Shit You Should Care About

We read Fruit Fly by Josh Silver for October in the Shit You Should Read About book club, and here is our unfiltered, unhinged review! The Shit You Should Read About book club is exclusive to our paying newsletter subscribers, where we host our monthly book picks on the Fable app and dissect them chapter by chapter. While that is still sacred to our book club members, we wanted to give you a slice...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: A Serbian student-led movement wins in a historic election Lula wins the Brazil presidential election Nicki Minaj joins Trump onstage at a Michigan rally Welsh adventurer Ash Dykes completes his kayak in the Congo Basin, but is it worthy of praise? Youtube and podcaster Ethan Klein has been accused of che...

Surprise! We’re bringing our book reviews to the main podcast feed! The Shit You Should Read About book club is exclusive to our paying newsletter subscribers, where we host our monthly picks on the Fable app and dissect them chapter by chapter. While that is still sacred to our book club members, we wanted to give you a slice of what the cutest corner of the internet is like! Shit You Should Read...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: The French protests, explained Intrepid’s Not Hot List 2027 HBO Max and Lena Dunham are bringing back ‘GIRLS’ Harry Styles and Niall Horan both hold tributes to Liam Payne at their concerts Teen Vogue and Wattpad are teaming up to publish original short stories If you want to visit spots where no one else...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: Shane Gillis' sexist monologue on SNL Cartoon Network gets “gigaleaked”: over 200GB of concept work from our favourite shows released French high schoolers are protesting their own schools, and police are responding with force Soulja Boy hints 2028 run for president of the United States Kelly Clarkson...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: A lab worker in Russia dies of suspected plague: is this an outbreak or not? An update on the Cornell 7 case Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s partner has died on his 34th birthday ‘Heated Rivalry’ producers launch the Irina Foundation, inspired by the foundation in the ‘Game Changers’ book series Listen on Spotify...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: The Cornell 7, explained A woke lesbian bar that has caught global media attention Taylor Swift has released new (and objectively bad) songs An update on Macklemore and Ed Sheeran Donate to Give A Shit: The Sudan Crisis here! Listen on Spotify here! Listen on Apple here! Watch on YouTube here! Subscribe t...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: Give A Shit: How much you have donated and what your money can do Singapore is paying people to read books The AfD, an extremist right-wing party in Germany has won another state in regional elections An update on Macklemore being removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour after advocating for Palestine Channing Tatum's...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: Give A Shit: What happens when a crisis stops being trendy? A Trumpdate Lady Gaga has had a baby, and hid her entire pregnancy Macklemore has been removed from Ed Sheeran’s tour after advocating for Palestine Sydney Sweeney’s naked sports betting ad “Gay furry hackers” leaked the Project 2025 documents Donate...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: Our wokest takes Give A Shit: What exactly is happening in Sudan and where your donations going A far-right party in Germany has won a regional election, the closest a far-right party has come to holding power in a German state since World War Two and the Nazi Party The White House / Trump’s administration la...

This is the last episode of our podcast mini-series! Find our other episodes about jealousy and anger, wherever you get your pods (links below) x This week, Luce and Abby talk communication. Connell and Marianne. Ross and Rachel. Every Bridgerton couple ever. We are BEGGING people to just say the thing. We’ll be reading through stories you guys experienced and sent in and breaking them down. Learn...

this week on the shit you should care about podcast, luce and abby discuss: shit you should care about's new fundraising home!! 'Give A Shit' the latest on the flash flood in Nepal and how climate change is causing natural disasters globally Calloway x Good Good's sexist golf ad - the backlash and the aftermath Olivia Rodrigo's women-led festival that raised $20 million for women and girls non pro...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss everything ageing and beauty.  It has never been easier to be beautiful. There are filters that restructure your face in real time. Procedures you can book on your lunch break. A product for every insecurity, a medication for every flaw. There are AI bots that you can ask exactly what to fix and how. Or c...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss prediction markets - the weird, dystopian, online betting systems that our world politics and media are being influenced by… Listen on Spotify here! Listen on Apple here! Watch on YouTube here! Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here! Join our Book Club here! Buy Make It Make Sense here! Ho...

This is the second episode of our podcast mini-series, all about relationships! This week, Luce and Abby talk anger and how it isn't always yelling - sometimes it's passive - like silence, or a text that says "fine.” We’ll be reading through stories you guys experienced and sent in and breaking them down. Learn more about how to Love Better at https://www.lovebetter.org.nz xxx If a relat...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby deep dive into the worst things Donald Trump has done to women. Warning!!! He’s disgusting!! Last week we covered The Worst Things Trump Has Done to Democracy and Immigrants that you can listen to here And, you can listen to the 2020 episode where Luce and Ruby discuss The Horrible History of Donald Trump - his afflue...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby deep dive into the worst things Donald Trump has done to democracy and immigrants. Spoiler: it’s a LONG LIST. Listen to our previous episode where Luce and Ruby discuss The Horrible History of Donald Trump - his affluent upbringing, his racist past (and present), how he treats women, his dodgy business ventures, his p...

We have some deep dive episodes on the the worst things Trump has ever done coming out soon, but before we share them with you we’re putting this previous (but still relevant) episode back into your feed for more context and clues into why Trump is (unfortunately) the way he is. Before Trump was elected as President of the United States, Luce and Rubes discussed Trump’s affluent upbringing, his ra...

On this week's episodes of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy breaks down the major political and economic systems that run our world, one at a time. These systems shape everything about our lives. What rights we have, who makes the decisions, where our taxes go...... so we're breaking it all down and helping you understand how they play out in real countries, right now!! We cover: Democ...

Our new podcast mini-series is here, and it's all about RELATIONSHIPS!! We’re starting off with one of the most normal feelings of all, jealousy . Luce and Abby talk how normal it is to feel jealous of time you missed with your partner, but NOT normal to use their past against them + we read through stories you guys experienced and sent in!! Learn more about how to Love Better at https://www.loveb...

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:   Venezuela suffers from two deadly earthquakes with over 50,000 people currently missing More than 1,300 deaths are linked to the heatwave in Europe The US Supreme Court has denied Donald Trump’s final appeal in E. Jean Carroll’s case Someone shat their pants at a Noah Kahan concert Is Taylor Swift getting married at...

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss: Keir Starmer resigns as UK Prime Minister All the good news that has come out of the Football World Cup so far Olivia Wilde went on Call Her Daddy and talked age-gap relationships Why is Connor McGregor back in the spotlight?: A reminder of his sexual assault case after he recently went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy F...

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss: A 21 year old Brazilian woman has died in a bungy jumping incident A follow up on the SYSCA scoop: The UK is making it impossible for kids to send and receive nude images The UK is banning social media for under-16’s Gwyneth Paltrow stars in a (disgusting) marketing ad for a luxury residential building in Israel Tyra Banks...

Kia ora pod!! This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss: A SYSCA exclusive: Britain is the first country in the world to make it impossible for kids to send and receive nudes Trump walks out of an interview Instagram introduces an "Instagram Plus" subscription and other new features Scientists make sourdough bread out of yeast they found on a 3,500 year old mummy P...

On this weeks episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy and Abby discuss: Controversial 'The Hills' reality TV show star Spencer Pratt is running for LA mayor Hasan Piker being banned from entering the UK Patagonia vs Pattie Gonia lawsuit The new it-show, Off-Campus  Kiwi footballer Tim Payne has become world famous overnight Listen on Spotify here! Listen on Apple here! Watch o...