The Sub-Subculture Podcast

Your two savvy subculture surveyors explore high fashion and haute couture, tracing their origins and the rise of exclusive runway culture. Join us in examining fashion as art, the luxury fashion industry’s gatekeeping, and the toxic dynamics that keep it deliberately inaccessible.

Your two hungry historians of global subcultures dig into mukbang videos, from their roots in online loneliness to their rise as algorithm-driven eating livestreams and ASMR food content. We ask who’s creating and consuming them, explore the parasocial dynamics, and why this viral food trend has become increasingly controversial.

The leatheriest lore-keepers in subcultures explore the Hells Angels motorcycle club, from its counterculture roots and biker brotherhood to its global expansion and lasting notoriety. On the ride, we examine the club’s alleged links to organized crime and drug trafficking, and how those associations shaped its reputation.

Your two subculture supervisors dive into the wild world of dating app culture, from swipe psychology and questionable dating profiles to the red flags hiding in every perfectly-cropped selfie. We also touch on the strange art of catfishing — how online dating scams work, and why people fall for catfish stories

Check in with your closest NPC for that bonus experience, as Andrew is guided through the world of amateur triathlons — the training, the gear, the suffering, and the strangely enthusiastic people who choose to do all three sports… on purpose.

This week, a subculture insider guides us through the wild world of robot combat — where hobbyists turn engineering into a gladiator sport. We explore the tinkering, triumphs, and chaos that power this metallic mayhem. Spare parts not included…

Your two wanderers through the weird wade into the sparkly — and slightly scary — world of child beauty pageants, where pageant moms, prizes, and pressure collide. From glitter and gowns to endless rehearsals, we unpack the distinctly American pageant culture — from crowns to chaos.

Your two subculture safarists ask what drives speedrunners to spend hours shaving seconds off a video game? From Doom to domestic simulators, we dig into the speed running community — gaming’s fastest (and strangest) obsession of record-breaking runs and glitch-filled strategies.

Your two restless guides to the stranger side explore the spooky subculture of ghost hunting and paranormal investigation, from EVPs and spirit orbs to haunted houses. We delve into ghost-hunting techniques, unexplained paranormal activity and the people searching for evidence of life after death — including some sexy encounters with what goes bump in the night...

Your two brave guides to the world's subcultures try to fathom Female Dating Strategy (FDS), the controversial women-only Reddit community focused on dating advice, relationship standards and gender dynamics. We unpack its distinctive terminology, from “scrotes” to “pickmes”, and examine the beliefs, dating rules and online debates that made FDS one of the internet's most divisive dating communities.