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The biggest stories on the internet from November 17th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
2:47 Elyse Myers book review drama
8:37 Hair by Chrissy $4K backlash
15:36 Ariana Grande charged at by fan at Wicked premiere
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 13th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
00:54 UK influencer Brittany Miller admits to lying about cancer
3:34 Madeleine White sparks international online debate over pink eye
7:35 Sydney Sweeney's box office flop theories
10:56 Viral resume video at Jonas Brothers concert
13:39 Celebrity relationship updates
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 12th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:16 New investigation reveals Meta makes billions off fraudulent ads
6:45 Why clipping content is gaining popularity on social media
10:39 Emilycc has been live streaming for 4 years on Twitch
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-07/meta-making-billions-from-scam-ads/105983808
https://open.spotify.com/episode/2HAjXHgtlAKCy0M5jgaNoZ?si=3287630a11534190
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/05/04/longest-marathon-streamer-emilycc/
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 11th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
1:47 Threads sticker community drama
8:37 Woman on TikTok goes viral for series calling churches to see which ones will donate baby formula for hungry infant
13:55 Hype House to Grammy's nomination pipeline
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 10th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
1:14 Shay Mitchell launches skincare brand for children
5:12 Ned Fulmer addresses his comeback backlash
10:30 MrBeast to open theme park in Saudi Arabia
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 7th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
1:27 Jake Shane comedy series about his life coming to TV
3:56 Teen Vogue updates
7:22 The Girls Bathroom podcast faces backlash over pricing of new brand, Rooms
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 6th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
1:04 Sephora x Mariah Carey Christmas ad backlash
7:34 Ariana Grande threatened by fans after missing Wicked premiere
10:34 Acquired twins rumoured to launch clothing line
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from November 5th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:29 Xania Monet becomes the first AI artist to make Billboard airplay chart
7:06 Universal Music strikes a deal with AI Music platform, Udio
9:07 New report reveals a majority of top news creators are men
16:08 Are AI browsers a security threat?
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Sources:
https://www.billboard.com/lists/ai-artists-on-billboard-charts/
https://www.tiktok.com/@zauey/video/7568329227766910263?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7540547991460906503
https://www.nme.com/news/music/xania-monet-becomes-first-ai-artist-to-chart-on-us-billboard-rankings-3904887
https://www.cnn.com/2025/11/01/entertainment/xania-monet-billboard-ai
https://apnews.com/article/udio-universal-music-settlement-ai-song-downloads-774138b81d73f0652fcd1c19af165057
https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-features/ai-music-universal-music-group-settlement-udio-1235457945/
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/sites/default/files/2025-10/Newman%20et%20al%20Mapping%20News%20Creators%20and%20Influencers%20FINAL.pdf
https://reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/news-creators-influencers/2025/mapping-news-creators-and-influencers-social-and-video-networks#five
https://www.pewresearch.org/journalism/2024/11/18/americas-news-influencers/
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/serious-new-hack-openai-ai-browser
https://www.theverge.com/report/810083/ai-browser-cybersecurity-problems
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/ai-browsers-comet-openai-hacked-atlas-chatgpt-rcna235980
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 4th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:25 Diarrha N'Diaye appointed head of Skims Beauty following Ami Cole closure
4:30 Teen Vogue to be folded into Vogue dot com
7:40 Xandra Pohl opens up about Alix Earle friendship breakup
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The biggest stories on the internet from November 3rd, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:37 Billie Eilish update
3:04 TikToker's viral series documenting Business Insider travel reporting
6:00 Huda Mustafa's Love Island racism scandal against Olandria Carthen
10:03 Celebrity Halloween
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 31st, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
4:21 Halley Kate defends relationship against TikTok users
11:15 Hallie Batchelder condom-gate
13:27 Billie Eilish vs. billionaires
15:10 UMiami microinfluencer drama
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 30th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
2:13 Brittany Broski reveals she's releasing an album
3:20 BookTok vs. Matthew & Paul vs. Ingram
15:11 Dr. Valentina Pumpin's viral marketing
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from October 29th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:44 Elon Musk’s Grokipedia launches
10:03 Meta introduces ghost posts on Threads
13:57 Albanian AI-generated minister Diella is pregnant
18:03 Female founder interview w/ Freesia Gaul
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https://www.theverge.com/cs/features/717322/wikipedia-attacks-neutrality-history-jimmy-wales
https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2025/02/elon-musk-wikipedia/681577/
https://www.citationneeded.news/elon-musk-and-the-rights-war-on-wikipedia/
https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2025/10/27/grokipedia-wikipedia-musk-/
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5yd90g0q43o
https://about.fb.com/news/2025/10/introducing-disappearing-posts-on-threads/
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 28th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
2:04 Danielle Bernstein accused of stealing her engagement party speech
5:06 The Swiftologist vs. Adam McIntyre
11:18 Welsh 5 Adventure scandal
15:41 Row sample sale
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 27th, 2025.
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00:00 Intro
2:25 QTCinderella joint stream backlash over comments
6:13 Rare Beauty seemingly posts heart eyes on video about Justin Bieber
9:19 Cami Mendes is engaged
10:26 Kim & North viral Halloween costume + viral TikTok video shows woman being harassed by group of men while trying to do her job
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In this episode, we dive into why fan-fiction remains a central part of pop culture. To help unpack the intricacies of this space, we turned to some experts. We first spoke to Alessandra Ferreri, Head of Content at Wattpad — and then we asked you, our listeners, to share your own experiences and opinions. From these conversations, we explored two questions: Is fan-fiction positive or negative for fandom culture? And how does Gen Z perceive fan fiction?
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
3:47 Fan-fiction definition and its origins
6:16 The modern era of fan-fiction: the rise of fanzines & pastiches
7:51 Fanfiction goes mainstream: Digital fan-fiction platforms
9:10 The rise of Fanfiction.net (FFN)
11:12 The popularity of AO3 and Wattpad
13:45 Interview with Alessandra Ferreri, Wattpad's Head of Content
37:04 How fan-fiction impacts young people and how they perceive it
38:58 The positives of fan-fiction
43:36 The negatives of fan-fiction
46:49 Conclusions
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 23rd, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:47 Brooke Schofield x Viall Files
5:39 Bella Hadid responds to fan concern over VS show
8:30 Jillian Webber engaged
10:05 Justin Bieber joins Twitch and says he'll stream "every day"
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from October 22nd, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:43 AWS outage breakdown
6:54 e.l.f. Cosmetics is partnering with Twitch for shoppable streams
10:10 Lionsgate has hired TikTok edit creators for marketing
13:47 Wikipedia human pageviews drop by 8%
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https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/21/amazon-dns-outage-breaks-much-of-the-internet/
https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/aws-service-disruptions-outage-update
https://www.marketingdive.com/news/elf-cosmetics-first-test-twitch-livestream-shopping-ads/802953/
https://www.voguebusiness.com/story/technology/live-streaming-ushers-in-a-new-era-for-e-commerce
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/lionsgate-tiktok-fan-edits-1236551825/
https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/10/17/new-user-trends-on-wikipedia/
https://www.techpolicy.press/amazon-cloud-outage-reveals-democratic-deficit-in-relying-on-big-tech/
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 22nd, 2025.
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1:43 Group 7 x Louvre heist memes
3:24 Sombr vs. 25-year-olds
10:19 Kira Cousins fake pregnancy
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 20th, 2025.
00:00 Intro
2:37 TikTok creator accuses DoorDash of firing her after reporting SA while on the job
9:08 Hailey Bieber vs. Selena Gomez again???
11:50 Alabama Barker makes Wendy Ortiz's Kylie Jenner dreams come true
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