Today's episode is PACKED with a productive conversation around being chronically online, and how to make it feel less shitty, despite all the screen time. We go deep on the things we all FEEL but never really SAY about spending all our goddamn time on the internet, like:

    •    How much less time we have to get shit done in a day

    •    The fact that being online actually DOES contribute to our success

    •    Social media usage as a habit vs. a choice

    •    The loneliness epidemic and where we’re missing the point on digital connection

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The only social media platform you won’t need a detox from, is live for your perusin’ right here.

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We’re riffing off a few stats we heard in this podcast episode!

HUMBLED was how I felt after recording this episode with World’s Best Website Copy Girl (and IRL best friend) Sara, from Between The Lines. We chit chat about our LA trip a little, but mostly Sara live-coaches me on getting my website’s shit together, drops tons of tea on how to build a ridiculously successful business with an exceptional reputation without needing to rely on social media much at all, and we go in on the concept of showing up as your whole self on the internet while exposing a few of each other’s best-kept secrets, along the way.

Part two of this episode comes out Thursday on Point Of The Story where we get so fucking for real about what it means to actually be a LEADER in the current online landscape, so make sure you’re following so you can follow the plot, with us.

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In one of our richest conversations around social media politics to-date, we reflect on the article “You Can’t Post Your Way Out of Fascism” and the role we all play as leaders in supporting our communities in not just reacting to what we share but taking action on it (political or not).

We also dive into the concept of the Two Tiered Internet, debating whether public search engines are becoming obsolete (or at minimum, totally useless), explore the horrors of the 60-hour work week at Google, declare it “MAKE SHIT HAPPEN MARCH,” and tell some tales from our Hawaii trip because we’ve gotta have some silly shit in here, too.

Age is a construct, shame is a construct, and Birkenstocks are a construct (but not a work of art, apparently). This week’s episode is your usual mixed bag. We share Xanthe’s calendar trick for more time freedom while explaining how “the marketing shift” actually works, get existential about yet another short-form video trend in response to this Thread, discuss the copyright laws of high (and low) fashion, celebrate New Zealand’s bug of the year, and reminisce on the nostalgic inconvenience of Mapquest as they recently became re-relevant.

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First thing's first: GARLIC SAUCE BATH BOMB. Today we dissect why the Internet latched onto the “younger self” trend so quickly, discuss the tale of a house-sale-gone-horror-movie wrong, take sides in the Olipop x Poppi online beef, agree vehemently with this Thread about how you’re actually only 15 when you turn 30, celebrate hopeful progress in the global media-literacy crisis, are confused about celebrities NOT falling in love after their make out scenes, and OBVIOUSLY SO MUCH MORE.

“Let Them” steal eggs and pass them off as their own, IN THIS ECONOMY?? The internet has beenbuzzing about Mel Robbins’ (allegedly) plagiarized theory, so naturally, we’re connecting it to the worrisome state of the online landscape and suggesting that if she could just scroll a bit more consciously, she might have avoided the whole fiasco. Beyond that: why it’s time to start an Instagram account for your freaky little hobby, how to get off the pedestal and let your community inspire you too, and an unsolved heist that’ll crack you up. ENJOY.

$1000 is not $1000 is not $1000!! How many times does Frank have to tell you?! We’re kicking off February with a meaty one, evaluating the creepy Canadian influencer → perfume model on the Sunset Strip glow up, unpacking an incredible article on the “news finds me” movement (paired perfectly with Frank’s big return to the journalism world), discussing the elephant in the content creation room — feeling fucking ugly, crying about Mufasa’s origins story, revealing a new and unsurprising phobia to add to Xanthe’s list, hating on walking pads, wanting justice for the dream job, and ohmygod, plenty more, I’m sure.

Hear me out, hear me out: SOUP you can SUCK ON. Today we’re reflecting on the '90s bliss of cereal box sweepstakes, how the bone broth big wigs seriously fumbled the bag on chicken-shaped lollipops, a falconer (yes, like, a bird guy) who got fired for proudly posting photos of his eggplant emoji on the Internet, a new co-working space that will change the game for content creation (or at least try to), and a brilliant collaboration strategy courtesy of Criminal Minds. Lil’ bit of this, lil’ bit of that. If you like it, let us know!

A mixed bag of musings to lighten the mood this week! From Pornhub literature to relationship rules to Ryanair coming for our right to get drunk at the airport, we can promise a heavy dose of escapism (and perhaps an investment opportunity if you too believe that Airbnbs should be searchable by color palette). Love you to the core, for listening — and don’t forget to rate + review below if you love us, too!

Is TikTok being banned? Perhaps a more sinister third option. Are Reels Trials worth it? Actually, maybe. Is Mark Zuckerberg f*cking serious?! Unfortunately, yeah. If there was ever a question of where we stand on the political landscape of social media, this episode will clear that right up. We go ALL IN on the implications of the new Meta policies, how they will affect the online entrepreneurship landscape, and how we can all stay afloat (and sane) as the digital climate shifts for the worst, probably. It’s not ENTIRELY dark and depressing but… buckle up!!