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