Don’t Let This Flop
57 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1 ratingA weekly podcast from Rolling Stone covering the latest in internet news, memes and pop culture - from celebrity gossip to dance challenges to the latest moral panics. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as their extremely online minds unpack their significance, with a special guest every week breaking down the latest trends online.
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Lizzo Could Write 'Blonde,' But Joyce Carol Oates Couldn’t Write “Juice”
October 05, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutesEj had her baby! Even though Brittany tries and fails to get the name Giuseppe off the ground, we promise Ej gave her newborn an iconic name. That being said, we share some news about the podcast’s future as Ej goes on maternity leave and get in one episode full of people who can’t stop pissing us off beforehand, like everyone behind Blonde, a movie so bad it led to an online debate about whether or not non-hotties can write about historical hotties. Other topics discussed: the Try Guys Try I...
Forget ‘Don’t Worry Darling,’ It’s Dahmer Time (feat. Ceecee Jacobsen)
September 28, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutesWith the Adam Levine sexts leaking and the Celtics head coach getting fired for cheating on Nia Long, this has been a banner week for shitty straight men. Luckily, on TikTok we have a new healthy model for masculinity: La Bussi, the new mascot for the Sabadell public transit system, a horrifying monstrosity who nonetheless has an extraordinary amount of swagger. Other topics discussed: the Miami Boys’ Choir (and whether or not they’ll be milkshake ducked); why Netflix should stop hiring hot p...
Adam Levine Is a Show-Stopper, Homie Hopper, Drama Starter (feat. Huddy)
September 21, 2022 04:00 - 53 minutesIs it a good idea to DM your recently dumped Instagram model mistress to ask if it’s OK if you and your supermodel pregnant wife name your baby after her? No, and while you didn’t need to be told that, Adam Levine of aggressively mediocre elevator band Maroon 5 fame apparently did. Other things you probably don’t need to be told: don’t get leg-lengthening surgery (ladies love a short king!), don’t get your sex education from 2 Girls 1 Cup, and don’t sleep on Wisconsin, the most premium vacati...
Does Prince Harry Know Who Trisha Paytas Is? (feat. Sweaty Oracle)
September 14, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutesAfter months of speculation that the Palace was soft-launching the Queen’s death, Brittany and Ej break the news, Newsroom-style, that Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the tender age of 96….only to be replaced by her son, a boiled lunchroom carrot who secretly dreams of becoming a Horse Girl’s tampon. This week on DLTF, we talk Queen group threads and death memes (including one featuring a famously very pregnant influencer), the surprisingly inspiring (if not gross) love story of Charles and...
Chris Pine and Harry Styles Spit In Our Mouths Challenge (feat. Chrissy Chlapecka)
September 07, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourThis week for DLTF’s 50th episode (!) Brittany returns from her vacation to dissect Don’t Worry, Darling’s Venice Film Festival fracas, specifically Spitgate and whether Harry Styles spitting on Chris Pine is more than a figment of our collective horny imagination. We also discuss Leo sending Camila Morrone to the Island of Ancient Girlfriends, Lea Michele’s flop of a redemption profile, how TikTok thinks Marco Polo is a front for sex traffickers, and our horniness for Brendan Fraser. Feat. a...
Don’t Worry, Darling, About Harry Styles’ Oral Sex Scenes (feat. Luke Cook)
August 31, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourMost things are fake on the internet, but at least one thing is real: Yung Gravy’s eternal, abiding love of MILFs, as demonstrated by his PDA with Addison Rae’s mom Sheri at the VMAs on Sunday. This week, we celebrate the couple for raising MILF awareness in America as well as dissect the outrageously addictive ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ drama, the stripper pole-centric moral panic gripping parents nationwide, social media platforms’ obligation to influencers, proper airport attire, and of course,...
The Well-Endowed Male Celeb About to Become the Next Pete Davidson (feat Morgan Sung)
August 24, 2022 04:00 - 57 minutes(In Stefan voice) This episode has everything: extremely online Tumblr zillennials canceling Elizabethan playwrights for no reason; stupid conspiracy theories about the tragic deaths of Emmy-nominated bisexual actresses; the real reason why Zach Braff made Garden State; dragging pervy That 70s Show stars, and surprisingly well-endowed SNL stars who are not named Pete Davidson. Featuring culture reporter Morgan Sung of NBC News, explaining the 2022 TikTok lesbian breakupapocalypse and JoJo Siw...
Andrew Tate and Addison Rae’s Stepdad Should Kickbox Each Other
August 17, 2022 04:00 - 48 minutesThe past week has been a maelstrom of toxic masculinity, what with former kickboxer/sentient condom on hair salon floor Andrew Tate taking over everyone’s For You page and Addison Rae’s stepdad threatening to punch anyone who tries to have sex with his ex-wife. As a balm, we read Jenette McCurdy’s much-discussed memoir I’m Glad My Mom Died this week and chat about whether dogs in San Francisco are really addicted to methhead poop. Also, we feature a Himbo of the Week who wants you to confront...
Does Beyonce Worship Satan or Just Make Bangers? w/ Dev Lemons
August 10, 2022 04:00 - 50 minutesYou’re a show-stopper! A bad liar! A homie hopper! This week, Ej and Brittany (back from her two-week birthday celebration) are returning with a discussion of the Satanic conspiracy theories about Beyonce’s new album, potentially misleading TikTok PMS ads, and a pop-punk love triangle for the ages culminating in perhaps the most messy breakup song ever written, Lil Huddy’s “All the Things I Hate About You” (what is a “homie hopper”? IDK but Shakespeare is quaking in his 16th century mutton-sk...
All Hail the Prince of Pegging (feat. Remy Kassimir)
August 03, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutesWe have a spicy one this week! Producer Liz Garber-Paul sits in for Brittany, who’s on vacation this week, and we’re kicking off with our in-depth explainer of Prince William’s alleged love of prostate play and the tangled romantic web the royals weave, followed by our guest Remy Kassimir, host of the podcast How Cum, chatting about OnlyFans, eating ass on the first date, and how to have an orgasm if you’re poor. Also discussed: the triumphant return of Bama Rush Tok (“the top is from Shein, ...
Why Brad Pitt Makes Everyone Fart Uncontrollably (feat. Loryn Powell)
July 27, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutesLet’s kick off the week with a shoutout to Ej’s therapist, who is a regular Don’t Let This Flop listener and who now, after listening to this episode, will be instrumental in helping Ej recover from her fear of birds. (They poop where they pee, and it’s weird they used to be dinosaurs, and anyone who thinks it’s cool is lying to themselves). The ladies also discuss Brittany’s secret history as an American Girl doll brunch influencer, the hetero celeb saddos lining up around the block to pick ...
Does Drew Barrymore Know What Vabbing Is? (feat. Celebrity Memoir Book Club)
July 20, 2022 04:00 - 55 minutest’s the summer stretch between July 4th weekend and Labor Day, which means the straight people are out in full force, dabbing vaginal fluids on their wrists to attract mates and attending secret early-2000s power couple weddings. This week, we discuss the “vabbing” trend on TikTok (and the Swiss pervert who may have laid the groundwork for it), Lana Del Rey’s new bisexual himbo boyfriend’s connection to not one but two extremely chaotic famous women, the J. Lo/Ben Affleck nuptials, whether Dr...
Even Lea Michele Is Having a Better Week Than Doja Cat
July 13, 2022 04:00 - 44 minutesDon’t tell us not to live, just sit and puttah! Life’s candy and the sun’s a ball of butta! Don’t bring around a cloud to rain on our paraaaaaade. Listen, as far as we’re concerned, there is only one story this week, and that is Lea Michele being officially cast as Beanie Feldstein’s replacement in the Broadway revival of Funny Girl. Not to be dramatic but it is the most formative event in history since the Indus Valley development of modern grain farming in 4,000 BCE, without which we would ...
Kelly Ripa's Aversion to Chewing Foods Is Bumming TikTok Out (feat. Carley and Mercedes)
July 06, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutesWho’s the worst person you know to come out against Roe v. Wade being overturned? Whoever it is, scratch that, because the answer is almost certainly OJ Simpson, who came out on Twitter to give his…extremely un-asked-for opinion on the topic. This week on DLTF, we talk terrible men who have surprising opinions on the Dobbs decision, as well as the TikTok internal shower trend (spoiler: it made ½ of us poop), abortion Venmos, movie theaters we’ve gotten kicked out of, Horace the naked dancing ...
Justin Timberlake Is Having His Matthew Morrison Moment (feat. Rebecca Jennings)
June 29, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutesThis week on the internet, a lesbian OnlyFans creator couple found out they may be sisters, a TikToker is very publicly horny for Steve Irwin’s himbo son, and Justin Timberlake continues his downward spiral into cultural irrelevancy with his viral Beat Ya Feet dance (and proves that JC was the best NSyncer all along). Plus, Ej discusses her trip to VidCon (culminating in a hearty dose of petty theft!) and Vox senior correspondent Rebecca Jennings visits to discuss how the Minions became a sym...
Chris Evans Is Single-handedly Revitalizing Boston’s Tourism Industry (feat. FaveTikToks420)
June 22, 2022 04:00 - 47 minutesWe at DLTF have gone on record as being distinctly anti-Boston on this podcast. It’s a bad city with awful bars, terrible food and racist energy. And yet, Chris Evans on the promo tour for Lightyear is making a generation of millennial women want to pack their bags and move to Beantown. What kind of witchcraft is this? Also discussed: Camila Morrone reaches her Leo girlfriend expiration date, why Elvis is canceled (again) (also, exactly how many pounds of poop he had in his colon when he died...
Nick Cannon Is Having the Ultimate Feral Girl Summer (feat. @__mull)
June 15, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutesThis week’s ep has everything: breeder fetishes, ASMR, and a himbo who is either sleeping or dead, we’re not sure which one. Brittany and Ej kick off their careers as aspiring ASMRtists with a new Flop or Not? segment to try out TikTok’s “Healthy Coke” trend, aka balsamic vinegar and seltzer water, before parsing the Shein human trafficking hoax, the latest season of Love Island, and explain what serial lady-boofin’-inner Nick Cannon, Jeffrey Epstein, and a hot professor who sells sperm in a ...
BONUS: Catfish Aren't Always the Bad Guys": feat. Deleesa and Trevor from Netflix's The Circle
June 10, 2022 04:00 - 37 minutesThis week on Don't Let This Flop, we have a special treat of a bonus episode for superfans of Netflix's The Circle: Deleesa and Trevor St. Agathe, the winner and runner-up of Season 2 and Season 4 respectively, and the king and queen catfishes of The Circle. Brittany and Ej have Deleesa and Trevor to spill the tea from last season (and what backstabbing convos didnt make it onto the show), why no woman has ever won playing The Circle as themselves, and why everyone uses those cheesy-ass hasht...
Charlie Puth vs. Laura Bush Smackdown
June 08, 2022 04:00 - 45 minutesWhy is the Queen the same size as Paddington Bear? What is worse: being a grown man who openly brags about masturbating to Maroon 5 and ironically using the word “hungies”; or being a former First Lady married to a war criminal? And who, pray tell, lied to Liam Payne about his Spotify streams? Plus, Brittany and Ej unpack the inherently homophobic nature of the mere existence of Matthew Morrison, uncover Rush Limbaugh’s past as a Pizza Hut spokesmodel, and determine once and for all the best ...
The Queen Isn’t Dead, But The Mormon MomTok Swinger Circle Sure Is (feat. dinonuggets.jpg)
June 01, 2022 04:00 - 52 minutesToday marks the launch of Pride Month, a time of elaborate parades and trying not to get body glitter in your $11 vodka soda. It is also a time when large corporations pretend they care about queer rights by (drumroll) unveiling Live Laugh LGBTQ and Yass Kween tees. We had Dinonuggets.jpg, aka Connor Clary, on to talk about 2022 corporate pride merch, and how it manages to get more and more cringe each year. Plus: the debut of our “Is the Queen Dead” segment, and also, should you be scared of...
F*cking Nerds is the Best Way to Get Your Instagram Account Back (feat. Kitty Lixo)
May 25, 2022 04:11 - 52 minutesWhy is Halsey beefing with her label on TikTok? Is a double yellow-headed Amazon parrot on TikTok giving Harry Styles a run for his money? Do we care that the elusive gossip master behind DeuxMoi is just a rich 30-something white lady (allegedly)? This week on Don’t Let This Flop, we’ve got all that plus the breastfeeding vs. formula wars, the Titty Crow from The Witch making his triumphant return, and OnlyFans model Kitty Lixo revealing how she managed to defeat the powers-at-be at Meta with...
Cara Delevigne, Can You Chill? (ft. Terra Newell)
May 18, 2022 15:27 - 55 minutesIn 2016, Terra Newell killed her stepdad in self-defense. Her stepfather’s scams and Newell’s assault that led to his demise was the subject of the Dirty John podcast and TV show. Now, she’s gone viral on TikTok for reclaiming her story. She joined us for an interview. Plus, we wonder if Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” has resurrected the dance challenge, Cara Delevigne’s bad vibes, what we would do if Patti Lupone yelled at us, and crown forever Tumblr It Boy Matthew Gray Gubler our Himbo of the W...
The Eel Daddy Has Logged On (ft. Nick Tobler)
May 11, 2022 04:00 - 49 minutesThis week we feature a very special Himbo of the Week: Nick Tobler, aka @cowturtle, a Tiktoker who's gone viral for having a creepy eel pit in his basement (and who has attracted a slew of incredibly thirsty comments from ray-finned fish enthusiasts in the process). We also call out the influencers who have NOT commented on Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned (all my bitches hate the Supreme Court), plus discuss some resources for people who want to help out in states where the right to ...
The Lea Michele Renaissance Is Nigh (feat. Alex Walker)
May 04, 2022 04:00 - 56 minutesDid you know that Elon Musk and Amber Heard allegedly had a threesome with Cara DeLevigne? Well, if you didn’t, you do now! You also probably haven’t been spending time on TikTok, where true crime creators have been obsessively tracking the ongoing Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, with predictably gross and skeevy results. This week, Brittany and Ej talk about creators profiting off misinfo about the trial, as well as the inevitable Lea Michele renaissance (another beloved Spring Awa...
Is Drake Horny for Abby Shapiro? (feat. Juniper)
April 27, 2022 10:00 - 48 minutesWhile the celebs (and Brittany!) were partying at Coachella (and while Timothee Chalamet was allegedly making out with a model/influencer who claims to have invented intersectional feminism), us normies at home were freaking out over the removal of the Snickers dick vein, an iconic American institution second only to the green M&M's slut boots. Fortunately, this did not happen because the rumors were totally made up by @Juniper, a professional shitposter who spoke with DLTF about what it's li...
Why Is Al Pacino Obsessed with Shrek? (ft. Mythical Kitchen chef Josh Scherer)
April 20, 2022 10:00 - 45 minutesWe kick off this week with a classic troll: a viral video of "Spokane-style pizza," a concoction featuring canned salmon, mozzarella, fry sauce, and fresh strawberries that is not at all from the eastern Washington/Coeur d'Alene region. Created by DLTF guest Josh Scherer, a video of him making "Spokane-style pizza" went viral on Twitter and TikTok, leading to a slew of death threats because the internet is a very normal place to be! Other topics discussed this week: Britney's pregnancy reveal...
The World's Worst Heterosexuals Are Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani
April 13, 2022 10:00 - 46 minutesThis week has been hell, but fortunately for us, it's been a banner week for Straight People — which is why we decided to do a very special Straight People-themed edition of DLTF, exploring the heteros and their shenanigans. First up on the docket are Silicon Valley's favorite hetero lying liars, Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, an embarrassment to Straights Everywhere, whose weird and disgusting relationship is documented in skin-crawling detail the recent season finale of The Dropout. We...
Does Snoop Dogg Know Where He Is?
April 06, 2022 10:00 - 44 minutesIf he does, does he care? If not, should we tell him? Such are the questions raised every week by American Song Contest, the American version of Eurovision that's hosted by a constantly disassociating Snoop and Kelly Clarkson that's currently running on NBC. This week, we mourn the elimination of the absolute bop "New Boot Goofin" as well as discuss Ashley Tisdale blowing the lid off the celebrity Architectural Digest house tour complex by admitting on camera she doesn't actually own books. N...
The Will Smith Oscars Slap Made the Entire Internet Stupid
March 30, 2022 10:00 - 52 minutesWhen Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a bad joke he made about his wife at the Oscars, we probably could've predicted that the Takes would be bad. But few could have predicted that it would have spawned an entire cottage industry of pundits comparing Smith to Putin, or clutching their pearls over what would have happened had Chris Rock been Betty White (spoiler alert: nothing, because she is dead). This week, we talk Bad Slap Takes as well as Summer Sex Ed camp, Harry Styles' Easter egg fil...
Are Hilary and Haylie Duff Secretly Feuding?
March 23, 2022 12:41 - 39 minutesThis week the internet has been stuck in a nostalgia loop. "Gangnam Style" is making a comeback on TikTok (albeit as a backdrop for people to share their trauma about cheating boyfriends and being almost-murdered). Pete Davidson is getting branded with his girlfriend's name, again. And TikTok is replete with rumors of Hilary and Haylie Duff, your favorite early-aughts Disney tween sibling stars, being enmeshed in a feud, for possible reasons that Brittany and Ej rehash this week at an exhaust...
Zoe Kravitz and Robert Pattinson are Making America Too Horny
March 16, 2022 10:00 - 49 minutesHow did Grimes hide a newborn baby in an Airbnb? Are Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz pretending to be in love with each other on The Batman press tour? Why does Denver appear to such a magnet for TikTokers having condom-free sex? And finally: would you join Scientology if John Travolta were still hot? For our 25th (!) (!) episode, Brittany and Ej discuss such pressing questions of our time, as well as an alleged Pentecostal Christian dance cult, a massively compelling (but weirdly depressing...
Pamela Anderson, the 32-Bar-Chef, and Zelensky Thirst
March 09, 2022 11:00 - 46 minutesWhen will liberals learn their lesson about sexualizing political figures? From Michael Avenatti to Andrew Cuomo, it never ends well. That hasn’t stopped a new batch of thirsty tweets that’s emerged about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia’s invasion of his country. (Spoiler alert: they’re cringe as hell.) We also discuss Pam and Tommy (not to mention Putin’s crush on Pamela Anderson), the millennial musical theater aficionado the 32-Bar-Chef, and crown a special Himbo of the...
Euphoria’s Angus Cloud, AnnaLynne McCord’s Poem to Putin, and the Queen’s Fake Death
March 02, 2022 11:00 - 40 minutesIt’s been a long week — somehow longer than usual. Queen Elizabeth II’s death was falsely reported by a celebrity blogger who may or may not have confused her with a musician from Queens of the Stone Age. Russia invaded Ukraine, and celebrities posted their reactions in the most cringy ways possible. (Except Cher, of course, who is perfect.) Then there was the Euphoria finale, so we had to break down our love for Angus Cloud. Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, center...
Julia Fox, Flat Earth Conspiracy Theories, and the Cringe Polyamorists of TikTok
February 23, 2022 11:00 - 52 minutesNo sound has captured our For You Page — and, dare we say it, the soul of an entire generation — quite like Julia Fox saying "Uncut Jahhhhhhmz." Fox has gone viral not for her relationship with her now-ex paramour Kanye West, but for her role as Josh Safdie's self-described muse in Uncut Gems (or is it Uncah Jahhhms?), and the interview has got our FYPs in a chokehold. Also discussed on this ep: why poly couples make such cringe TikTok content, a Himbo of the Week who claims to spend $2000 a ...
Kim and Kanye, the Tinder Swindler, and Swiffergate
February 16, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutesFor the past two weeks, Kanye West has constantly been posting on his previously dormant Instagram, aggressively campaigning to get his ex-wife Kim Kardashian back. Some of this behavior, such as referring to her current boyfriend Pete Davidson as "Skete" or posting Marvel Civil War memes, has been absurdly comical — but much of it has arguably crossed the line into public harassment, with Kanye most recently ranting about their daughter North's TikTok and posting Kim's messages pleading with...
Che Diaz, the Tings Tings, and the Cancellation of Meena the Elephant
February 09, 2022 11:00 - 38 minutesWe promised we weren’t going to talk about And Just Like That on the pod…..and yet, the first 18 minutes of this episode are devoted to And Just Like That. We bid farewell to the first season of the endlessly divisive Sex and the City reboot, revisiting its best moments from the cringe (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the unnecessarily horny (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the sob-inducing (Steve won’t take off his wedding ring!!!! d’awwwwwwww). We also discus...
'Euphoria' Drama, 'Straight People: Gay Edition,' and What Is Jeremy O Harris Doing?
February 02, 2022 11:00 - 48 minutesWhy is this season of Euphoria going completely off the rails? What happens to TikTok-famous gay influencer couples when they break up? And why can't playwright and Emily In Paris star Jeremy O. Harris stay off of TikTok? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, we address these burning questions and far more, such as Sydney Sweeney's classic car restoration TikTok account, whether the pop band Future X would survive in a Sims house, and we pledge our love to freegan TikTok himbos who got rejected...
West Elm Caleb, the Emo Festival, and the Eroticism of @mrbigchops69
January 26, 2022 11:00 - 50 minutesHow did a 6'4" West Elm furniture designer get our FYPs in a chokehold for a solid week? This week on Don't Let This Flop, we unpack the ethical morass of the West Elm Caleb saga, in which the women of NYC TikTok banded together to put a 25-year-old tall guy named Caleb on blast for allegedly lovebombing, then ghosting, them. Brands got involved, and then West Elm's Instagram got involved — and then things turned ugly. We talked to Leah, aka @jewishbrat, one of the TikTok creators who had mat...
Julia Fox, ‘Euphoria’ High, and the Return of the Trainspotting Himbo
January 19, 2022 11:00 - 43 minutesOn this week’s Don’t Let This Flop, we dissect Julia Fox’s PR-ready whirlwind relationship with Kanye West (and what, if any, involvement Pete Davidson may have; confront the reality that Lin Manuel Miranda is Cringe, and celebrate the return of both HBO’s “Euphoria” and multiple Himbo of the Week winner Francis Bourgeois, who debuted a highly erotic collab with the most online Jonas Brother (excepting Frankie, of course). Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered ...
Kardashian Kid Drama, Caroline Polachek, and the Return of the Tumblr Girlies
January 12, 2022 11:00 - 45 minutesThis week on Don't Let This Flop, we dissect the latest drama unfolding within the Adult Disney subculture, as well as "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" chanteuse Caroline Polachek, Kardashian kiddie Photoshop drama gone awry, the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr girlie style (and our fears about a subsequent renaissance of ballet flats), and a geriatric Himbo of the Week whose content is so horny it's restricted only to adults 21 and over. Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Sto...
Olivia Rodrigo, “abcdefu,” and Black Creators on Strike: This Year on TikTok
December 29, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutesFrom sea shanties to “Drivers License” to a lovable elderly pug to Swifties roasting the shit out of Jake Gyllenhaal, 2021 was a whirlwind on our favorite clock app. In honor of the close of this (honestly incredibly hectic) year, DLTF cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson did a special end-of-year interview with RS Twitch host Charlie Cooper talking about what we loved this year (and what we could have done without). Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered arou...
The Jonas Bros Vax Up With Biden, Miss America's 100th Anniversary, and Gorgeous Girls Love Soup
December 22, 2021 11:00 - 51 minutesOn TikTok, there perhaps is no insult more devastating than to be told by a teenager that your content is cringe. If this is the case, then the Jonas Brothers and the White House had quite a rough week. The pop trio teamed up with the Biden administration for a quick TikTok promoting the importance of vaccines by using the Bing Bong audio from a viral video by the YouTube channel SideTalk. On this week’s episode, we discuss the Biden/JoBros collab, as well as PageantTok in honor of the 100th ...
One Direction and 5SOS, Sugar Baby TikTok, and the Return of Couch Guy
December 15, 2021 11:00 - 1 hourTikTok is not exactly the most sex-positive app, yet sex-worker content tends to go viral, even if TikTok would prefer otherwise. The latest example is a trend using an edited version of a line from Jon Lajoie's song "Show Me Your Genitals," in which sex workers show off their earnings with the audio, "Men are stupid and I don't respect them." We also discuss the resurgence of the One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer groupie communities, with special guest, music writer and columnist Larisha...
Anthony Ramos, Bing-Bong, and Megan Thee Stallion Bodies Adele
December 08, 2021 11:00 - 45 minutesOn this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson discuss the breakup of Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones in their segment What Are Straight People Doing?, as well as TikTok's obsession with Hamilton and how NYU Tisch kids get over heartache (spoiler: obnoxiously). They also discuss Spotify Unwrapped (a.k.a. the worst day of the year on the internet), a Megan Thee Stallion mashup with Adele's "Water on the Bridge," and the roots of Bing-Bong, the meme...
The Himbo Holiday Spectacular
December 01, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesFor DLTF's very special holiday episode, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson are doing an expanded version of their weekly Himbo of the Week segment, in which they celebrate the hot men of TikTok. From mustachioed wilderness explorers and ASMRtists to sweatpants-wearing shirtless Irish-Nigerian models to tattoo artists to axe-wielding, muscle-bound fitness influencers who spout motivational bullshit on Twitter, we're giving thanks to the sexy lugs of social media who make our For You pages...
Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Dick Mabbutt, and the Toxicity of Hinge Voice Prompts
November 24, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutesOn TikTok, Francis Bourgeois — a gleeful young man who is introducing a new generation to the old-school art of trainspotting — has amassed 1.5 million followers with his highly enthusiastic posts sharing his love of trains. With his trusty GoPro-style camera in tow, he celebrates the glory of "marvelous locos" across Great Britain (including one named Dick Mabbutt) taking followers behind the scenes of railway stations and depots. Other topics discussed on this episode include lesbian Canadi...
Taylor Swift, Astroworld Conspiracy Theories, and Hilary Duff’s Weird Shoulder Dancing
November 17, 2021 11:00 - 43 minutesOne of the biggest trends on TikTok over the past few weeks is a 2007 video of Hilary Duff dancing poorly to a perfume ad on the Today Show. The actor and singer recently made a resurgence in a viral clip of the morning show performance to promote her perfume With Love...by Hilary Duff, as well as the eponymous single she released with the fragrance. Another video, a performance of the single with the same choreography on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has also gone wildly viral, spawning th...
Pete Davidson’s D**k, the Ed Sheeranaissance, and John Travolta and Tommy Lee's BFFship
November 10, 2021 11:00 - 35 minutesIt's no secret that Ed Sheeran has historically been considered, for lack of a better term, uncool. The Brit's musical output skews on the schmaltzier side, and tracks like "Perfect" and "Thinking Out Loud" have traditionally been considered wedding dance songs or the soundtrack for freshman high schoolers' first experience with digital penetration. Yet a new wave of fans on TikTok are begging the question: is Ed Sheeran actually awesome? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, co-hosts Spanos a...
Selena Gomez and Chris Evans, Maneskin, and the DuoLingo Owl vs. Mr. Peanut
November 03, 2021 10:00 - 41 minutesTikTok is a platform populated primarily by teenagers, a demographic that can smell inauthenticity a mile away. So as it becomes more mainstream, how can brands gain traction on it? This week on Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson spoke to the TikTok voice behind the DuoLingo owl itself, Zaria Parvez, the social media coordinator for DuoLingo, asking such burning questions as how brands can thrive on TikTok, whether she's ever gotten in trouble for making the owl too h...
Anna Marie Tendler, a 38-Step Skincare Routine, and Cancelling Noodle the Pug
October 27, 2021 10:00 - 38 minutesOn this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson take on Noodle the Pug — namely, how his oversaturation has effectively canceled him. (Thanks, Today Show.) They also discuss a viral 38-step (!!!) skincare routine that's infuriating thousands of millennial women across the internet, Anna Marie Tendler's triumphant debut on TikTok (teaching us how to put on a duvet cover, no less!), and a Himbo of the Week who believes the correct way to eat guacamole and c...