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The biggest stories on the internet from November 3rd, 2025.
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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.
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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.
Timestamps:
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.
Timestamps:
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.
Timestamps:
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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Sources:
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.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
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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fter the rom-com’s popularity waned through the 2010s, Gen Z seems to be bringing the genre back. So why now? And what does this revival reveal about how young people see dating, romance, and relationships today?
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Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
3:01 The history of the rom-com
7:50 The golden age of rom-coms
8:52 Millennials & the rom-com
11:06 Why the rom-com faded
16:20 Gen Z’s rom-com nostalgia
19:38 The return of the rom-com
20:55 How is the Gen Z-era rom-com different from its predecessors?
25:56 How does the new era of rom-coms influence Gen Z romance?
28:00 Conclusion
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Welcome to a bonus episode of mini scroll, where I interview Aussie musician, swimmer, actor, poet, and overall icon, Cody Simpson!
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from October 15th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:03 Fandom-focused startup, Lore, raises $1M in pre-seed funding
8:24 4chan reportedly excluded from Australia’s under-16 social media ban
11:51 AI-generated “intruder” TikTok trend
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8s72XWe-i4
https://pleasedontmakemefocus.substack.com/p/save-this-vol7
https://www.theverge.com/news/798797/uk-ofcom-fines-4chan-online-safety-act
https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/10/10/teen-social-media-ban-workarounds/
https://www.theverge.com/news/798681/police-stop-pulling-ai-homeless-man-tiktok-prankm
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c98ezep0plno
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 14th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
1:01 Plan Bri returns + Brianna Chickenfry talks potential of a Grace O'Malley reunion
5:00 Glamorama vs. TikTok Patisserie
12:35 Dan & Phil confirm relationship after 16 years
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 13th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:41 Unwell Vegas recap + JoJo Siwa calls out Alex Cooper
6:42 King Kylie resurrects amid 2016 TikTok nostalgia moment
10:11 American couple goes viral for travelling to Canada on vacation and not realising Canada is not part of the U.S.
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 10th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
3:07 Taraswrld mortgage-gate
8:57 StassieBaby opens up about BBL reversal
12:45 Spill Sesh & Sloan launch Popity
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The biggest stories on the internet from October 9th, 2025.
Timestamps:00:00
Intro3:24 Instagram Rings
5:51 Nintendo sues Reddit mod
9:50 6 7 crypto meme coin
13:16 Alix Earle debunks split rumours + Trisha Paytas Euphoria
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The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from October 8th, 2025.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
2:01 The Life of a Showgirl AI promo
11:38 Viral AI-generated Jake Paul videos
17:31 Viral AI-generated “Me and my husband" video
19:48 AI Bubble report
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https://www.thecut.com/article/taylor-swift-ai-videos-the-life-of-a-showgirl.html
https://www.instagram.com/p/C_wtAOKOW1z/?hl=en
https://www.vulture.com/article/taylor-swift-ai-promo.html
https://openai.com/index/sora-2/
https://www.dbresearc h.com/PROD/RI-PROD/PDFVIEWER.calias?pdfViewerPdfUrl=PROD0000000000604456m
https://www.reddit.com/r/OpenAI/comments/1nyzkxt/list_of_celebrities_on_sora/
