Straight to the Comments

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Episodes: 52

Description

Ever notice how comment sections reveal more than the headlines?

Lisa Williams and Sarah Illingworth dive into the internet's most revealing threads, from the biggest celebrity scandals to niche online subcultures, exploring what our online reactions say about the culture we are living in right now.

Each episode, they decode the psychological motivations and deeper media narratives of online comment culture, all with a good dose of 90s nostalgia and Gen X British humour.

Shortlisted for Best Arts & Culture Podcast by the Independent Podcast Awards and an International Women's Podcast Award.


Episode Date
Did We Peak in the 90s? Why Nostalgia Feels So Powerful
Nov 30, 2025
Not a Woman’s Woman Revisited: The Wicked Press Tour
Nov 27, 2025
Why Meghan Gets More Hate than Prince Andrew | Part 2
Nov 14, 2025
The Prince Andrew Scandal & the Meghan Obsession | Part 1
Nov 13, 2025
Drive Me Crazy: Frances Farmer, Britney Spears & the Legacy of the “Hysterical Woman”
Oct 30, 2025
The Forever 35 Face: Who Can Afford Not to Age?
Oct 16, 2025
Why Are Alpha Werewolves Suddenly Everywhere?
Oct 02, 2025
Blake Lively vs. Justin Baldoni: Lawsuits as Entertainment | Part 2
Sep 19, 2025
Blake Lively and the Business of Disbelief | Part 1
Sep 18, 2025
Reddit Roulette: Secret Money & Trauma Dumping
Apr 25, 2024
Elizabeth and Damian Hurley: Why Are We So Uncomfortable?
Apr 18, 2024
Love After 40: Sam Taylor-Johnson, Kylie and Drew Barrymore
Apr 11, 2024
Rebel's Revelations, Wino Forever and Lizzo Quits?
Apr 04, 2024
‘My Truth’: Prince Harry, Hasan Minhaj and the Rise of Therapy Speak
Mar 28, 2024
Meghan Markle: The Art of a Launch
Mar 21, 2024
Who Do You Think You Are? The Transformation of Geri Halliwell
Mar 14, 2024
Health Conspiracy Theories: Kate Middleton, Selena Gomez & Jamie Foxx
Feb 29, 2024
Jodie Foster Has Notes for Gen Z
Feb 22, 2024
Criminals as Celebrities: Anna Delvey and Gypsy Rose Blanchard
Feb 15, 2024
2024 Predictions: Oscars, AI & Celebrity Chaos
Dec 28, 2023
The Year in Comments: Taylor, Beyoncé & Madonna
Dec 21, 2023
Kate Hudson & Kim Kardashian: The Perfect Christmas Illusion
Dec 14, 2023
When the Mask Slips: James Corden & Ellen (Updated)
Nov 16, 2023
Murder, She Wrote Reboot?
Nov 09, 2023
Justin Timberlake: The Dark Side of a Golden Boy
Nov 02, 2023
The Rise of the AI Girlfriend
Oct 26, 2023
Celebrity Witch Accusations: From Emma Watson to Beyoncé
Oct 19, 2023
Cults, Cover-Ups and Tom Cruise
Oct 12, 2023
Goth Girls vs. Scream Queens: The Aesthetics of Female Darkness
Oct 05, 2023
See-Through: Florence Pugh and Red Carpet Nudity
Sep 28, 2023
Playing the Victim: Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner
Sep 21, 2023
School Stationery, Elon Musk and Etiquette
Sep 14, 2023
Trophy Wives: The Case of Kevin Costner and Kanye West
Sep 07, 2023
The Case of Karen Hunting
Aug 25, 2023
Not a Woman’s Woman? Ariana Grande and Megan Fox
Aug 10, 2023
Barbie: The Nostalgia We Need or Corporate Feminism?
Jul 27, 2023
The Gossip Blind: Hollywood’s Dangerous Secret Industry
Jul 20, 2023
The Dark Allure of Tragedy: The Titan Sub Disaster
Jul 06, 2023
Entertainment or Porn? From HBO’s The Idol to OnlyFans
Jun 22, 2023
JLo and ’The One’: Selling the Romantic Ideal
May 18, 2023
Pedro Pascal as the Internet’s ‘Daddy’: Harmless Fun or Going Too Far?
May 11, 2023
Reddit Roulette: Exploring Online Secrecy and Confessions
May 04, 2023
When the Mask Slips: James Corden and Ellen
Apr 27, 2023
Ghost Merchants, Fake Flower Walls & the Disneyfication of Historic Cities
Apr 19, 2023
Wellness or Quackery? Gwyneth Paltrow and Goop
Apr 06, 2023
The Business of Baby Bumps: From Rihanna to Paris Hilton
Mar 29, 2023
I'm Not Sorry: Madonna and Women Ageing
Mar 23, 2023
Oscars 2023: All the Comments, Everywhere, All at Once
Mar 16, 2023
Fat Shaming: Lizzo, Adele and Rebel Wilson
Mar 09, 2023
The Right Kind of Wronged Woman: Alice Evans and Jennifer Aniston
Mar 02, 2023
The Nepo Baby Problem
Mar 02, 2023
Welcome to Straight to the Comments
Feb 15, 2023