Not My Scene

LARPers Part 1

Lights, Camera, (Live) Action (Roleplay)! Have you ever wondered about the people playing with foam weapons in your neighborhood park? Wonder no longer, because Kaia  ventured far into the woods of Washington State for a weekend-long, immersive LARP event, and has emerged with a surprise tale for Den in two-parts. This scene has it all: thrilling (scary) combat, political intrigue, Broadway-level costume and makeup departments, and an open bar for all NPCs! Email us: notmyscenepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/notmyscenepodcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@notmyscenepod]!

Bronies

We took a trip back to the 2010's - when forums reigned supreme - for a delightfully cringey retrospective on Brony culture. Bronies AKA adult (typically male) fans of My Little Pony were a remarkably strong fandom, selling out convention centers and supporting cottage industries like suggestive MLP body pillows. What's left of Brony culture in the 2020s? The answer may scare you. Sources: The Last Bronycon: a fandom autopsy [https://youtu.be/4fVOF2PiHnc?si=SfsW7zWZwl6JykHK] My Little Pony Fans Are Ready to Admit They Have a Nazi Problem [https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/06/my-little-pony-nazi-4chan-black-lives-matter/613348/] Email us: notmyscenepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/notmyscenepodcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@notmyscenepod]!

Bingo!

Grab your dauber and pour yourself a crispy rootbeer float because it's BINGO time, baby! Yarden filled in her bleached brows, marched herself to an ATM, and faced down security guards to bring us an exclusive peek into the most sceneless of all scenes: a Veterans of Foreign Wars Bingo Hall. And yet... aren't the most sceneless scenes in some ways the sceniest scenes of all? Other topics discussed include the ethics of gambling, meta-analysis of reality tv editing, and the right way to depict genitalia on a bingo card. Warning: listening may cause vocal exclamations and/or celebratory shouts of victory. Email us: notmyscenepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/notmyscenepodcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@notmyscenepod]!

Luddites

Time limits, greyscale, and Brick not working to curb your phone addiction? Maybe you just need to toss it altogether! That's what anti-tech activist and writer August Lamm did. She dialed in to NMS via dumb phone to tell us about her experience as an artist in NYC without a smartphone or computer. Consider us inspired!! Other discussion includes the cuntiest dumb phone options, what we'd miss from the internet, and bleached eyebrows. Sources and further reading: August Lamm's Substack [https://augustlamm.substack.com/] Katie Lowe's essay about her first year without a smartphone [https://ktklp.substack.com/p/my-first-year-without-an-iphone?utm_source=multiple-personal-recommendations-email&utm_medium=email&triedRedirect=true] Luddite Teens 2022 NYT article [https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/15/style/teens-social-media.html] Luddite Teens 2025 NYT article [https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/30/style/luddite-teens-reunion.html] Email us: notmyscenepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/notmyscenepodcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@notmyscenepod]!

Introducing STAN: Gossip Girl ft. @notmyscenepodcast

Not My Scene will be back for a new episode on March 31st, but in the meantime we’re excited to share this episode of STAN that we were on! STAN is hosted by Allegra Ponti and explores obsessive celebrity worship, parasocial relationships and digital intimacy. On this episode, we go all in on Gossip Girl. We get into how media catalyses the loss of childhood innocence, unrealistic expectations of adulthood and the versatility of New York City as a background character. Tangents include… •the completely unwarranted shame that accompanies menstruation •the feminine urge to (unsuccessfully) experiment with ‘preppy’ clothes  •the black box of Connecticut (what actually happens there!?!?!) Find more episodes of STAN here: https://linktr.ee/contactus.stanpod Email us: notmyscenepod@gmail.com Follow us on Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/notmyscenepodcast/] and TikTok [https://www.tiktok.com/@notmyscenepod]!