Stay ConnectedTwo hosts, two topics, one split-down-the-middle show. On Halfsies, Molly McAleer and Rob Schulte each bring something to the table. A double feature podcast for whatever they’re obsessed with this week.
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GoDaddy's customer support team saved the day when Molly's impulsive financial decisions caught up to her this week. A cop (probably) took the advice of his teenage daughter before heading out to work and it failed massively. Wendy Williams tried and failed to come for TikTok's Godmother, Tabitha Brown. Instagram doubles down on being the worst social media app. Brian discovers he's the lesbian couple from Glee.
Cop Played Taylor Swift Song Hoping YouTube’s Copyright System Would Block BLM Protestor’s Video, Ploy Backfires (via Variety)
Cop Plays Taylor Swift (via YouTube)
Wendy Williams Shades Tabitha Brown for retiring her husband (sketchy YouTube clip)
Dear Wendy Williams I Hope Love Finds You (via Tabitha Brown’s YouTube)
Head of Instagram Updates Users on Plans for The App
If You Eat a Bunch of Desserts, We'll Tell You Which Iconic Gay Couple You Are Most Like
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My mum’s favorite photo of me, according to her via Reddit
TikToker Perspective on Instagram’s Future
Tarantino says Bruce Lee hated American stuntman, people who disagree can suck his dick
Tarantino talks about Bruce Lee on Rogan
50 Actors Who Married Their Costars And How Long Their Relationships Lasted
DEVELOPING: Large explosion reported near oil platform in the Caspian Sea, cause unclear
Delta Airlines is addicted to breaking wheelchairs
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A St, Louis news reporter's Tweet about an upcoming segment led to "Mile 420" trending on Twitter. Black TikTok creators refusing to dance to Megan Thee Stallion's new single is proving a massive point. Britney Spears spoke her truth in front of a judge for the first time in thirteen years and validated everything the #FreeBritney has been fighting for. David Dobrik returns to YouTube and gets a handjob in the form of a Rolling Stone article.... or does he?
Links:
KMOV's Paige Hustley Tweets About a Teen Bedroom Segment
Another Tweet clarifying that the segment was about fentanyl
Black TikTok Creators go on strike (via DefNoodles)
‘They can’t do it without us’: Black TikTokers strike to protest dance appropriation
DUNZO! Britney's Conservatorship Testimony
FULL HQ AUDIO OF BRITNEY SPEARS TESTIMONY
Jamie Lynn makes Instagram video defending herself (NEW)
Fans are signing a petition to get Jamie cut from her Netflix show
Rolling Stone's 2021 David Dobrik Profile
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Chris Crocker reacts to his astrological alignment with Britney
AskReddit: What's the easiest way to make $1,000,000,000?
Antphrodite's New Tarot Reading on Free Britney
Matt Kohr AMC & GAMESTOP - BIG MONEY BETS ON APE NATION
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Monica Lewinsky is Twitter's hero of the day for her response to an HBO Max intern who accidentally struck gold. Tati Westbrook (GlamLifeGuru) makes her return to YouTube amidst a lawsuit with her former business partner, Clark Swanson. The word "divination" is thrown around. Aaaaaaand, an April 2021 TikTok from Mal Bum about relationships' stitches keep popping up and it's time for Brian and Molly to give them an official review. Scroll down for links to our sources, where we're going to be, who all is helping us and other ways you can support the show.
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CHECK OUT OUR NEW YOUTUBE CHANNEL FEATURING MOLLY'S EDIT OF TATI'S RETURN VIDEO AND A TIKTOK COMPILATION FROM THE TREND WE TALKED ABOUT IN TODAY'S SHOW! WE'LL BE MEME=ING THERE FROM TIME TO TIME! (And who knows? Maybe when we're Oprah we'll be required to have a YouTube page or whatever).
Links:
Yashar Ali's Twitter, which hasn't been updated as of recording
“What’s something that sounds fake about your relationship but sounds real?” Trend
Mal Bum had this TT about his girlfriend’s ex go viral in April but it continues to trend
TheRupple’s stand up set leads to a triad
Lucian_McCurdy has a story that might trigger Bri
JennyB5ft3 is her husband’s queen
Bonus:
Cool.cats4eva’s whirlwind romance
Tati Westbrook: "A Year Later"
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BuzzFeed Trending Quiz: What Percent Kimmy Gibbler Are You?
Rebecca Black On Her First Musical Project in Over a Decade
H3 Bella Poarch Interview (A MUST WATCH!)
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Brian is back from a week long vaycay, so he and Molly catch up on the Yashar Ali tea that dropped this week. Chrissy Tiegan's new apology, Pete Davidson's "ex-wife" Michelle Mootready moving on and of course, produce. They wrap it all up by taking a quiz designed to tell them how toxic they are to the online community. Spoiler: They both failed.
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Links:
The Curious Rise of Twitter Power Broker Yashar Ali
Twitter Superstar Yashar Ali got evicted by Kathy Griffin
"Hi again" by Chrissy Tiegan via Medium
Fashion designer Michael Costello says he was suicidal after threats from Chrissy Tiegan
What Happened Between Monica Rose and The Kardashians?
Tiegan's old tweet about Lindsay Lohan resurfaces
BuzzFeed Quiz: Sorry Babe, But You're an Online Nightmare if You Check 27/40 of These
Updated Bodega Cats Presents Website
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Stuck fetishism
https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/adeonibada/woman-tiktok-fetish-stuck-chair-jaws-of-life
Lorde’s album art got memed:
https://twitter.com/foIkrav/status/1402142862607732739
https://twitter.com/firthism/status/1402178646547202050
https://twitter.com/rinasivy/status/1402141347352518656
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When viral TikToks blow up on Twitter, ugly truths come out. This weeks victim? The bee removal specialists Texas Bee Works, who TikTok knows as an Insta-ready one woman show known for scooping up the little stingers with her bare hands. Brian sheds some perspective as a parent on why teen retailers like Justice and Claire's have fallen out of favor. And of course there's plenty of discussion on the Floyd Mayweather vs. Logan Paul PPV Exhibition and a little Jake/Logan incest fanfic to spice things up.
Links;
OrigInal TikTok about tweens skipping tween stage by BryanaVlogs
GymGuppies, a teacher, adds on to BryanaVlogs' theory
Body Talks by SayingYourName (via archiveofourown)
Texas Bee Works TT that went viral on Twitter
It's revealed that Texas Bee Works are Trump supporters
Female removal specialist exposes Texas Bee Works
Female removal specialist points out that Texas Bee Works removes "the wrong type" of bee
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Benito Skinner’s impression of Kourtney Kardashian post-Travis
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Scientists say there’s a possibility that convicted felons could serve a life sentence in a handful of hours, but somehow it seems worse than just dying in jail. Molly and Brian really dig in to a “kooky modern love story” that played out over Twitter this week and frankly, they resent it. And as always, this is a podcast that’s horny for two things 1) food, 2) disgusting, unapologetic judgement and this week we doubled down.
Links!
Woman Flies from Orlando to Portland to profess her love for a man, gets rejected
“Went Grocery Shopping Yesterday”
“Should Be Easy Work, Dig Deep”
BuzzFeed Quiz: How Normal is Your Refrigerator?
Prisoners Could Serve 1000 Year Sentence in 8.5 Hours
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Brian Beckner and Molly McAleer answer this week's biggest questions. Is it abusive to wake your spouse up every 15 min until dawn? Can a manicure manifest your dream boy? What hard lesson did John Mulaney's divorce teach his parasocially related fans? What the hell happened at Adrian's lil beach function? It's 10 PM, where are your children?
Links:
Gucci_Pineapple on TT via Horny4Bitcoin
Adrian's Kickback thread via Taylor Lorenz on Twitter
KCAL9 Report on Adrian's Kickback
This has happened in Huntington Beach before
BuzzFeed Quiz: Get Your Nails Done and We'll Tell You What Male Celeb You're Supposed to Be With
Johnny Fallon (Alarm Guy) becomes Twitter's main character
History of the Wife Guy via KnowYourMeme
The Personal, Private and Parasocial of John Mulaney via Pajiba
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Does Shrek Actually Suck? and Smashmouth reacts
"That Teacher Who Spills All Her Personal Business" @nannymaw on TikTok
Molls' Fav TikToker Gucci_Pineapple aka Alden
KICKBACK - Myles Parrish x Scotty Sire x Heath Hussar (David Dobrik's Vlog Squad)
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Facebook might be catering to some unique fetishes. Chrissy Teigan is cancelled once again. Brian and Molls turn to fan-fic to process Bill Gates' affair and then they make t-shirts about it.
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Links:
What happened between Chrissy Teigan and Courtney Stodden
Products disappear from Target website
Bill Gates left Microsoft in 2020 because of investigation
Untitled (Bill/Steve Stockholm Syndrome)
ULTIMATE SPAGHETTI TRICK! Facebook video (Josh and Lisa)
ULTIMATE PARTY TRICK! Facebook video (Josh and Lisa)
TikTok Fetish Videos by Alli Baggett and Kelita Rosita: 1,2,3,4,5
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Streamer reacts to opening creased Pokemon
TikTok Creator with TBI goes viral for Bathroom DIY Disaster
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What did we think was going to happen? Molly talks about investing the $200 KFC from Barstool owes her in $DOGE the day of Elon Musk's SNL appearance and got hosed. Plus, they talk about the biggest baby names of 2021 and take a Buzzfeed Trending quiz to figure out how old they are. Oh, and Raya? It's done. Totally done.
Links:
TikTok from creator with autism re: Elon's diagnosis reveal
Ben Afflek's Raya encounter goes viral
Most popular baby names around the world
GUESS YOUR AGE BY YOUR CLASSMATE'S NAMES
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Chrissy Tiegan organized her fridge
Frequent AirPod users are getting the same ear fungus
LaKeith Stanfield is in some weird Clubhouse rooms
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Growing up a meme turned out to be worth a pretty penny for Disaster Girl. Taylor Swift fans theorized about the potential release of TS10/Woodvale/Lakeshore/Sea Shore/Red (Taylor's Version)/Speak Now (Taylor's Version)/1989 (Taylor's Version on April 30th. Cheugy became the unofficial breakout word of 2021. What's an apology dinner?
Links:
Swiftie TikTokers:
ChampagneFolkie (Molls' favorite)
Taylor Lorenz's NYT piece on cheugy
Disaster Girl makes $500k selling NFT
AITA for arranging a potluck for my sister's apology dinner?
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