It's A Thing

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  • A Place, Not a Style - It's a Thing 331

    We start the show being very demure. Tom for real has the new slang thing and Molly takes a pause. Then Tom is coasting on Connecticut, while Molly recognizes a chromatically determinate equestrian association. 


    LINKS:

    Very Demure Very Mindful

    Pink Pony Club (aka Chappell Roan)

    Connecticut Coast

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    29 min
  • Dogging in the Raw - It's a Thing 330

    Tom grows on the latest hair trend and Molly finds the Sephora kids. Then Tom has the new flavor hotness, while Molly says the words "raw" and "dog." Plus they both recognize the ur-thing of the Australian breakdancer.


    LINKS:

    Australian breakdancer

    Sephora kids

    Rawdogging

    Broccoli Cut

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    30 min
  • Fans and Chilled Coffee - It's a Thing 329

    Tom is feeling Magnificent about tech and Molly sees our cyborg future. Then Tom finds a cool thing about coffee, while Molly brings a fan from Europe.


    LINKS:

    Chilled Coffee

    The Patch

    Fans

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    31 min
  • Heirloom Sickos - It's a Thing 328

    Producer Rich steps in for Molly to talk about the latest in fandom and Tom meats him halfway. Then Rich is reading the summer away and Tom burns down the house.


    LINKS:

    Sickos Backlash

    Heirloom meat


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    30 min
  • Manifesting Skibidi - It's a Thing 327

    Tom notes that the Skibidi Toilet goes to the big screen and Molly discovers brat. Then Tom throws everyone a Twisters, while Molly explains the 4B movement.


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    LINKS:

    Brat

    4B movement

    ‘Skibidi Toilet’ Film

    Twisters

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    36 min
  • It Was Good But Not Bread - It's a Thing 326

    Tom gets chummy with a new thing and Molly gallops into a sport thing. Then Tom recognizes the cottage cheese renaissance, while Molly publicly relates to a new phrase. 


    LINKS:

    Hobby horse racing

    Chumbox

    Cottage cheese

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    25 min
  • An Americano Detour - It's a Thing 325

    Tom delves into the viral trend of Dubai Chocolate, while Molly puts some weight behind a new vest. Then Tom highlights the book Atomic Habits by James Clear, while Molly explores Zone 2 cardio: electric boogaloo.


    LINKS:

    Vests

    Zone 2

    Dubai Chocolate

    Atomic Habits

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    36 min
  • Shorts Are Back - It's a Thing 324

    Tom talks about the rise of the digital detox and Molly finds a movie theater thing. They also both talk about shorts.


    LINKS:

    4-inch shorts

    Popcorn buckets

    Digital Detox

    Bermudas

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    26 min
  • Tastes... Evolve - It's a Thing 323

    Molly and Tom recognize the ascension of Sabrina Carpenter. After that, Tom talks the inescapability of Webtoons and Molly finds Gen Z's new boyfriend. Then Tom finds an instant thing and Molly shames more young men.


    LINKS:

    Rat Boys

    Sabrina Carpenter

    Webtoons 

    Instant Coffee

    Alpaca Boys

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    33 min
  • Wizardposting and Polyphenols - It's a Thing 322

    Producer Rich steps in for Molly in this episode. Tom opens us to the world of wizardposting and Rich makes sure he's getting his polyphenols. Then Tom finds the shirt of the summer and Rich tries to figure out some corporate slang. 


    LINKS:

    Polyphenols

    Wizardposting

    “Good boy” shirts

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    26 min

About It's A Thing

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It's a Thing is a decidedly off-topic show. It's a show about trends. It's a show about obsessions. It's a show about sneakers, becoming a plant lady, buying a house (holy cow, sewers), books, food…

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