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Today I'm joined by the lovely Ben Gail (@oldirtydog on TikTok) to dive into the Ethan Klein/H3 cheating scandal, and more importantly, the way the internet reacts when one of its favorite people falls from grace.

We get into the downfall of the internet's beloved "wife guys," why cheating scandals always turn into a competition over which woman is hotter, the weird power dynamics of influencers employing their own superfans, and why the internet seems to punish hypocrisy more than actual bad behavior. We also discuss parasocial relationships, why being the "good guy" online might be the worst branding decision you can make, and how the internet's obsession with moral superiority creates some pretty bizarre double standards.

And of course, we put on our morally questionable PR hats and ask the important question: if Ethan Klein hired us to save his career, how would we do it? Including my potentially genius (and deeply unethical) theory that you could actually manipulate the internet into defending someone by making everyone hate them too much.

Follow Ben on TikTok @oldirtydog and check out his new podcast, The Ben Gail Power Hour!

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This week I'm joined by Addie Flynn (@djhungryhuman) to talk about the current state of celebrity culture, and why it feels like so many famous people of today move differently than celebrities of any other era. From Miley Cyrus getting mad at her own fans to Sydney Sweeney's increasingly questionable career decisions, we're getting into the celebrities who have us scratching our heads lately. We also discuss why Hollywood desperately needs new famous people, the death of celebrity mystique, the "big boob" to "big butt" pipeline, and why some celebrity couple pairings somehow manage to make BOTH people less interesting. Plus, a little celebrity gossip and some stories from Addie's own encounters with famous men!

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This week we're diving into the wonderfully weird world of Nathan Fielder! From his early days doing improv with Seth Rogen to his rise as the king of "cringe" comedy, we're looking at the man behind *Nathan For You*, his unusual approach to making people uncomfortable, and whether his painfully awkward persona is actually the real Nathan.

Of course, we're also getting into his love life (because the ladies oddly froth at the mouth for Nathan Fielder), his new A24 documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, and handful of juicy Elizabeth Holmes blind items and more!

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Are your favorite celebrities actually themselves...or have they been replaced by clones? This week I'm joined by Toni Bryanne for a deep dive into one of Hollywood's weirdest conspiracy theories...join us as we go completely off the rails.

We're talking Avril Lavigne being replaced by Melissa, the bizarre theories surrounding Britney Spears' Instagram, Selena Gomez allegedly being a completely different person, and whether Kanye West has been cloned, replaced, or reprogrammed. Plus, we get into MK Ultra, celebrity handlers, the Illuminati, the uncanny valley, AI doubles, and the most wild theory involving Selena Gomez, Justin Bieber, and Kourtney Kardashian's son.

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Is your boyfriend cheating on you with ChatGPT? Is Sam Altman trying to become God? And when was the last time you argued with someone online who was actually a real human being?

This week I'm joined by award-winning journalist and tech expert Bridget Todd, author of the new audiobook Love at First Prompt: AI and the Future of Intimacy, to talk about all things AI, Silicon Valley, and the increasingly weird internet we're living on.

We get into people falling in love with chatbots, whether having an AI girlfriend counts as cheating, why so many people are turning to ChatGPT for therapy and medical advice, and the tech billionaires who seem determined to insert themselves into every aspect of our lives. We also dive into Sam Altman's god complex, AI being treated like a religion, tech whistleblowers, online propaganda, and dead internet theory (because even Reddit can't be trusted anymore).

Plus, we discuss why the internet used to be so much more fun, whether social media is officially dying, and what it would take to create an online space where we could actually talk to other human beings again.

https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Love-at-First-Prompt/Bridget-Todd/9781668179826

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Dancing With the Stars might be one big happy family…but it’s also one big dating pool! This week we’re going down the DWTS rabbit hole: which pros have dated each other, which celebrities hooked up with their partners, the Mormon-to-ballroom-dancer pipeline in Utah, and of course the blind items about dancing pros and celebrities from different seasons!

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Why don’t you have a seat? This week, in honor of the new A24 movie with Robert Pattinson, we’re going down the entire "To Catch a Predator" rabbit hole - from how the Dateline series began and the wild lineup of people it caught, to the disturbing case that brought the show to an end.

We’re also getting into the conspiracy theory that "To Catch a Predator" was getting a little too close to powerful people, Chris Hansen’s messy post-Dateline years, his battle with YouTuber Onision, and if there's a smear campaign directed at Chris Hansen as of late.  

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Fluently Fixed is back with more morally dubious advice that will never involve me telling you to meditate or go for a walk! This week, we’re fixing an ADHD morning routine, figuring out what couples can actually do together at home besides watching TV, dealing with the “anything works for me!” people pleasers who make you plan everything, and hacking corporate America when you work your ass off but keep getting passed over for promotions. 

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Kate Kennedy of Be There in Five is back (!!) and this week we’re asking an important question: where did recession pop go? Back in the 2008-2012 time period, the economy was in shambles but we had Pitbull and Flo Rida and so many other artists giving us songs about #YOLO and going out and having a good time but now in 2026…we have a terrible economy, data centers popping up everywhere, the Epstein files out (and nothing done about them) and the music isn’t giving us the bangers we needed back in the 2010s to get through the times!

Join us for this episode as we break it all down - and have many a tangent about Taylor Swift Tumblr lore, Tom Cruise, the downfall of Justin Timberlake, Rihanna (could she put out an album and SAVE US in 2026?) and so much more.

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Why is Nicole Kidman suddenly everyone’s muse? This week, we’re going down the Nicole Kidman rabbit hole - from Troye Sivan and ADÉLA’s obsession with her, to her secret Ibiza rave life, her even more secret engagement to Lenny Kravitz, her complicated history with Scientology, and the bisexual rumor that had the internet convinced she once dated Naomi Watts. We also touch on why Nicole is such a figure in conspiracy circles, the theories about her father, and the eternal question: what exactly is it about Nicole Kidman that makes her so damn magnetic?

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