Halfsies

To borrow a phrase from Ric "The Nature Boy" Flair, "wooooo!" What a freakin' week. A man named Jensen Karp found shrimp tails and mouse crap in his breakfast cereal and it went viral. Then he goes viral AGAIN when people find out he's a former rapper who went by the name Hot Karl PLUS it turns out he's married to Topanga from Boy Meets World. And then he goes viral a THIRD TIME for probably being...

Did you know that Brian and Molls go live on the Stereo app on Tuesdays at 12 PST? It's uncensored, off the cuff, but hopefully on the topic of what's trending at the moment. As you'll hear, Stereo is basically like talk radio for your phone and people can call in and interact. This week they talked about some of the biggest revelations that have come out since recording our episode "The Whole Dav...

Ooooh, this is another long one. Sorry, things just keep happening. Accusations of sexual assault against Vlog Squad member Dom Zeglaitis broke this week, and there's a lot to it. Who is David Dobrik? What's the Vlog Squad? How did one of the most popular YouTube creators in history wind up at the center of a sexual assault scandal and what's going to happen to him, his friends, his new app Dispo,...

Fruit is cereal these days, so Molls dug up a BuzzFeed classic video to share with Brian. They also talk about these Cheerleader mom deep fakes and check out the teenager Rita Ora might be trying to financially ruin. Links: Pa. woman created ‘deepfake’ videos to force rivals off daughter’s cheerleading squad: police Nautre_Food's Nature's Cereal TikTok BuzzFeed: This Guy Tries Fruit For The First...

Meghan Markle vs. Bravolebrities, a commune that feels like a cult gets its day in the sun, spooky NYC real estate and OMG, BRUNCH!!!! Molls and Brian get into all of that and a fight.... Apartment goes full Candyman Bethenny called out by Bossip Millionaire Matchmaker throws herself in the ring BuzzFeed trending brunch quiz 8967 Galen Rd. TikTok compilation TheFreeGarden.org Trisha Paytas Vulture...

This week we've got an axe to grind, and so does Taylor Swift. After accidentally winding up in the crosshairs of KFC from Barstool Sports and his legion of Stoolies, Molly decided to do what she does best and troll back with flair. Brian and Molly also cover Gabbie Hanna being slammed with accusations of being ableist and the concept of tone indicators. Could all of the KFC drama have been resolv...

On the debut episode of Trend Lightly, Brian and Molly talk about their mutual hatred of Justin Timberlake and how it drove her to buy a Peloton, whether or not Helen Keller was real and read some Kimye fan fiction, before diving into Chris D’Elia’s comeback and a TikTok user’s confusing relationship with reality TV. Links: J.T.'s notes app "apology" Cody Rigsby's rant horny4bitcoin Instagram page...

Introducing Trend Lightly, a new podcast from Brian Beckner (The Baller Lifestyle) and Molly McAleer (Mother, May I Sleep with Podcast?). Join them for their weekly recaps on what everybody’s talking about online! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices