Patreon Teaser: The Cultural Impact of Jersey Shore (Part 1)

Listen to the full episode and get access to over 80 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on hiatus until September 2024. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Lauren Meisner (she/her) from Centennial World and Infinite Scroll discuss the podcast drama between Brittany Broski, Trisha Paytas, and Tana Mongeau and Matty Healy responding to the release of The Tortured Poets Department. Then they discuss the cultural impact of Jersey Shore including the casts’ clear identity profiles, language and mannerisms, shenanigans and real life storylines. Then they discuss the darker side of the show including the violence, misogyny, extreme partying, toxic relationships and hook-up culture depicted in the show. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.