Met Gala Hunger Games, AI Grifters, Energy Prices Soar, + Emotional Support Skin Care

Em is BACK! The Hunger Games starts feeling less like dystopian fiction and more like a live news feed as Em and Cait unpack the increasingly surreal overlap between billionaires, propaganda, AI grifters, collapsing institutions, and the Met Gala. From Bezos sponsoring fashion’s biggest night to self-help influencers trying to convince women they’ll be “left behind” if they don’t hand their financial data over to AI chatbots, the girls spiral delightfully through the chaos of modern life, where every app is an ad, every guru has a subscription model, and even tectonic plates seem to be giving up.Also: a beekeeper weaponizes bees against police during an eviction, teens “speedrun” Scientology churches, Alberta separatists allegedly get their hands on voter data, and Em returns from Europe emotionally wrecked by jet lag, historical fiction, and the looming possibility that summer travel may soon become a luxury sport. Somehow, despite all this, there’s still time for book recommendations, skincare panic, Kacey Musgraves praise, and one unexpectedly moving story about a lost grandmother’s letter finding its way home. Silly, smart, mildly existential.Shownotes:Mel Robbins just copied Nietche and other AI grifters?MV Hondius, cruise from hellAlberta Electoral List ScandalDoug Ford trying to prioritze water lolScientology Speed RunningPulizters! Hannah NatasonSo the earth is splitting open?Long Lost Love LettersTrump admin fires entire national science boardCanadian Research Lab Identified US/MAGA Funded Network of 20 YouTube Accounts, 4,500 Videos, And 40 Million Views Pushing U.S. Annexation on Alberta.Fav headlineTICKSMusic: Kacey Musgraves albumBook: Lázár***Follow along:Your Weekly Breakdown on instagram: www.instagram.com/yourweeklybreakdownCaitlin on instagram: www.instagram.com/caitlinhowdenEmily on instagram: www.instagram.com/hardcopy.onlineInterested in advertising in a Hard Copy Media property? Click hereEmail anytime with questions: [email protected] to the weekly newsletter at hardcopy.online/sign-up