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The biggest stories on the internet from May 19th, 2026.

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1:39 Adam McIntyre VidCon concerns

7:52 Viral hotel pool meltdown

15:22 Jeff Wittek vs. David Dobrik settled

19:06 Viral comment section inside joke

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 18th, 2026.

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1:07 James Charles Spirit Airlines update

10:37 Jools Lebron calls out...Tana Mongeau? Maybe?

12:42 SAINT SATINE concerns

18:14 Alex Cooper pregnancy

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In this episode, we discuss the perceived value of celebrity endorsements, how brands have had to adapt this strategy to the social media era, and attempt to answer the question: does Gen Z even respond to celebrity endorsements? Or is this marketing strategy better left in the past?

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

2:08 Sponsor ad-read: BRITA

3:02 Why we have celebrity endorsements & ambassadors

9:03 Gen Z sentiment toward celebrity endorsement & ambassadors

9:40 Negative perception of celebrity endorsements

12:50 Positive perception of celebrity endorsements

18:16 How the industry has adapted to new-age ambassadorships

20:10 The impact of watchdog accounts on celebrity marketing

21:54 Celebrity ambassadors as missing-driven marketing

22:39 BRITA x Millie Bobby Brown

23:47 Brands utilising humour

24:46 Brands using celebrities for world-building

27:40 Conclusion

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This is a mini interview with Australian country singer-songwriter (and listener of the pod!), Michaela Cook.

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 13th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 

1:25 Breaking down the “Girlbossification of AI” discourse

11:01 The book app coming under fire for using AI on social media

18:49 BuzzFeed and Bumble embrace AI

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Sources: 

https://www.thecut.com/article/ai-girlboss-women-reese-witherspoon-mel-robbins.html 

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-girlboss-ification-of-ai-how-big-tech-is/id1733535260?i=1000763044510 

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXKphAtkbgW/?igsh=NjBzYmNwcGdlaTln   

https://deadline.com/2026/04/sandra-bullock-encourages-hollywood-lean-into-ai-1236864020/ 

https://www.library.hbs.edu/working-knowledge/women-are-avoiding-using-artificial-intelligence-can-that-hurt-their-careers 

https://sophiaamoruso.substack.com/p/women-are-sleeping-on-ai-and-its

https://open.spotify.com/episode/5bxjz86QTKlQI8dxycgapp?si=mKRzDqjdQjyQWBkIilP3Ag 

https://www.threads.com/@sparks_books/post/DYBlPW4DQ5b/media?xmt=AQG0_e9XD0i7742k4OyqmPBzaOdVqZF26_h6zLtEmNUNzb7co5tsSYU1BqOihzIibICRJpGz  

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/buzzfeed-sells-hot-ones-studio-first-we-feast-rcna183956 

https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-disastrous-earnings-ai 

https://investors.buzzfeed.com/news-releases/news-release-details/buzzfeed-inc-announces-proposed-majority-stake-investment-byron 

https://www.axios.com/2026/05/11/bumble-reset-gen-z-dating-apps 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0zmpWeywb0&list=PLc5F2y4laofG8BBeKLfc1h_wLFO0Gjx3M&index=1 

https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1taels2/bumble_ceo_reveals_its_killing_off_the_swipe_on/

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 12th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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2:39 Olivia Rodrigo babydoll dress discourse

6:30 Anthony Festa allegedly banned from solidcore

15:35 Dua Lipa vs. Samsung

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 11th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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00:56 Avery Woods vs. college student

9:06 James Charles apologises for GoFundMe DM rant

13:18 Justin Bieber x Palantir concert??? (not really)

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 8th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

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1:07 TikTok racist AI summary

5:56 Sneako banned from Australia

9:41 MrBeast vs. Adele

11:17 James Charles GoFundMe rant

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The biggest stories on the internet from May 7th, 2026.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

00:56 50-day bender girl

7:41 Spencer Barbosa "brand trip wedding"

14:45 Tana Mongeau seemingly wipes Cancelled RSS feed ahead of new podcast launch

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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from May 6th, 2026.

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1:17 Bunny Hedaya goes viral after being “sexually harassed by AI in an Uber” 

6:35 Roblox paying developers more to attract 18+ players

12:25 Streamers are playing a 1v1 game called Omoggle to “outmog” each other  

17:42 ChatGPT’s obsession with goblins

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Sources: 

https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/02/moving-beyond-self-reported-age 

https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2026/04/roblox-fuels-high-fidelity-games-over-18-players-increases-qualifying-devex-rate-42 

https://www.theverge.com/games/921694/roblox-q1-2026-132-million-dau   

https://ir.roblox.com/news/news-details/2026/Roblox-Requires-Users-Worldwide-to-Age-Check-to-Access-Chat/default.aspx 

https://about.roblox.com/newsroom/2025/11/roblox-requires-age-checks-limits-minor-and-adult-chat 

https://www.reddit.com/r/robloxgamedev/comments/1t0fxn6/starting_june_8_2026_roblox_will_be_increasing/ 

https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/what-is-omoggle-the-ai-face-rating-platform-taking-over-twitch-3360363/ 

https://omoggle.com/privacy 

https://omoggle.com/tos 

https://www.dexerto.com/twitch/twitch-issues-warnings-to-streamers-who-visit-viral-looksmaxxing-site-omoggle-3361365/ 

https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/chatgpt-became-so-obsessed-with-goblins-that-openai-had-to-intervene-a6644e66 

https://openai.com/index/where-the-goblins-came-from/ 

https://www.tiktok.com/@bunnyhedaya/video/7635813124829957390?_r=1&_t=ZS-967eykS22wG 

https://www.tiktok.com/@bunnyhedaya/video/7636095367884442894?_r=1&_t=ZS-967f5wxMy6n 

https://www.tesla.com/support/grok#what-is-grok 

https://www.npr.org/2026/04/03/nx-s1-5770199/mogging-rooted-in-the-manosphere-found-new-life-as-a-joke

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

2:07 Met Gala theme

3:17 Bezos involvement & backlash

5:17 Why the backlash?

10:46 Looks breakdown

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