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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The biggest stories on the internet from February 10th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:09 Poppi influencer vending machines

3:40 Charli xcx pledges $25K alongside Chappell Roan to emerging artists

6:18 Genesis Webb, Chappell Roan's stylist, accused of offering exposure instead of payment

15:26 Amelia Dimoldenberg reportedly dating Adam Faze

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In this episode, I dive into the history of career of Jenna Marbles. From her beginnings at Barstool Sports to her self-cancellation and disappearance from the internet in 2020, I explore why the internet still years from Jenna Marbles.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

1:53 Jenna’s beginnings: Barstool Sports

6:31 Becoming “Jenna Marbles” & her peak

10:55 The basis of Jenna’s longevity: nostalgia & accountability

16:41 Jenna’s controversies & self-cancellation

24:45 Conclusion 

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Sources:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9dj5WjFJFU 

https://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/14/fashion/jenna-marbles.html 

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

https://web.archive.org/web/20110410113648/http://www.stoollala.com/ 

https://www.tubefilter.com/2015/10/27/madame-tussauds-new-york-jenna-marbles-wax-figure/ 

https://variety.com/2014/digital/news/youtube-pacts-with-siriusxm-for-weekly-music-radio-show-with-jenna-marbles-1201251012/ 

https://www.vanityfair.com/style/2022/06/david-dobrik-jeff-wittek-lawsuit-youtube-excavator-stunt-life-threatening-injuries-10-million-dollars-damages?srsltid=AfmBOoqpBC_5bUsITUyKdRaoe-fgVNvdIiwW0x2ECXxzYnFIjELvWIDt 

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/jenna-marbles-what-happened-youtube-nicki-minaj-b2133892.html 

https://www.forbes.com/sites/sethcohen/2020/06/25/apologizing-for-racist-videos-youtuber-jenna-marbles-surprise-move-teaches-an-important-lesson/?sh=2f8d79e2bc69 

https://berkeleybeacon.com/a-year-without-jenna-marbles/  

https://www.reddit.com/r/Jennamarbles/comments/184htge/do_you_think_jenna_wouldve_left_yt_even_if_the/ 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oao_6QTCCiw 

The biggest stories on the internet from February 6th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:00 Anna Paul x Mikaela Testa update

5:40 American woman goes viral for refusing to leave Pakistan in the pursuit of love

8:54 Trisha Paytas' Big Broadway Dream

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Unfortunately, it seems our microphone issues continued into this episode! Apologies for the sound quality, we will ensure it's fixed by tomorrow's episode.

The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from February 5th, 2025.

Timestamps:

0:48 Reddit Answers and the pivot to AI

5:01 Threads launches custom feeds

7:34 Stimulation Clicker

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Recap of the Grammys 2025 starts at 1:24.

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The biggest stories on the internet from February 3rd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:04 Chiara Ferragni x Fedez update

8:40 Iris Law called out by server for restaurant etiquette & she responds

11:02 New CorporateTok trend

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In this episode, I explore the steep rise of ragebait content & why we love to hate— from innocuous celebrity PR plays to more dangerous strategies in tech and politics intended to keep our digital ecosystem hostile and divided. 

Timestamps:

3:34 Defining ragebait 

6:28 The rise of ragebait & how platforms have played a role

11:50 Examples of mainstream ragebait by influencers: Nikacado Avocado & Winta Zesu

15:33 Ragebait as a political tool

20:35 Political ragebait example: Jubilee 

22:27 The threats of ragebait

24:00 The appeal of ragebait

27:18 Conclusion 

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Sources:

https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=all&q=ragebait&hl=en 

https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/what-is-rage-bait-influencers-making-people-angry-1234976621/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/gadget-lab-podcast-659/ 

https://thehilltoponline.com/2024/09/09/rage-bait-is-making-users-mad-and-content-creators-money/ 

https://www.threads.net/@zuck/post/C89oeSORn81 

https://theconversation.com/the-draw-of-the-manosphere-understanding-andrew-tates-appeal-to-lost-men-199179 

https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/03616843221123745 

https://www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/archive/2022/01/owning-the-libs-is-the-only-gop-platform/676692/ 

https://www.businessinsider.com/why-creators-rage-farm-on-tiktok-and-why-its-on-the-rise-2022-12 

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/19/libs-of-tiktok-right-wing-media/ 

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2023/07/twitter-alternatives-bluesky-mastodon-threads/674859/ 

https://variety.com/2024/tv/news/jubilee-debate-videos-pete-buttigieg-ben-shapiro-1236199829/ 

https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/hate-watch 

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/the-psychology-behind-why-we-hate-watch_l_61bcecede4b04b42ab5fa761 

https://www.vice.com/en/article/93akvp/why-hate-watching-tv-movie-social-media-explained-psychology 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/full-stack-trumpism 

https://www.contemporarypsychology.com.au/anger-is-this-a-desire-for-change/#:~:text=This%20is%20because%20anger%20is,us%20to%20want%20to%20engage. 

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200723-how-anger-can-be-put-to-good-use 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 30th, 2025.

Timestamps:

00:40 Chiara Ferragni speaks out about divorce from Fedez

17:47 Mikaela Testa vs. Anna Paul

22:48 Is Brooke Schofield leaving 'Cancelled'?

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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from January 29th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:32 Tumblr launches TumblrTV

4:46 TikTok US sale update

7:08 Cute winter boots TikTok trend

9:54 Breakdown of DeepSeek

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Sources:

https://techcrunch.com/2015/06/25/tumblr-launches-tumblr-tv-a-gif-search-engine-with-a-full-screen-viewing-mode/ 

https://support.tumblr.com/post/773329598987616256 

https://www.newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/how-tumblr-became-popular-for-being-obsolete 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91267850/cute-winter-boots-tiktok-trend-meaning 

https://www.usermag.co/p/tiktok-cute-winter-boots-meaning-explained-algospeak 

https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2024/apr/25/bytedance-shut-down-tiktok-than-sell 

https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/perplexity-ai-revises-tiktok-merger-proposal-that-could-give-us-government-50-2025-01-26/  

https://www.cnbc.com/2025/01/26/perplexity-tiktok-revised-merger-proposal.html 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/politics/tiktok-ban-sale-china.html 

https://www.9news.com.au/technology/new-bid-for-tiktok-from-perplexity-ai-could-give-us-government-50-stake/a8fe6d0d-6057-4d2a-8fa0-8e23fefd8155 

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/big-tech-faces-heat-chinas-deepseek-sows-doubts-billion-dollar-spending-2025-01-27/ 

https://www.wired.com/story/openai-ceo-sam-altman-the-age-of-giant-ai-models-is-already-over/ 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91267354/deepseek-explained-china-llm-chatgpt-nvidia-microsoft-stock-ai-rattled?

https://www.reuters.com/technology/artificial-intelligence/what-is-deepseek-why-is-it-disrupting-ai-sector-2025-01-27/ 

https://www.garbageday.email/p/the-ai-guys-were-lying-the-whole-time