Despite society’s progress on gender norms, there is a historic divide on the "boy-girl internet," which recently has started to... more

He’s conquered YouTube, but can he conquer traditional media? And also burgers and snack bars, for some reason. Ben Brock... more

Ryan and our producer Grant talk about the recent brush with politics sweeping across an unexpected community—or is it?—PerfumeTok. Full episode... more

Part of the reason Republicans ran away with the 2024 election is because they used misinformation to make millions of... more

Ryan and our producer Grant dig into the election and have some comments about whether or not we can simply... more

From shooting themselves up with boys’ blood to starting their own countries, “techno-optimism” has taken a decidedly dark turn. It... more

With Donald Trump being brought back into the White House, we might only be seeing the beginning of another decade... more

Tide Pods were the king of the forbidden candies. The items that looked delicious despite being disgusting, or poisonous, if you... more

The Blair Witch Project stands alone in the kind of panic it caused. No film before or since has quite... more

Caroline Calloway became internet famous for living a fantasy, at least that's how it appeared on Instagram. Then, she became... more

Why does it feel like this election isn’t really happening? Why does Chappell Roan feel like the biggest story? Our... more

Remember earlier this year, when people thought Kate Middleton was dead and or replaced by AI? What was up with... more

Since the advent of smartphones, a simmering and increasingly boiling panic has been about whether too much “screentime” is ruining... more

With the second and maybe probably last 2024 presidential debate now in our rearview, we’re taking a look back at... more

Welcome to Panic World. For our premiere, we're going back a few years to explore the panic that grew around... more

Remember NyQuil Chicken? Or when Kate Middleton mysteriously “disappeared”? How about when teens were eating Tide Pods? These sorts of... more