This week Mira will tell us all about lucky scoops, unboxing videos, and overconsumption as we talk about late stage capitalism and our societal need to have EVERYTHING. Between the Shein quality lucky scoop packages, the unboxing videos, the restocking videos, and every microtrend of tiktok deemed "must-haves" we'll dive into all the reasons to NOT "add to cart".

This week Sky talks about the media's habit of sensationalizing cases and meme-ifying crime.

Sources

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qofiVrD5V40

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIGbQ9NHFEg

https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/25/us/luigi-mangione-federal-plea-discussion

https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/we-disappointed-the-boss-say-louvre-heist-suspects-g9gcvbvl9

https://www.cnn.com/2026/07/03/us/empire-state-building-climbers-stunt

https://hai.stanford.edu/news/how-social-media-shapes-our-perceptions-about-crime

https://www.theteenmagazine.com/is-gen-z-s-obsession-with-true-crime-problematic

Listen in as Mira tells us all about Tyler Catastrophe's controversy and the deeper underbelly on the internet that is lolcows

TW: discusses su!cide and fetish content

Sources

https://youtu.be/ybcLfqdbYH8?is=UqFFCwxxZ4cr061X (Dankyjabo)

https://youtu.be/QC6SqOqqs6I?is=RmmoPnysYs5

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OrwO (film cooper)

https://youtu.be/mHh3paBeeyk?is=

_grLy86z5nRCvMhV (boze)

https://youtu.be/vJWBVaNdAFg?is=QzlrwuEZ-K10UHiI (muckhole)

https://www.currentaffairs.org/news/the-insidious-world-of-lolcows

Tyler's Apology Video:

https://www.tiktok.com/@tylercatastrophe/video/7632807706180553998?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Delusions of grandeur:

https://www.tiktok.com/@tylercatastrophe/video/7618014508723752205?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Youtuber response to parasociality:

https://www.tiktok.com/@cordablue/video/7640688781292621087?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Tries to join Lovejoy:

https://www.tiktok.com/@lolcowreposts/video/7630828643471691021?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Not a job offer:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eatmykrustyshorts/video/7631734244322069780?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

The crush video:

https://www.tiktok.com/@hdudheh86/video/7640139390068477214?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

What is a lolcow:

https://www.tiktok.com/@sydneymarie237/video/7546383903645371662?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Tyler seeks asylum:

https://www.tiktok.com/@bitchnexplains1/video/7648294524896185630?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc

Lolcow:

https://www.tiktok.com/@addyharajuku/video/7563383512246570262?_r=1&_t=ZP-97u87owVbUU

Extra resources:

https://www.tiktok.com/@for.the.dolls0/video/7630568345384914189?_r=1&_t=ZP-97u899Gl0IQ

https://www.tiktok.com/@.stuartsemple/photo/7635740747672636694?_r=1&_t=ZP-97u8AjYUyL9

A scrub, a bum, the rat from Flushed Away. The tale as old as time of a gorgeous woman and her questionable, must have a heart of gold, is actually a wet sock boyfriend. Come dive into our newest episode where we explore the pull these men have and the effect of how an ugly man takes your spark told by our resident manless lesbian Sky.

Sources

https://medium.com/heart-affairs/why-more-women-should-date-unattractive-men-2f3552539e7b

https://heatherspurrell.com/are-you-dating-down/

https://medium.com/pen-with-paper/shes-out-of-his-league-so-why-did-he-cheat-the-real-reasons-d338e5acef4a

https://medium.com/@laurabduma/the-rise-of-the-tradwives-2f606c832e1f

https://www.autostraddle.com/lowkey-i-chose-to-be-a-lesbian/

https://medium.com/@rii21/theres-a-man-inside-my-head-b02e43621388

https://ethics.org.au/ethics-explainer-panopticon-what-is-the-panopticon-effect/

After a brief intermission in our posting schedule we are BACK!! Dive into the dark side this episode as Mira takes us into the deep under belly of cults. From her personal experience to their extensive research we'll be knee deep in Kool-aid, just don't drink it!!

Sources

https://www.masterclass.com/articles/what-is-a-cult

https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/a10309417/scariest-cult-stories/

https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/cults-dangerous-deadly-history/7/

https://davenportpsychology.com/2024/02/12/understanding-the-manipulative-tactics-of-cults/

https://online.utpb.edu/about-us/articles/psychology/the-psychology-of-cults/

https://www.brightonandhovepsychotherapy.com/blog/the-psychology-of-cults-part-one-what-defines-a-cult/

https://www.cia.gov/library/abbottabad-compound/FC/FC8AEB056C2C32F10AFC327BA91F4A45_The_Bohemian_Grove_and_Other_Retreats.rtf.pdf

https://www.bilderbergmeetings.org/background/brief-history

https://www.nbc4i.com/news/investigates/its-really-tragic-former-members-speak-out-against-columbus-church/

Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism by Amanda Montell

https://goodreads.com/book/show/55338982.Cultish_The_Language_of_Fanaticism

This episode our resident lesbian will be diving into "heteropessimism", tradwives and the very known question, "Are the straights ok?"

From wives posting the inconsiderate things their partners did but never divorcing, to I hate my boyfriend final bosses, and from incels to the Sabrina carpenter of it all. We'll jump head first into why straight women hate being straight.

Sources:

https://thenewinquiry.com/on-heteropessimism/

https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/heteropessimism-might-be-a-good-thing.html

https://shanspeare.substack.com/p/the-glamorous-world-of-hetero-pessimism

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUQSrCF0Rus&t=1028s

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULxrsvTT7qo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S4xCbmCG2Rc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9Dm5B1FuVA

A look into the dark side of fashion, the side pushed into the back of the closet and told to not come out, fat people in fashion. From the racially charged origins of fatphobia to the stick skinny era of the 90s to the body positivity facade of the 2000s and shows ANTM, we are talking about how fat people are left out of the fashion world or put into a little box and expected to never complain. 

Resources

ED hotlines:

https://www.eatingdisorderhope.com/treatment-for-eating-disorders/eating-disorder-hotlines

Gia (1998)

Fat is just an adjective - The Fat Girls Guide to Life by Wendy Shanker

“Fearing the Black Body: The Racial Origins of Fat Phobia,” by Sabrina Strings (https://csw.ucla.edu/2020/11/23/fearing-the-black-body-the-racial-origins-of-fat-phobia-by-sabrina-strings-nyu-press-2019/).

https://www.theguardian.com/fashion/2022/nov/20/heroin-chic-fashion-skinny-worship 

https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/statistics/#body-image 

https://wellnesspulse.com/health-trends/americas-next-top-model-impact-on-body-image/ 

https://www.singlecare.com/blog/news/ozempic-statistics/

These week we're kicking off with talking about Lesbian media and the kill your gays trope.

https://www.thetrevorproject.org

Resources

https://bookriot.com/bury-your-gays-trope/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bury_your_gays

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kWt5d5PnGw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0fZjSluzI8

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

Friends and fellow lesbians: Trish and Mon

Socials

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