Welcome back to Gia on Culture.
Ha, I bet you thought I wouldn’t make another episode—but here we are. This one took me a minute to edit, but it covers:

Anti-woke AI, the late night takedown, Fantastic Four not being fantastic, Gaza updates, the Tea app leak, and a whole lot of thoughts in between.

That’s it. Press play.

references:

1. NPR – Trump’s Anti-Woke AI Executive Order

2. Jon Stewart on Colbert’s Cancellation

3. Jimmy Fallon Epstein Distraction Song

4. Al Jazeera – Gaza Starvation Updates

5. Business Insider – Tea App Data Breach

6. Morning Brew – Tea App Overview

Gia rants about Dubai’s squiggly roads and missing NPC life in Boston, reads sad girl weather poetry, dives into Gaza’s latest tragedy, why AI beauty bots are taking over, IBM firing 200 humans for agents, Bieber’s SWAG flop, Superman 4DX neck pain, and Karachi’s wild pre‑Zia history through The Queen of My Dreams and Society Girl.

References:

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/7/20/live-israel-kills-38-aid-seekers-in-gaza-as-israelis-demand-truce-deal

https://www.businessoffashion.com/articles/beauty/state-of-fashion-beauty-report-global-markets-consumers-localisation

https://www.cosmeticsdesign.com/Article/2025/06/24/mckinsey-company-finds-beauty-growth-slowing-while-value-pressures-climb-in-2025

https://societygirlbook.com/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWLvgMbWQF0

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