The Sub-Subculture Podcast

The Sub-Subculture Podcast

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The Sub-Subculture Podcast episodes

  • Episode #27 – Chemtrails: Mundane Jet By-Product or Sinister Weather-Based Mind Control?

    Your subculture sceptics are looking upwards at chemtrails - supposed evidence of a secret programme to manipulate the weather, control populations, or even alter our minds. But where did the idea come from? We explore chemtrail conspiracy theories alongside the real history of weather modification, cloud seeding and government experiments such as MKULTRA, while asking why conspiracy theories can be so compelling.

    1 hr 18 min
  • Episode #26 – OnlyFans: Paywalls, Adult Content and the Illusion of Intimacy

    Your subculture 'simps' explore the world of OnlyFans, from its origins as a subscription-based content platform to its rise as a major player in the creator economy. We look at why creators join, why subscribers pay, how the platform has changed online intimacy, and where the money really is. Along the way, we examine the controversies surrounding OnlyFans and debate whether it simply offers a new way to monetise attention and intimacy.

    1 hr 32 min
  • Side Quest #6 – Making Friends as an Adult: Why Is It So Hard?

    This time, ya boys are joined by a very special guest to explore why making friends as an adult can be so difficult. From loneliness and adult friendship to social media, digital relationships, and personal stories, we ask what happened to the easy social connections of childhood.

    1 hr 6 min
  • Episode #25 - Disney Adults: When Childhood Becomes a Lifestyle

    Your subculture tourists vacation in the world of Disney Adults, from childhood nostalgia and Disney fandom to theme parks, collecting, and the culture surrounding the Walt Disney Company. We ask why some fans turn a childhood love of Disney into an adult identity, lifestyle, and obsession.

    1 hr 23 min
  • Episode #23 – Anti-Vaxxers: Science, Scepticism, and Conspiracy

    Your two subculture scientists explore the anti-vaccine movement, tracing its history from early vaccine scepticism to modern anti-vaxxer communities, conspiracy theories, and social media. Along the way, we examine vaccine hesitancy, public trust, medical misinformation, and why this movement continues to divide opinion.

    1 hr 20 min
  • Episode #22 – Cave Diving: Beauty, Risk, Tight Spaces, and Tragedy

    Your SubCulture Submariners explore cave diving, technical diving, and advanced scuba diving, from the specialist skills and equipment required to the personalities attracted to this extreme sport. Along the way, we discuss diving accidents, underwater cave exploration, and the culture of confidence, risk-taking, and adventure that keeps people descending into the unknown.

    1 hr 28 min
  • Side Quest #5 – Performative Men: Masculinity, Identity, and Online Image

    With our relaxed, baggy cardigans and Labubu dolls your two subculture wanderers explore performative men and the way modern masculinity is presented online and in everyday life. From identity and dating culture to virtue signalling, social media personas, and the idea of being a feminist ally, we ask where genuine values end and performance begins

    56 min

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Discover the world’s strangest subcultures and unusual hobbies as two friends break them down with research, humor, and wild curiosity.