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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from April 2nd, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:25 Studio Ghibli AI trend

7:17 US and Australian governments inviting podcasters/influencers to formal events

13:04 Substack launches vertical video

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Sources:

https://www.theverge.com/openai/635118/chatgpt-sora-ai-image-generation-chatgpt 

https://www.theverge.com/openai/636529/images-chatgpt-openai-studio-ghibli-copyright 

https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/03/gleeful-cruelty-white-house-x-account/682234/ 

https://theconversation.com/chatgpts-studio-ghibli-style-images-show-its-creative-power-but-raise-new-copyright-problems-253438 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ngZ0K3lWKRc 

https://maxread.substack.com/p/studio-ghibli-in-the-age-of-ai-reproduction 

https://www.theverge.com/policy/637890/trump-white-house-podcast-row 

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/lululemon-brand-ambassador-finance-advisers-13-content-creators-get-advance-budget-reading-20250325-p5lmdc.html 

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/mar/26/gen-z-social-media-creators-say-not-here-to-replace-journalists-after-criticism-labor-invited-them-to-budget-lockup 

https://www.fastcompany.com/91308936/substack-rolls-out-a-new-video-feed-amid-the-looming-u-s-tiktok-ban 

A special bonus episode interviewing Victoria Montano & Martine Chippendale from Real Housewives of Sydney!

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The biggest stories on the internet from April 1st, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:33 Watcher Entertainment lays off creative & production teams

7:03 JacksGap to release a film about the reality of viral fame

9:22 TikTok user raises $319K for 81-year-old waitress to retire

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The biggest stories on the internet from March 31st, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:50 Tarot creator Alex Reads Tarot threatened with lawsuit over online impersonator

6:47 Alex Cooper personally addresses Alix Earle podcast drama for first time

9:37 Chappell Roan's comments about parenthood

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Welcome to the first Centennial World Podcast Network spinoff show, High Steaks! A podcast about famous feuds, frenemies, and falling outs.

We are featuring the first episode of High Steaks to give you a taste of what to expect for the season. Head over the High Steaks feed to subscribe for all the episodes, released weekly: https://open.spotify.com/show/2Xvmq63MHzsP5ykSIhzgHq⁠ 

This episode dives into the feud between the beefing broligarchs Mark Zuckerberg and Elon Musk.

Timestamps:

2:46 Intro

2:59 Mark Zuckerberg’s origins

5:00 Facebook launch

6:03 Zuck post-Facebook

6:51 Elon Musk’s origins

8:47 Musk’s entrepreneurial endeavours: PayPal & Tesla

9:24 Musk post-Tesla

9:53 Zuck vs. Musk

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The biggest tech & social media trends on the internet from March 26th, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:23 Ashton Hall’s viral morning routine

7:15 TikTok Global Observatory

10:56 Netflix refines its gaming strategy

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Sources:

https://x.com/tipsformenx/status/1902608673022595531 

https://tkgo.aiforensics.org/ 

https://x.com/mattxiv/status/1903540201563025872 

https://theintercept.com/2020/03/16/tiktok-app-moderators-users-discrimination/ 

https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/22/24276700/netflix-gaming-studio-closure-blue 

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2025-03-21/netflix-bets-big-on-video-games-with-broad-new-strategy

https://www.fastcompany.com/91298065/what-happened-to-netflixs-big-bet-on-gaming  

The biggest stories on the internet from March 25, 2025.

Timestamps:

1:00 Tana Mongeau opens up about fan behaviour at music festivals & what she would have to spend to go to Coachella safely

6:32 Sydney Sweeney to turn a Reddit story into a movie

9:21 Alix Earle & Braxton Berrios livestream drama10:55 Jake Paul engaged

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The biggest stories on the internet from March 24th, 2025.

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Timestamps:

3:35 Aspyn Ovard rumoured girlfriend

7:35 Molly Mae and Tommy Fury are reportedly back together

9:33 Brianna Chickenfry exposes wild Zach Bryan story amid his new relationship

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This episode is an exploration into the evolution of celebrity feuds. From tabloid culture, to drama channels, to TikTok reporters, we’re looking at how the evolving culture on social media– coupled with the ability for fans to participate and fan the flames themselves– have impacted how celebrity feuds go down…alongside some very niche examples.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

3:00 How tabloid culture stoked the flames of celebrity feud

6:41 How social media has impacted celebrity feuds

10:09 The rise of diss tracks and drama channels

19:00 Non-traditional players in celebrity feuds — brands and stans

21:58 How public figures themselves feed into feuds online 

25:00 Creators fabricate feuds for clout

27:24 Consequences of social media and celebrity feuds

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Sources:

https://www.j-14.com/posts/a-timeline-of-justin-bieber-and-drake-bell-s-horrible-twitter-feud-19192/

https://www.bustle.com/articles/41255-drake-bell-wished-death-on-a-belieber-his-explanation-proves-his-justin-bieber-feud-must 

https://theconversation.com/a-brief-history-of-the-diss-track-from-the-roxanne-wars-to-megan-thee-stallion-223227 

https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/hip-hop-diss-track-saga-kendrick-lamar-drake-battle-rcna149995 

https://www.billboard.com/pro/its-everynight-sis-youtube-war-jake-paul-alissa-violet/ 

Lewis, R., & Christin, A. (2022). Platform drama: “Cancel culture,” celebrity, and the struggle for accountability on YouTube. New Media & Society, 24(7), 1632–1656. https://doi.org/10.1177/14614448221099235

https://centennialworld.com/deuxmoi-anonymous-user-submitted-gossip/