TikTok is filled with wonders. It’s SO weird. It can make you feel like the algorithm is telling you something you don’t even realize about yourself….or it serve you a whole bunch of cyst draining videos. In order to answer your questions about WTF is happening in your feed, I knew I needed a weird internet aficionado who also understands the way our tech pl ... Show More
Jul 8
You Asked for a Parental Death Prep Episode. We Got the Perfect Guest.
Whatever your relationship is with your parents — incredibly close, estranged, somewhere in-between — there's just so much to handle when one of them dies. It doesn't matter if the death was sudden or a long time coming, our reticence to deal with (or even talk about) the postscr ... Show More
1h 4m
Mar 2020
Ep. 236 TikTok, Big Yikes, and Teen Culture
Okay friends, raise your hand if you know what a TikTok is. Do you know why anyone would want to TikTok? Do you know why Meg and Rebekah are suddenly obsessed with it? This week’s episode is a fun deep dive into teen culture by way of TikTok, meme culture, and a quiz on the slang ... Show More
1h 5m
May 2021
We Gotta Talk About "TikTok Pretty"
You've heard of the clandestine 'Soggy Sao' urban myth, right? If not, don't worry, Abbie demystifies all things cracker and cum. Also, Abbie wonders, why on EARTH are people still editing their photos? Aren't we past this cringe fest already? Finally, get ready for a lovely lil ... Show More
35m 28s
Oct 2021
ICYMI - Is TikTok Giving Teen Girls Tics?
Why have so many young women developed tic disorders during the course of the pandemic? Well, apart from the obvious pandemic-related stressors, TikTok could be a big part of it. On today’s episode, Rachelle and Madison talk to science journalist Maddie Bender about her report fo ... Show More
25m 27s