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Don?t Let This Flop

Don?t Let This Flop

A weekly podcast from Rolling Stone covering the latest in internet news, memes and pop culture - from celebrity gossip to dance challenges to the latest moral panics. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as their extremely online minds unpack their significance, with a special guest every week breaking down the latest trends online.

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Kelly Ripa's Aversion to Chewing Foods Is Bumming TikTok Out (feat. Carley and Mercedes)

Who?s the worst person you know to come out against Roe v. Wade being overturned? Whoever it is, scratch that, because the answer is almost certainly OJ Simpson, who came out on Twitter to give his?extremely un-asked-for opinion on the topic. This week on DLTF, we talk terrible men who have surprising opinions on the Dobbs decision, as well as the TikTok internal shower trend (spoiler: it made ½ of us poop), abortion Venmos, movie theaters we?ve gotten kicked out of, Horace the naked dancing man, and creepy-ass What I Eat In a Day videos. We also welcome Carley and Mercedes, the OnlyFans influencer couple who may or may not be sisters, to talk about their DNA test journey, what their moms think, and whether or not they?re doing this for clout.For more information on where to donate to abortion fund resources please visit this website:  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/abortion-funds-to-donate-to-how-to-help-1351451/ Other links we reference in the episode:  https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/cinema-bans-push-back-on-minions-viral-trend-1377971/ https://www.tiktok.com/@healthyhappy_rachelmoore/video/7107966864873049390 https://www.tiktok.com/@meredithmlynch/video/7114816521599323435https://www.harpersbazaar.com/beauty/diet-fitness/a31899667/kelly-ripa-food-diary/ https://www.insider.com/horace-tiktok-filter-viral-interview-creator-2022-6 https://www.bonappetit.com/people/article/kelly-wearstler-interview-with-bon-appetit Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-07-06
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Justin Timberlake Is Having His Matthew Morrison Moment (feat. Rebecca Jennings)

This week on the internet, a lesbian OnlyFans creator couple found out they may be sisters, a TikToker is very publicly horny for Steve Irwin?s himbo son, and Justin Timberlake continues his downward spiral into cultural irrelevancy with his viral Beat Ya Feet dance (and proves that JC was the best NSyncer all along). Plus, Ej discusses her trip to VidCon (culminating in a hearty dose of petty theft!) and Vox senior correspondent Rebecca Jennings visits to discuss how the Minions became a symbol for the proleteriat. Steve Carell could have written Karl Marx?s Communist Manifesto, but Karl could never have written Minions: The Rise of Gru.Links we refer to in this episode:  https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/pop-culture-news/rockstars-minecraft-are-giving-teens-something-root-online-rcna35386 https://www.vox.com/the-goods/23177505/minions-2-rise-of-gru-explained-capitalism https://www.tiktok.com/@carleyandmercedes/video/7110345182012280070?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6CQQ8SPPt0 https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/the-tragedy-of-britney-spears-2-254735/ https://www.tiktok.com/@megangrass12/video/7109012062063562030?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-29
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Chris Evans Is Single-handedly Revitalizing Boston?s Tourism Industry (feat. FaveTikToks420)

We at DLTF have gone on record as being distinctly anti-Boston on this podcast. It?s a bad city with awful bars, terrible food and racist energy. And yet, Chris Evans on the promo tour for Lightyear is making a generation of millennial women want to pack their bags and move to Beantown. What kind of witchcraft is this? Also discussed: Camila Morrone reaches her Leo girlfriend expiration date, why Elvis is canceled (again) (also, exactly how many pounds of poop he had in his colon when he died), why pandas probably aren?t real, and why TikTok is trying to get you to start selling feet pics on FeetFinder. (Girl, don?t do it, it?s not worth it.) Feat. Leia Jospe, the mastermind behind our favorite repository of cringe content, FaveTikToks420. Happy Camila Morrone turns 25 day to all! Links referred to in this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@warnerbrosau/video/7105931468232199425?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.rollingstone.com/feature/elvis-presley-business-revenue-953324/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/09/technology/birds-arent-real-gen-z-misinformation.html https://www.insider.com/leonardo-dicaprio-girlfriends-reddit-chart-20193 https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/viral/tiktok-feetfinder-viral-video-sponsored-content-undisclosed-ad-rcna32400 https://www.gq.com/story/chris-evans-gq-july-2011-cover-storyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@accesshollywood/video/7107257753630182702?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-22
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Nick Cannon Is Having the Ultimate Feral Girl Summer (feat. @__mull)

This week?s ep has everything: breeder fetishes, ASMR, and a himbo who is either sleeping or dead, we?re not sure which one. Brittany and Ej kick off their careers as aspiring ASMRtists with a new Flop or Not? segment to try out TikTok?s ?Healthy Coke? trend, aka balsamic vinegar and seltzer water, before parsing the Shein human trafficking hoax, the latest season of Love Island, and explain what serial lady-boofin?-inner Nick Cannon, Jeffrey Epstein, and a hot professor who sells sperm in a Target bathroom on Atlantic Ave. have in common. Feat. an interview with Feral Girl Summer creator Mollie and a very special Himbo of the Week, a horse named Sugar who is either sleeping or dead.Links referred to in this episode: https://www.tiktok.com/@mandyvjones/video/7106302944194071851?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc > https://www.businessoffashion.com/news/retail/report-shein-violating-labour-laws/ https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/cries-for-help-shein-fast-clothing/ https://nypost.com/2017/06/17/sperminator-has-sired-dozens-of-kids-and-there-could-be-more-coming/ https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/jeffrey-epstein-doctors-fertility-clinics-semen-875094/ https://www.bt.com/tv/entertainment/love-island-contestants-cast https://www.tiktok.com/@__mull https://www.today.com/popculture/popculture/what-is-feral-girl-summer-meaning-rcna28179 https://twitter.com/jimrosecircus1/status/1535989916001247232?cxt=HHwWgICxnZms99AqAAAA Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-15
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BONUS: Catfish Aren't Always the Bad Guys": feat. Deleesa and Trevor from Netflix's The Circle

This week on Don't Let This Flop, we have a special treat of a bonus episode for superfans of Netflix's The Circle: Deleesa and Trevor St. Agathe, the winner and runner-up of Season 2 and Season 4 respectively, and the king and queen catfishes of The Circle. Brittany and Ej have Deleesa and Trevor to spill the tea from last season (and what backstabbing convos didnt make it onto the show), why no woman has ever won playing The Circle as themselves, and why everyone uses those cheesy-ass hashtags. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-10
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Charlie Puth vs. Laura Bush Smackdown

Why is the Queen the same size as Paddington Bear? What is worse: being a grown man who openly brags about masturbating to Maroon 5 and ironically using the word ?hungies?; or being a former First Lady married to a war criminal? And who, pray tell, lied to Liam Payne about his Spotify streams? Plus, Brittany and Ej unpack the inherently homophobic nature of the mere existence of Matthew Morrison, uncover Rush Limbaugh?s past as a Pizza Hut spokesmodel, and determine once and for all the best frozen pizza brand on the market.Links referenced in this episode:Charlie Puth On TikTok, Dating Apps, & Writing Songs To Turn You On https://twitter.com/mrmikecowan/status/1533164454057332736?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1533164454057332736%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url= https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townandcountrymag.com%2Fsociety%2Ftradition%2Fa40195878%2Fqueen-elizabeth-paddington-bear-platinum-jubilee-video%2F https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/liam-payne-one-direction-interview-logan-paul-podcast-1361543/ https://www.eonline.com/news/1333278/matthew-morrison-sounds-off-on-blatantly-untrue-statements-about-his-sytycd-firing Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-08
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The Queen Isn?t Dead, But The Mormon MomTok Swinger Circle Sure Is (feat. dinonuggets.jpg)

Today marks the launch of Pride Month, a time of elaborate parades and trying not to get body glitter in your $11 vodka soda. It is also a time when large corporations pretend they care about queer rights by (drumroll) unveiling Live Laugh LGBTQ and Yass Kween tees. We had Dinonuggets.jpg, aka Connor Clary, on to talk about 2022 corporate pride merch, and how it manages to get more and more cringe each year. Plus: the debut of our ?Is the Queen Dead? segment, and also, should you be scared of monkey pox? What, exactly, is the Mormon MomTok swinger controversy everyone is talking about? And who cares who Florence Pugh is dating (spoiler: we do)? Links referenced in this episode:  https://www.tiktok.com/@hannahkosh/video/7102235678242589994 https://www.tiktok.com/@c4news/video/7101546159323237638?_t=8SkgFbN5vG2&_r=1 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTdWHMJuV/?k=1 https://www.tiktok.com/@996.jz/video/7102507113498381611 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-06-01
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F*cking Nerds is the Best Way to Get Your Instagram Account Back (feat. Kitty Lixo)

Why is Halsey beefing with her label on TikTok? Is a double yellow-headed Amazon parrot on TikTok giving Harry Styles a run for his money? Do we care that the elusive gossip master behind DeuxMoi is just a rich 30-something white lady (allegedly)? This week on Don?t Let This Flop, we?ve got all that plus the breastfeeding vs. formula wars, the Titty Crow from The Witch making his triumphant return, and OnlyFans model Kitty Lixo revealing how she managed to defeat the powers-at-be at Meta with some good old-fashioned nerd back-breaking. Introducing our new segment, Is The Queen Dead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-05-25
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Cara Delevigne, Can You Chill? (ft. Terra Newell)

In 2016, Terra Newell killed her stepdad in self-defense. Her stepfather?s scams and Newell?s assault that led to his demise was the subject of the Dirty John podcast and TV show. Now, she?s gone viral on TikTok for reclaiming her story. She joined us for an interview. Plus, we wonder if Lizzo?s ?About Damn Time? has resurrected the dance challenge, Cara Delevigne?s bad vibes, what we would do if Patti Lupone yelled at us, and crown forever Tumblr It Boy Matthew Gray Gubler our Himbo of the Week. Links we refer to in this episode:  https://www.tiktok.com/@jaedengomezz/video/7089557135012515118 https://www.tiktok.com/@lizzo/video/7096543593623457067?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7015988220497643013  https://twitter.com/iconrouge/status/1521627108505755649?s=20&t=ClyFjrwsQ-6DRB2zJdysZw https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2022/05/16/cara-delevingne-megan-thee-stallion-billboard-music-awards/  https://twitter.com/stuckiny2k/status/1526005754594897921?s=21&t=s50JXv5CAvtDEjO4MNAQ6g  https://twitter.com/themascsinger/status/1524369022095081473?s=21&t=WCwZ_RvRTZCMqpBLz33csw  https://www.tiktok.com/@terranewell/video/7095542636840340779 https://www.tiktok.com/@thepeoplegallery/video/7096967895342779691 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-05-18
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The Eel Daddy Has Logged On (ft. Nick Tobler)

This week we feature a very special Himbo of the Week: Nick Tobler, aka @cowturtle, a Tiktoker who's gone viral for having a creepy eel pit in his basement (and who has attracted a slew of incredibly thirsty comments from ray-finned fish enthusiasts in the process). We also call out the influencers who have NOT commented on Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned (all my bitches hate the Supreme Court), plus discuss some resources for people who want to help out in states where the right to a safe and accessible abortion is under serious threat right now. Also discussed: Jack Harlow being painfully horny for Dua Lipa, and Chet Hanks being painfully horny for getting roasted on the internet. Some links we refer to in this episode: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/abortion-funds-to-donate-to-how-to-help-1351451/ https://www.tiktok.com/@breakfastclubam/video/7094598998304083243 https://www.tiktok.com/@ziwe/video/7094777237504855339https://www.tiktok.com/@ziwe/video/7095519190039268650 https://www.tiktok.com/@cowturtle/video/7078716746584231214 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/michelle-phan-youtube-beauty-guru-wheelchair-joe-dispenza-pseudoscience-1347580/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-05-11
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The Lea Michele Renaissance Is Nigh (feat. Alex Walker)

Did you know that Elon Musk and Amber Heard allegedly had a threesome with Cara DeLevigne? Well, if you didn?t, you do now! You also probably haven?t been spending time on TikTok, where true crime creators have been obsessively tracking the ongoing Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, with predictably gross and skeevy results. This week, Brittany and Ej talk about creators profiting off misinfo about the trial, as well as the inevitable Lea Michele renaissance (another beloved Spring Awakening alum makes a shocking guest appearance), Megan Fox and Machine Gun Kelly?s blood-drinking rituals, the scourge of non-famous creative directors on Raya, and why himbos on TikTok are crushing watermelons with their thighs. Featuring Alex Walker, a candidate for Colorado?s 3rd congressional district running against batshit QAnon head Lauren Boebert, who has a rather unorthodox TikTok strategy that has made him the target of both progressives and poop fetishists. Links referred to in this episode:  https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/johnny-depp-amber-heard-defamation-trial-etsy-merch https://www.vice.com/en/article/4aw93j/justice-for-johnny-depp-internet-comments https://www.glamourmagazine.co.uk/article/megan-fox-digital-cover-interview-april-2022 https://people.com/theater/lea-michele-says-she-was-so-close-to-jonathan-groff-in-spring-awakening-she-showed-him-my-whole-vagina/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2022/04/15/alex-walker-lauren-boebert-tiktok/ https://www.tiktok.com/@trevor_wagner_/video/7083970153872051502?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-05-04
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Is Drake Horny for Abby Shapiro? (feat. Juniper)

While the celebs (and Brittany!) were partying at Coachella (and while Timothee Chalamet was allegedly making out with a model/influencer who claims to have invented intersectional feminism), us normies at home were freaking out over the removal of the Snickers dick vein, an iconic American institution second only to the green M&M's slut boots. Fortunately, this did not happen because the rumors were totally made up by @Juniper, a professional shitposter who spoke with DLTF about what it's like to accidentally invent a right-wing moral panic. Other topics discussed on the pod: why Drake follows Abby Shapiro on Instagram, a himbo who makes pangolin sculptures out of Baby Bell wax, and dozens of synonyms for "boobs," each one grosser than the last. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode:  https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/did-snickers-remove-a-dick-vein/ https://twitter.com/leahtommi/status/1517123557305765889?s=21&t=Q_GkxelUgHsQvdXFj-CiAg https://www.yourtango.com/2016295887/100-hilarious-historical-nicknames-men-have-given-boobs-over-years Himbo of the week: https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.tiktok.com/@rextrocreative/video/7088568004233170222?is_from_webapp%3D1%26sender_device%3Dpc%26web_id%3D7015988220497643013&sa=D&source=docs&ust=1651006893311290&usg=AOvVaw1ec7M7jI0d1N1updy-awEt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-04-27
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Why Is Al Pacino Obsessed with Shrek? (ft. Mythical Kitchen chef Josh Scherer)

We kick off this week with a classic troll: a viral video of "Spokane-style pizza," a concoction featuring canned salmon, mozzarella, fry sauce, and fresh strawberries that is not at all from the eastern Washington/Coeur d'Alene region. Created by DLTF guest Josh Scherer, a video of him making "Spokane-style pizza" went viral on Twitter and TikTok, leading to a slew of death threats because the internet is a very normal place to be! Other topics discussed this week: Britney's pregnancy reveal, the underrated genius of Lindsay Lohan's Beach Club, a high school musical theater director having a major power trip on TikTok, and why the fuck Al Pacino is always photographed with wire headphones.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-04-20
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The World's Worst Heterosexuals Are Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani

This week has been hell, but fortunately for us, it's been a banner week for Straight People ? which is why we decided to do a very special Straight People-themed edition of DLTF, exploring the heteros and their shenanigans. First up on the docket are Silicon Valley's favorite hetero lying liars, Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, an embarrassment to Straights Everywhere, whose weird and disgusting relationship is documented in skin-crawling detail the recent season finale of The Dropout. We also talk about Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker's recent Vegas "wedding" (actually just a promo for their Hulu show); Avril Lavigne getting engaged to a guy who was in a throuple with Bella Thorne; and an extremely confusing Instagram post by Andrew Garfield's ex. Featuring a special edition of "Did a Himbo Tweet This, or President Trump?," featuring two-time Himbo of the Week Thoren Bradley. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Links we refer to in this episode: Elizabeth Holmes' Lil Wayne seduction scene in The Dropout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yVpY7UVNMCM Alyssa Miller's baffling Instagram post: https://www.instagram.com/p/Cb84n94rYAc/ Himbo of the Week Thoren Bradley: https://www.tiktok.com/@medusasstepdaughter/video/7082990303774346538?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Kardashian Kolloquium explaining the Kravis "wedding": https://www.tiktok.com/@kardashian_kolloquium/video/7083606999027535150?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc Avril's engagement to Mod Sun:https://people.com/music/avril-lavigne-gets-engaged-to-mod-sun-in-paris-see-ring/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-04-13
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Does Snoop Dogg Know Where He Is?

If he does, does he care? If not, should we tell him? Such are the questions raised every week by American Song Contest, the American version of Eurovision that's hosted by a constantly disassociating Snoop and Kelly Clarkson that's currently running on NBC. This week, we mourn the elimination of the absolute bop "New Boot Goofin" as well as discuss Ashley Tisdale blowing the lid off the celebrity Architectural Digest house tour complex by admitting on camera she doesn't actually own books. Not since Dakota Johnson revealed she doesn't actually keep decorative limes in her house have the celebs dropped such a bombshell! Featuring special guest Washington Post columnist Taylor Lorenz, to talk about Facebook's alleged smear of TikTok; and an extremely annoying dance trend by way of Kazakh kiddie YouTube.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode: My Name Is, by D Billions https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pifBpLAun6U New Boot Goofin' by Ryan Charles: https://www.tiktok.com/@americansongcontest/video/7077740469995769134?_t=8QuoBipwanT&_r=1 Ashley Tisdale's Architectural Digest house tour: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gkHpZ2oRI&t=6s  Washington Post, "Facebook paid GOP firm to malign TikTok," by Taylor Lorenz and Drew Harwell  Himbo of the Week: https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingself/video/7076919030984084778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.tiktok.com/@raisingself/video/7076919030984084778?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D_gkHpZ2oRI&t=6s Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-04-06
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The Will Smith Oscars Slap Made the Entire Internet Stupid

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a bad joke he made about his wife at the Oscars, we probably could've predicted that the Takes would be bad. But few could have predicted that it would have spawned an entire cottage industry of pundits comparing Smith to Putin, or clutching their pearls over what would have happened had Chris Rock been Betty White (spoiler alert: nothing, because she is dead). This week, we talk Bad Slap Takes as well as Summer Sex Ed camp, Harry Styles' Easter egg filled album rollout, and ponder why Shake from Love Is Blind simply won't shut the f**k up. We also crown Family Feud host Steve Harvey as our Himbo of the Week, and debate whether he is responsible for making face-sitting mainstream. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Links to check out: https://www.tiktok.com/@suemonella https://jezebel.com/a-group-of-sex-ed-teachers-are-afraid-for-their-lives-a-1848651425?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter ?https://melmagazine.com/en-us/story/face-sitting-family-feud-steve-harvey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-30
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Are Hilary and Haylie Duff Secretly Feuding?

This week the internet has been stuck in a nostalgia loop. "Gangnam Style" is making a comeback on TikTok (albeit as a backdrop for people to share their trauma about cheating boyfriends and being almost-murdered). Pete Davidson is getting branded with his girlfriend's name, again. And TikTok is replete with rumors of Hilary and Haylie Duff, your favorite early-aughts Disney tween sibling stars, being enmeshed in a feud, for possible reasons that Brittany and Ej rehash this week at an exhausting length. Is it politics? In-law drama? Related to the 2006 classic Material Girls? We simply don't know, but we're sure gonna speculate at length to try to find out! Plus, we once crown a pair of hot dumb twins as Himbos of the Week (who thankfully, unlike other TikTok twins, do not pretend to kiss for clout).  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-23
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Zoe Kravitz and Robert Pattinson are Making America Too Horny

How did Grimes hide a newborn baby in an Airbnb? Are Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz pretending to be in love with each other on The Batman press tour? Why does Denver appear to such a magnet for TikTokers having condom-free sex? And finally: would you join Scientology if John Travolta were still hot? For our 25th (!) (!) episode, Brittany and Ej discuss such pressing questions of our time, as well as an alleged Pentecostal Christian dance cult, a massively compelling (but weirdly depressing) TikTok sex scandal unfolding in real time, and our new extremely Italian-American Himbo of the Week.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-16
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Pamela Anderson, the 32-Bar-Chef, and Zelensky Thirst

When will liberals learn their lesson about sexualizing political figures? From Michael Avenatti to Andrew Cuomo, it never ends well. That hasn?t stopped a new batch of thirsty tweets that?s emerged about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia?s invasion of his country. (Spoiler alert: they?re cringe as hell.) We also discuss Pam and Tommy (not to mention Putin?s crush on Pamela Anderson), the millennial musical theater aficionado the 32-Bar-Chef, and crown a special Himbo of the Week. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-09
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Euphoria?s Angus Cloud, AnnaLynne McCord?s Poem to Putin, and the Queen?s Fake Death

It?s been a long week ? somehow longer than usual. Queen Elizabeth II?s death was falsely reported by a celebrity blogger who may or may not have confused her with a musician from Queens of the Stone Age. Russia invaded Ukraine, and celebrities posted their reactions in the most cringy ways possible. (Except Cher, of course, who is perfect.) Then there was the Euphoria finale, so we had to break down our love for Angus Cloud.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-03-02
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Julia Fox, Flat Earth Conspiracy Theories, and the Cringe Polyamorists of TikTok

No sound has captured our For You Page ? and, dare we say it, the soul of an entire generation ? quite like Julia Fox saying "Uncut Jahhhhhhmz." Fox has gone viral not for her relationship with her now-ex paramour Kanye West, but for her role as Josh Safdie's self-described muse in Uncut Gems (or is it Uncah Jahhhms?), and the interview has got our FYPs in a chokehold. Also discussed on this ep: why poly couples make such cringe TikTok content, a Himbo of the Week who claims to spend $2000 a month on Voss alone, and a definitive ranking of bottled water. Special guest: Daily Beast journalist and author of the recent book Off the Edge Kelly Weill on the spread of Flat Earth conspiracy theories.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links referenced in this episode:  https://www.tiktok.com/@spotify/video/7062832165914021167?_t=8Px6XUaks07&_r=1 https://www.thecut.com/article/julia-fox-profile.html tiktok.com/@danaandthewolf/video/7065732291028471086?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id7015988220497643013 https://www.tiktok.com/@ryandubs/video/7064291697500359941?_t=8Px8NuNJ3Ms&_r=1  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-23
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Kim and Kanye, the Tinder Swindler, and Swiffergate

For the past two weeks, Kanye West has constantly been posting on his previously dormant Instagram, aggressively campaigning to get his ex-wife Kim Kardashian back. Some of this behavior, such as referring to her current boyfriend Pete Davidson as "Skete" or posting Marvel Civil War memes, has been absurdly comical ? but much of it has arguably crossed the line into public harassment, with Kanye most recently ranting about their daughter North's TikTok and posting Kim's messages pleading with him to stop. To help explain what's been going on with Kim and Kanye, we enlisted resident TikTok Kardashians expert @Kardashian.Kolloquium to shed some light on the situation. We also talk about the Tinder Swindler (and whether or not we'd swipe right), a New York magazine piece about fraudster Danielle Miller, and crown a special Valentine's Day-themed Himbo of the Week.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links we reference in this episode: Kardashian Kolloquium's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@kardashian_kolloquium?lang=en Gabrielle Bluestone's NY Mag piece: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/danielle-miller-scammer.html ?https://www.tiktok.com/@shelbysmall1/video/7064312053397376302?_t=8PrztMB7LWZ&_r=1 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-16
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Che Diaz, the Tings Tings, and the Cancellation of Meena the Elephant

We promised we weren?t going to talk about And Just Like That on the pod?..and yet, the first 18 minutes of this episode are devoted to And Just Like That. We bid farewell to the first season of the endlessly divisive Sex and the City reboot, revisiting its best moments from the cringe (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the unnecessarily horny (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the sob-inducing (Steve won?t take off his wedding ring!!!! d?awwwwwwww). We also discuss the That?s Not My Name trend, the yassification of Pinocchio, and why the cartoon elephant from Sing is cancelled (spoiler: she deserves it). Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-09
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'Euphoria' Drama, 'Straight People: Gay Edition,' and What Is Jeremy O Harris Doing?

Why is this season of Euphoria going completely off the rails? What happens to TikTok-famous gay influencer couples when they break up? And why can't playwright and Emily In Paris star Jeremy O. Harris stay off of TikTok? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, we address these burning questions and far more, such as Sydney Sweeney's classic car restoration TikTok account, whether the pop band Future X would survive in a Sims house, and we pledge our love to freegan TikTok himbos who got rejected from Juilliard. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-02-02
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West Elm Caleb, the Emo Festival, and the Eroticism of @mrbigchops69

How did a 6'4" West Elm furniture designer get our FYPs in a chokehold for a solid week? This week on Don't Let This Flop, we unpack the ethical morass of the West Elm Caleb saga, in which the women of NYC TikTok banded together to put a 25-year-old tall guy named Caleb on blast for allegedly lovebombing, then ghosting, them. Brands got involved, and then West Elm's Instagram got involved ? and then things turned ugly. We talked to Leah, aka @jewishbrat, one of the TikTok creators who had matched with Caleb and hopped on the trend, to get her thoughts on what it's like to go viral for accidentally ruining someone's life ? and how she feels about taking part in the saga afterwards. We also discuss When We Were Young, aka the upcoming Vegas festival that seems destined to fail; bring you an update on a former Himbo of the Week, aka the Gummy Deep Throat Guy; and pay homage to thirst trap satirist extraordinaire @mrbigchops69.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Links we discuss in the show: https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7055052308048170286?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.bigchops69/video/7054554268182875439?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@joyjefferson8/video/7039855969945570606?_d=secCgYIASAHKAESPgo8f6YB8AHhstgUOsyxF2wMBskw4yCc73zxR5GP1sFsQ4RPERVo4emRi19W%2BpzLn623sT4m0fw5AOLwhZZdGgA%3D&checksum=3a1580757c6d89222f5e737666fd4457bc4517823a4900f86f0ab6dce4df525c&language=en&preview_pb=0&sec_user_id=MS4wLjABAAAAngH-CnqIbj792T_2xKpUJgBMM0N1V0n0lzQFkmCntb_xk45DYVp2AAMJqgr23jSS&share_app_id=1233&share_item_id=7039855969945570606&share_link_id=18F25282-48A6-4031-987E-FC17EDA23EE3&source=h5_m×tamp=1642729140&tt_from=copy&u_code=d7327gfg6l95b3&user_id=6708830273024345094&utm_campaign=client_share&utm_medium=ios&utm_source=copy&_r=1 https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/caleb-west-elm-dating-saga-1288386/ https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.bigchops69/video/7054554268182875439?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en https://www.tiktok.com/@taylorlorenz/video/7055052308048170286?is_copy_url=1&is_from_webapp=v1&lang=en Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-01-26
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Julia Fox, ?Euphoria? High, and the Return of the Trainspotting Himbo

On this week?s Don?t Let This Flop, we dissect Julia Fox?s PR-ready whirlwind relationship with Kanye West (and what, if any, involvement Pete Davidson may have; confront the reality that Lin Manuel Miranda is Cringe, and celebrate the return of both HBO?s ?Euphoria? and multiple Himbo of the Week winner Francis Bourgeois, who debuted a highly erotic collab with the most online Jonas Brother (excepting Frankie, of course). Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-01-19
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Kardashian Kid Drama, Caroline Polachek, and the Return of the Tumblr Girlies

This week on Don't Let This Flop, we dissect the latest drama unfolding within the Adult Disney subculture, as well as "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" chanteuse Caroline Polachek, Kardashian kiddie Photoshop drama gone awry, the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr girlie style (and our fears about a subsequent renaissance of ballet flats), and a geriatric Himbo of the Week whose content is so horny it's restricted only to adults 21 and over. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2022-01-12
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Olivia Rodrigo, ?abcdefu,? and Black Creators on Strike: This Year on TikTok

From sea shanties to ?Drivers License? to a lovable elderly pug to Swifties roasting the shit out of Jake Gyllenhaal, 2021 was a whirlwind on our favorite clock app. In honor of the close of this (honestly incredibly hectic) year, DLTF cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson did a special end-of-year interview with RS Twitch host Charlie Cooper talking about what we loved this year (and what we could have done without). Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-12-29
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The Jonas Bros Vax Up With Biden, Miss America's 100th Anniversary, and Gorgeous Girls Love Soup

On TikTok, there perhaps is no insult more devastating than to be told by a teenager that your content is cringe. If this is the case, then the Jonas Brothers and the White House had quite a rough week. The pop trio teamed up with the Biden administration for a quick TikTok promoting the importance of vaccines by using the Bing Bong audio from a viral video by the YouTube channel SideTalk. On this week?s episode, we discuss the Biden/JoBros collab, as well as PageantTok in honor of the 100th anniversary of Miss America (you can read Dickson's dispatch from the event here), secret fuckboy train enthusiasts, the "Gorgeous Gorgeous Girls Love Soup" meme, TikTok moral panics, and Nancy Reagan as the original Throat GOAT. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-12-22
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One Direction and 5SOS, Sugar Baby TikTok, and the Return of Couch Guy

TikTok is not exactly the most sex-positive app, yet sex-worker content tends to go viral, even if TikTok would prefer otherwise. The latest example is a trend using an edited version of a line from Jon Lajoie's song "Show Me Your Genitals," in which sex workers show off their earnings with the audio, "Men are stupid and I don't respect them." We also discuss the resurgence of the One Direction and 5 Seconds of Summer groupie communities, with special guest, music writer and columnist Larisha Paul, weighing in on the early days of both fandoms. Other topics include the return of Couch Guy, Leonardo DiCaprio dating age limits, French exchange students and a Himbo of the Week with exceptional whipped cream-licking skills. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-12-15
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Anthony Ramos, Bing-Bong, and Megan Thee Stallion Bodies Adele

On this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson discuss the breakup of Anthony Ramos and Jasmine Cephas Jones in their segment What Are Straight People Doing?, as well as TikTok's obsession with Hamilton and how NYU Tisch kids get over heartache (spoiler: obnoxiously). They also discuss Spotify Unwrapped (a.k.a. the worst day of the year on the internet), a Megan Thee Stallion mashup with Adele's "Water on the Bridge," and the roots of Bing-Bong, the meme taking over everyone's For You pages.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. If you love the Bing-Bong meme, please visit this GoFundMe for one of the stars of the original video, who is currently unhoused: https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-tj-out-the-streets Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-12-08
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The Himbo Holiday Spectacular

For DLTF's very special holiday episode, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson are doing an expanded version of their weekly Himbo of the Week segment, in which they celebrate the hot men of TikTok. From mustachioed wilderness explorers and ASMRtists to sweatpants-wearing shirtless Irish-Nigerian models to tattoo artists to axe-wielding, muscle-bound fitness influencers who spout motivational bullshit on Twitter, we're giving thanks to the sexy lugs of social media who make our For You pages what they are. ?Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-12-01
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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello, Dick Mabbutt, and the Toxicity of Hinge Voice Prompts

On TikTok, Francis Bourgeois ? a gleeful young man who is introducing a new generation to the old-school art of trainspotting ? has amassed 1.5 million followers with his highly enthusiastic posts sharing his love of trains. With his trusty GoPro-style camera in tow, he celebrates the glory of "marvelous locos" across Great Britain (including one named Dick Mabbutt) taking followers behind the scenes of railway stations and depots. Other topics discussed on this episode include lesbian Canadian ceramicists, Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello's breakup, the chaotic energy of Hinge's new audio feature (also, which celebrities Brittany has spotted on Raya), and the relative hygiene of deepthroating a 12-foot gummy snake. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-11-24
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Taylor Swift, Astroworld Conspiracy Theories, and Hilary Duff?s Weird Shoulder Dancing

One of the biggest trends on TikTok over the past few weeks is a 2007 video of Hilary Duff dancing poorly to a perfume ad on the Today Show. The actor and singer recently made a resurgence in a viral clip of the morning show performance to promote her perfume With Love...by Hilary Duff, as well as the eponymous single she released with the fragrance. Another video, a performance of the single with the same choreography on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, has also gone wildly viral, spawning the Hilary Duff Challenge. On this week in Don't Let This Flop, co-hosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson discuss Duff, "With Love" and the resurgence of early-aughts culture in general (including the return of celeb perfume lines!), as well as Astroworld Satanic Panic conspiracy theories, the ubiquity of Erika the Money Lawyer and her consumerist hacks, and of course, the emotional destruction wrought by the release of Taylor Swift's Red (Taylor's version!). Is Jake Gyllenhaal doing OK this week? Honestly, who cares. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-11-17
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Pete Davidson?s D**k, the Ed Sheeranaissance, and John Travolta and Tommy Lee's BFFship

It's no secret that Ed Sheeran has historically been considered, for lack of a better term, uncool. The Brit's musical output skews on the schmaltzier side, and tracks like "Perfect" and "Thinking Out Loud" have traditionally been considered wedding dance songs or the soundtrack for freshman high schoolers' first experience with digital penetration. Yet a new wave of fans on TikTok are begging the question: is Ed Sheeran actually awesome? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, co-hosts Spanos and Dickson discuss the impending "Ed Sheeranaissance," as well as Tommy Lee and John Travolta's shocking cookies-and-lemonade bromance, and talk to Himbo of the Week Sampson Gaglione (best known as the Shirtless Guy who Reacts to Thirsty Comments About Him) about how he accidentally built a feminist community on TikTok. Inspired by TikTokers' obsession with Pete Davidson and Kim Kardashian's fledging, highly public relationship, they also play a very special game with podcast editor Dan Stein celebrating Davidson's penis. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-11-10
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Selena Gomez and Chris Evans, Maneskin, and the DuoLingo Owl vs. Mr. Peanut

TikTok is a platform populated primarily by teenagers, a demographic that can smell inauthenticity a mile away. So as it becomes more mainstream, how can brands gain traction on it? This week on Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson spoke to the TikTok voice behind the DuoLingo owl itself, Zaria Parvez, the social media coordinator for DuoLingo, asking such burning questions as how brands can thrive on TikTok, whether she's ever gotten in trouble for making the owl too horny, and if the DuoLingo owl has ever taken a human life (she claims it has not.) Other subjects discussed this week are the Italian band Mäneskin, which went viral after winning the Eurovision competition earlier this year; conspiracy theories about Selena Gomez and Chris Evans boinking based on his Instagram stories; hot movers, and Mr. Peanut's butt. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-11-03
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Anna Marie Tendler, a 38-Step Skincare Routine, and Cancelling Noodle the Pug

On this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, cohosts Brittany Spanos and Ej Dickson take on Noodle the Pug ? namely, how his oversaturation has effectively canceled him. (Thanks, Today Show.) They also discuss a viral 38-step (!!!) skincare routine that's infuriating thousands of millennial women across the internet, Anna Marie Tendler's triumphant debut on TikTok (teaching us how to put on a duvet cover, no less!), and a Himbo of the Week who believes the correct way to eat guacamole and chips is with a knife. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-10-27
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ABBA, MGK and Megan Fox Being Horny on Main, and Transphobia on TikTok (with guest Abbie Richards)

Did Mamma Mia 2 deserve an Oscar? Are Megan Fox and MGK cosplaying Bella and Edward from Twilight? And what is the correct pronunciation for Dua Lipa: Due Lipé or Dula Peep? These are some of the burning questions addressed in this week's episode of Don't Let This Flop, in which we discuss the resurgence of ABBA on TikTok, the iconically horny British GQ shoot, and a shocking new study on how TikTok's algorithm can potentially lead people to adopt transphobic views. Featuring study author and special guest Abbie Richards, aka @tofology on TikTok, as well as feverish obsession, guns, addiction, shamans, lots of blood, mayhem, tantric night terrors, and the kind of sex that would make Lucifer clutch his rosary.  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-10-20
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Emily Mariko?s Aspirational Salmon, Vegan Cooking Videos, and Couch Guy?s Body Language

What was really going on when Lauren visited her boyfriend Robbie at college, surprising him as he sat on a couch with three girls? It turned into TikTok?s hottest clip, of course, with millions of fans picking apart whether the 20-second clip was definitive proof of Robbie cheating. After watching roughly 6,000 response videos breaking down theories, we talked to actual body language expert Traci Brown, who reveals which people in the TikTok you should be paying attention to ? and it?s not Lauren or Robbie. ?Something is going on more than what we know,? Brown tells Rolling Stone. This week we also bring you a look at what makes Emily Mariko?s leftover salmon videos so appealing, and a special double-Himbo of the Week.   Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-10-13
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The VIP List, Megan Fox, and Ben Platt's Wig

This week, we talk with the women behind the most agro restaurant reviews on TikTok: Meg Radice and Audrey Jongens, longtime friends who started posting old nightlife reviews during the pandemic, when all restaurants and clubs were closed. We also discuss whether Megan Fox has replaced Addison Rae as Khloe Kardashian's BFF, what's on Shawn Mendes's For You page, and what the deal is with Dear Evan Hansen star Ben Platt's wig. Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-10-06
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Twilight, berries and cream, and Animal Crossing porn

This week, we're talking about the resurgence of Twilight on TikTok, discussing "Bella, where have you been loca?" and whether Taylor Lautner is more culturally relevant than Jar-Jar Binks (answer: no). We also parse the universal appeal of the Little Lad and the "berries and cream" meme and explain once and for all why everyone is seeing a sexy version of the cat from Animal Crossing on their For You pages. With special guest, actor and content creator Yasmine Sahid (@ladyyasmina1 on TikTok).  Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-09-29
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Jason DeRulo, Sploshing, and The D?Amelio Show

Welcome to our inaugural episode. Co-hosts EJ Dickson and Brittany Spanos dive into TikTok to discuss Jason DeRulo and sploshing, the "devious licks" trend, and the D'Amelios. EJ and Brittany will also crown their 'himbo' of the week. Articles we cite:  https://www.insider.com/jason-derulo-gooey-food-videos-attract-people-with-fetishes-experts-2021-9 https://www.vox.com/the-goods/2021/5/18/22440937/tiktok-addison-rae-bella-poarch-build-a-bitch-charli-damelio-mediocrity Don?t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around a roundup of this week in TikTok trends and memes, from dances to recipes to makeup challenges to creepy viral videos to celebrity videos to grassroots campaigns intended to raise awareness of social issues. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as they unpack their significance, with a special guests to break down the latest trends in TikTok. Some of these stories will be silly; some will be more serious. All will have wider implications outside the world of TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-09-22
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Welcome to Don't Let This Flop: This Week in TikTok

Join Rolling Stone writers EJ Dickson and Brittany Spanos each Wednesday as they keep tabs on TikTok. They'll spot the hottest trends and watch the brightest stars so check back weekly to find out what you're missing on TikTok. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
2021-08-19
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