Halfsies

This week's episode is as bittersweet as it gets. 22-year-old #VanLife blogger Gabby Petito and her boyfriend, Brian Laundrie went on a road trip and only one of them came home. For once, Internet chatter about a disappearance was not only helpful, but appreciated by the family. This story has a tragic ending that is still writing itself. Before we get in to the story of Gabby and Brian, we touch...

Alternative aesthetics (both cottage core and "sissy boy") are under attack by Molls' old friend Molly Lambert, and China, respectively. Texas imposes another ban, this time on social media. Plus, one YouTubers plausible plan to become the biggest entertainer in the world. Tiffany Maddox is our wonderful co-host. GET OUR LIMITED EDITION "VAX BUDDIES" SHIRT AND MORE ON SOLIDLISTEN.STORE China Bans...

Lyft, Uber and GoDaddy stand up to Texas. Bounty hunters are popping up on Reddit. Teenagers send Christians and incels Shrek p*rn. A "new artist" thought her ex-best friend was her only enemy until she tried to promote her new single. A delicious Armenian restaurant's Yelp page is plagued by liars. A man throws away his $100,000 salary to chase the impossible dream of being mentored by Logan Paul...

We've got conspiracy theories about why Lady Gaga's dog walker is living in his car. And how strange Taylor Swift's first TikTok was. OnlyFans got the Ol' Yeller treatment. Alice Ripley ended Broadway. Links: Round up of the OnlyFans changes from bruhrelia  OnlyFans to ban sexually explicit content as if that isn't the whole point of OnlyFans Did the Rich and Famous Ruin OnlyFans for Sex Workers?...

OOTDs fought their way through the tie-dye sweatsuit jungle and emerged with good grades and a death grip. The Pants Store became an International Lifestyle Brand. A star was born. Regardless of your proximity to the University of Alabama and/or Greek Life, if you've been on TikTok for the past week, you're invested in #BamaRushTok.... so what happened to fan favorite WhatWouldJimmyBuffettDo? ORIG...

A BuzzFeed writer learnt what she shoulda known about messing with Trish "Like Fish" Paytas. A Karen complained about her neighbor's Winnie the Pooh themed lawn ornaments. Quentin Tarantino delights in financially alienating his mother. Links to this week's stories: TizzyBizzy92's TikToks compiled on our YouTube channel People Are Sharing Weird Things They Find Attractive, And Boy Howdy, They Mean...

The employees at Blizzard are on strike, two Texas teens are going viral after robbing a dead man, Rick Astley hits a major milestone and Brian and Molly and Brian's girlfriend and his neighbor's dog take an IQ test together. Links/Sources Michael Che makes tasteless jokes at the expense of Simone Biles (BallerAlert via Twitter) Blizzard Recruiters Asked Hacker If She ‘Liked Being Penetrated’ at J...

Is a single shoe from a pair of Adidas sneakers an Adida? An eight-year-old girl with a lemonade stand was the target of Twitter rage, An online poker website has people concerned about ties to human trafficking. Alex Cooper of Call Her Daddy may be worth well over $60,000,000, but she's just like any other girl you know who french kisses a goldendoodle. Links/Sources KaraPeoples101 TikTok page My...

It was one of those weeks where the universe said, "you deserve a theme episode." After an update on JoJo Siwa and Britney Spears, Brian and Molly dive in to a pile of MAIN CHARACTERS. There's the former Disney cast member who "made" a Disney adult cry followed by a Michigan boutique owner who accidentally sent a job applicant a nasty email. Then we got two viral Twitter threads from young people...

This week Brian got caught in a troubling lie and Molly tried to write her haircut off on her taxes (business expense for the podcast, duh). Plus, AMC APES find each other in the wild, Mayor Muriel Bowser tweeted and deleted some provockative art and Trend Lightly's favorite Swiftie needs our help. ᔆᵀᴼᴿᴵᴱᔆ ᴵᴺ ᵀᴴᴵᔆ ᴱᴾᴵᔆᴼᴰᴱ Got my hair cut for the first time in 18 months and colored for the first ti...

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 co...

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 h...

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 Moll...

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. Get the extended version of this Trend Lightly epis...

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 t...

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 a...

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...

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. Join us on 5/18 on Stereo for our live after show. 3pm EST/12pm PST stereo.com/mollymac stereo.com/brianbeckner Links: What happened between Chrissy Teigan and Courtney Stodden Products disappear from Target...

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...

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) Oatm...

What do Disney World and Demi Lovato have in common? WOKENESS, AND TOO MUCH OF IT. #DietCultureVulture Brian Beckner and Molly McAleer work through some personal stuff at the top of the show. Brian dives deeper into his failed commercial acting career and the inappropriate therapist who led him there. Molly acknowledges that her groin tension is an issue and looking back on her sessions with Radia...

Updates and story gaps on the Paul vs. Askren fight, addressing the elephant in the room, the Telly of it all and Brian commits to showing the BTS of his relationship. This is a replay of the after/pre show we do every Tuesday and Friday on the Stereo app. Molls Stereo Brian Stereo Follow us on social media: Twitter/Instagram: @trendlightlypod Molly's Twitter/Instagram: @molls Brian's Twitter/Inst...

The news of Chrissy Tiegan being back on Twitter has Brian and Molly pondering the age old question, "is simping kindness?"Paula Abdul is filling in for Luke Bryan on American Idol and known heterosexual Ryan Seacrest helped welcome her back with a FaceTime from Randy Jackson that instantly transported the audience back to 2007. The biggest Internet event of last week, though, probably had to be t...

Kris Jenner is doing her best to run a photo of Khloe Kardashian off the Internet forever. Dave Portnoy's third sex tape is leaked and $PENN takes a hit. Azealia Banks declares crypto a dead man walking. Molls gets vulnerable and shows Brian her GoDaddy receipts. Links: Barstool's Dave Portnoy shrugs at sex tape as Penn Stock Slides Dave Portnoy responds to leak via Twitter Sydney Raines' Instagra...

Brian updates everyone on his thoughts about in-home jewelry and Molls commissioned some inspiring art. Then they talk about a personal trainer who shamed his client on Instagram, Danielle Bregoli's stunning first day on OnlyFans, take a quiz about stir-fry and wrap up with the trailer for Janicza Bravo's ZOLA. A movie is being made about a banger Twitter thread! What?! Links: King_Primus_ tweets...