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The biggest stories on the internet from March 17th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:51 Becki Jones leaves social media over toll on mental health
4:50 Truth behind the 7-part TikTok series goes viral "exposing" Hailey Bieber's "obsession" with Selena Gomez
13:03 Chappell Roan faces backlash for referencing Jason Aldean in a positive way in new interview
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In this episode, I explore the rise and fall of one of Gen Z’s favourite YouTube collectives, the Sister Squad– from its formation to its impact to the parasocial relationship fans still have for the group to this very day.
00:00 Intro
4:20 Emma Chamberlain’s rise to fame
6:39 James Charles’ rise to fame
7:47 Dolan Twins’ rise to fame
8:51 The origins of the Sister SquadIconic Sister Squad moments that catapulted them to success
14:22 Fan theories about Ethma
17:25 The end of the Sister Squad and the audience reaction19:32 How Bye Sister impacted Sister Squad
21:40 Where are they now?
28:25 What can we learn?
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https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/style/emma-chamberlain-youtube.html#:~:text=Over%20these%20two%20years%2C%20Chamberlain,or%20edit%2C%20just%20like%20her.
https://www.seventeen.com/celebrity/celebrity-couples/a28984351/emma-chamberlain-ethan-dolan-relationship-timeline/
https://www.j-14.com/posts/the-rise-and-fall-of-the-sister-squad-explained/
https://x.com/jamescharles/status/772883439733338112
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRKqIHUO3NA
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 13th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:15 Gen Z publisher launches podcast network
5:27 Mikayla Nogueira launches skincare brand
12:16 Alix Earle alcohol brand partnership + stylist backlash
16:03 Pretty Little Thing rebrand
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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from March 12th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:35 Breaking down the viral JD Vance memes
6:25 Digg is returning
9:19 Discord is in talks about an IPO
11:44 YouTubers making a play for TV dollars
13:27 YouTube is cracking down on gambling
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Sources:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/discord-ipo.html
https://www.ft.com/content/4ab9efe7-36bc-44ff-b2cd-06eb2c38203a
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/digg-alexis-ohanian-kevin-rose.html
https://www.theverge.com/news/625874/auto-draft
https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/2025/03/07/jd-vance-face-meme/
https://gizmodo.com/notes-on-a-meme-the-grotesque-pleasure-of-bloated-jd-vance-pictures-2000572683
https://www.tiktok.com/@aidanetcetera/video/7479181418644409622?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=6899384367418131969
https://support.google.com/youtube/thread/328728041?hl=en
https://www.fastcompany.com/91293701/youtube-is-cracking-down-on-gambling-content-heres-whats-changing
https://passionfru.it/youtube-gambling-161000/?_sp=b723d3b7-2224-4286-b0ed-19c42a2a5f31.1741690328096
https://www.ft.com/content/4ab9efe7-36bc-44ff-b2cd-06eb2c38203a
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/05/technology/discord-ipo.html
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 11th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:40 NYC influencers called out for being "boring" copies of each other
7:30 Bran Flakezz opens up about his influencer salary and the importance of pay transparency
12:44 Hailey Bieber denies claim she liked a shady post about Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 10th, 2025.
Timestamps:
2:33 Rosanna Pansino addresses Tana Mongeau & Trisha Paytas backlash
7:02 Hannah Berner apologises to Meghan Thee Stallion after red carpet microaggression
10:29 Are women snarkers the new male incels?
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In this week's episode, I explore the origins and evolution of fitness influencing, begging the questions: Have we truly moved past it? Or are today’s fitness influencers simply repackaging the same harmful ideals under new aesthetics and workout trends?
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
4:02 What is a fitness influencer & why they gained popularity
6:10 Media that influenced early online fitness culture: Biggest Loser, VS Fashion Show & ANTM
14:00 First-wave of fitness influencers & their impact
16:37 Kayla Itsines
20:44 Sarah’s Day
23:00 Misogyny in fitness
25:30 Second-wave fitness influencers: weightlifting & bodybuilding
28:18 The online fitness industry now: The “Ozempic craze” & pilates princesses
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Sources:
https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/01/the-retrograde-shame-of-the-biggest-loser/605713/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Biggest_Loser_(American_TV_series)#Television_ratings
https://deadline.com/2010/05/full-series-rankings-for-the-2009-10-broadcast-season-44277/
https://www.marieclaire.co.uk/life/health-fitness/americas-next-top-model-body-standards-792363
https://www.vox.com/2020/5/8/21249408/tyra-banks-antm-backlash
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/antm-robin-manning-plus-size-body-shaming-20220409
https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/16/style/victorias-secret-fashion-show-return-ny
https://centennialworld.com/fatphobic-racist-origins-y2k-fashion-trends/
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/nov/22/victorias-secret-show-angels-lingerie
https://sweat.com/about
https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2016-cult-of-kayla/
https://extension.colostate.edu/docs/smallsteps/calorie-needs.pdf
https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/fitness/inspiration/kayla-itsines-the-23yearold-aussie-personal-trainer-changing-the-face-of-fitness/news-story/dca02e8e7bc719116a138dd62805407f
https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/lifestyle/young-sa-women-speak-out-about-the-negative-influence-of-kayla-itsines-original-bikini-body-guide/news-story/89c557c44633adb3810b7ee190682b4b?amp&nk=82d5ff632026fe596e041f0ca4fea95d-1650608623
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_zoeWcKQynM&t
https://magazine.columbia.edu/article/whats-so-feminist-about-fitness
Duplaga, M. (2020). The Use of Fitness Influencers’ Websites by Young Adult Women: A Cross-Sectional Study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(17), 6360-. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17176360
https://www.tiktok.com/@oprahdaily/video/7463140577324928286
https://www.tiktok.com/@serenakerrigan/video/7460880368153939246
https://hypebae.com/2024/12/pink-pilates-princess-trend-explained-tiktok-spotify-wrapped
https://www.elle.com/culture/a33635518/chloe-ting-teenage-girls-and-the-quest-for-flat-abs-in-lockdown/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6UdIgKw4dU
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 6th, 2025.
Timetamps:
1:46 Tana Mongeau, Joey Graceffa, Rosanna Pansino & Trisha Paytas
7:40 Gabby Windey & Robby Hoffman are married
9:33 Hannah Berner facing backlash for Vanity Fair Oscars party red carpet interviews
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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from March 5th, 2025.
Timestamps:
2:30 Patreon report on the creator economy stats
7:52 Skype is shutting down
10:22 Twitch is expanding its monetisation policies
12:22 Instagram might be launching a separate reels app
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Sources:
https://postingnexus.substack.com/p/everything-that-built-the-creator https://news.patreon.com/articles/state-of-create https://techcrunch.com/2025/03/03/as-skype-shuts-down-its-legacy-is-end-to-end-encryption-for-the-masses/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/28/microsoft-hangs-up-on-skype-service-to-shut-down-may-5-2025/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/28/microsoft-skype/ https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/27/twitch-is-letting-more-streamers-access-its-monetization-tools/ https://blog.twitch.tv/en/2025/02/27/what-s-next-in-2025-an-open-letter-from-twitch-ceo-dan-clancy/ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgwwd09vwzo https://centennialworld.substack.com/p/not-all-kens
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 4th, 2025.
Timestamps:
2:42 Millie Bobby Brown addresses questions about her "new look"
5:52 Are family vloggers really leaving California over child labour laws?
9:13 Piper Rockelle x Bop House collab backlash
11:45 Oscars red carpet
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The biggest stories on the internet from March 3rd, 2025.
Timestamps:
3:35 Tate McRae’s album review TikTok drama
9:40 Alabama Barker vs. Bhad Bhabie
17:33 Kourtney Kardashian addresses Mason Disick rumours that he has a child
18:25 Colleen Ballinger quits YouTube?
19:05 Corinna Kopf speaks out against Mikayla Testa amid Anna Paul allegations
23:28 Alix Earle "dropped" from Alex Cooper Unwell Network
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In this week's bonus episode (recorded live from Web Summit!), I interview the CEO of Mozilla Corporation, Laura Chambers. In this episode, Laura breaks down big tech topics like data privacy, net neutrality, and "healthy internet" in digestible terms for us and explains why we should care.
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In this episode, I explore the evolution and ethics of death and dying on social media– from how our online experiences shape parasocial grief to the responsibilities that platforms hold when a user– whether famous or not– dies with a complex (and sometimes profitable) digital footprint. This episode also includes interviews with two grief experts, Candice Mace from Griefline and Michelle Moriarity of Grief Connect.
00:38 Intro
3:34 How grief has evolved: Grief on social media
5:32 Liam Payne
7:38 TaliaJoy18
9:19 Is parasocial grief real? Interview with Candice Mace from Griefline
25:00 Expressing grief online: From the post-death spike to creating community
27:52 Grief-policing in fandoms
31:41 The power of social media connection in coping with grief: Interview with Michelle Moriarty from Grief Connect
56:27 The grief economy & social media platforms
57:39 What happens to our digital footprint and data when we die?
1:00:00 Conclusion
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Sources:
https://edm.com/news/avicii-post-death-follower-spike-larger-trend
https://researchdiscovery.drexel.edu/esploro/outputs/doctoral/Celebrity-ghosts-in-the-machine-Mourning/991014632244204721
https://cmci.colorado.edu/idlab/assets/bibliography/pdf/Gach2017.pdf
https://www.cosmopolitan.com/uk/body/health/a30766025/celebrity-deaths/
https://archive.junkee.com/from-grief-police-to-tragedy-hipsters-the-seven-most-unhelpful-arguments-that-took-over-the-media-after-the-paris-attacks/69619
https://theconversation.com/liam-payne-the-death-of-a-favourite-celebrity-can-be-painful-but-collective-grief-can-help-242039
https://shityoushouldcareabout.substack.com/p/how-to-grieve-liam-payne
https://www.abc.net.au/triplej/programs/hack/grieving-death-liam-payne/104461152
https://www.reddit.com/r/GriefSupport/comments/1g5ykuw/anyone_else_struggling_with_liam_paynes_death/
https://www.instagram.com/p/b7E-mfMgBt/
https://help.instagram.com/231764660354188?helpref=faq_content
https://www.facebook.com/help/103897939701143/?ref=u2u
https://help.x.com/en/rules-and-policies/contact-x-about-a-deceased-family-members-account
https://www.economist.com/culture/2024/07/10/what-happens-to-your-data-when-you-die
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/05/the-government-would-like-you-to-write-a-social-media-will/256700/
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The biggest stories on the internet from February 20th, 2025.
Timestamps:
2:43 Twitter-famous tradwife Patriarchy Hannah aka @HarmonizedGrace exposed as being a fraud
16:22 Trisha Paytas to perform at World Pride Music Festival
18:08 Reddit paywall to be implemented in 2025
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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from February 19th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:16 Apple Cider Vinegar thoughts
2:34 TikTok is back online in the US app store
5:41 Mexico threatens Google with lawsuit
7:52 Buzzfeed announces new social platform
10:40 Netflix makes a play for podcasters
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The biggest stories on the internet from February 18th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:07 "Reheating nachos" trend
4:05 Morphe seemingly returns to influencer marketing strategy again
8:01 Kai Cenat plans to launch a streamer university
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The biggest stories on the internet from February 17th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:39 Wishbone Kitchen calls out Bon Appetit for similarities in 'Dinner with Friends' series
7:44 Avery Woods faces backlash for podcast episode with Harry Jowsey
13:37 Melanie Martinez update (listener request)
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The biggest stories on the internet from February 13th, 2025.
Timestamps:
1:27 Duolingo Owl is apparently dead
4:23 Kayla Itsines calls out sexualisation in the influencer fitness industry
14:30 Alix Earle vs. Alex Cooper
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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from February 12th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:47 Jack Scholessberg deletes his social media
6:28 Roblox, Discord OpenAI and Google launch ROOST
9:57 Elon Musk bids to buy OpenAI
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Sources:
https://www.glamour.com/story/why-jack-schlossberg-deplatformed-himself
https://www.townandcountrymag.com/society/tradition/a63692260/jack-schlossberg-deletes-social-media/
https://substack.com/home/post/p-156622082?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
https://www.theverge.com/2023/5/17/23727324/roblox-kids-older-adult-mature-audience-games
https://www.theverge.com/news/609367/roblox-discord-openai-google-roost-online-safety-tools
https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/6/23390796/roblox-discord-facebook-snapchat-social-media-lawsuits-addiction-child-abuse
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/23126384-robloxdiscordfacebooksnap-suit-filed-cu-su-complaint-10_4_22-filed/
https://www.fastcompany.com/91275256/roblox-joins-27-million-industry-nonprofit-to-support-online-safety
https://passionfru.it/roblox-paid-creators-close-to-1-billion-in-2024-151775/?_sp=775d5c6e-5925-40da-8afd-5c078fe47c64.1739261124793
https://roost.tools/partnerships
https://www.wsj.com/tech/elon-musk-openai-bid-4af12827
https://www.reuters.com/technology/openai-set-finalize-first-custom-chip-design-this-year-2025-02-10/
https://www.theverge.com/news/609421/openai-in-house-chip-development
https://thesizzle.com.au/p/tpg-outage-power-problem-or-settings-screw-up-elon-s-openai-bid-and-ev-tough-times
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14360743/jack-schlossberg-kennedy-JFK-curse-MAUREEN-CALLAHAN.html
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The biggest stories on the internet from February 11th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:32 Brianna Chickenfry rumoured to be dating West Wilson from Summer House
4:00 Aussie podcast bro Jack Mcintosh breaks down after creator Jordan Tan rejects his requests to share "perspectives" about her lived experiences
9:48 Haliey Welch of Hawk Tuah fame opens up about crypto scandal two months later
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