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June 16, 202638 min

Gwyneth Paltrow is Evil & The UK Bans Social Media for Kids

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:A 21 year old Brazilian woman has died in a bungy jumping incidentA follow up on the SYSCA scoop: The UK is making it impossible for kids to send and receive nude imagesThe UK is banning social media for under-16’sGwyneth Paltrow stars in a (disgusting) marketing ad for a luxury residential building in IsraelTyra Banks is suing Netflix for their docu-series about America’s Next Top ModelUS singer Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter collision in Rio, BrazilListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 9, 202645 min

Britain Bans Nudes & Mummified Sourdough

Kia ora pod!! This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:A SYSCA exclusive: Britain is the first country in the world to make it impossible for kids to send and receive nudesTrump walks out of an interviewInstagram introduces an "Instagram Plus" subscription and other new featuresScientists make sourdough bread out of yeast they found on a 3,500 year old mummyPhoebe Bridgers announces a new tour that is affordable and phone freeAriana Grande's concert causes controversial conversationsPhoebe Bridgers will be starring in a movie alongside Robert PattinsonListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

June 3, 202645 min

Pattie Gonia, Hasan Piker, & Spencer Pratt, Explained

On this weeks episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss:Controversial 'The Hills' reality TV show star Spencer Pratt is running for LA mayorHasan Piker being banned from entering the UKPatagonia vs Pattie Gonia lawsuitThe new it-show, Off-Campus Kiwi footballer Tim Payne has become world famous overnightListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 26, 202640 min

We're Fans, Not Freaks: The State of Fandom

This week's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy is joined by Sacha Judd!!If you don't know Sacha, she's basically a leading expert on fandom and the power that fans hold - and if you've been around here a while you'll know we are OBSESSED with her and everything she has to say.Luce and Sacha get into all of it this week - what it actually means to be a fan, the state of fandom right now (of course we mention Larry Stylinson and Heated Rivalry.) They also get into something really exciting - Sacha's new startup Lume!!! A music platform where fans can actually buy and own albums from the artists they love AND get exclusive content directly from them!!Explore Lume here!Read Sacha's What You Love Matters newsletter here!Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 19, 202636 min

What Happened To All The Teen Media?

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby dive deep into the death of teen media. As 90s babies, we thrived in the teen media space — physical magazines, Disney stars, online games, blogs — and learned so much about our identity, interests, sexual health, and life in general when we didn't want to ask our parents. So where did it all go, and what did we lose when it disappeared?Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 12, 202642 min

Billie Eilish Isn’t Taking Your Shit

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:Clipping: the new advertising trend taking over your feed, explainedCharli XCX new song, 'Rock Music'Billie Eilish sparks debate with her take on veganismBTS studio photographs of Phoebe Bridgers potential new album released - was it an accident or a PR stunt??Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 202636 min

Bezos Met Gala & a Mysterious Virus

On today's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:Three people are dead on a cruise ship in a suspected hantavirus outbreakAmsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuelsA federal appeals court banned mail-order abortion pills in the US, and the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked that banVine is back! Rebooted as "Divine" by Twitter developer Rabble (and it's generative AI free!)The Met Gala 2026, sponsored by Jeff and Lauren Sánchez BezosBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their 18 month long lawsuitListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 28, 202644 min

Scientology, "Active Shoots" & Harry Styles Engagement, Explained

This week Abby and Luce chat about a real mixed bag of topics:The shooting at the White House Correspondents dinnerScientology (and the speedrun trend) ExplainedHarry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are engagedNoah Kahan's documentary touches on traumatic brain injury and body dysmorphia and you should watch it!!!!Singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) has been charged with first-degree murderListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 21, 202640 min

The Worst Story We've Ever Covered

On today's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast:- CNN's investigation into so-called “online r@p3 academies”- Reese Witherspoon’s strange push for us to use AI- What really happened between Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson- Why you shouldn't mess with Dylan Sprouse- Charli XCX is releasing a rock album?? CNN: Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detectionListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

April 14, 202656 min

Hungary's Revolution and Bieberchella, Explained

In this weeks episode Luce and Abby discuss:the US and Iran's ceasefire talks floppingthe new Prime Minister of HungaryArtemis II splashing back to earthA failed plan by a random company to put people on MarsEmperor penguins becoming endangered ˙◠˙Bieberchella and whether you loved it or hated itSabrinachella getting cancelledchellaRuby Rose accusing Katy Perry of s3xu@l ass@ultALLLLL our takes on The DramaListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.