ</a></strong></u><u><a href="laurabenitezandtheheartache.com/index.html"; target="_blank"> wrote the theme song.</a></u></p><p><strong>SHOW RUNDOWN:</strong></p><p>00:00 - Cold open: "porn-stache"</p><p>03:56 - Intro</p><p>05:00 - Guest intro: Jezebel founder Anna Holmes, author of "The Power of No"</p><p>07:31 - Dingus: Gwyneth Paltrow — Anna's history covering her at Jezebel</p><p>07:34 - Anna's Entertainment Weekly days: working the Miramax screening circuit and getting "so nice to see you"-ed by a young Gwyneth Paltrow</p><p>16:44 - Why she's this week's dingus: the Sam Altman dinner, the Israeli condo ad, and not needing the money</p><p>22:34 - How lifestyle brands launder political power — and why Goop showing up next to OpenAI isn't a surprise</p><p>26:11 - Why feminist media coverage of women's health never sticks the way "sad lonely men" coverage does</p><p>29:11 - Goop as "the wellness Megyn Kelly" — white femininity as a power structure</p><p>34:12 - The Anna Delvey Goop Kitchen ad, and Paltrow's tradwife-coded breakfast videos</p><p>40:14 - The search for a Gwyneth Paltrow profile that actually lands a punch </p><p>45:32 - Midroll: Lyz's newsletter piece on the women of Trump's orbit</p><p>47:50 - Game: Name That Anti-Feminist </p><p>55:34 - Joy: the "thin blonde beautiful woman gets one free murder" theory, and the Sam Altman dinner as a murder-mystery party that got ruined by "woke asses"</p><p>56:51 - Outro</p><p>1:00:13 - Stinger: "a loose tit situation"</p></html>