The girls are joined by writer and sexual culture critic Magdalene Taylor to muse on big naturals, Sydney Sweeney, posting body, our hypersexual yet sexless culture, the loneliness epidemic, phone addiction, personal responsibility (this time for women), justifying scrolling as work, and her most recent Substack post, "It's Obviously the Phones." https://magdalene.substack.com/p/its-obviously-the-phones https://twitter.com/magdajtaylor --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss bi-coastal seasonal depression, Bethenny Frankel's "reality reckoning," the recent spat of suits and allegations around Bravo, reality show as workplace, making deals with the devil, etc. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/03/01/style/leah-mcsweeney-lawsuit.html https://vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/10/real-housewives-bravo-reckoning --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls catch up two weeks of piping hot celebrity antics including: The Superbowl, Taylor getting the ick, Kim's situationship, new Kanye music, Beyonce's taking on the country genre (and why we think country is so mainstream right now), the People's Choice Awards, rude TikTok interviewers, and gatekeepers not doing their job right. Plus, influencers returning to the 9-5 and inital feelings about "the Apple googles." --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss UMG letting its contract with TikTok expire, the Times' "is this the end of TikTok?" piece, adults trauma dumping on Elmo, deep fake nudes, past lives, and so much more. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss TikTalk, also known as "the influencer accent," and why it might be the future of English. Also, a new bill in NY that aims to regulate "addictive feeds" for the children. https://www.cityandstateny.com/policy/2023/10/hochul-ag-back-bills-regulating-minors-social-media-use/391142/ https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240123-what-tiktok-voice-sounds-like-internet-influencer --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss the ‘Barbie’ Oscars snub, Lana breaking the Skims site, and why 2014 is trending… again. Including: Tumblr, "indie sleaze," ebola, ISIS, the Sony hack, Coachella style, the ice bucket challenge, Addison Rae’s new iPhone 5, the KimYe wedding, ‘Girls,’ ‘Broad City,’ print mixing, Jenna Lyons at J.Crew, and mullet skirts. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss Julia Fox's memoir, what makes a good It Girl, hot girls vs cool girls, losing and re-finding personal style, and Jaz shares a theory on why there aren't more hot people at sex parties. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

The girls discuss Dry January, ‘Priscilla,’ ‘All of Us Strangers,’ awards season, Sephora kids, and more beginning of the year vibes.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

Nicola and Jaz are joined by astrologer Chelsea Jackson (@zodiachealer) to discuss the transits coming up in 2024, and what it might have in store for us all. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support

Nicola and Jaz recap 2023 (nepo baby discourse, 'The Idol,' Scandoval, Gwyneth ski trial, the submarine, etc.) and forecast 2024 (the election on TikTok, aerobics, hypnosis, long form content, food as luxury, and more). --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/attention-recession/support