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That's a Cult?
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Dec 2nd, 2019
Wedding shaming is our new favourite internet-based hobby.On two huge Facebook groups, tens of thousands of people regularly insult, laugh at, and argue about dodgy cakes, ill-fitting dresses, and themed engagement shoots. Their content frequently goes viral, whether they want it to or not.Why are people really in ...
Jul 28th, 2019
The big work question used to be "Do you live to work, or work to live?" Now, it's "Can you ever work hard enough?"In February 2019, Atlantic staff writer Derek Thompson wrote a viral article about workism - that "work has morphed into a religious identity—promising transcendence and community, but failing to deliver...
May 20th, 2019
Speak it into existence. Stay positive. Create the life you want.The Law of Attraction might sound straightforward, but it's anything but. We've all heard of The Secret, but the Law of Attraction remains a bit of a cosmic mystery to most.Helen hears the diverse perspectives of people who use it, and finds out if w...
Mar 10th, 2019
The social media influencer industry has exploded so much, we can't scroll through our timelines without bumping into them. We've gone from seeing them as a relatively harmless novelty, to criticising and regulating them, in just a few years. Are they misunderstood artists and curators, or too busy flogging their die...
Nov 29th, 2018
If there's something missing in your life, or you're struggling to achieve your goals, you could always spend a lot of money on a very loud motivational seminar. That should get you going.The motivation industry is huge, but like the diet industry, it sells a big dream.What do the motivational junkies who've tried ...
Aug 30th, 2018
What do women want? According to pick-up, they want someone dominant and assertive who’ll come up to them in the street and ask for their number outright. Pick-up clearly has a flawed methodology. That hasn’t stopped some ‘gurus’ making a fortune out of it, and attracting hundreds of thousands of followers. Does ev...
Jul 7th, 2018
Star Wars. Sherlock. Supernatural. Their fans are many and - even if you don’t realise it - powerful.In episode 6, Helen finds out how a BBC TV show can inspire an online witch hunt, what’s really going on with all this Star Wars drama, and why fanfiction should never be underestimated.Written and edited by: Helen ...
May 18th, 2018
Anti-vaxxers are some of the most hated people on the internet - depending on who you talk to. They don't like vaccinations, and they're pretty adamant about it. Pro-vaxxers don't like anti-vaxxers, and they're pretty adamant about it too. Are pro-vaxxers always the 'good guys', peddling sound science and common sens...
Mar 23rd, 2018
BEFORE YOU LISTEN: Clean eating, diets, food restriction, and eating disorders are mentioned throughout. Please don’t listen to this episode if you find these topics difficult. It’s got 36 million mentions on Instagram, and it’s got us cutting out dairy and gluten as if they’re poisonous. Clean eating has been fighti...
Feb 4th, 2018
There's a group of (mainly) men on the internet who try and go for as long as possible without masturbating or watching porn. It's called NoFap, and for many, it's a form of profound self-improvement.Are they deluded and too quick to self-diagnose? Or more progressive than the rest of us? This episode obviously fea...
Dec 27th, 2017
Scroll through your Facebook timeline and you're sure to find them - people you vaguely know, promising an easy income from home. All you have to do is join their team and sell these "amazing products". Is MLM always a scam and the recruiters master manipulators? Helen looks for the grey area in direct selling and ne...
Dec 27th, 2017
Some people just don't want kids, and often find they're questioned, mistrusted, or even hated for it. The childfree subreddit has become a digital home for 142,000 of them.Can the internet be a place of respite for people being pestered by their broody parents? Or are they longing for a childfree, separatist world ...
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