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The Snack: Song of the Summer, Obsession, and Dot Cakes

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The Snack: Song of the Summer, Obsession, and Dot Cakes

This week’s episode blends personal stories, viral food trends, and cultural commentary. The conversation begins with a heartfelt reflection on voting in California, where convenient access and the warmth of volunteer poll workers create meaningful connections for voters. A major food moment arises when Gwen on the Today Show suggests replacing cheese with arugula in meatballs—prompting an explosion of internet humor, with users joking about substituting arugula for milk and even creating viral memes about "craving arugula." This leads into a broader discussion about food trends, such as the growing popularity of dot cakes and Greek yogurt (M.Y.K.A.), which have sparked long lines and influencer-driven hype in New York, reflecting how novelty and social media shape consumer behavior. The episode also explores the cultural impact of Spotify’s “Songs of Summer” playlist, highlighting how the music industry’s choices—like promoting country hits such as “Ordinary” by Alex Warren—feel inauthentic to many listeners, despite algorithmic popularity. The segment contrasts this with genuine fan reactions to shows like *Hacks*, praised for its strong storytelling and character development, while *Euphoria*’s finale is widely criticized for lacking emotional depth and character growth. A major highlight is the viral success of the film *Obsession*, a low-budget horror film that earned over $100 million, sparking discussions about toxic romantic obsession, male insecurity, and modern dating culture. The narrative concludes with a note on cultural shifts, including the rise of the “fuck-ass bun” hairstyle and the growing popularity of horror films in theaters, underscoring how personal and societal trends intersect in everyday life. The episode ends with a nod to upcoming events like Love Island and Summer House, setting up future discussions on obsession and social media culture.

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(soft music) This week on The Snack, songs of summer, obsession, and a Google drama. This is Dear Meeta production. Enjoy! (upbeat music) - Hi guys. - Hi. - I am a new voting sticker. - Oh, I thought you were gonna show your hair? - Like, you popped again. (laughing) - It is growing, long. - I walked 90 seconds to my voting place. It's across the street. It just keeps getting easier and easier to vote in California. - Across the street. - Mine's like a 90 second one. - Wow, they're so nice. - Just shout out to the people that run the poll centers. - I feel like, it's so embarrassing. I feel like emotional by how nice they are to me. - They just, they're there for free, volunteering. - Yeah. - And they're so sweet and kind. Every time I vote, I just like-- - Every single time. - I kind of choked out about the workers. - No, because this mom and her daughter came in. Her daughter's first time voting. Like, must have just turned 18. And she was like, do you mind if I get a photo of her? - Like a beauty. - You can get a photo as long as no one else is in the photo. I was like, I don't want to be in this photo. You should have been like, I'm a celebrity. If you'd like me to do it, I'm not going to get me to post for it. I heard, that's so funny that I would have heard her say, can we get photos of you here? And I'm like, I'll take a photo with you. There are like, this is what they're doing. - I've had some real humbling moments where somebody's been like, excuse me. And I'm like, yes, it's me. And they're like, can you take a photo of us? - Yeah. - I've been really humbled to the ground. - That happened to you? - And it took a turn. - You know. - Also, I am on the watch on today and I feel so naked. - I don't have a watch on today. Where'd my watch go? - I had a watch on when I got here. - Oh. - Am I wearing it? - Oh, there it is. - Yeah. (laughing) - So could you guys believe me? (laughing) - If you watch me, I always have a watch on. - That would be too dainty for you. - I would have worn one of my wedding if people would have allowed it. - I feel like people have had to tell me at fancy events that I can't wear watches. - But my watch is fancy. - It's both of them. - But they're not, it's not dainty. For sure. - Mine's dainty and I still, people have to tell me, like, watches with formal wear don't really go. - Oh, I know. - But like, I don't have even a scrunchie on. Can you guys please comment on how good my naked wrist look? Just hype me up. Please. - You got that. - You got that bone popping? - Guys, can I just say one thing? Reina says she feels like she's out on Noa Khan. - I didn't say out. I just said like, I was his like number one fan. - Early days, six season. - Yes, I made like a playlist just based on like Noa Khan. And then, I just feel like I haven't been as into it. I made a folk playlist that I listened to a lot in the morning, like Benson Boon, Noa Khan, kind of stuff. - Okay. - Reina, have you listened to the new album? I keep promising everyone the way I like. - Here's what you need to do. - You said it sad. - No, I love the new album. I love it more than the previous album. - More than six season. - I love this album. I listened to it all the time. - More than Al Drunk? - Yeah, I like it more. And the documentary, and maybe that's why I like the album. So this documentary, Noa Khan on Netflix, I didn't know what existed. I wasn't planning to watch it. Shashank just put it on. He's been, he introduced me to Noa Khan early days. I mean, that's also his part of the country. He's a, well, it's not Boston boys from New Hampshire. - The New Englander. - Yeah, New England boy. - Yes, both of them. I just love this man so much. Like, I didn't really know much about him. You learn so much about him. He's so vulnerable. He, his parents and their divorce and his, like his dad's health issues and his body and securities. I really think you should watch it. There's this part where he brings in this little girl with cancer. Shashank didn't cry like that at our wedding. - Shashank cried. - Shashank cried. He doesn't cry a lot. - I've never seen him cry. - This really tugged at him. Like this documentary is so wonderful. And I think ever since then, I just love him more. And so maybe that's why I love the album more. - I will, I'll get, I'll probably get myself and everybody that I'll get into this album. - You're not busy enough. - No, I don't, we'll talk about Monday what I'm doing this week. But I got a lot of stuff to do. That's so slick. All right, well, we can just hang our partners and get right into it. Thank you to BetterHelp, find support and therapy, get 10% off at BetterHelp.com/GGE. And thank you to RocketMoney. Reach your financial goals faster at RocketMoney.com/GGE. And we are going to kick it off with a food report. Big food news, coming out of everywhere. - I saw this and I was like, this will be the most viral thing that happens all week. So, Gwen and Paltrow was on the today's show. She's making a recipe. And do you see the whole clip? Do you know why she said this? If not, I would explain it. - Please explain to me. And can I just say right off the bat, I saw this clip and I thought it was an old clip that resurfaced. - It does feel out of touch. So, you know, I hear me out. Do you remember that clip? That lady poured vodka on the show. She was like doing a recipe. - Was it Sandra Lee? - Yes, Sandra Lee. I didn't even know how it's I just guessed because Sandra Lee in her little sweet little homemaker dress, she just was always like, and all you have to do is just add a little vodka. And she would just turn the whole bottle upside down. - Who would she marry to? - Gavin Newsom? - Andrew Cuomo. - Andrew Cuomo. - I got my governor's confused. - I don't think they ever got married. I think long time girlfriends. - Yes, right. They were not married. You're exactly right. So, there's this clip of her and it feels old. It is old and she's poured vodka. - Whatever. - Cooking with vodka. And I thought this Gwen and the clip was like of that era. It felt so old. It took me a while to register that this was current. Yes, Sandra Lee hasn't had a show for like 20 years or something. But Gwen is on the today show and she's making this recipe and she says, "If you want to avoid dairy, one trick I do is to dice up a rougula and put it in. It sounds weird, but just trust me it works." And you're like, "And she's dead ass. Gwen, it's not now. Read the room. Could we not? We've lost so much in the last couple of years, Gwen, if can we just have cheese?" (laughs) Is she saying sub for cheese? - So I'll give you the internet exploded and the comment section is truly the best comedy I've ever witnessed my entire life. I mean, I feel like Gwen tells her it would get dragged more than this, but she's so committed to this persona. People are not gonna have a one-sided beef with her. - Gwen is that can say whatever. - She can. I feel like she's just like outside of the cusp of like end of the caring. Also, I love Goop. - Yeah. - Provides you and I. I've had Goop three times a week. - She's a real OG vibrator pioneer too. - How about that? - I just, I love Gwen as I always will. - So she's making these meatballs and she's saying. (laughs) I didn't know all this and like that's my favorite food and I'm even more offended. - She's saying like a lot of people don't really want to have dairy. And so a crazy thing, if you don't want to have the Parmesan cheese in meatballs, use a Rougola. And what she meant is the texture and the flavoriness you can kind of get. (laughs) It's so stupid. - Okay, honestly, I get it now. That's what she was saying. - Not because you hear dairy and you're like, what do you mean? I'm gonna substitute a Rougola for like the cream and mac and cheese. - Yes, 100%. That's what I pictured, milk. But it makes sense. Parmesan and Rougola both have that really strong flavor profile. - A little almost like pungent. - Yeah, pungent. What's the flavor word for pungent? Whatever it is. - Pungent is a flavor word. - Is it? - Yeah. - That was a smell word. - Oh, that's a good point. - Peppery? - Yeah, almost like a biting sourness. - I've got a bite to it. The comments on this was just, I mean, it was truly some of the best comedy I've ever witnessed on the internet. - Okay, well, you're finding them. So my husband has an app called KitchenSync and on his Instagram. I didn't even see this. He was on his own journey. People probably thought this was me, but Anna Royceman who we've had in the show commented on our burrito video, our latest video we did. And he wrote back, you can sub Arugula for cheese. I was like, okay, King, got involved so funny. She texted me like, this is so funny. I'm like, I didn't even know he did that. All these businesses have like gotten on it. It's my favorite thing in the world. Sometimes when I want to sell it, I make a margarita instead of my love that. I sprinkle a arugula all over my cereal instead of milk. (laughing) Not today, when the girls put a long fucking day, she's smoking a arugula. A arugula, like as a milkshake. Like I just, I'm thinking of all the things. I immediately my mind goes to milk. Obviously, when I hear dairies of subbing a arugula when you should be using milk. (laughing) I wish this was my joke. If this was my Instacart shopper, they're out of milk. Would you like to substitute a arugula? (laughing) (laughing) There's some Instacart shoppers out there that probably, hopefully, at a field day with this. I'm so jealous of that joke. That's so funny. I mean, it's just crazy because I think that, like, any other kind of pretentious, I live in Bronwood, white woman would have gotten dragged all over the internet forever. And I think people really are just like, "Why not just gonna go on it?" But once you explain it to me, it made sense. Like, when I first heard this, Gwen suggests subbing a arugula for dairy. I was like, "That is the most out-of-pocket thing I've ever heard in food in my life." And then you explain it, makes sense. As Instacart and Postmates, they always send funny push notifications. They all should have capitalized on this. Like, Postmates should have been, like, craving arugula or craving pizza. craving pizza or craving meatballs or Instacart. Like, I just think that's so funny. It was a missmarketing opportunity if you work in food. Yeah, maybe they did, maybe I missed it. But they do a great job. I love those funny push notifications. Okay, let's move on to dot cakes. Okay, so there's these cakes. They've been around for many years, dot cake. And they were at Butterfield Market and people started waiting in line for hours. People are saying this is one of the longest lines I've ever clocked for food. And that's saying something because in New York City, I mean, people wait in line for an hour and a half for a fucking bagel. Yeah. Just remember I locked. I literally did that once. I didn't even see it coming. Where'd you wait? It's just like early days in Shashan. It was the first trip to New York and I took him to Tomkins Square bagel. And I, Raina, I would never have done this my life. But the line was deceiving. So I thought we were going to get in there and it was going to, I don't remember exactly But somehow it was an hour. That's crazy and I'm not and it was like by the time we realized how long the line actually was It was wrapping around like we were Disney World waiting in line to get on a ride and with it by the time we really clocked it We'd been in line we'd whatever we're also like new falling for each other like we just like it now It's like you're both pretending to be like good people Yeah, yeah, no, we were talking our shit, but anyway, so yeah people will wait so these dot cakes They're these cute little cups. They come in lots of different players. It's chocolate vanilla red velvet looks lovely They've been around for years and this but just started being sold at Butterfield I think they had their own little storefront. So it's his mother and daughter I believe they had their own storefront that was manageable and then they brought him into Butterfield Which by the way Butterfield I've been salivating her for years. Sophia eats and I see this little cutie I think she must do there so she's involved with them in some way So remember she would always be posting their stuff and I want all of it So I've just been a fan for years But that's what I feel like cause the hype the hype and I don't know if they were sending them to all these influencers The first person I saw I think was acquired style she slides it into the screen She's like 18 of them on the screen. She's like I have all these doc 12 hoarding. Yeah, they are eight dollars for a little cake That's it right. I want one so bad. I am a cake slot. You know this I have a secret cake life and I know you're gonna One so bad. I do too. I'm crazy and you and I could just go make it right we could go to air one right now and make it I here's the thing that is so surprising to me is that the sprinkles don't come off when you Put your spoon in and the way that people are making these videos they drag your utensil across the top to show that It's kind of this like hard shell on the top that sprinkles. I'm not even a sprinkle person I like those little crunchy sprinkles, but yeah, so you get the moist cake with this crunch I can't stop thinking about it and people are hating on Waiting in that line if you want to wait in line for something for hours it brings you joy fucking do it What else you doing scrolling like I don't care like if if you want to and and a if you're an influencer and you're gonna Make content and this is gonna benefit your business But if not you just want to have this thing to say you did it what to do it then it's so true I could either do it in a line I could scroll in a line or could scroll in my bed Yeah, and that looks delicious I want one so bad, but like I could understand what was happening on Saturday. It was did you see the line in no person? No, no, I was here. I was scrolling Instagram and I was like every single thing on my phone is this fucking dot Okay, what is happening? Yeah, and I mean there's always been that culture New York being like the top where there's just so many places that people are doing this You just walk around New York. You see lines on a Saturday a line just got get into the kids store You know whatever it may be a new sneaker drop There's always a line and then food a special lines for salt hangs wrapped around the block like hollow bagels crazy You and I just walked in on my faith, but not my faith I heard people are waiting in line for hours for this frozen yogurt. Yeah, so what is this? It's just like Greek frozen yogurt, so whatever you want to do whatever brings you joy to me That is so strange to me because like the dot cake has novelty Like why is the frozen yogurt? What's so different about it? Maybe I'm missing something I wish I could speak to it more. I mean maybe their toppings are great The people are saying it is one of the best frozen yogurt you get to me There's a real ceiling to frozen yogurt. Oh great. I don't what is it called people are gonna want to know Mecha M.Y.K.A And then that says currently the most viral spot it originated Madrid It uses a thick creamy blend of authentic Greek yogurt and key for I mean it sounds dank and Then you can have baklava crushed pistachios. This sounds incredible, and there's a go Greek and no hoe and then memes as well I think there's lines outside a lot of these but M.Y.K.A Mecha and Micah this Greek one that just it's like exploded the toppings look good It looks amazing like I really don't want to shade people for spending their time how they want to spend it It's just I'm not going to do it and I don't care what other people do But I want that cake I really like it's people are funny that people are doing like giveaways people are stalking I'm like it's fucking Labubus. I've never seen anything like it was there's a resale market for dot cakes But how did every influencer on Instagram every single person got this? I know I think it's got this ASMR vibe where you hear the sound first and then you see I love watching me is that I'm dying for one It seems like alien that none of the little dots come off of it that I know Because the first time I was like okay, what a cake with sprinkles who cares? I like that crunchy when you buy that that's what I'm go after Is that crunch with the moistness? I just I think it's funny like what you wait in line for I would say of all the extreme lines in New York City The people are just like in lines for salt hangs is probably the thing I understand the most just because like I you can't To actually walked down the street and find that somewhere else like bagels in New York City is a crazy thing to wait a hundred percent Like I can't believe I've done it like again. It was mistake, but I do the Tomkins I waited in line at like 30 minutes at Tomkins the other day, but I'm not I'm not in New York that much No, no, what were you did? There's so many I was in Union Square I was like walking somewhere and I was just like I want a bagel and it didn't look too bad I mean there was like 40 people in line, but in New York they just get those people through I also just think this is a do it for the plot type of thing like you and your friend You and your bestie you and your man your girl your dog you guys waited in line for four hours for this fucking cake Was it worth it share the story you're gonna get good engagement if that's what you're after or you're just gonna get a nice little sweet treat Live your truth. I wonder what I would be so you know I started if you guys are like newer here. I was a food blogger and yeah That's how I left my job at Amazon and became an influencer and a Benjamin Ashley and like I was food Influencing before that was like cool to do it like it was not cool to be taken photos of your food and annoyed everybody all the time I wonder what I would be like today if I was like doing it like I never had to like yeah I never had to wait in line. Yeah, I never had to like people think you're about food that much back that it wasn't like There weren't these viral lines for anything. I wanted something. I went and got it that minute. Yeah, but you were it's tiktok It is tiktok. You were a food influencer and we're tiktok maybe I mean years before and like I also never had problems like Yeah, like restaurants. We're not shelling out free food for every social media influencer on the planet So I would DM people and be like can I come in and they'd be like yeah, no one ever asks right? We'll blow you up You did it right. I did. It was a great era. It's the same with me to be an influencer with bros being basic like how the golden years And then some we started podcasting Follow us for more career advice. Okay, songs at the summer. So Spotify put out their Picks and they made a playlist. I'm glad you brought this up So you you put on our outline the Spotify songs of summer and I like linked the article and I was like trying to find this playlist on Spotify And I couldn't find it. So I was clicking into each song individually from the article and you were like there's a there's a playlist Okay, so I'm gonna be honest with you at first I was like I couldn't find it either and I was like I'm gonna have to listen all these songs individually to be able to report on it and then I was like There's no way there's on a playlist. There's no way Spotify didn't make it a playlist. I just couldn't find it So it anyway, it's titled songs of summer the songs of summer 2026 as chosen by spotifyers, but we can link it for you guys, but yeah, there's I don't know how many songs there's an hour and 30 minutes Worth a songs and are you supposed to vote? I just I think it's just whatever gets the most at listen Okay, it'll tally it. So I I mean, I just I enjoyed it. It's very dancey. Spotify said 2025 was like low energy not a lot of dance music This year more dance music. There is some dancey tunes. They're but it's a mix. There's a little bit of country a little bit of regatone There's some slower stuff regatone. I What do you say not something cooler than that regaton regaton regaton regaton regaton regaton here's my take I don't think we can pick the song of the summer. It picks us You can't force this. I'm personally still chasing the hive 2024 a bar song by Shibuzy. That is a perfect Song of the summer. Let's take it back 2014 fancy by igia Zalia like you remember when they really were the song of the summer and they weren't forced on us So last year if you guys remember there was no actual song in the summer the unofficial song of the summer was jet-to-holiday and I looked this up Guess what the internet and probably Spotify whoever said last year's song of the summer was just guess just take a guess my number one Cause that I amplify is this song. You're number one cause pets. No, like it's the monster in all the pets No, like in terms of music. This is a cause that I've been speaking out against against yes Yes country music. No a song You're number one song that I speak out about that you speak out about Is it Morgan Wallen? No Is it um post Malone? No You're just keep people You know this. I'm gonna say you're gonna know because I haven't put out content about this that I've spoken about on this podcast You know I have a bad memory ordinary by Alex Warren That's insane the audacity that's on my folk playlist with Noah Khan the way the music industry shoved that song down our Throats for a year we didn't want it even a summer bomb we didn't want it and we certainly didn't want it in the summer No one has ever gotten off a plane in Mexico and been like handman margarita and put on ordinary by Alex Warren It's not of Q3 and it is a ridiculous thing to force down our throat. That's not vacation vibes. That's not slutty vibes That's not beach vibes. I listen to it in the morning when I'm waking up with Benson Boon no Khan I've never listened to it intentionally, but Spotify said it was my most played song in 2025 and that's my conspiracy I fucking this song he's not though Oh, he is just like sad story. I looked into him 'cause I was like, clearly he's a nepo baby industry plan. And he's like, not. And this isn't even about the song, the song's fine. But the way they shoved it down our throat, the audacity to call that the song this summer last year. - It's just, it's not a summer bop. - Get out of here. - A white man? - Right. - A white man cannot, I'm sorry. They can't do the song to the summer. Post-mallon can be on a track. - Yeah, yeah. Morgan Wallon can maybe be on a track. - So they're saying he was 2023 with. - Last night, I like the look or talk. - That's a little too slow for me. I need more upbeat for a song to the summer. - That's not a song of the summer to me. - That's on my country playlist. - Flowers by Miley Cyrus. But that came out months before summer, 'cause I remember we had just moved here. - It's just spring song. - Spring, song of the spring. So here's what I think. Again, we can't pick the song, it's gonna pick us. But Drake putting out three albums is meaningful. We'd be right before the summer. - Is there a bomb? - So Spotify on the playlist has Janus. That seems to be the most popular song. I think it's Shabang, and I don't know if you know these, but Shabang, Manish on the beat, Shabang. All of my ups, they did. - But you know, you don't sing songs to the right tune. So I don't know if it's an accurate. - Why do they guess me up? Where does it go, my head? - Okay, I like this, like a bomb. - I've seen a lot of people do reels and TikToks to it. And like Shabang has a real summer vibe to me as opposed to Janus, and so. Or I've mentioned this before, Ho-Faze. What better song for a summer than Ho-Faze? So these are my picks. I mean, I like the Drake's albums that he just dropped, the timing is right, but I'm not advocating for him. Like, well, no, we know it, and we might not get it. - It will come to us. And also, it's not a great concert summer for me either. I feel that I really did not experience the concerts I should have last year, and I had a lot of guilt about that. And I was like, this year is my year to spend all my money on concerts. And there's not a lot. I don't even know who's really touring. - That's what I'm saying. We're on people touring. - We're seeing Dermot Kennedy, but that's in the fall. I think Noah Khan is touring. - Noah Khan is touring. - But are they baseball fields? - And MGK is touring, sort of. But like, he's been on tour for a super long time. So I think these are just like the last couple stops. Kid Cutty, Dave Matthews band. - I'm gonna pass. - Usher and Chris Brown have people of, that's the big one, obviously controversial. And then I would see my chemical romance. I love that shit. I would go see my chemical romance, but I was like, yeah, that's an older man. So you're right, there's really not a lot. - I mean, I really was committed to a lot of concerts this summer, and the world is not committed to that happening for me. - This is crazy. - Did you see people are saying the Taylor Swift just gonna get married in MSG. - I don't hate it and hear me out. There's no windows. I get it. Like she's just, you know, he's an athlete. I don't understand the connection to New York, but like I've heard these rumors, and I was just like, I do get it. There's like entrances underground. No helicopters. - It's sad, no. - She needs to be outside. - Yeah, but like helicopter in the prairie. - I do feel what you're saying, but like, it's gonna be the most like, paparazzi wedding of all time in like history. - Okay, you're right. Yeah, I guess you're right, she can't be outside. Okay, yeah. These Taylor Swift rumors have to stop you guys. We thought she was in Dewey Beach last week, and she may have been, but like, the whole town was a buzz. So there was a wedding last week, and I know this girl that got married, sexually speaking of cakes, made my mom's 70th birthday cake, and she's like a listener or the show and stuff, and she married this guy who I think is from Cincinnati with Travis, a good friend of Travis, all over his Instagram, genuinely friends with Travis Kelsey. So everybody assumed Taylor and Travis would be at the wedding, and they may, I don't think that they were. My brother got reports that they weren't. My brother was not the wedding. But the rumors in the town were that they were in Dewey Beach, that they tried to go to the Rusty Router, but it was two-packed, not that they can't get in, but it's just two-packed for them to be there, and that they had-- - Who would cause a mob scene. - Exactly, and that they had rented out Starbird Raw for the after party of the wedding. And I think the couple actually did, but people thought Taylor and Travis rented out Starbird Raw, the whole town thought this, and then Starbird Raw posts an Instagram story, we're close tonight at 11 for a private party, a water rush, and my brother was like, oh, be there, I know everybody in the town, you know, I don't work for Starbird anymore, but obviously, and they were there, and it was just like, everybody in the town was like convinced, I was losing my mind over it. - I would have gone, I was like, actually I'm so out of LAX, I will fly back there, but also, like, do you remember when she went to Jack Antennaus wedding last year in Rhode Island? And like, the mobs of people that like stormed the streets, like, she can't be in public. Like, and it's weird that she can do that in New York City, and she's going to all these restaurants, they roll around like normal people. Well, that's what I said to my brother, my brother, was like, there's no way she can be in Dewey, and I'm like, she's running around New York every night of the week, but it's different. That's people in New York are used to her, just like people in LA, like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey and Dewey Beach. I don't know though, I want to get the people more credit that they're like super chill, but still, I mean, there's been celebs in Dewey, I remember Vince Vaughn was there once, and people like left him alone, but I can't imagine her at the fucking rusty rudder. I would not be chill. I would not be chill at all, where I used to work. Okay, do you want to talk about our partners? Oh yeah, we will get back into it. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. So let me give you a suggestion on how to thrive and survive this summer. 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I just have to say, this wasn't just one of the worst finalies I've ever seen. It was one of the worst episodes of television I've ever seen. It's one of the worst seasons of television I've ever seen. And I hated the finale so much. And it wasn't like one of these, you know, you can't ever satisfy anybody. Like, some of my favorite shows of all time the superannos, madmen, girls, and the office, they're my four favorite shows. Like, I spent years of my life with these people. And you want them to like, you want to honor that with a great finale. I don't even care about that with you for you. I was like, can we just wrap up some of these storylines with like some, like-- Some respect. With some respect, yes. With some respect on their names. And I realized also another thing I hate about this show. Not only is it a complete departure from the original show, which I made peace with, all the people in the show seem to be in a different show as well. So they said that so many of these people are so busy. So many actors, they couldn't film with each other. Nate never films. Jacob already never films with another person on the cast, except for Cassie, except for in one episode. I mean, he is in like a gangster mob movie where he's just like getting shook down. Then you have this like drug cartel show in the Wild West with Roo. And then he was like kind of funny. The only fans plot line was Cindy Sweeney. Lexi is working for a Hollywood studio. They never give Lexi or Jules a storyline at all. They're just like, give them a few lines, that's it. They don't give them a storyline, which is really disappointing to me. - Is that Mod Apto? - Yes. They obviously killed up Jacob Olority last week. I don't care. - Well, I didn't, I see these memes. I follow all the accounts that cover all this stuff. And when you told me yesterday, they killed up Jacob Olority weeks ago. I was like, what, what do you, how, it's funny you missed that. - I don't know how I missed it. I mean, I also think people are aware of spoilers, these accounts. So maybe it just, it wasn't, it might have been like deeper in a carousel or something, whatever. I just missed it completely. - But you know, I saw this person say this and it was really interesting. The first two seasons of Euphoria, and I know you never really got into it. But one of the hallmarks of that show is that every character sort of gets like an episode where they tell you about their whole backstory and how they grew up and why they are the way they are. It's a really deep dive into like the human psyche of like why people grow up and become who they are. It's one of my favorite things about the show. And the third season, it's like, there's no character development. It's not like this is how we got here in the last four years. It's just like, here it is. Ru is in the drug cartel. And then they've all these extra characters that, there was like nobody from the main show except for like, Maddie even in the last 30 minutes. We watched an hour of it and I was like, this has to be over. And then they were like, nope, another hour. - Two hours. - Two hour finale. Do you feel like these directors or whoever the fuck were just like, fuck it? Just go completely off the rails. - Do everything. - Why? Who cares? I just think there's so many shows. - I'm saying that's what the audience wanted to see. - It's like the, I don't even know what to compare it to how bad it is. I told you like, and just like that was, I was like, I could hate watch this and still enjoy myself. I couldn't even hate watch it. So it's over. Thank God they wrapped up every storyline with the dumbest possible way. They basically didn't wrap up most of the storylines. But you don't even care because they didn't really tell you why any of the characters are the way they are now. So that's my feelings and thoughts. And I think that's the over. I've never seen one person be like, it's good. - Yeah, I saw a couple of people, but I don't know, maybe they had a personal connection. - They not like us. - Well, speaking of a perfect series finale on the flip side was "Hacks." And this was weeks ago, but I just wanted to speak on it because this is one of my favorite shows of all time. I would say this is one of my top five favorite shows of all time is "Hacks." And this last season was incredible. I loved it so so much. I mean, there's a different theme of every season. I loved every season. Last season was the late night show. And this season was like Deborah getting back out there and supposed to perform at MSG. Raina, just spoiler alerts ahead, this is weeks old. Watch the finale because of this, you mentioned MSG. The thing that happens is you have to just watch it and you'll pick up on what's been going on. I mean, I hate that you gave up on the show, but like you have to watch this finale because of this thing that happens to her. And it's like the most irrational fear performer could have. And so I really want you to watch it. It ends in New York, no, you're not even ready. And I saw it coming and I knew it was about to happen and I was like, oh my god. And then it ends in New York and it's just perfect. And I think they wrap the season up perfectly. And that's what most people are saying. And I also just want to say, in this last season, there's an episode, I think it's called "Monicito" or whatever, they're in "Monicito." And it is one of the funniest episodes of television I've ever seen. I've never heard Shashank laugh out loud that much. He loves the show too. But like laugh out loud multiple times, Leslie Bib is in it. And there are, this lesbian couples house and they have to pretend to be lesbians. And it is one of the funniest things. Like you're watching it and you're like, what I would do to be in that writer's room. Like how jealous to come up with these story lines. And I just wanted to say, like, I love the show. I'm sad it's over, end of an era. And they wrapped it up perfectly. And again, that's a specific episode. It was one of the best episodes of TV I've ever seen. It's a nice feeling. I feel like I dedicated all these years to these people. Well, that's different between this woman run show and Sam Levenson. Sam Levenson was just like, "Cindy Sweeney's tits." Get it on the screen. It's just such a huge difference. OK, so we want to talk about the crash on Netflix. Why don't you guys watch it? And let's just deep dive next week. I have so much to say. I'm obsessed with this. And it's like taking over my TikTok. And so watch the crash on Netflix, you guys. That's your assignment. It's like 90 minutes. Yeah, it's a quick documentary. Fascinating. And if you really want to get more, there's a show called Mean Girl Murders. And that's about the same story. Is it a bunch of different-- Yeah, and it was on like investigation discovery channel, but you can see it on Hulu. So we're sure you don't want to talk about this. I just-- we're running out of time, and I want to talk about obsession. Just you guys watch it, because then we can talk about it together next week. OK? There's so much more-- also, Love Island starts today, as we're recording, we're going to go to the premiere. So Ashley and I are committed-- I said this year I was committed to getting into Love Island, and we are actually going to the premiere-- We're going to come here tonight, so we're locked in. So we have to watch it. Are we going to have to pretend a night that we've been watching it? I will be watching it. I don't want to get trapped in a situation where someone's like, so what's your favorite? I'll jump in, just say I'm a mommy. OK, we'll end this discussion with obsession. But anyway, Summer House reunion part two has happened, and we're not going to go back in after we watch it. So we're recording this before it airs, and so we will have seen what happens at this point. And if it's anything crazy, then we'll address it next week. Yeah. Amanda's fuck-ass bun has been going viral. Why do I keep saying fuck-ass? Everybody calls it that. Yeah, everybody calls it a fuck-ass bun. I've been saying fuck-ass about everything, but it started with the bun. Not a bunch of stuff, but people are calling her-- It's a pony tail. She wasn't pulled through, and she did it at the reunion, and it's international. She's in line with the fuck-ass bun. So what is happening? I actually think of her as being very stylish. I do too. I really emulate her style. And she is able to do quiet luxury, and she wears stuff that surprises me all the time. And I will watch her on seasons of shows that were filmed like eight months ago, and I'm like, she's wearing the trends eight months ago, that are good today. And this blew me away. What are we doing? It's a real choice, and I don't get it. I think people really hate it, because it looks like your ponytail isn't pulled through. Like people are like, oh my god, I just want to shake you and pull your ponytail through. I do that when I'm cleaning the dishes, and I want to get my hair out of my face. I don't understand the choice. The funniest thing I saw was I got an ad served to me from Facetune that were basically put her in a bunch of different hairstyles, and they were like, why would she do this when there's so many other options? It was an ad. They paid to promote it. It's still on their TikTok. So if you guys go to Facetune's TikTok, you will see them. You can do this in the app with yourself. A bunch of different hairstyles all look amazing. She would look great with short hair. I mean, we're not fans of her, but I don't understand this to hairstyle choice. But she never does a lot with her hair. It's usually just down and kind of straight, and that looks great. What is this rat tail? I don't understand. And honestly, we already had enough to hate on. Did you have to give us a rage bait? Seriously, her and West, the way they look is rage bait. She put her hair back. I'm about to fight everybody on this stage. Hold my hoops. So funny. Let me put your hair off. OK. So I saw obsession. Raina didn't. I want to watch it so bad, because I love all the trailers and the memes, and it looks so good. I'm not a scary movie person. And maybe I had a boyfriend that was scary movie person. I'd watch it with them, but I can't watch it and then go to sleep alone in a house at night. So I used to love horror movies so much. We always say this scream is like our favorite movie. I have liked them less and less over the years. I don't seek out horror at all. I like psychological thrillers so much, but I don't like violence and gore and blood. And you don't really get a horror movie without that, or else it's a psychological thriller, but categorically. So I knew this was going to have some gore. I pulled on Instagram and people that you should be fine. Half the people were like, you're probably not a girl. Maybe you shouldn't go, but just I've been hearing about it. Our friend Taylor was like, you've got to see this. And so we went and saw it. So a few things up top about the stats. Currently, right now, at the top of the box office are these two films by these 20-something dudes. So one is called Back Rooms was a YouTube series, a horror series by Kane Parsons, who's 20 years old, YouTuber and filmmaker, and then A24 did back the film. It was $10 million budget. It opened on May 29th to $81.5 million domestic and 118 million worldwide on $10 million. But more impressively, just numbers wise, is obsession. So Curry Barker, 26 YouTuber and filmmaker, he wrote and directed this 20 days on $750,000. And it's earned $106 million domestically. As of, it opened May 15th, 148 million worldwide. I mean, this is probably growing as we speak and grew with the box office in both its second and third weekends. This is insane. The stuff impresses me beyond belief. It's insane. Under a million 20 days. What do you mean 20 days? I just feel like we're in this horrible era of movies where there's like, listen, we love in half the way, but they can't cast her enough. And Nicole Kidman too. We love them. They're incredible actresses. I would like someone else to get a turn. And so in an era where only four people ever get opportunities, it's nice to see someone else, the little guy get away. And these actors you've never seen before. A lot of commentary about that was like, this is proof we want fresh actors. The lead actress who plays Nikki in the film, like people are going crazy for her, like this was all, but she was incredible. So the bottom line is this guy. He, the super insecure dude obsessed with his friend, his best friend, her name's Nikki. And he, I don't need to go all through. But he makes a wish with this thing. He gets it a gift shop. It's called a one wish willow. And he wishes that she would love him. His actual wish, like he verbalizes, I wish she would love me more than anyone else in the world. And it takes a turn. And she turns completely unhinged and dangerous. And again, it's like a wild ride. It's a little bit of a slow start. And there's so many elements to it. And I will say, I, I, I, watching it and knowing what I knew about it, I appreciated it, I respected it, it kept my attention most of the time. Again, it was kind of a slow start. I did not like it, but it was really disturbing. I mean, we had to kind of come down afterwards, we went and got drinks, like I couldn't stop thinking about it. And I have liked it so much more after the fact reading all of the interviews with the director and the think pieces about it. And just like what it's really about and like what you were supposed to take away from it. So it's type two fun for you, by the way. Yes, exactly. I thought of you saying that. So there's a take from obviously from the feminist side of like this is about a deeply insecure man who feels entitled to a woman at any cost. I'm not saying they're wrong. A guy who watches this movie and is like, that's about a crazy girlfriend break up with him. Like it's so not like that. Like this guy wished this thing upon this woman. It changed who she was. And the only way, like do you care if I spoil it? I don't you know, like she likes this boiler. Okay. And the only way he can get out of is if he dies. So if he like kills himself, then the wish will break. He has an opportunity to break the wish and he doesn't choose to. He chooses to he asks to alter it. Like there's these moments and they're so creepy and so scary. And he still is like, I wanted to be with me. Even though she is like a haunted version of herself. So anyway, a couple things from L India. One of the quotes says at its core, this is not a story about a crazy girlfriend. It's about a deeply insecure loser man who wants validation so desperately that he strips a woman of her autonomy just to feel wanted. And once he gets exactly what he wished for, he realizes that possession is not love, but by then the damage is already irreversible. Oh, it's sort of like a scary version of steppered wives or don't worry darling. We know don't worry darling is that they like trap these women. Like I haven't seen it. Remember what you told me I had to see it. And then it says the pop culture has spent decades feeding us this idea that love is about persistence that wanting someone hard enough will eventually make them yours. I don't want this nice boy gets the girl and perhaps that's exactly why obsession feels so terrifying. But this guy in real life wouldn't be a threat by the way. You know what I mean? And obviously he didn't intend for this outcome to happen, but diving into like the way he phrased it and the way he acts after it comes to life is really illuminating and fascinating. And his name in the show is bear. I think it's like short for Baron. And so it draws on to like the man versus bear. You know when they ask a woman, would you rather be trapped in the woods with a man or a bear and most women choose the bear? You know this. Wow. You've seen that. Like we see quotes that say that's why women choose the bear. That's what they're referring to. It's like a psychological study. Oh, I never knew that. Oh, really? That's so interesting. I heard this thing this morning. This guy was interviewing this woman. He said if men weren't around who would protect women. And she said from who? Oh, my God. I was like holy shit. It was like a man on the street thing. It was so quick. Yeah. Yeah, the bear bear made sense. Yeah. The man versus bear debate is a viral sociological thought experiment asking women if they would prefer to be alone in the woods with a random man or a random bear. Yeah. Many women chose the bear. I can outsmart a bear. Yeah. You know what they're going to do. That's that you can at least like predict it. So I just wanted to read like one more quote from Curry Barker. And because I was like, did he think about it this deeply? Is he on this like feminist? Like did he think of it from the feminist lens or was it not that deep for him? And I think there's probably a little bit of truth in both. And he said that he was trying to send a message about modern dating culture. He says it has to do with the importance of putting yourself out there. We live in a world where everybody's on the internet and human connection feels like it's an all-time low. Bear is a guy who's too scared. A lot of things would have been avoided in this movie if he had just told her how he felt. And there's this moment where she goes like, do you like me? Just say it. And you're like screaming like just fucking say it. And instead he doesn't say it. And then he snaps the wish thing. And then that's where it all. The wheels come off. It is hard to sometimes say like, I didn't really that deep. Like there would be no movie if he said it. You know. Yeah. And he just talks about this age old. Be careful what you wish for trope and how our deepest desires tend to revolve around personal gain. Which I think is really funny. He said anytime you wish for something is probably going to be selfish. When people ask me, Curry, if you had one wish, what would it be? I always say that the movie does really great at the box office instead of like, I could wish for world peace. And it's interesting. So I've just been obsessed with it. Like Taylor and I all weekend were voice-owning about it. And like, my mind would change on different things I read. I just read it. I really want you to see it. And like, no, it's fucked up. I would come over and watch it with you guys. Like I'll probably do with summer house later. But I will not because we're going to go such a fun night plan. We're going to go to the love Island premiere and we'll do that. And then we'll watch summer house. I just feel like I can't watch horror movies until I get a boyfriend. I want to see it again. So when it is available for streaming, now that I know so much more, I don't remember the last time I saw a movie that I liked more day by day because of the more I've dove into the symbolism and themes. Okay, also, this is not a hot tape, but I feel less safe in LA than I feel in New York just because like New York one bedroom apartment. I can have eyes on the whole apartment at all times my house. But you're not going to be scared of someone breaking in after this movie. I would love for I'd love for a man to want me to be obsessed with him because I just do that for free. Stop, you're Nikki. You are really Nikki. I'll just do it. You don't even want it. And I will do it. I will be obsessed with you. Try me. Glazer. I was like, I thought you might answer it. And I was like, no, sorry, Nikki, her name, he says her name over and over and over. Nikki, Nikki, just be Nikki again. You don't I miss from growing up from like grow our childhoods seen horror movies in the theater with people's reactions. Like because people were reacting to this movie, there was a few laughs here and there, but gasp, people clapped at the end. Like I miss seeing those blockbuster horror movies, screams, scream too. I know what you did last summer. You're not going to move all the time. We love going to movies, but theaters. But horror movies in the theater hit different and some like comedies of our time. Like that energy of people like being so scared is so fun. I like kind of forget like horror movies are more fun in the theater. Well, they also just feel a little less scary. They fact that you get the energy. It's so funny. You and I did not see one movie together for like seven years. And the last year and a half we've been like, we will see every movie in the theater. But just to watch a scary movie at home, and then what you got to turn off the lights and go to bed. I can't wait. We went to Elephantay and had Marcaritas. Oh my God. I don't know what he looks like. I never met him. You guys did he work at the big bar, the little bar, the big bar of that little bar. We sat in the other room. Crazy shit. We sat in the garden room. Were you just I didn't know you went to Elephantay. The movie theaters were we went to different movie theater. Yeah, I know that theater because this movie is hard to get tickets off of the promenade. We had to go the promenade. Because we go to the Marina Dine in six, but there were no tickets available. I'm telling you this movie to watch it pick up week after week is crazy too. Like I'm obsessed with stuff like that. Like a slower burn. Like yes, it popped off on opening day, but now it's going it's going viral. Like this movie that was made for under a million dollars. I just I'm fascinated. I now I want to make a list of like all the wishes that I would make. Even if you gave me top 10, they would all still be about me. You would throw in some stuff about your nephews, but I wouldn't. I feel like my nephews can be fine. I think we all have one. Like one like of course I don't. There's like one thing if it happened. You guys know, I mean I wish I think we all I'm pretty excited. Some people have a bottle of champagne in the fridge just in case. Like, remember that day I was sitting in my apartment and streamers started coming down in front of the window. Because Joe Biden had been elected. I would have it would be like that for me that day. It would be like streamers coming down from the sky. Pots and pans banging. I would just run on the lawn and just start screaming. Strieking shoot a gun in the air. Oh God, we have to do these headlines. Okay. Okay, let's wrap up with some highlights for you guys. So speaking of the White House lawn, this UFC fight, which is hard to comprehend. And like you guys have seen it, like there's been insider trading about it. Trump's like bought stock in this company that's doing the fight. It's also corrupt. It's also disgusting. It's all something I thought Republicans were so against. So there's that facet of it. But they're building a fucking cage match on the White House lawn. It's it's jarring to see it. So this will coincide with flag day and Trump's 80th birthday. And 80 year old is president, by the way, which is just crazy. We're not putting age limits or smart people in it. This is the birthday party he's throwing for himself. A cage match on the lawn. And you know, it is so ridiculous. But what it's really like stuck with me and you is these aerial views of the White House. And just how sad it looks that there's this like blown out bomb shelter, essentially, which maybe will be this ballroom. And then this cage being built on the front of the lawn. It's just I'm not like such a purist about like monuments. And you have to I don't really care when we're together. But this feels like really awful to me. Yeah, when you see the imagery like the same with the ballroom. Like they really do hit different and Hillary Clinton posted. I saw this on threads. It really hit me. She says she shows the photo. We'll put it up on screen if you guys are watching the video. This is what Trump's done to the people's house. A third of it is Rubble. Another third is a cage match. What a metaphor. Like violence for entertainment on one third of the fucking lawn and the rest is a tear down. This is disgusting. And I was like the accuracy of that. Yeah. And the the like insanity of that. I can't believe that we are so embarrassing. It is so embarrassing. Can you imagine any other president of any other nation putting our case match on the lawn? And we'll report back on like, who attends? 'Cause these people were invited that people are like, they better not fucking go. Adam Sandler was one, there was one other that people were like, oh, I hope to God, these people don't go. 'Cause that will be very telling. I do wonder, I mean, all the people just stood on stage with the inauguration with him. I mean, it was Jeff Bezos and Mark Zuckerberg. Well, those people are expected, but people like Adam Sandler, like anybody in comedy, I'm like, what do we do? I know. You guys are supposed to be more of them. That's like if they went to Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia. Okay. That was crazy. And then on the same token is the Freedom 250 concert. So 250 years of freedom on July 4th, 2026, there's supposed to be a concert series, also in the National Mall. And all of these artists, I guess, had agreed to it with this company, and not really understanding really what it was, and that it was so aligned with Trump. And so now one by one, they're all publicly making statements. Yeah. That they don't want to be involved in this. And Donald Trump's like, I'll just do it. I'll perform better than all these people. More people come to see me than Elvis. I'm the world's biggest attraction that there's ever been. You know what I'm just saying, stuff. To see what his little dance to YMCA, they amp them his dance, I can't. But his post on true social, he hit us with the yips again. He said, because a lot of these artists are getting the yips, I can't with the water. Ever in this one other type of person. So I love that they all came out and made public statements. I mean, Martina McBride, Vanilla Ice is still not out yet. Millie Vanilla. Millie Vanilla. The people that they even tried to confirm are, I think even not all of them, but a lot of them are just washed up in the first place. It's just gonna be Nicki Minaj and Nicki's rock. Nicki's done. She kind of walked back. We haven't, this didn't really make a lot of news where she tried to kind of go on an apology tour. Too late. Well, yeah, people didn't really pick it up. So as of now, I think it's just Vanilla ice and flow ride, a real disappointment. I thought flow ride had just dropped out. Oh, really? I mean, this is a, I can't keep up, like developing story, but so Trump went from, I'm gonna headline to just cancel it. I hope they have this so much. I hope they have this with Vanilla ice, solo and Trump on stage doing his little dance and nobody is there. Like the Super Bowl halftime show. 100%. That was turning point halftime show. Erica Kirk won't even come. She didn't go to the Super Bowl halftime show. Erica Kirk won't even be there with her sparklers and well, she was at that fake assassination. So she's already done her time. So stay tuned, you guys and happy 250 America. Okay, this one armed woman got pulled over for texting and driving and it went viral. She, I think she requested the body camp footage and she posted this herself. You can do that. You can just request the body. I think that's how the footage, I guess if I'm on camera, I should be able to request it. So the court has been dismissed, but it's so hilarious 'cause the cop runs up on her, you've been texting and driving and she's like with one hand. When she moves her little nub in the frame and then he goes hand to God and she puts her nub, and then she's like, oh, other hand, she fucks with this cop and it's so disgusting 'cause he doesn't back down. He doesn't, he never breaks. And I find it really gross that a cop can't accept that he's been wrong, continues to harass this woman. It's a huge problem with someone enforcing the law, but to watch it is fucking hysterical and she obviously has, it's been dropped and she just like dunked on this fucking loser cop. I can't forget over it. I never backstab, I would have been like, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry. You never scared her. So I'm so sorry that I made a mistake, falsely accused you of something, and it's a handicap person on top of it. - You're not smart enough. - You're zero empathy. - It's crazy. And lastly, there's allegedly a new fish that's been discovered in Venezuela and people don't know if it's a hoax or not. It is bright blue. It looks like a vagina. People are calling it Bonnie blue. And for the life of me rain, I can't figure out if this is real. I have done so much research on this. I think it's like a viral hoax that it says marine biologists have discovered previously unknown species of fish off the coast of Venezuela and it has yet to receive an official scientific name. So like everyone's in the comments, like calling it different things. - The whole face is of a vagina. - Fish, vagina. - Well put it up on screen. I mean, the whole face of this blue fish looks like Nikki Glazer does this joke about it and how her vagina looks like an unpack suitcase. It looks like that. - Yeah, it can't be real in that. It just, that's like where we're at as a nation is like, we don't know if a new species has been discovered or if this is AI. - I will never know if it's real. - This is also developing story. But I wish it was real. It's obsessed with it. It's bright blue and it looks like a pussy. - It doesn't look like a flower. It looks like a blue vagina. It looks like with that, do you know like X-Men like I do, right? - Someone called it Labia Azul. I'm in these comments. - It looks like Rebecca Romaine Stamos' character in X-Men. - Dude, yeah, yeah, with yours. - Yeah, that blue color. - That's what her vagina looks like. - Avatar, too, also Avatar vagina. Anyway, all right, guys, girlsgottae.com. Girlsgottae podcast Instagram in TikTok. I am Ash Hess on Instagram in TikTok. Raina is Raina Duck Greenberg. Raina Greenberg.com for her fall tour tickets. And you can watch full video on Spotify and YouTube and share this episode with a friend. Hope you guys enjoyed and we will see you Monday. - Have a good weekend, guys. - Bye. (upbeat music) (upbeat music)

Podcast Summary

Key Points:

  1. Voters in California are increasingly able to vote with short walks to polling stations, and the kindness of poll workers has left a deep personal impact on participants.
  2. A viral moment involving Gwen and the Today Show’s suggestion to substitute arugula for cheese in meatballs sparked widespread internet comedy and confusion, highlighting cultural shifts in food preferences and social humor.
  3. Dot cakes and Greek yogurt (M.Y.K.A.) have become viral food trends in New York, with influencers and fans waiting hours in lines, emphasizing the role of novelty, social media, and personal joy in consumer behavior.

Summary:

This week’s episode blends personal stories, viral food trends, and cultural commentary. The conversation begins with a heartfelt reflection on voting in California, where convenient access and the warmth of volunteer poll workers create meaningful connections for voters. ), which have sparked long lines and influencer-driven hype in New York, reflecting how novelty and social media shape consumer behavior.

The episode also explores the cultural impact of Spotify’s “Songs of Summer” playlist, highlighting how the music industry’s choices—like promoting country hits such as “Ordinary” by Alex Warren—feel inauthentic to many listeners, despite algorithmic popularity. The segment contrasts this with genuine fan reactions to shows like *Hacks*, praised for its strong storytelling and character development, while *Euphoria*’s finale is widely criticized for lacking emotional depth and character growth. A major highlight is the viral success of the film *Obsession*, a low-budget horror film that earned over $100 million, sparking discussions about toxic romantic obsession, male insecurity, and modern dating culture.

The narrative concludes with a note on cultural shifts, including the rise of the “fuck-ass bun” hairstyle and the growing popularity of horror films in theaters, underscoring how personal and societal trends intersect in everyday life. The episode ends with a nod to upcoming events like Love Island and Summer House, setting up future discussions on obsession and social media culture.

FAQs

Dot cakes have become a viral sensation due to long lines and their unique, crunchy texture. People are drawn to the novelty and the experience of waiting in line, with many influencers sharing videos that highlight the cake's satisfying moistness and non-officially removable sprinkles.

The suggestion was seen as absurd and out of touch, especially since arugula is not a typical dairy substitute. The internet reacted with humor, mocking the idea of using arugula in place of cheese, with many joking about it as a sign of outdated or misinformed food trends.

Fans argue that 'Ordinary' is not a summer bop and is too somber for summer vibes. Despite Spotify naming it the most played song of 2025, critics believe it was forced onto listeners and doesn't fit the upbeat, vacation-oriented mood expected of a summer anthem.

The documentary 'Crash' and the related 'Mean Girl Murders' series sparked significant discussion and interest, with viewers fascinated by the real-life story behind the film. The content has become so popular it's now considered a cultural phenomenon and a topic of ongoing conversation.

The finale was widely criticized for lacking character development, poor narrative resolution, and a lack of respect for the show’s deep character backstories. Fans felt the season abandoned key story arcs and failed to deliver on the emotional depth established in earlier seasons.

The 'bear vs. man' debate symbolizes a cultural fear of male dominance and emotional possessiveness. In the film, the protagonist's obsession reflects how deeply insecure men may become, with the bear representing a safer, more natural alternative to emotional entrapment.

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