Episodes
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The Summer of Coconut Trees
we say farewell to summer in the northern hemisphere with a love island chat, debate our pick for song of the summer, and go over the impact of memes on the upcoming election in the united states.
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Justin Timberlake's Mug Shot - June '24 Recap
A very happy pride month recap everyone! This June we saw the dominance of Sabrina Carpenter, the beginning of the Love Island series, and a new meme in the form of Justin Timberlake's mugshot. There's a lot to talk about for this episode and we hope you enjoy. follow us on youtube:...
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Kendrick vs. Drake- May '24 Recap
may was jam packed with pop culture news! we saw the biggest rap beef in recent memory emerge between kendrick lamar and drake; the met gala of 2024 sparked a "digitine" and mass blocks of celebrities (Blockout 2024) for not speaking up against genocide; jojo siwa taunted our feeds yet again as…
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Karma's a Bitch, Jojo Siwa... April '24 Recap
april was the month of jojo siwa's memeification. coachella and stagecoach made us cringe at influencers, "nasty" by tinashe is in the running for song of the summer, and that movie with zendaya and the two twinks was released. let's chat about all of this and more in our recap for april 2024....
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Willy Wonka's AI Flop - March '24 Recap
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Actions and Distractions - February '24 Recap
february was... a lot. it was the origin of the reesa teese 52 part tik tok special "who tf did i marry" and hosted both the grammy's and the super bowl. the "madame web" movie forever became part of the meme film canon. but it also outed several alleged elite predators (like vince mcmahon), was…
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Awards Season: Empowering or Elitist? - January '24 Recap
2024 kicked off to a wild start. Award Season is in full swing, documents from the case against Epstein were unsealed, and Megan Thee Stallion and Nicki Minaj had some of the biggest beef we've seen in recent history. We chat about all of that in more for our recap for January. SOURCES General…
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The Toll of Tik Tok - December '23 Recap
Tik Tok has changed the landscape of how we consume and interact with media. In this recap, we go over the biggest moments of December, many of which are connected to how Tik Tok has changed the game - both for better and worse. Nicki Minaj's album is trying to make as many viral sounds as...
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2023 Pop Culture Recap "Yearbook" Bonus Episode
we spend this bonus episode chatting about the biggest things that happened this year and voting for our superlatives for the 2023 pop culture yearbook. we go through moments like lash gate, the montgomery riverfront brawl, and the wga / sga strikes. let us know if you agree with our picks or…
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When Influencers Won't Influence: November '23 Recap
This November gave us a lot to think about. Floods of lawsuits alleging sexual assault against influential people came out, influencers thought it was "dystopian" that we asked them to influence, and a Taylor Swift concert led to two deaths in Brazil. Will this be the end of idolizing celebrities...
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Cash is King - October '23 Recap
This month was full of new horror franchise film installments, celebrity feuds that got taken too far, and media that we all delighted in... or detested. We talk about capitalism, misogynoir, and... jazzercise style exorcisms? Hope you enjoy. Please save this podcast and leave us a review if you...
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Are There Any Good Celebrities? - September '23 Recap
Drew Barrymore is a scab, we all hate Russell Brand, and we all found out the name of Elon's secret third child... join us as we recap the best, worst, and most culture defining moments of September. Quickfire Sources: Techno Mechanicus from Sports Keeda-...