[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: The Death of the Feed (with Jenny Hagel)

[PREVIEW] Hannah Murray’s Memoir The Make-Believe (with Rhiannon Houch)

Chelsea welcomes writer and The Hidden History of Magick Podcast [https://linktr.ee/thehiddenhistoryofmagick] co-host Rhiannon Houch to dive into “The Make Believe: A Memoir of Magic and Madness” by “Skins” and “Game of Thrones” star Hannah Murray. They unpack Hannah’s path from magic school class to wellness cult, how a search for healing spiraled into a mental health crisis, and her stunning depiction of life with bipolar disorder. Plus: weird MLM movie recs, Etsy wands and YET another cult leader just loooooooving martial arts.

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: The Loneliness Influencers

Chelsea welcomes back Katie Rich and Holly Laurent of the “Soccer Moms [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-soccer-moms-328577271/]” podcast to unpack The Cut article https://www.thecut.com/article/loneliness-influencers-on-tiktok-make-introversion-videos.htmlThe Loneliness Influencers [https://www.thecut.com/article/loneliness-influencers-on-tiktok-make-introversion-videos.html] by Rachel Pick. They explore viral loneliness influencers, leftover pandemic habits, aspirational aesthetics, and some hacks for making adult friends. Plus: why thinking of your spouse as a grizzly bear could be a positive, and why Timothée Chalamet is now synonymous with the Knicks. "Soccer Moms [https://www.iheart.com/podcast/1119-soccer-moms-328577271/]” is a production of iHeartMedia and Will Ferrell’s Big Money Players network, with new episodes available weekly on Tuesdays on the iHeartRadio app and everywhere podcasts are heard.

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: The Death of the Feed (with Jenny Hagel)

Chelsea welcomes comedian and "Advice No One Asked For [https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Advice-No-One-Asked-For/Jenny-Hagel/9781668079614?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQPOTM2NjE5NzQzMzkyNDU5AAGnplTUE1oa50T3UzBwfT81dupS8EtHSTOAL9OMhX38BoxNuzdm1q3lvW3INRU_aem_KjoQSADdPQ_sBc8ztbNeKA&utm_id=97760_v0_s00_e0_tv3]" author Jenny Hagel to unpack the viral Vulture article “The Feed Is Fake [https://www.vulture.com/article/social-media-feeds-chaotic-good-projects-clipping.html].”  They dive into how our conversations and social media discourse is being manufactured and manipulated by stealth marketing, clipping campaigns, and content farms to produce celebrity smear campaigns and shape narratives around court verdicts. They also look back at how the rise and fall of the blogosphere changed internet discourse and whether this is an old problem or a new one. Plus: Where can we go on the internet to have a real conversation? Is it our Patreon???

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: Friendship Betrayal, Ozempic, and Summer House Drama (with Caitie Rosen)

Chelsea welcomes back Voice Notes From the Group Chat [https://www.patreon.com/cw/VoiceNotesfromtheGroupChat/home] host Caitie Rosen to deep dive into two pieces from The Cut: “Why Friendship Betrayal Feels Impossible to Get Over [https://www.thecut.com/article/friendship-betrayal-explained-psychology-summer-house.html]” and “Losing My Friend Over Wegovy [https://www.thecut.com/article/wegovy-friendship-breakup.html]." Somehow, it all comes back to the “Summer House” scandal. They look at two case studies of friendship betrayal to determine the how and why of it all, and if at the end of the day, is wegovy > West?

[PREVIEW] Viral Article Book Club: Is Having a Boyfriend Embarrassing?

Chelsea and Tocarra break down the super viral Vogue article “Is Having A Boyfriend Embarrassing Now [https://www.vogue.com/article/is-having-a-boyfriend-embarrassing-now]?” by Chante Joseph. They delve into why some women are hiding their boyfriends on social media, how new romances feel like brand launches now, and what this cultural moment reveals about performative love in the digital age.