Podcast appearances and mentions of ej dickson

New forms of video creation are coming to disrupt the entertainment industry, but will they succeed? John and Craig look at verticals and Veo 3 to see where we might be heading, and what our industry's past innovations might tell us about about the future. We also look at Memorial Day's banner box office, and answer listener questions on bereavement during production, momentum, scene geography and how to fight motion smoothing. In our bonus segment for premium members, John and Craig travel back in time to find which moments in history they wish they could see in person. Links: Highland Pro student licenses! Collaborate on a tabletop RPG with John! Tom and Jerry and Hanna-Barbera Accidental Triplets with the Billionaire on Reel Short A Mistaken Surrogate for the Ruthless Billionaire on GoodShort WebToon Werewolf Billionaire CEO Husbands are Taking Over Hollywood by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone Veo 3 fake news example by Alejandra Caraballo on Bluesky More Veo 3 examples by Promptastic on Bluesky Play Everyday Lotion SPF 50 The Last of Us Get a Scriptnotes T-shirt! Check out the Inneresting Newsletter Become a Scriptnotes Premium member, or gift a subscription Subscribe to Scriptnotes on YouTube Craig Mazin on Instagram John August on Bluesky and Instagram Outro by Steve Pietrowski (send us yours!) Scriptnotes is produced by Drew Marquardt with help from Sam Shapson. It's edited by Matthew Chilelli. Email us at ask@johnaugust.com You can download the episode here.

From middle schoolers riffing on school lunch to kids interviewing political figures, podcasting is no longer just for adults. With high-end mics, massive TikTok followings, and brand deals from major companies, tween podcast hosts are building real media platforms from their bedrooms and local studios.New York Magazine's EJ Dickson joins me to break down who the major players are in this growing space, including the MD Foodie Boyz, SaltyBoys, GSD Nation, the LOL Pod, and more. These tween stars have loyal fan bases, viral moments, and increasingly, the attention of advertisers looking to reach Gen Z and Gen Alpha audiences. We examine how kid-led podcasts are mirroring the formats and attitudes of older influencers, from Joe Rogan to the Paul brothers. And how, as more kids turn the mic on themselves and start broadcasting their opinions, jokes, and hot takes to the world, it's reshaping what media looks like for the next generation. EJ and I discuss how this trend took off, where it might be going, and what it says about the future of content creation.Subscribe to my newsletter: ⁠⁠https://www.usermag.co⁠⁠Subscribe to my YouTube: ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@TaylorLorenz⁠⁠ Follow me on IG: ⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/taylorlorenz⁠⁠ Follow me on Bluesky: ⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/taylorlorenz.bsky.social⁠⁠ 

Most of the video entertainment we watch these days isn't at the movies, on TV or even on a computer -- it's on a smartphone. To cater to these changing habits, companies are turning out bite-sized soap operas for phone viewing. Ej Dickson, a senior writer at New York Magazine covering culture, joins Ali Rogin to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

Most of the video entertainment we watch these days isn't at the movies, on TV or even on a computer -- it's on a smartphone. To cater to these changing habits, companies are turning out bite-sized soap operas for phone viewing. Ej Dickson, a senior writer at New York Magazine covering culture, joins Ali Rogin to discuss. PBS News is supported by - https://www.pbs.org/newshour/about/funders

In this episode we discuss: How Jack & Dalton from Analyze & Optimize were introduced to the work of Ray Peat Robert Lustig's claims that fructose is as harmful to the liver as alcohol Whether Jordan Peterson's Serotonin Hierarchy has any merit The negative effects of the carnivore diet, especially on gut health The link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone What we think of Dave Asprey's thoughts on the “Ray Peat diet”     Analyze & Optimize's Website: https://www.analyzeandoptimize.io/     Check out the Energy Balance Solution program here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/solution/     Download the Free Energy Balance Food Guide here: https://www.jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide/     Danny's Telegram: https://t.me/dannyroddy     Timestamps: 0:00 – intro  0:38 – how Analyze & Optimize (Jack & Dalton) got introduced to work of Ray Peat  6:32 – how Analyze & Optimize create their videos  10:40 – refuting Robert Lustig's claims – is fructose as harmful to the liver as alcohol?  17:40 – whether Analyze & Optimize are paid by “big sugar”   20:30 – Robert Lustig's fructose claims are unsupported  28:06 – is white sugar safe to consume?  33:04 – Serotonin & Hierarchy by Jordan Peterson  34:33 – SSRI use and serotonin's role in promoting learned helplessness and anhedonia  40:46 – how the perceived benefits of serotonin could be attributed to other factors  45:45 – whether serotonin is the “dominance” hormone  47:17 – Analyze & Optimize respond to Shawn Baker on sugar cravings being a sign of health and youth  51:04 – declining health on the carnivore diet, whether it's sustainable, and why your immune system needs carbohydrates  54:04 – carnivore diet effects on gut health – quorum sensing, biofilms, high stress hormones, and damage to thyroid health  1:01:30 – why chronic low-calorie intake turns down metabolic function and leads to obesity  1:07:00 – the harm caused by conflating progesterone and synthetic progestins  1:14:57 – the link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone  1:18:20 – the negative effects of synthetic progestins and estrogen, especially unchecked by natural progesterone  1:24:45 – Why Is the Right So Obsessed with Seed Oils? by Ej Dickson  1:31:15 – Dave Asprey argues with Paul Saladino on supplements vs orange juice  1:39:10 – whether Ray Peat's ideas and principles promote orthorexia  1:44:22 – using precision medicine vs. listening to your body  1:51:09 – where to find more of Jack & Dalton's work 

Ever heard of the Disney theme park for adults called “Pleasure Island”? No? Well now you have - sorry! Disney has always been understood as a company for children. But Pleasure Island closed in 2003, and people are having babies later and later (if ever at all), and so now the Disney theme parks have become a veritable playground for a whole new group of fans: grown ups. In this episode, Hannah and Maia talk about Disney adults - their malignment by the general public, their strange religiosity, and their unabashed love of a conglomerate that routinely tramples on the rights of its workers. But, after all, Disney was designed to be a a nostalgic teet from which lost adult souls may suck. So why is it that when adults like Disney, we hate them for it? Tangents include: Hannah's dm correspondence with Deux Moi, and Maia's millennial rights advocacy.  Get a whole month of great cinema FREE: mubi.com/rehash Support us on Patreon and get juicy bonus content: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/rehashpodcast⁠ Intro and outro song by our talented friend Ian Mills: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ianmillsmusic SOURCES: Johnny Oleksinski, “Sorry, childless millennials going to Disney World is weird.” The New York Post. Zach Gass, “Pleasure Island: The Origins of Disney's Nightlife” Inside The Magic. Michael Sorkin, “See You in Disneyland” Design Quarterly  (1992). Sarah Marshall, “The Magic Kingdom: The dark side of the Disney dream” The Baffler (2019). Xavier Guillaume Singh, “Becoming A ‘Disney Adult' Might Be Cringe, But It Saved My Life” Huffington Post (2023). EJ Dickson, “How ‘Disney Adults' Became The Most Hated Group On The Internet” Rolling Stone (2022). Jodi Eichler-Levine, “Don't judge Disney adults. Try to understand them.” NBC (2022). Hannah Sampson, “Childless millennials are passionately defending their Disney fandom” The Washington Post (2019). K.J. Yossman, “Confessions of Disney Adults: Mouse House Superhans Talk Splurging on Merch, Keeping Execs in Check” Variety  (2023). Todd Martens, “In defense of Disney adults” Los Angeles Times  (2024). Amelia Tate, “The ‘Disney adult' industrial complex” The New Statesman  (2024). Lia Picard, “It's Not Enough to Love Disney. They Want to Live Disney” The New York Times  (2023). Savannah Martin, “We interviewed the genius girl behind DisneyBound - and she's just as magical as you'd expect” Hello Giggles (2015).

Are women abstaining from sex to protest Donald Trump's re-election? That's the impression you'd get if you spent time reading the media over the past few weeks. Since the election, the “4B Movement” has been gaining traction online. But where did it come from, how does it work, and could something like this really take off in America? The Cut's EJ Dickson joins Taylor to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Are women abstaining from sex to protest Donald Trump's re-election? That's the impression you'd get if you spent time reading the media over the past few weeks. Since the election, the “4B Movement” has been gaining traction online. But where did it come from, how does it work, and could something like this really take off in America? The Cut's EJ Dickson joins Taylor to discuss.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Candice Lim is joined by culture reporter Ej Dickson to break down her Rolling Stone profile of A.J. and Eric “Big Justice” Defumo, better known as the “Costco Guys.” In January 2024, A.J. was a former pro wrestler-turned-mortgage lender who wasn't finding much traction on TikTok, until his son Eric joined him for a trip to Costco. That laid the groundwork for the duo's biggest video to date, which combined their love for the warehouse chain and Tiktok's fascination with the chicken bake institution. With more than 53 million views, the family business is only expanding with influencer touchstones such as toothbrush sponcon, a cast of characters, and a hit song. This podcast is produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candice Lim is joined by culture reporter Ej Dickson to break down her Rolling Stone profile of A.J. and Eric “Big Justice” Defumo, better known as the “Costco Guys.” In January 2024, A.J. was a former pro wrestler-turned-mortgage lender who wasn't finding much traction on TikTok, until his son Eric joined him for a trip to Costco. That laid the groundwork for the duo's biggest video to date, which combined their love for the warehouse chain and Tiktok's fascination with the chicken bake institution. With more than 53 million views, the family business is only expanding with influencer touchstones such as toothbrush sponcon, a cast of characters, and a hit song. This podcast is produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candice Lim is joined by culture reporter Ej Dickson to break down her Rolling Stone profile of A.J. and Eric “Big Justice” Defumo, better known as the “Costco Guys.” In January 2024, A.J. was a former pro wrestler-turned-mortgage lender who wasn't finding much traction on TikTok, until his son Eric joined him for a trip to Costco. That laid the groundwork for the duo's biggest video to date, which combined their love for the warehouse chain and Tiktok's fascination with the chicken bake institution. With more than 53 million views, the family business is only expanding with influencer touchstones such as toothbrush sponcon, a cast of characters, and a hit song. This podcast is produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Candice Lim is joined by culture reporter Ej Dickson to break down her Rolling Stone profile of A.J. and Eric “Big Justice” Defumo, better known as the “Costco Guys.” In January 2024, A.J. was a former pro wrestler-turned-mortgage lender who wasn't finding much traction on TikTok, until his son Eric joined him for a trip to Costco. That laid the groundwork for the duo's biggest video to date, which combined their love for the warehouse chain and Tiktok's fascination with the chicken bake institution. With more than 53 million views, the family business is only expanding with influencer touchstones such as toothbrush sponcon, a cast of characters, and a hit song. This podcast is produced by Se'era Spragley Ricks, Daisy Rosario and Candice Lim. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hamilton: the musical that launched a thousand lip-biting memes. Almost a decade ago, Lin Manuel Miranda's race-bending rap-sical took broadway by storm and rose to unprecedented levels of success, amassing a dedicated, almost fanatical global fanbase. Yet with ticket prices starting at $400 a pop, the vast majority of these fans had never actually seen the show. Even stranger, in 2016 you could throw a rock and hit about three Hamilton fans, but today it seems like a title no one wants to claim. In this episode, Hannah, Maia, and their friend and long-time collaborator Sara Harvey, go mask-off to discuss Hamilton as it relates to their love of theatre. Is Hamilton a transgressive emulation or veneration of the founding fathers? How much of the show's backlash is about its real historical flaws, and how much is a symptom of our irony-poisoning? And how much does theatre lose when it's spliced up and broadcasted on the internet? Tangents include: the “boys and girls can't share a room law”, Hannah playing the lottery, and a never-before-seen look at the inception of The Crucible: The Musical.  Support us on Patreon and get juicy bonus content: ⁠https://www.patreon.com/rehashpodcast⁠ Intro and outro song by our talented friend Ian Mills: ⁠https://linktr.ee/ianmillsmusic Sources: Claire Bond Potter, “Safe in the Nation We've Made” Staging Hamilton on Social Media” in Historians on Hamilton: How a Blockbuster Musical Is Restaging America's Past, Rutgers (2018). H. W. Brands, “Founders Chic” The Atlantic (2003). EJ Dickson, “Why Gen Z Turned on Lin-Manuel Miranda” Rolling Stone (2020). Elissa Harbert, “Hamilton and History Musicals” American Music, Vol. 36 (4) Hamilton (2018). Andy Lavender, “The Internet, Theatre and Time: transmediating the theatron” Contemporary Theatre Review (2017). Marvin McAllister, “Toward a More Perfect Hamilton” Journal of the Early Republic, Vol. 3 (2) (2017). Erika Milvy, “Hamilton's teenage superfans: 'This is, like, crazy cool'” The Guardian (2016). Aja Romano, “Hamilton is fanfic, and its historical critics are totally missing the point” Vox (2016).

Today, you'll learn about a paralyzed man who is making a recovery after receiving stem cell therapy, how bees learn architecture, and a potential new treatment for postpartum depression in new mothers. Paralysis Recovery “Paralyzed man who can walk again shows potential benefit of stem cell therapy.” by Amanda Dimare. 2024. “Study documents safety, improvements from stem cell therapy after spinal cord injury.” by Susan Barber Lindquist. 2024. “Spinal cord injury.” WHO. 2024. “Case report: Stem cells a step toward improving motor, sensory function after spinal cord injury.” by Susan Barber Lindquist. 2019. Bee Architecture “The inheritance of alternative nest architectural traditions in stingless bees.” by Viviana Di Pietro, et al. 2024. “Stingless Bees: Their Behaviour, Ecology and Evolution.” by Christoph Gruter. 2020. “Stigmergy as a Universal Coordination Mechanism: components, varieties and applications.” by Francis Heylighen. N.d. Perinatal Treatment “Esketamine injection just after childbirth reduces depression in new mothers.” EurekAlert! 2024. “Is Esketamine the Game-Changer for Depression We Want?” by EJ Dickson. 2019. “What is Perinatal Depression?” American Psychological Association. 2023. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

EJ Dickson, a disturbed antifa blogger for disgraced magazine Rolling Stone, has come to the defense of the trans leftist influencer who wrote about wanting to r—pe a child. Dickson writes that right-wingers are "foaming at the mouth for a new product to boycott for incredibly stupid, hateful reasons." Nikki Haley finally drops out of the race, but dosen't endorse Trump. Attorney Ashleigh Merchant testifying that Fani Willis in fact visited the White House, and the VPOTUS prior to the GA Trump RICO indictment. Plus more on this episode. 

For one brief, beautiful moment in history, the social media sleuths were right. When Britney Spears' fans began to decode strange messaging in her quirky Instagram posts, it became clear that the formerly maligned popstar was living under the control of her abusive father by way of a particularly oppressive conservatorship. This resulted in a nation-wide movement to liberate Britney from her family and, by extension, the predatory industry that has exploited her for over two decades. But, well-intentioned as #FreeBritney was, did the movement have unintended consequences? Discussions include: the 2000s as the dark ages for popular culture, Vegas residencies as the death rattle for celebrity music careers, and the ongoing question of “agency” that seems to follows Britney Spears throughout her lifetime. Digressions include: Maia's irrational fear of Babe the pig and a chat about the emojis that define us.  (NOTE: We refer in this episode to Cara Cunningham as Chris Crocker, which is her dead name.) Support the Patreon and get juicy bonus content!: https://www.patreon.com/rehashpodcast Intro and outro song by our talent friend Ian Mills: ⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/ianmillsmusic SOURCES: “Britney Spears conservatorship dispute”, Wikipedia. Natalie Finn, “Jamie Spears Squashes Britney Fansite” ENews (2009). The Associated Press, “Who is Sam Lutfi?” Los Angeles Times (2008). Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino, “Britney Spears's Conservatorship Nightmare”  The New Yorker (2021). "Framing Britney Spears" documentary "Controlling Britney Spears" documentary Julia Jacobs, “‘Sorry Britney': Media Is Criticized for Past Coverage, and Some Own Up”  The New York Times (2021). Toyin Owoseje, “Britney says she ‘cried for two weeks' after ‘Framing Britney Spears' documentary” CNN (2021). Sandra Song, “Inside #FreeBritney: A Stan Movement to Help Their Pop Savior” Paper Magazine (2021). Jeevan Ravindran, “‘You guys saved my life,' Britney Spears tells #FreeBritney movement” CNN (2021). Ronan Farrow and Jia Tolentino, “How Britney Spears Got Free, and What Comes Next” The New Yorker (2021). Rebecca Jennings, “‘Where Is Britney Spears?' After her conservatorship ended, some of her fandom latched on to a new theory: What if she had never been freed at all?” Vulture (2023). Caity Weaver, “When Britney Spears Posts on Instagram, a Thousand Conspiracies Flower” The New York Times (2019). EJ Dickson, “Matt Gaetz, QAnon Followers, and the GOP are Exploiting the #FreeBritney Movement” Rolling Stone (2021).  Morgan Sungm “On Tiktok, #FreeBritney conspiracy theories run deep.” Mashable (2021).  Britney's Gram podcast.

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this installment, Jordan sits down with Rolling Stone senior writer EJ Dickson for a chat about online media literacy and fake "Karen videos."

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of The Waves, Host Kat Chow dives into the public divorce of actress Sophie Turner and pop artist Joe Jonas. But we're not so much getting into the actual divorce, more the way tabloid news is covering it and leaning into some seriously sexist tropes. As news spread about the marriage's end, articles immediately started speculating as to who was at fault, and tabloids reported using anonymous sources saying Turner was more focused on partying and going out, leaving Jonas at home with their two young kids. Kat is joined by Rolling Stone senior writer Ej Dickson, to dig into the long history of sexist tropes about mothers and motherhood, the “bad mommy” PR spin, and more.  Further Reading: Sophie Turner Isn't A Bad Mom. You're Just A Mysoginist by Ej Dickson In Slate Plus: Ej Dickson on why Gweneth Paltrow is uncancellable. If you liked this episode, check out: Is The Wedding Dress Dead? Podcast production by Vic Whitley-Berry and Cheyna Roth with editorial oversight by Daisy Rosario and Alicia Montgomery. Send your comments and recommendations on what to cover to thewaves@slate.com. If you enjoy this show, please consider signing up for Slate Plus. Slate Plus members get an ad-free experience across the network and exclusive content on many shows—you'll also be supporting the work we do here on How To!. Sign up now at slate.com/thewavesplus to help support our work. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Today we start with a deep dive into Rolling Stone reporter Ej Dickson, who is in the process of writing a smear piece on conservative hosts who speak out against transgender ideology and the grooming of children. Turns out, Ej has a history of running cover for and essentially trying to normalize pedophilia. Then, we go over the Wall Street Journal article that exposes how Instagram is being used by child predators to communicate and organize with each other. Lastly, we talk about yet another disappointing Instagram post from Jen Hatmaker, in which she commemorates Pride Month by reminiscing about an interview in which she first announced that she is LGBTQ-affirming. We discuss why, despite what she must think, Jen is not taking the biblical or the loving stance on this. --- Timecodes: (01:30) New merch at YWLS (04:53) Rolling Stone request for comment (36:50) Ej's history and most recent articles (49:00) WSJ article on pedophiles and Instagram (53:00) Stop posting your children online (01:01:05) Jen Hatmaker's Blasphemous 'Pride' post --- Today's Sponsors: Pre-Born — will you help rescue babies' lives? Donate by calling #250 & say keyword 'BABY' or go to Preborn.com/ALLIE. Help us reach Blaze's goal of 70,000 ultrasounds in 2023! Epic Will — be intentional about your family, your values and your wishes. Go to EpicWill.com/ALLIE and you'll save 10% on your complete Will package. Carly Jean Los Angeles — use promo code 'ALLIEB' to save 25% off your first order at CarlyJeanLosAngeles.com! Good Ranchers — get $30 OFF your box today at GoodRanchers.com – make sure to use code 'ALLIE' when you subscribe. You'll also lock in your price for two full years with a subscription to Good Ranchers! --- Links: National Review: "Hundreds of Teen ‘Gender-Affirming' Mastectomies Each Year" https://www.nationalreview.com/corner/hundreds-of-teen-gender-affirming-mastectomies-each-year/ Daily Mail: "EXCLUSIVE: Number of 'top' surgeries performed on trans children has risen 13-FOLD in last decade — with girls as young as 12 getting irreversible ops" https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-11392117/Trans-child-surgery-risen-13-TIMES-decade-hospitals.html New York Post: "Male rapist transitions before trial, sent to all-female prison as transgender woman" https://nypost.com/2023/01/26/male-rapist-isla-bryson-transitions-before-trial-sent-to-all-female-prison/ Outsports: "These 23 trans women have won national or international competitions or championships" https://www.outsports.com/trans/2022/3/1/22948400/transgender-trans-athlete-championship-national-world-title BlazeMedia: "Biden admin ties funds for school lunches to compliance with transgender mandates" https://www.theblaze.com/news/biden-title-ix-school-lunch Wall Street Journal: "Instagram Connects Vast Pedophile Network" https://www.wsj.com/articles/instagram-vast-pedophile-network-4ab7189 --- Relevant Episodes: Ep 818 | How LGBTQ Became Our State Religion | Guest: Auron MacIntyre https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-818-how-lgbtq-became-our-state-religion-guest-auron/id1359249098?i=1000616054537 Ep 62 | Girls & Boys https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/relatable-with-allie-beth-stuckey/id1359249098?i=1000425737333 Ep 178 | Transgenderism & Child Abuse https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-178-transgenderism-child-abuse/id1359249098?i=1000454595566 Ep 796 | Former Lesbian Activist Calls “Soft” Christians to Repentance | Guest: Rosaria Butterfield https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-796-former-lesbian-activist-calls-soft-christians/id1359249098?i=1000610921016 --- Buy Allie's book, You're Not Enough (& That's Okay): Escaping the Toxic Culture of Self-Love: https://alliebethstuckey.com/book Relatable merchandise – use promo code 'ALLIE10' for a discount: https://shop.blazemedia.com/collections/allie-stuckey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We've decided to do the unthinkable - willingly watch the worst films ever made (allegedly). The hit list includes Howard the Duck, Mommie Dearest and, of course, The Room, along with our own submission, the apex of Roger Moore's career, North Sea Hijack, in an attempt to figure out what it takes to achieve cult bad status. Films referenced:Howard the Duck (1986) dir. by William HuyckMommie Dearest (1981) dir. by Frank PerryThe Room (2003) dir. by Tommy WiseauNorth Sea Hijack (1980) dir. by Andrew V. McLaglenSources and resources:A Howard the Duck explainer by Alex Abad-Santos for VoxLea Thompson on Howard the Duck by Ryan Parker for The Hollywood ReporterHoward the Duck: An Oral History by Caseen Gaines for thedecider.comHow George Lucas' Howard the Duck movie made The Matrix possible by K. Thor JensenMommie Dearest at 40: the derided camp classic that deserves a closer look by Guy Lodge for The GuardianHow ‘Mommie Dearest' when from Oscar bait to cult classic by Luna Guthrie for collider.comThe Room: how the worst movie ever became a Hollywood legend as bizarre as its creator by Aja RomanoLisa exits ‘The Room' by EJ Dickson for theawl.comTommy Wiseau breaks down a scene from The Disaster ArtistBTS from The Room-----------If you love what we do, please like, subscribe and leave a review!Produced and edited by Lily AustinMusic and sound by James BrailsfordLogo design by Abby-Jo SheldonFollow usEmail us

THIS IS A PREVIEW. FOR THE FULL EPISODE, GO TO Patreon.com/worstofall THE LADS WATCH 8 MRBEAST VIDEOS AND THEN TALK ABOUT THEM (Not Clickbait). Topics include MrBeast's humble origins, the monetization of altruism, and the internet's canonization of St. Jimmy Donaldson. Want more TWOAPW? Get access to the rest of this episode, our full back catalogue of premium and bonus episodes, and add your name to the masthead of our website by subscribing for $5/month at Patreon.com/worstofall! Media Referenced in this Episode: The Beast Playlist “Is MrBeast for Real? Inside the Outrageous World of YouTube's Cash-Happy Stunt King” by EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone April 9th, 2022. “Mr. Beast, YouTube Star, Wants to Take Over the Business World” by Taylor Lorenz, NYTimes, May 4th, 2021. The CouRage and Nadeshot Show, Episode 38: "MrBeast Shares His BIGGEST YouTube Secrets!" The Joe Rogan Experience, Episode #1788: MrBeast. TWOAPW theme by Brendan Dalton: Patreon // brendan-dalton.com // brendandalton.bandcamp.com 

As our attitudes toward certain drugs begin to relax, many are redefining what it means to be sober. Some drugs, such as magic mushrooms and MDMA are being taken in smaller doses and this action is being claimed by wellness culture. Although we only have limited research, many report beneficial effects on this microdosing.  Luke Winkie, contributor to Vox, joins Oscar Ramirez for the new sober-ish.   Next, almost everyone has a Disney adult in their life. These superfans live and breathe the company's aesthetic, spending lots of time and money at the theme parks and buying its merchandis. Although they've been around for a long time, the term is somewhat new, along with the anti-Disney adult sentiment online while fans mourned the parks' closures and advocated them reopening in the middle of the pandemic. EJ Dickson, senior writer at Rolling Stone, joins Oscar Ramirez for more on the adult Disney fandom.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Matthew sits down with ace journalist EJ Dickson to explore her deep archive of reporting on the policing of women's bodies, and how it reflects on her own experience of childbirth.This episode opens and closes with reference to the essay that first introduced Matthew to this world, "Giving Birth in Yogaland," written by his partner Alix, after two C-section deliveries.Links:"Giving Birth in Yogaland" —Alix Caleraggapunzel on Instagram —water birth on the beachPieces by EJ DicksonCovid-19 Vaccine: How Dommes Are Convincing Submissives to Get JabsMatt Gaetz, QAnon Followers, and the GOP Are Exploiting the #FreeBritney MovementAre Sex-Negative 'Puriteens' Actually Taking Over the Internet?'Pastel QAnon' Is Infiltrating the Natural Parenting CommunityPrincess Diana Struggled With Bulimia. Does 'The Crown' Do Her Justice? The Baby-Formula Shortage Has Spawned a New Brand of Mom-ShamersRoe v. Wade: Top Influencers Avoid Abortion Debate - Rolling StoneAmber Heard, Johnny Depp: TikTok Reenactments of Testimony Goes ViralMichelle Phan: How YouTube Beauty Guru Fell in With Bullshit PeddlerThere Are a Million Reasons to Get An Abortion. This Was Mine.Bentinho Massaro: Instagram Guru 'F-king' His Followers 'To Freedom' In Minnie Mouse's Dress, Right Wingers See a Penis — and a LGBTQ ConspiracyJames Van Der Beek's Influencer Wife Is Peddling Vaccine Conspiracy Theories on Instagram A TikToker Made $200,000 Farting In Jars. Here's How She Did It TikTok Cult Leader Pivots to Preaching Anti-Vax Conspiracy TheoriesVaginal bleaching: dangerous, arguably racist, and on the rise - Vox 

Protests overtook the country once again as the Supreme Court ruled to strike down Roe v. Wade.  Pro-abortion advocates were enraged and anti-abortion advocates cheered the decision.  Trigger laws set to be enacted if Roe was struck down took effect in some states and quickly limited women's access in those areas.  The focus now turns political as President Biden called on people to vote in elected officials that would do something about it.  Ginger Gibson, deputy Washington digital editor at NBC News, joins us for all the fallout and what this decision says about the politicization of the Supreme Court. Next, we'll tell you how the “Disney adult” became one of the most hated groups on the internet.  Everyone knows a Disney adult, someone who loves the parks and spends insane amounts of money on vacations, getting the latest merch, or limited-edition pins and Mickey ears.  These Disney superfans have been around for a long time, but the term is relatively new and the anti-Disney adult sentiment really took hold during the pandemic as fans were mourning the closures of the parks and online groups were just having none of that.  EJ Dickson, senior writer at Rolling Stone, joins us for more on the adult Disney fandom. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rolling Stone reporter EJ Dickson breaks down the Depp-Heard verdict and its ramifications. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

This week, we take a look at the latest celebrity trial to ensnare the national attention. Johnny Depp is suing Amber Heard, his ex-wife, for defamation, and she's counter suing him for the same. Depp's suit takes issue with an op-ed Heard wrote back in 2018 for the Washington Post in which she identifies herself as a survivor of domestic violence. She first came forward with allegations against Depp in 2016. In 2018, Depp sued British tabloid, The Sun, for defamation over headlines that accused him of abuse, but he lost that case. Given the history, you might expect to see fewer headlines over this latest trial. But, not so. The ratings for Court TV, which is broadcasting every moment of the trial, have more than doubled. Pair the live visuals with Depp's rabid online fanbase, and you've got a case being watched billions of times over — in fact, the #JusticeforJohnnyDepp hashtag has upwards of 10 billion views on TikTok and it's spawned several viral sounds and trends and … comedy sketches. Guest host Brandy Zadrozny asks EJ Dickson, senior writer for Rolling Stone, about how pro-Depp coverage of the case took over TikTok, and its consequences.

While the celebs (and Brittany!) were partying at Coachella (and while Timothee Chalamet was allegedly making out with a model/influencer who claims to have invented intersectional feminism), us normies at home were freaking out over the removal of the Snickers dick vein, an iconic American institution second only to the green M&M's slut boots. Fortunately, this did not happen because the rumors were totally made up by @Juniper, a professional shitposter who spoke with DLTF about what it's like to accidentally invent a right-wing moral panic. Other topics discussed on the pod: why Drake follows Abby Shapiro on Instagram, a himbo who makes pangolin sculptures out of Baby Bell wax, and dozens of synonyms for "boobs," each one grosser than the last. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode:  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-snickers-remove-a-dick-vein/ https://twitter.com/leahtommi/status/1517123557305765889?s=21&t=Q_GkxelUgHsQvdXFj-CiAg https://www.yourtango.com/2016295887/100-hilarious-historical-nicknames-men-have-given-boobs-over-years Himbo of the week: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@rextrocreative/video/7088568004233170222?is_from_webapp%3D1%26sender_device%3Dpc%26web_id%3D7015988220497643013&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1651006893311290&usg=AOvVaw1ec7M7jI0d1N1updy-awEt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We kick off this week with a classic troll: a viral video of "Spokane-style pizza," a concoction featuring canned salmon, mozzarella, fry sauce, and fresh strawberries that is not at all from the eastern Washington/Coeur d'Alene region. Created by DLTF guest Josh Scherer, a video of him making "Spokane-style pizza" went viral on Twitter and TikTok, leading to a slew of death threats because the internet is a very normal place to be! Other topics discussed this week: Britney's pregnancy reveal, the underrated genius of Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club, a high school musical theater director having a major power trip on TikTok, and why the fuck Al Pacino is always photographed with wire headphones.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week has been hell, but fortunately for us, it's been a banner week for Straight People — which is why we decided to do a very special Straight People-themed edition of DLTF, exploring the heteros and their shenanigans. First up on the docket are Silicon Valley's favorite hetero lying liars, Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, an embarrassment to Straights Everywhere, whose weird and disgusting relationship is documented in skin-crawling detail the recent season finale of The Dropout. We also talk about Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's recent Vegas "wedding" (actually just a promo for their Hulu show); Avril Lavigne getting engaged to a guy who was in a throuple with Bella Thorne; and an extremely confusing Instagram post by Andrew Garfield's ex. Featuring a special edition of "Did a Himbo Tweet This, or President Trump?," featuring two-time Himbo of the Week Thoren Bradley. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Links we refer to in this episode: Elizabeth Holmes' Lil Wayne seduction scene in The Dropout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVpY7UVNMCM Alyssa Miller's baffling Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb84n94rYAc/ Himbo of the Week Thoren Bradley: https://www.tiktok.com/@medusasstepdaughter/video/7082990303774346538?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Kardashian Kolloquium explaining the Kravis "wedding": https://www.tiktok.com/@kardashian_kolloquium/video/7083606999027535150?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Avril's engagement to Mod Sun:https://people.com/music/avril-lavigne-gets-engaged-to-mod-sun-in-paris-see-ring/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

If he does, does he care? If not, should we tell him? Such are the questions raised every week by American Song Contest, the American version of Eurovision that's hosted by a constantly disassociating Snoop and Kelly Clarkson that's currently running on NBC. This week, we mourn the elimination of the absolute bop "New Boot Goofin" as well as discuss Ashley Tisdale blowing the lid off the celebrity Architectural Digest house tour complex by admitting on camera she doesn't actually own books. Not since Dakota Johnson revealed she doesn't actually keep decorative limes in her house have the celebs dropped such a bombshell! Featuring special guest Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz, to talk about Facebook's alleged smear of TikTok; and an extremely annoying dance trend by way of Kazakh kiddie YouTube.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode: My Name Is, by D Billions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pifBpLAun6U New Boot Goofin' by Ryan Charles: https://www.tiktok.com/@americansongcontest/video/7077740469995769134?_t=8QuoBipwanT&_r=1 Ashley Tisdale's Architectural Digest house tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gkHpZ2oRI&t=6s  Washington Post, "Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok," by Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell  Himbo of the Week: https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingself/video/7076919030984084778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingself/video/7076919030984084778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gkHpZ2oRI&t=6s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a bad joke he made about his wife at the Oscars, we probably could've predicted that the Takes would be bad. But few could have predicted that it would have spawned an entire cottage industry of pundits comparing Smith to Putin, or clutching their pearls over what would have happened had Chris Rock been Betty White (spoiler alert: nothing, because she is dead). This week, we talk Bad Slap Takes as well as Summer Sex Ed camp, Harry Styles' Easter egg filled album rollout, and ponder why Shake from Love Is Blind simply won't shut the f**k up. We also crown Family Feud host Steve Harvey as our Himbo of the Week, and debate whether he is responsible for making face-sitting mainstream. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Links to check out: https://www.tiktok.com/@suemonella https://jezebel.com/a-group-of-sex-ed-teachers-are-afraid-for-their-lives-a-1848651425?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/face-sitting-family-feud-steve-harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week the internet has been stuck in a nostalgia loop. "Gangnam Style" is making a comeback on TikTok (albeit as a backdrop for people to share their trauma about cheating boyfriends and being almost-murdered). Pete Davidson is getting branded with his girlfriend's name, again. And TikTok is replete with rumors of Hilary and Haylie Duff, your favorite early-aughts Disney tween sibling stars, being enmeshed in a feud, for possible reasons that Brittany and Ej rehash this week at an exhausting length. Is it politics? In-law drama? Related to the 2006 classic Material Girls? We simply don't know, but we're sure gonna speculate at length to try to find out! Plus, we once crown a pair of hot dumb twins as Himbos of the Week (who thankfully, unlike other TikTok twins, do not pretend to kiss for clout).  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

How did Grimes hide a newborn baby in an Airbnb? Are Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz pretending to be in love with each other on The Batman press tour? Why does Denver appear to such a magnet for TikTokers having condom-free sex? And finally: would you join Scientology if John Travolta were still hot? For our 25th (!) (!) episode, Brittany and Ej discuss such pressing questions of our time, as well as an alleged Pentecostal Christian dance cult, a massively compelling (but weirdly depressing) TikTok sex scandal unfolding in real time, and our new extremely Italian-American Himbo of the Week.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When will liberals learn their lesson about sexualizing political figures? From Michael Avenatti to Andrew Cuomo, it never ends well. That hasn't stopped a new batch of thirsty tweets that's emerged about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia's invasion of his country. (Spoiler alert: they're cringe as hell.) We also discuss Pam and Tommy (not to mention Putin's crush on Pamela Anderson), the millennial musical theater aficionado the 32-Bar-Chef, and crown a special Himbo of the Week. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's been a long week — somehow longer than usual. Queen Elizabeth II's death was falsely reported by a celebrity blogger who may or may not have confused her with a musician from Queens of the Stone Age. Russia invaded Ukraine, and celebrities posted their reactions in the most cringy ways possible. (Except Cher, of course, who is perfect.) Then there was the Euphoria finale, so we had to break down our love for Angus Cloud.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Hi everyone! Mogab was sick this week, and so unfortunately we do not have a new episode for you all.  We did not want to leave you hanging, though, so we decided it was a great time to re-release our episode on Anna Delvey! This week, Kristin tells Mogab the story of Anna Delvy - one of the greatest con artists of our generation, which is saying a lot since Millennials can claim both Billy McFarland from Fyre Fest and Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos. Everyone loves a good scam story. And this is definitely a good scam story. So good, in fact, that Shonda Rhimes is making a show with Netflix about Anna Delvy: the German heiress trying to open her Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good (or something like that...). She lives in New York's fanciest hotels, is at all the best parties, and loves to tip big and take lavish trips with her friends. But weird things keep happening: her credit cards keep getting declined, or she's having trouble tapping into her trust fund, so her friends start covering for her. Only, she's not a German heiress. And she doesn't actually have any money. So how did she manage to con all her friends Into funding this lifestyle she wanted so badly? I want to point people towards the National Center for Victims of Crime, who have a Financial Crime Resource Center. They wanted to provide a resource for victim-centered services in the area of financial fraud and so they produce a guide calledTaking Action: An Advocate's Guide to Assisting Victims of Financial FraudThis guide is designed to provide advocates with practical victim-centered resources to help navigate the various options available for reporting crimes, protecting other assets and preventing re-victimization. It also offers advice on how to assist with psychological and – where possible – financial recovery.Sources: “How Anna Delvy Tricked New York” by Jessica Pressler, printed in New York Magazine“My Misadventures with the Magician of Manhattan” by Rachel Deloache Williams, printed in Vanity Fair“Who Is Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, the Alleged Soho Grifter?” by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone Magazine“Anna Sorokin Was Just Sentenced for Grand Larceny and Theft. Here's What's Next for the ‘Soho Grifter' by Mahita Gajanan“‘Anna Delvey' Might Not Profit From Netflix Series on Her Life as a Fake Heiress” by Sharon Otterman of the New York Times. “Anna Delvey Didn't Look Rich—Which Is Exactly Why She Seemed Like She Was” by Rachel Tashjian printed in GarageAnna Sorokin entry on WikipediaSupport the show (https://www.patreon.com/truecrimecreepers)

No sound has captured our For You Page — and, dare we say it, the soul of an entire generation — quite like Julia Fox saying "Uncut Jahhhhhhmz." Fox has gone viral not for her relationship with her now-ex paramour Kanye West, but for her role as Josh Safdie's self-described muse in Uncut Gems (or is it Uncah Jahhhms?), and the interview has got our FYPs in a chokehold. Also discussed on this ep: why poly couples make such cringe TikTok content, a Himbo of the Week who claims to spend $2000 a month on Voss alone, and a definitive ranking of bottled water. Special guest: Daily Beast journalist and author of the recent book Off the Edge Kelly Weill on the spread of Flat Earth conspiracy theories.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode:  https://www.tiktok.com/@spotify/video/7062832165914021167?_t=8Px6XUaks07&_r=1 https://www.thecut.com/article/julia-fox-profile.html tiktok.com/@danaandthewolf/video/7065732291028471086?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7015988220497643013 https://www.tiktok.com/@ryandubs/video/7064291697500359941?_t=8Px8NuNJ3Ms&_r=1  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For the past two weeks, Kanye West has constantly been posting on his previously dormant Instagram, aggressively campaigning to get his ex-wife Kim Kardashian back. Some of this behavior, such as referring to her current boyfriend Pete Davidson as "Skete" or posting Marvel Civil War memes, has been absurdly comical — but much of it has arguably crossed the line into public harassment, with Kanye most recently ranting about their daughter North's TikTok and posting Kim's messages pleading with him to stop. To help explain what's been going on with Kim and Kanye, we enlisted resident TikTok Kardashians expert @Kardashian.Kolloquium to shed some light on the situation. We also talk about the Tinder Swindler (and whether or not we'd swipe right), a New York magazine piece about fraudster Danielle Miller, and crown a special Valentine's Day-themed Himbo of the Week.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links we reference in this episode: Kardashian Kolloquium's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kardashian_kolloquium?lang=en Gabrielle Bluestone's NY Mag piece: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/danielle-miller-scammer.html https://www.tiktok.com/@shelbysmall1/video/7064312053397376302?_t=8PrztMB7LWZ&_r=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This episode is all about New York City sex and scandal. First, Remy and Robyn discuss what was wrong with the finale of And Just Like That and what WE would have done as the writers of this season of the Sex and The City reboot. Then we are joined by NYC natives and Remy's childhood friends Hype writer, Fyre Producer, and author of the recent "What Danielle Miller Learned at Horace Mann and Rikers" for NY Mag, Gabrielle Bluestone as well as senior writer at Rolling Stone (covering internet culture) EJ Dickson. We discuss who Danielle Miller was when she became a New York City "legend" in eighth grade, the incident that changed her life, and her life now as reported by Gabrielle in a series of exclusive interviews.  TW: SA, Child P*rn, Revenge P*rn   Follow us at @HowCumPodcast, @RemyKassimir, @RobynKennnedy  Follow Gabby @Gbluestone and EJ @Ejdickson Get tickets for our upc*mming show:   How C*m Presents: Remy's O-nniversary in NYC 2/22/22, Caveat   Sign up for our newsletter howcumpodcast.com  and for access to extras and FULL unedited episodes with VIDEO for only $5 at patreon.com/howcum Check out our website for live forums & merch! RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE  Thanks, Bawdy.  Go to bawdybeauty.com and get 30% off with the code HOWCUM

We promised we weren't going to talk about And Just Like That on the pod…..and yet, the first 18 minutes of this episode are devoted to And Just Like That. We bid farewell to the first season of the endlessly divisive Sex and the City reboot, revisiting its best moments from the cringe (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the unnecessarily horny (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the sob-inducing (Steve won't take off his wedding ring!!!! d'awwwwwwww). We also discuss the That's Not My Name trend, the yassification of Pinocchio, and why the cartoon elephant from Sing is cancelled (spoiler: she deserves it). Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Why is this season of Euphoria going completely off the rails? What happens to TikTok-famous gay influencer couples when they break up? And why can't playwright and Emily In Paris star Jeremy O. Harris stay off of TikTok? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, we address these burning questions and far more, such as Sydney Sweeney's classic car restoration TikTok account, whether the pop band Future X would survive in a Sims house, and we pledge our love to freegan TikTok himbos who got rejected from Juilliard. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, we're tackling one of the great wildlife stories of all time: Cocaine Bear. We'll get into the finer points of drug laws, a quick history of cocaine (a key ingredient in both shampoo and children's medicines!), the socioeconomic ramifications of Reagan's "War on Drugs", and the adrenaline-seeking highjinks of Drew Thornton II. But the real star of our story is the 175-pound black bear who stumbled upon a duffle bag of cocaine in the Georgia wilderness and ... ate it. Sources: Drew Thornton's Last Adventure by Sally Ann Denton for the Washington Post, October 20 1985 The Bluegrass Conspiracy: An Inside Story of Power Greed, Drugs and Murder, also by Sally Denton Cocaine's Skydiving Smugglers by John S. Demott, Time Magazine, October 1985 Meet Our New Mascot: Cocaine Bear by Coleman Larkin, August 19 2015 The True Story Behind ‘Cocaine Bear' by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone Cocaine Research: What is the Scope of Cocaine Usage in the United States

How did a 6'4" West Elm furniture designer get our FYPs in a chokehold for a solid week? This week on Don't Let This Flop, we unpack the ethical morass of the West Elm Caleb saga, in which the women of NYC TikTok banded together to put a 25-year-old tall guy named Caleb on blast for allegedly lovebombing, then ghosting, them. Brands got involved, and then West Elm's Instagram got involved — and then things turned ugly. We talked to Leah, aka @jewishbrat, one of the TikTok creators who had matched with Caleb and hopped on the trend, to get her thoughts on what it's like to go viral for accidentally ruining someone's life — and how she feels about taking part in the saga afterwards. We also discuss When We Were Young, aka the upcoming Vegas festival that seems destined to fail; bring you an update on a former Himbo of the Week, aka the Gummy Deep Throat Guy; and pay homage to thirst trap satirist extraordinaire @mrbigchops69.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links we discuss in the show: https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7055052308048170286?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.bigchops69/video/7054554268182875439?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@joyjefferson8/video/7039855969945570606?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESPgo8f6YB8AHhstgUOsyxF2wMBskw4yCc73zxR5GP1sFsQ4RPERVo4emRi19W%2BpzLn623sT4m0fw5AOLwhZZdGgA%3D&checksum=3a1580757c6d89222f5e737666fd4457bc4517823a4900f86f0ab6dce4df525c&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAngH-CnqIbj792T_2xKpUJgBMM0N1V0n0lzQFkmCntb_xk45DYVp2AAMJqgr23jSS&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=7039855969945570606&share_link_id=18F25282-48A6-4031-987E-FC17EDA23EE3&source=h5_m×tamp=1642729140&tt_from=copy&u_code=d7327gfg6l95b3&user_id=6708830273024345094&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&_r=1 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/caleb-west-elm-dating-saga-1288386/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.bigchops69/video/7054554268182875439?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7055052308048170286?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's Don't Let This Flop, we dissect Julia Fox's PR-ready whirlwind relationship with Kanye West (and what, if any, involvement Pete Davidson may have; confront the reality that Lin Manuel Miranda is Cringe, and celebrate the return of both HBO's “Euphoria” and multiple Himbo of the Week winner Francis Bourgeois, who debuted a highly erotic collab with the most online Jonas Brother (excepting Frankie, of course). Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week on Don't Let This Flop, we dissect the latest drama unfolding within the Adult Disney subculture, as well as "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" chanteuse Caroline Polachek, Kardashian kiddie Photoshop drama gone awry, the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr girlie style (and our fears about a subsequent renaissance of ballet flats), and a geriatric Himbo of the Week whose content is so horny it's restricted only to adults 21 and over. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

From sea shanties to “Drivers License” to a lovable elderly pug to Swifties roasting the shit out of Jake Gyllenhaal, 2021 was a whirlwind on our favorite clock app. In honor of the close of this (honestly incredibly hectic) year, DLTF cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson did a special end-of-year interview with RS Twitch host Charlie Cooper talking about what we loved this year (and what we could have done without). Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On TikTok, there perhaps is no insult more devastating than to be told by a teenager that your content is cringe. If this is the case, then the Jonas Brothers and the White House had quite a rough week. The pop trio teamed up with the Biden administration for a quick TikTok promoting the importance of vaccines by using the Bing Bong audio from a viral video by the YouTube channel SideTalk. On this week's episode, we discuss the Biden/JoBros collab, as well as PageantTok in honor of the 100th anniversary of Miss America (you can read Dickson's dispatch from the event here), secret fuckboy train enthusiasts, the "Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls Love Soup" meme, TikTok moral panics, and Nancy Reagan as the original Throat GOAT. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok is not exactly the most sex-positive app, yet sex-worker content tends to go viral, even if TikTok would prefer otherwise. The latest example is a trend using an edited version of a line from Jon Lajoie's song "Show Me Your Genitals," in which sex workers show off their earnings with the audio, "Men are stupid and I don't respect them." We also discuss the resurgence of the One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer groupie communities, with special guest, music writer and columnist Larisha Paul, weighing in on the early days of both fandoms. Other topics include the return of Couch Guy, Leonardo DiCaprio dating age limits, French exchange students and a Himbo of the Week with exceptional whipped cream-licking skills. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson discuss the breakup of Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones in their segment What Are Straight People Doing?, as well as TikTok's obsession with Hamilton and how NYU Tisch kids get over heartache (spoiler: obnoxiously). They also discuss Spotify Unwrapped (a.k.a. the worst day of the year on the internet), a Megan Thee Stallion mashup with Adele's "Water on the Bridge," and the roots of Bing-Bong, the meme taking over everyone's For You pages.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. If you love the Bing-Bong meme, please visit this GoFundMe for one of the stars of the original video, who is currently unhoused: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tj-out-the-streets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

For DLTF's very special holiday episode, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson are doing an expanded version of their weekly Himbo of the Week segment, in which they celebrate the hot men of TikTok. From mustachioed wilderness explorers and ASMRtists to sweatpants-wearing shirtless Irish-Nigerian models to tattoo artists to axe-wielding, muscle-bound fitness influencers who spout motivational bullshit on Twitter, we're giving thanks to the sexy lugs of social media who make our For You pages what they are. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On TikTok, Francis Bourgeois — a gleeful young man who is introducing a new generation to the old-school art of trainspotting — has amassed 1.5 million followers with his highly enthusiastic posts sharing his love of trains. With his trusty GoPro-style camera in tow, he celebrates the glory of "marvelous locos" across Great Britain (including one named Dick Mabbutt) taking followers behind the scenes of railway stations and depots. Other topics discussed on this episode include lesbian Canadian ceramicists, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's breakup, the chaotic energy of Hinge's new audio feature (also, which celebrities Brittany has spotted on Raya), and the relative hygiene of deepthroating a 12-foot gummy snake. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rolling Stone culture reporter and Don't Let This Flop podcast co-host EJ Dickson joins Hope to break down the best of, the worst of, and the most memorable content on TikTok! They also discuss other buzzed-about topics from the past year, from David Dobrik to right-wing children's books! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/hope-jacobson/support

One of the biggest trends on TikTok over the past few weeks is a 2007 video of Hilary Duff dancing poorly to a perfume ad on the Today Show. The actor and singer recently made a resurgence in a viral clip of the morning show performance to promote her perfume With Love...by Hilary Duff, as well as the eponymous single she released with the fragrance. Another video, a performance of the single with the same choreography on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has also gone wildly viral, spawning the Hilary Duff Challenge. On this week in Don't Let This Flop, co-hosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson discuss Duff, "With Love" and the resurgence of early-aughts culture in general (including the return of celeb perfume lines!), as well as Astroworld Satanic Panic conspiracy theories, the ubiquity of Erika the Money Lawyer and her consumerist hacks, and of course, the emotional destruction wrought by the release of Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's version!). Is Jake Gyllenhaal doing OK this week? Honestly, who cares. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's no secret that Ed Sheeran has historically been considered, for lack of a better term, uncool. The Brit's musical output skews on the schmaltzier side, and tracks like "Perfect" and "Thinking Out Loud" have traditionally been considered wedding dance songs or the soundtrack for freshman high schoolers' first experience with digital penetration. Yet a new wave of fans on TikTok are begging the question: is Ed Sheeran actually awesome? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, co-hosts Spanos and Dickson discuss the impending "Ed Sheeranaissance," as well as Tommy Lee and John Travolta's shocking cookies-and-lemonade bromance, and talk to Himbo of the Week Sampson Gaglione (best known as the Shirtless Guy who Reacts to Thirsty Comments About Him) about how he accidentally built a feminist community on TikTok. Inspired by TikTokers' obsession with Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian's fledging, highly public relationship, they also play a very special game with podcast editor Dan Stein celebrating Davidson's penis. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

TikTok is a platform populated primarily by teenagers, a demographic that can smell inauthenticity a mile away. So as it becomes more mainstream, how can brands gain traction on it? This week on Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson spoke to the TikTok voice behind the DuoLingo owl itself, Zaria Parvez, the social media coordinator for DuoLingo, asking such burning questions as how brands can thrive on TikTok, whether she's ever gotten in trouble for making the owl too horny, and if the DuoLingo owl has ever taken a human life (she claims it has not.) Other subjects discussed this week are the Italian band Mäneskin, which went viral after winning the Eurovision competition earlier this year; conspiracy theories about Selena Gomez and Chris Evans boinking based on his Instagram stories; hot movers, and Mr. Peanut's butt. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson take on Noodle the Pug — namely, how his oversaturation has effectively canceled him. (Thanks, Today Show.) They also discuss a viral 38-step (!!!) skincare routine that's infuriating thousands of millennial women across the internet, Anna Marie Tendler's triumphant debut on TikTok (teaching us how to put on a duvet cover, no less!), and a Himbo of the Week who believes the correct way to eat guacamole and chips is with a knife. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Did Mamma Mia 2 deserve an Oscar? Are Megan Fox and MGK cosplaying Bella and Edward from Twilight? And what is the correct pronunciation for Dua Lipa: Due Lipé or Dula Peep? These are some of the burning questions addressed in this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, in which we discuss the resurgence of ABBA on TikTok, the iconically horny British GQ shoot, and a shocking new study on how TikTok's algorithm can potentially lead people to adopt transphobic views. Featuring study author and special guest Abbie Richards, aka @tofology on TikTok, as well as feverish obsession, guns, addiction, shamans, lots of blood, mayhem, tantric night terrors, and the kind of sex that would make Lucifer clutch his rosary.  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What was really going on when Lauren visited her boyfriend Robbie at college, surprising him as he sat on a couch with three girls? It turned into TikTok's hottest clip, of course, with millions of fans picking apart whether the 20-second clip was definitive proof of Robbie cheating. After watching roughly 6,000 response videos breaking down theories, we talked to actual body language expert Traci Brown, who reveals which people in the TikTok you should be paying attention to — and it's not Lauren or Robbie. “Something is going on more than what we know,” Brown tells Rolling Stone. This week we also bring you a look at what makes Emily Mariko's leftover salmon videos so appealing, and a special double-Himbo of the Week.   Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we talk with the women behind the most agro restaurant reviews on TikTok: Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens, longtime friends who started posting old nightlife reviews during the pandemic, when all restaurants and clubs were closed. We also discuss whether Megan Fox has replaced Addison Rae as Khloe Kardashian's BFF, what's on Shawn Mendes's For You page, and what the deal is with Dear Evan Hansen star Ben Platt's wig. Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we're talking about the resurgence of Twilight on TikTok, discussing "Bella, where have you been loca?" and whether Taylor Lautner is more culturally relevant than Jar-Jar Binks (answer: no). We also parse the universal appeal of the Little Lad and the "berries and cream" meme and explain once and for all why everyone is seeing a sexy version of the cat from Animal Crossing on their For You pages. With special guest, actor and content creator Yasmine Sahid (@ladyyasmina1 on TikTok).  Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to our inaugural episode. Co-hosts EJ Dickson and Brittany Spanos dive into TikTok to discuss Jason DeRulo and sploshing, the "devious licks" trend, and the D'Amelios. EJ and Brittany will also crown their 'himbo' of the week. Articles we cite:  https://www.insider.com/jason-derulo-gooey-food-videos-attract-people-with-fetishes-experts-2021-9 https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/5/18/22440937/tiktok-addison-rae-bella-poarch-build-a-bitch-charli-damelio-mediocrity Don't Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Join Rolling Stone writers EJ Dickson and Brittany Spanos each Wednesday as they keep tabs on TikTok. They'll spot the hottest trends and watch the brightest stars so check back weekly to find out what you're missing on TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

When President Trump told Proud Boys members to “stand back and stand by,” it might've been a sign of how politically relevant the group had become. Rolling Stone staff writer EJ Dickson joins host Krys Boyd to talk about the far-right organization's influence, growth, and future plans to run for local government offices. Her article is headlined “The Rise and Fall of the Proud Boys.”

Hi friends, Grab your tea and let's get into it. We start off with a chit-chat and Maggie reads from a piece she contributed to for MTV titled No Pep Talks, Please: Young Melburnians React To Their Fourth Lockdown. After that we delve into the rumours that Harry Styles is starting his own beauty brand. Do celebrities need to make cosmetics? We then debate the news that Pamela Anderson objects to the new TV series about her infamous sex tape with Tommy Lee as well as discussing Grimes' strange TikTok rant about AI and communism. The Internet went into overdrive earlier in the week around the news that Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt actress was a “KKK Queen”. Jasmine references this newsletter by Charlie Warzel titled The Internet Is Flat and The Mystery of St. Louis's Veiled Prophet by Scott Beauchamp for The Atlantic while Maggie reads from How Twitter Turned Kimmy Schmidt Into a ‘KKK Queen' by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone. Jasmine recommends season one of the comedy series Feel Good on Netflix and Maggie recommends the book Emotional Female by Yumiko Kadota. Ta-ta for now! Love Jas and Mags xoxo

You know you've had some dirty thoughts during that downward dog. The girls welcome Rolling Stones reporter EJ Dickson to talk about hushed intimacy, creepy yoga gurus and of course, the pants. You’re going to want to nama-stay for this episode!Private Session: https://bellesaplus.co/videos/3937/private-sessionBe sure to rate Girls on Porn 5-stars on Apple Podcast! Leave your favorite search term OR your porn star name in the review for a chance to have it read on-air.Follow Us on Social Media:Show: @girlsonprnLaura: @ramadeiRachel: @_rrratchetEJ: @ejdicksonShow Credits:Producer: Amanda CTheme by Eli JanneyPodcast Art by Erin DreisMixed and Edited by Faris MonshiAdvertise on Girls On Porn via Gumball.fm

A guy bought a website that accidentally became a sting operation to arrest people looking for hitmen. EJ Dickson’s Rolling Stone article: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/rent-a-hitman-wendy-wein-murder-for-hire-sting-operation-1066756/EMAIL: Webcrawlerspod@gmail.comVOICEMAIL: 626-604-6262DISCORD: https://discord.com/invite/VNGJnHrFOLLOW: Twitter / Instagram / Reddit / FacebookPATREON: HEREMERCH: https://webcrawlerspod.com Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/webcrawlers. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

BC will NOT be airing the Golden Globe Awards in 2022. Comedian John Mulaney has filed for divorce from his wife of six years, Anna Marie Tendler.  AND TikTok would have you believe Target is a sex trafficking hub. We’re debunking that with Rolling Stone senior reporter EJ Dickson. Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

You asked for it and we delivered! Podcast dreams come true: Ej Dickson (Rolling Stone) and Dan Alexander, hosts and creators of PodCats, the podcast dedicated to Cats the musical and movie, join for a deep dive into Shai's favorite musical.  Follow Ej: https://twitter.com/ejdickson Follow Dan: https://www.instagram.com/dansteinbass/  We now have a Friday Night Movie club on Clubhouse! Follow and join us for live Friday Night Movie game nights and chats where we will bring the spirit of FNM (and the siblings) to Clubhouse.  The Friday Night Movie Family supports the following organizations: NAACP Legal Defense Fund | Equal Justice Initiative | Asian American Journalists Association. Subscribe, rate and review us on your favorite podcast platform, including iTunes | Spotify | Stitcher | Google Play | Podbean | Overcast. Play along with Friday Night Movie at home! Read the FNM Glossary to learn the about our signature bits (e.g., Buy/Rent/Meh, I Told You Shows, Tradesies, etc.) and then head on over to our merch store your very own official FNM t-shirt.  Send us your recommendations and your tradesies! We'll watch them and report back on the show! Email us at pancake@pancake4table.com or tweet @FriNightMovie, @pancake4table, @chichiKgomez, and/or  @paperBKprincess.  Follow our creations and zany Instagram stories @frinightmovie and @pancake4table. Follow us on Letterboxd (@pancake4table) where we're rating every movie we've EVER watched.  Subscribe to our quarterly newsletter for exclusive giveaways and news! Theme music by What Does It Eat.  Subscribe and leave a review on IOS or Android at fridaynightmoviepod.com. Follow all of our pop culture shenanigans at pancake4table.com.

Welcome back to Death by Champagne, the podcast here to keep you up at night! Here to bring you part two of our book series covering Rachel Monroe’s Savage Appetites: Four True Stories of Women, Crime, and Obsession. This week we dive into the victim section of this book, highlighting cases that include Sharon Tate’s death and one women, two decades later, who immersed herself into the crimes that took place at Ceilo Drive. We contemplate the motives of not only ourselves, but others who insert their grief and empathy towards someone they didn’t even know. We also take a step into the latest true crime doc to hit Netflix Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel.This episode contains foul language, discussions about murder, rape, and women’s role in true crime. We’ll do our best to stay on track, but the bottles are popped!SourcesSavage Appetites, Rachel MonroeDead Girls, Alice Bolin‘McFadden, sought in Sage Smith homicide, declared missing’ Tyler Hammel, The Daily Progress, June 2019Wikipedia Pages for Hannah Graham and Morgan Dana HarringtonCrime Scene: The Vanishing At The Cecil Hotel‘Crime Scene: The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Threatens to Fall Down Its Own Rabbit Hole: TV Review, Caroline Framke, Variety, Feb 9, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel Doc Attempts to Find Out What Happened to Elisa Lam”, Jelisa Castrodale, Vice, Feb 10, 2021Interview with Joe Berlinger: “Netflix's Cecil Hotel docuseries director explains why respecting Elisa Lam's story was of utmost importance”, Rosy Cordero, EW, Feb 10, 2021“The unethical mess of 'The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel,' Netflix's most popular true crime show”, Katie Dowd, SFGate, Feb 14, 2021“How ‘The Vanishing at the Cecil Hotel’ Misses the Real Story of Elisa Lam”, EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone, Feb 25, 2021“Why Internet Sleuths Are Still Obsessed With Elisa Lam’s Death”, Alessa Dominguez, Buzzfeed, Feb 12, 2021“Netflix's Cecil Hotel documentary is a dangerous, bloated mess”, Mark Serrels, Cnet, Feb 23, 2021“Column: Black people make up 8% of L.A. population and 34% of its homeless. That’s unacceptable”, Steve Lopez, LA Times, June 13, 2020Episodes Referenced:You’re Wrong About: MurderYou’re Wrong About: The Victims’ Rights MovementLast Podcast on The Left, Norwegian Black Metal episodes

This week, the CT & KW reflect on the Y'All-Qaeda Insurrection [2:07], the quarantine drama Locked Down [13:57], and Armie Hammer's whole gross endealment [36:50]. //Spoiler alert: the gross part isn't the kink; it's the abuse.// And as always, the Hotties end the show with some culture for you to Get Involved with [49:07]. Join them, won't you? This episode contains swearing and the N-word. Music is courtesy of Ryan Little. Find links, sources, and other goodies at theblackhotties.com. Follow CT & KW on Twitter jointly @theblackhotties, and individually @c_gracet & @thatblasiangirl. Send your long form comments and questions to theblackhotties@gmail.com. Mentioned this week: Locked Down, streaming on HBO Max "We're All Missing the Point of the Armie Hammer Cannibalism Scandal," EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone WandaVision, streaming on Disney+ The Mandalorian, streaming on Disney+ @sad_papi makes french fries, cacio e pepe, and a soufflé omelette

On Monday, I appeared on Court TV to speak about the case.

Hello friends, It's Friday so we're back in your ears again with some juicy topics. Apologies for keeping you waiting, but trust us when we say this episode is well worth it. Ailish discusses how a 23-year-old who couldn't survive off her salary as a medical worker created an OnlyFans account to get by and the conversation a New York Post article, which exposed her, has created. Why is the focus on shaming her for sex work instead of the fact that a medical professional has to work three jobs to get by? This Rolling Stones article by EJ Dickson summarises our thoughts well. Bella deep dives into Joseph Epstein's Washington Post opinion piece regarding Jill Biden dropping the honorific. It's a mess - let's unpack it. She references this delightful clapback by Monica Hesse. Wash away the first read with this one. And Nicolette ends the conversation with a chat regarding influencer businesses. Do they need to bring something more to the table than just another fashion label with minimal sizing, representation and originality? We think yes. Plus we recommend a wellness product, an app to try and a Netflix show to binge. Thanks for listening! We won't be together to record over the Christmas break, so we'll be back in your ears again next year (ah, scary). Connect with the podcast on Instagram and follow us on TikTok. You can find Bella, Nicolette and Ailish on Instagram too.

Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends! This week, Kristin tells Mogab the story of Anna Delvy - one of the greatest con artists of our generation, which is saying a lot since Millennials can claim both Billy McFarland from Fyre Fest and Elizabeth Holmes from Theranos. Everyone loves a good scam story. And this is definitely a good scam story. So good, in fact, that Shonda Rhimes is making a show with Netflix about Anna Delvy: the German heiress trying to open her Center for Kids Who Can't Read Good (or something like that...). She lives in New York's fanciest hotels, is at all the best parties, and loves to tip big and take lavish trips with her friends. But weird things keep happening: her credit cards keep getting declined, or she's having trouble tapping into her trust fund, so her friends start covering for her. Only, she's not a German heiress. And she doesn't actually have any money. So how did she manage to con all her friends Into funding this lifestyle she wanted so badly? I want to point people towards the National Center for Victims of Crime, who have a Financial Crime Resource Center. They wanted to provide a resource for victim-centered services in the area of financial fraud and so they produce a guide calledTaking Action: An Advocate’s Guide to Assisting Victims of Financial FraudThis guide is designed to provide advocates with practical victim-centered resources to help navigate the various options available for reporting crimes, protecting other assets and preventing re-victimization. It also offers advice on how to assist with psychological and – where possible – financial recovery.Sources: “How Anna Delvy Tricked New York” by Jessica Presster, printed in New York Magazine“My Misadventures with the Magician of Manhattan” by Rachel Deloache Williams, printed in Vanity Fair“Who Is Anna Sorokin, a.k.a. Anna Delvey, the Alleged Soho Grifter?” by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone Magazine“Anna Sorokin Was Just Sentenced for Grand Larceny and Theft. Here’s What's Next for the ‘Soho Grifter' by Mahita Gajanan“‘Anna Delvey’ Might Not Profit From Netflix Series on Her Life as a Fake Heiress” by Sharon Otterman of the New York Times. “Anna Delvey Didn’t Look Rich—Which Is Exactly Why She Seemed Like She Was” by Rachel Tashjian printed in GarageAnna Sorokin entry on WikipediaMusic by: pond5.com

New York natives EJ Dickson, culture writer for Rolling Stone, and Julia Moshy, Socialite and tastemaker join us this week to talk growing up in New York City in various social circles, high school sex scandals, which celebrities are the most attainable, and the generational differences between Millenials and Gen-Z due to social media. EJ tells us about a few of her articles including, "No Voting, No Cumming" a small movement started by a dominatrixes in order to encourage their subs to vote blue, and Julia tells us how she's been trolled by Trump supporters for supporting Joe Biden despite her former friendship with Tiffany Trump.  Finally we discuss "Deepfakes," the artificial intelligence software switching many underage TikTokers faces onto the faces of pornstars.   Follow EJ and Julia @EJDickson & @Julia.Moshy Follow us at @howcumpodcast and Remy at @RemyKassimir  There is also some hot TEA in this unedited episode that definitely won't make the episode! Check it out here. Sign up for access to extras for only $5 at patreon.com/howcum Check out our website for live forums & merch! RATE, REVIEW & SUBSCRIBE Thanks Dipsea.  Get a 30 day free trial when you go to DipseaStories.com/howcum. Helix is offering up to $200 off all mattress orders  at HelixSleep.com/howcum.  

In this month's series "Bad Teacher" I'll share cases of educators who committed newsworthy crimes. First up, a 34-year-old teacher scandalizes the nation when she is convicted of child rape with one of her 6th grade students. Sources: "Strange Love: Mary Kay Letourneau", 7 News Spotlight, July 8, 2020, retrived on YouTube. "Mary Kay Letourneau: 15 Shocking Facts" by John Whitefoot for Crimeola.com, May 29, 2018. "How the Media Turned Child Rape into a 'Tryst' for Mary Kay Letourneau" by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone, July 8, 2020. "Lawsuit over Letourneau affair blames police, school", HeraldNet, March 21, 2002 "Letourneau is a predator and don't forget it", Susan Paynter for Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 8, 2004. Video Interview: Mary Kay Letourneau, 7News Spotlight, July 8, 2020 - https://youtu.be/7mowKsGWuW4 Links: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime www.truecrimepodcast.com

In this month's series "Bad Teacher" I'll share cases of educators who committed newsworthy crimes.  First up, a 34-year-old teacher scandalizes the nation when she is convicted of child rape with one of her 6th grade students.  Sources: "Strange Love: Mary Kay Letourneau", 7 News Spotlight, July 8, 2020, retrived on YouTube.  "Mary Kay Letourneau: 15 Shocking Facts" by John Whitefoot for Crimeola.com, May 29, 2018.  "How the Media Turned Child Rape into a 'Tryst' for Mary Kay Letourneau" by EJ Dickson for Rolling Stone, July 8, 2020.  "Lawsuit over Letourneau affair blames police, school", HeraldNet, March 21, 2002 "Letourneau is a predator and don't forget it", Susan Paynter for Seattle Post-Intelligencer, August 8, 2004.  Video Interview:  Mary Kay Letourneau, 7News Spotlight, July 8, 2020 - https://youtu.be/7mowKsGWuW4  Sponsors:  Brooklinen: www.brooklinen.com - Use promo code ONCE for 10% off your order and free shipping.  Smoke Screen/Fake Priest - Search for Smoke Screen:Fake Priest in Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen to podcasts.  Links: www.patreon.com/onceuponacrime www.truecrimepodcast.com

In this very special bonus episode of PodCats, Dan and Ej discuss the special features and commentary track for the DVD. Tangents include the Sondheim/ALW rivalry, Cats as medieval morality play, and conspiracy theories related to Taylor Swift and Jason Derulo’s dick.

And if so, did he like it? In episode 3 of PodCats, Dan and EJ touch on this question and more as we explore Andrew Lloyd Webber's previous efforts to adapt Cats into a film. Other topics discussed: digital fur technology; horniness; Walt Disney; Steven Spielberg; 1940s London; and the 1995 cartoon dog movie Balto.

In order to answer the main questions of Cats — why was this made? How was this made? Whose idea was it to make Sir Ian McKellen lap up milk from a saucer? — we have to first answer the question: what, exactly, is Cats? Join us for the premiere episode of Cats where we discuss the plot and answer such burning questions as: who is God Cat? Is Skimbleshanks a sociopath? And how is Idris Elba similar to El Chapo?

TikTok came on the social media scene relatively recently (2016), and teens have flocked to it. The Chinese-made lip-syncing video app boasts 500 million users, most of them young. TikTok has developed its own culture and communities within, and Rolling Stone writer EJ Dickson has been observing and reporting on them in detail. As a non-teen herself, she's fascinated by the empowerment and deep social awareness that appears baked-in to Gen-Z, thanks to their constant connectivity. Alli and Jen talk to Dickson about her coverage of TikTok, the teen communities that form there, the trends of self-empowerment that run through the network, and the social media cesspools we can't seem to escape. Read Dickson's piece in Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-features/tik-tok-toxic-exes-voicemails-901631/ Support 2G1P on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/2G1PJoin us on Discord: discord.gg/2g1p Email us: 2G1Podcast@gmail.com Talk to Alli and Jen: https://twitter.com/alligold https://twitter.com/joonbugger Call the show and leave a message! (347) 871-6548 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 1998, a group of white men with a history of racist sentiments seek out trouble and find a local black man, whom they tortured and killed by dragging him along a lonely country road in backwoods east Texas, where the scars of slavery days were still quite fresh.Featuring Amanda from The State of Perfect Balance podcasthttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-state-of-perfect-balance-a-true-crime-podcast/id1437727704Written by David Wayne YoungResearched by Kat Morris“Grass Crown” by Hyperchromatichttps://soundcloud.com/chromatic-1/grass-crown-2Thorns and Leaves EPhttps://hyperchromatic.bandcamp.com/album/thorns-and-leavesSOURCES:A Death in Texas: A Story of Race, Murder, and a Small Town’s Struggle for Redemption by Dina Temple- RastonWade Goodwyn of NPRhttps://www.npr.org/2019/04/24/716647585/texas-to-execute-man-convicted-in-dragging-death-of-james-byrd-jr BIOGRAPHY.COMhttps://www.biography.com/crime-figure/james-byrd-jr The New York Times, Various Issueshttps://www.nytimes.com/topic/person/james-byrd-jr Shane Croucher of Newsweekhttps://www.newsweek.com/james-byrd-jr-lynching-texas-death-row-execution-1394474 Eli Rosenberg and Lindsey Bever of the Washington Posthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2019/04/25/james-byrd-jr-killer-john-william-king-executed-texas-hate-crime/ Elliott McLaughlin of CNNhttps://www.cnn.com/2019/04/24/us/james-byrd-killer-execution-john-william-king/index.html David K. Li and Alex Johnson of NBC Newshttps://www.nbcnews.com/news/crime-courts/john-william-king-executed-james-byrd-jr-s-brutal-dragging-n998136 The Associated Press and Claire Cardona of the Dallas Morning Newshttps://www.dallasnews.com/news/crime/2019/04/25/racist-killer-executed-decades-after-dragging-james-byrd-jr-to-his-death-near-jasper/ Jolie McCullough of the Texas Tribunehttps://www.texastribune.org/2019/04/24/texas-execution-john-william-king-james-byrd/ Audrey McNamara and Julia Arciga of The Daily Beasthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/james-byrd-jrs-family-ready-for-execution-of-john-william-king-who-dragged-black-man-to-death-in-jasper-texas https://www.thedailybeast.com/john-william-king-racist-who-dragged-james-byrd-jr-to-death-executed-in-texas Associated Press and the Los Angeles Timeshttps://www.latimes.com/nation/nationnow/la-na-texas-execution-john-william-king-james-byrd-jr-20190424-story.html EJ Dickson of Rolling Stone Magazinehttps://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/james-byrd-jr-murderer-executed-hate-crime-827137/ Associated Press and KTLA Channel 5 Newshttps://ktla.com/2019/04/22/avowed-racist-who-orchestrated-brutal-murder-of-james-byrd-jr-is-set-to-be-executed-this-week/ Chris Perez of New York Posthttps://nypost.com/2019/04/24/white-supremacist-who-murdered-james-byrd-jr-set-to-be-executed/ Danielle Wallace of FOX Newshttps://www.foxnews.com/us/texas-execute-man-convicted-brutal-hate-crimes-james-byrd-jr Aris Folley of The Hill News Outlethttps://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/440574-white-supremacist-behind-dragging-death-of-james-byrd-jr-has ANDJohn C Moritz of the El Paso Timeshttps://www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/2019/04/29/james-byrd-jr-killer-john-william-king-last-words-were-read-out-loud/3620455002/

Everyone has heard about Jeffrey Epstein. But in such a deep case, there are many untold stories that ultimately lead to bringing him down. This isn't just about Epstein. It's about power, cover-ups, corruption, and a Florida detective who risked it all to fight the people he thought were on his own team. Guests Include:Tim Malloy, co-author of Dirty Rich; The Shocking True Story of Jeffrey Epstein. Barbara McQuade, former US Attorney. Kirk Blouin, former Palm Beach police officer. EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Guest EJ Dickson, who covered the NXIVM trial for Rolling Stone joins me to discuss the details of the trial and a phenomenon known as cult hopping, which she was made aware of from some people who testified at the NXIVM trial. In this episode, we discuss: The lurid nature of the testimony Surprises revealed in court Whether key figures are still supportive of Keith Whether these verdicts are precedent-setting How people cult hop What makes a person cult hop And more... Special Guest: EJ Dickson.

Ej Dickson is a staff writer at Rolling Stone covering culture. Her work has been published in the New York Times, New York Magazine, the Washington Post, GQ, Elle, and many other publications. Previously, Ej was a deputy digital editor at Men's Health, one of the largest men's publications in the world. She was also a features editor at Romper, Bustle's parenting website. Follow Ej on Twitter/Instagram: @ejdickson, if you would like to follow her quest to ensure that her toddler has perfect pitch.

Friend of the show Kaytlin Bailey is back to tell us about the work she's doing at Decriminalize Sex Work and about the hysterical, disastrous push by legislators in Florida to further criminalize sex workers.    Additional links/info below... Kaytlin's website and Twitter page  Decriminalize Sex Work website and Twitter page SWOP USA website and Twitter page SWOP Behind Bars website and Twitter page EJ Dickson, Rolling Stone, "Prosecutors Say There’s No Evidence of Sex Trafficking In Robert Kraft Case" Natasha Lennard, The Intercept, "Florida Is Poised to Create an Anti-“Trafficking” Registry That Will Inevitably Hurt Sex Workers"   Featured Music (all songs sourced from the Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org) Lobo Loco, "Malte Junior - Hall"

In Episode 41, we talk interview journalist EJ Dickson about her recent Rolling Stone article on waterboarding as a consensual kink. We also feature an interview with performer Dahlia Dee, who will talk about performers’ reactions to the new tube site launched by ManyVids. But first, we discuss the news that the UK just lifted its obscenity ban, which outlawed squirting, fisting, and other acts in pornography.  

How do you really know when you're ready to start a family? Or if that's something you're ever going to want? Last week, we explored all the ups and downs of trying to conceive, and this week, we talk to New York Times reporter Claire Cain Miller, writer EJ Dickson, and writer Cheryl Strayed (we're trying to be casual about it) about what it's like after you have a child and how to know if this is something that's actually for you.Check out Claire Cane Miller on Twitter and the New York Times.Find EJ Dickson on Twitter.And of course, find Cheryl Strayed on Twitter and her podcast, Dear Sugars wherever you listen to podcasts.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In Episode 7, we interview cam model Ginger Banks (@gingerbanks1) and journalist EJ Dickson (@ejdickson) about the sexual assault allegations leveled against Ron Jeremy.  These allegations are nothing new, but what is new is the attention that they are now garnering and so what we explore in this episode is what has changed in the industry and in society writ large so that these allegations are finally getting attention. Importantly, we see the stakes of this story as being much bigger than Jeremy’s reputation. We are focusing on this story because it speaks to a much broader question of whose allegations of sexual assault are believed or even heard. As background to the episode: Ginger Banks put together the following YouTube video, which chronicles the story: Allegations of Sexual Assault Against Ron Jeremy and Exxxotica's Resonse Jessie Sage wrote a short blog reflecting on the story as a spectator and Chicago’s Exxxotica: Ron Jeremy, Exxxotica, and Twitter as a Form of Resistance EJ Dickson wrote a piece for Rolling Stone about Ron Jeremy: Inside Ron Jeremy Sexual Misconduct Allegations We end this special edition of the Peepshow Podcast by reflecting on the fact that the experiences that so many women in and around the adult industry describe of being sexual violated cannot be blamed on one bad apple. Responsibility also belongs to a society that creates conditions for pervasive sexual assault by dismissing women and stigmatizing sex workers.