BONUS: Does the left really need a Kyle Rittenhouse?
Ryan and Grant talk about the fallout from Luigi Mangione's alleged assassination of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, and whether or not it will h...
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A weekly podcast from Garbage Day about the moral panics, witch hunts, and viral freakouts that bubble up out of the weirdest corners of the internet.
The Top 10 Panics of 2024 (with Katie Notopoulos, Luke Bailey, & Adam Bumas)
It’s the end of the year episode, so we’re talking about some of the best — and worst — things on the internet for 2024. Joining us are friends of the...
Did gender influencers doom Gen Z? (With Rebecca Jennings & Luke Winkie)
Despite society’s progress on gender norms, there is a historic divide on the "boy-girl internet," which recently has started to reemerge — the charge...
The rise and (maybe) fall of Mr. Beast (with Ben Brock Johnson & Amory Sivertson)
He’s conquered YouTube, but can he conquer traditional media? And also burgers and snack bars, for some reason. Ben Brock Johnson and Amory Sivertson ...
BONUS: The right-wing pivot of Perfume TikTok
Ryan and our producer Grant talk about the recent brush with politics sweeping across an unexpected community—or is it?—PerfumeTok. Full episode can b...
Did Tumblr turn kids trans? (With Vera Drew)
Part of the reason Republicans ran away with the 2024 election is because they used misinformation to make millions of people think that the governmen...
BONUS: The Joe Rogan we need isn't so easy to create
Ryan and our producer Grant dig into the election and have some comments about whether or not we can simply create the "liberal Joe Rogan." Full episo...
Silicon Valley’s midlife crisis (with Taylor Lorenz)
From shooting themselves up with boys’ blood to starting their own countries, “techno-optimism” has taken a decidedly dark turn. It turns out Silicon ...
How QAnon changed American politics forever (with Travis View)
With Donald Trump being brought back into the White House, we might only be seeing the beginning of another decade of QAnon. How did we get here? Our ...
Was the Tide Pod Challenge Ever Real? (With PJ Vogt)
Tide Pods were the king of the forbidden candies. The items that looked delicious despite being disgusting, or poisonous, if you actually bit into one...