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Can Any Tech Company Survive the Attack of the Clones? Apr 25, 2021

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Instagram stole Snapchat's stories, Twitter stole Facebook's "likes," TikTok stole Vine's.... everything? Today innovation feels like it's ruled by Big Tech's copy/acquire/kill strategy and we just wanna know... is anyone exempt? Is there such thing as originality anymore? Should we give up on having our own ideas and just wait for someone else to do something we can copy?

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Nick Blakiston.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______

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Don't Touch Me in a Nightclub, Part 2: WTF Can We Do About This? Apr 18, 2021

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In Part 2 of our "Don't Touch Me In A Nightclub" series, Luce and Liv discuss how we can tackle clubbing culture with Ella Lamont and Sophia Harrison, two young women who were tired of living through the gross Wellington nightclub scene, so they launched an online space for others to share their experiences.

We explore:

What their survey found
Why "it's not all men" is irrelevant
What we can do to try and tackle this culture

These conversations usually fall on the wrong ears, so please, don't be shy - send this episode to anyone you think might need to hear it. This could be your guy mates, your brothers, your girlfriends - be shameless!

Keep up with what Ella and Sophia are up to at the Wellington Alliance Against Sexual Violence.

If you or someone you know needs help, you can find support here.

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Olivia Mercer.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______ or @shityoushouldcareabout

Online at shityoushouldcareabout.com,

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Don't Touch Me in a Nightclub: How the Nature of Consent Got so Fucked Up Apr 14, 2021

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In this very important episode, Luce and Liv discuss clubbing culture and how touching someone before talking to them has been normalised.

We explore this massive disconnect between what we want when we go clubbing (to have a good time) and what guys (mostly) THINK we want (grinding and ass slapping.)
We tell our stories from the clubs and share some of the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of stories you sent in to us
We try to explain how this culture got to where it is today, and what we can do to change it

The thing is, these conversations usually fall on the wrong ears, so please, don't be shy - send this episode to anyone you think might need to hear it. This could be your guy mates, your brothers, your girlfriends - be shameless!

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Olivia Mercer.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______ or @shityoushouldcareabout

Online at shityoushouldcareabout.com,

AND come hang out in our Facebook group “The Shit Show Squad”

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

If you're a guy, please listen to this xxx Apr 14, 2021

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Hey guys! It's Luce and Liv here, and we wanna have a chat with you. A very loving one, but a very necessary one xxxx

In this very important episode, Luce and Liv discuss clubbing culture and how touching someone before talking to them has been normalised.

We explore this massive disconnect between what we want when we go clubbing (to have a good time) and what guys (mostly) THINK we want (grinding and ass slapping.)
We tell our stories from the clubs and share some of the HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of stories you sent in to us
We try to explain how this culture got to where it is today, and what we can do to change it

The thing is, these conversations usually fall on deaf ears, so please, don't be shy - send this episode to anyone you think might need to hear it. This could be your guy mates, your brothers, your girlfriends - be shameless!

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Olivia Mercer.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______ or @shityoushouldcareabout

Online at shityoushouldcareabout.com,

AND come hang out in our Facebook group “The Shit Show Squad”

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We ALL Have Hangxiety (Hangover Anxiety) Apr 12, 2021

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You know that awful feeling you get the day after drinking when you're too anxious to function? That's Hangxiety.

You've felt that? Yeah, us too. But what is it? What are some of our experiences? How do you deal with it? What's the actual science behind it? The gals have you covered!

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston, Ruby Edwards and Olivia Mercer.

And as always you can find us on instagram at @shityoushouldcareabout or come hang out in our Facebook group "Shit You Should Care About Squad" here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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Wtf is Pizzagate? Apr 09, 2021

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A 2021 re-upload, coz this episode rules.

What do Hillary Clinton, Justin Bieber, a Pizza Parlour in Washington, and TikTok have in common? They're all linked to Pizzagate, a conspiracy theory that came to light in 2016 and is having a moment in 2020, four years on.

Today Luce and Rubes do what they do best and debunk this conspiracy theory for you all - and you better believe that once again, TikTok has a huge role to play in its resurgence.

This episode was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston and Ruby Edwards, and as always you can find us on instagram at @shityoushouldcareabout or come hang out in our Facebook group "Shit You Should Care About Squad" here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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We Need To Talk About David Dobrik Apr 07, 2021

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Today’s episode is all about David Dobrik and the recent and very serious rape allegations against the Vlog Squad.

We explain who and what the Vlog Squad is, why influencers and creators keep fucking up, yet their platforms HARDLY EVER suffer, why everyone has been so scared to talk about Youtube’s “Golden Boy,” the way audiences are groomed into thinking content that definitely isn’t okay, is, and whether it’s the job of the creator to predict what is or isn’t going to be okay in the future.

A big episode, but a very important one.

Kat Tenbarge’s article: https://www.businessinsider.com.au/vlog-squad-durte-dom-rape-allegation-david-dobrik-zeglaitis-video-2021-3?r=US&IR=T

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Olivia Mercer.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______

Online at shityoushouldcareabout.com,

Come hang out in our Facebook group “The Shit Show Squad” here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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Arbonne, MLM's and Pyramid Schemes - LET'S TALK Apr 06, 2021

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Luce does a deep dive into Arbonne, the MLM company coming under fire at the moment, with Liam Sharma who wrote the article: White Mercedes-Benz, VSCO filters & cooked concerts. We need to talk about Arbonne. It gets juicy and tea (or fizz sticks) get spilt!

Liam's Article: https://www.saucemag.co.nz/beauty/arbonne

Ainsley's Article: https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/home/arbonne

As usual, you can find us on Instagram at @shityoushouldcareabout, online at www.shityoushouldcareabout.com or in our Facebook group the Shit You Should Care About Squad here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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NOT OUR BODY, NOT OUR BUSINESS Apr 02, 2021

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2021 Re-upload because I miss the podcast!

Today Luce and Rubes talk about why peoples "transformations" are NONE OF OUR BUSINESS, before tackling the wider issue - why do we even feel the need to comment on people's weight? And why do we put so much emphasis on weight anyway?

We chat about concern trolling, Lizzo, healthcare malpractice when it comes to managing weight, and why we should stay the fuck out of people's business. How you look isn't an accurate representation of your health! Listen in for some passionate chats - as per.

Recommendations: I Weigh pod with Jameela Jamil and Roxanne Gay: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/roxane-gay/id1498855031?i=1000473940165

Boyhood (film.)

Articles mentioned: Everything you know about obesity is wrong: https://highline.huffingtonpost.com/articles/en/everything-you-know-about-obesity-is-wrong/

The Art of Compliments: https://shityoushouldcareabout.com/home/theartofcompliments

And as always you can find us on instagram at @shityoushouldcareabout or come hang out in our Facebook group "Shit You Should Care About Squad" here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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Ship Happens: Why we all cared SO MUCH about the big, stuck boat Apr 01, 2021

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We’re BACK - kinda. Look, when there’s shit to talk about, we’re just gonna talk about it. And we NEED to talk about why we were all so gripped by the big, stuck boat in the Suez canal.

Joined by guest host, Luce’s older brother Nick, we chat about how the Ever Given got stuck (and then un-stuck), what the Suez Canal actually is, what the implications were, and WHY WE ALL GAVE SO MANY SHITS ABOUT IT.

Naturally, there’s a lot of meme chat along the way - so you should definitely listen.

This episode of The Shit Show was brought to you by Lucy Blakiston & Olivia Mercer.

As always you can find us on Instagram at @theshitshow______

Online at shityoushouldcareabout.com,

AND come hang out in our Facebook group “The Shit Show Squad” here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2653704428049497

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