The Doomscroll Diaries

Laura returns from Europe with stories of being trapped inside a closed terminal at Charles de Gaulle Airport for seven hours with nothing but a muffin and a few sips of water. Meanwhile, a traveler is caught smuggling 58 live turtles in her tights, Hooters attempts a family-friendly rebrand, and the internet continues to prove that reality is stranger than fiction. Plus: puffins, birding, a disas...

Laura is headed to Cannes and may or may not accidentally end up in White Lotus season 4, the Solidcore guy somehow gets even weirder, and the JP Morgan “cannons” lawsuit continues to spiral into one of the funniest workplace scandals on the internet. This week, we get into: Men paying for fake cauliflower ear surgery Robert Pattinson getting ghosted by his own stalker Elon Musk losing his OpenAI...

Pete Davidson’s breakup is getting messy, cruises are somehow having an even worse week than usual, and Hawaii may have delivered the most satisfying case of instant karma we’ve seen in a while. This week on Doomscroll Diaries, Mae and Laura discuss: Pete Davidson and Elsie Hewitt’s breakup drama The viral monk seal incident in Hawaii Why some people desperately need to be punched in the face A di...

This week on The Doomscroll Diaries, Mae and Laura get into the absolutely unhinged JP Morgan lawsuit that’s blowing up online, Emily Blunt getting dragged for wildly out-of-touch career advice, and their chaotic visit to Carl Radke’s NYC sober bar, Soft Bar, where ordering a mocktail somehow became a deeply adversarial experience. They also break down the latest Summer House drama involving Amand...

This week on Doomscroll Diaries , we have questions… and no answers. Nuclear scientists keep disappearing under very strange circumstances (totally normal), while Mae returns to the ice after 15 years for a true Miracle on Ice… in New Jersey. Laura reports back from Louisiana, where: Alligators are… kind of cute? Emus are aggressive And one interaction took a turn Also this week: A government offi...

This week on The Doomscroll Diaries, we’re unpacking some of the internet’s most chaotic headlines. First up: the extremely awkward McDonald’s CEO video that somehow went viral while promoting the new Big Arch burger. Why does it feel like corporate PR keeps getting weirder every year? Then we get into the latest Epstein testimony drama and why Bill and Hillary Clinton are once again at the center...

Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@laurasogar⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@mae_planert⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and follow the pod ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠@doomscrolldiariespod The internet has officially adopted a baby monkey. This week we’re breaking down the story of Punch — the viral monkey from a Japanese zoo who was abandoned by his mother, clings to a plush toy for comfort, and is now at the center of a global debate. Is he being bullied?...

This week, we get into the internet’s latest (and most confusing) wellness obsession, why raw milk is suddenly everywhere, and how influencer culture keeps turning objectively bad ideas into lifestyle trends. We also talk about Ballerina Farm, trad-wife aesthetics, and what happens when “natural” wellness collides with actual public health concerns. Plus: a surprisingly wholesome internet story ab...

We’re unpacking snow day chaos, grocery store panic, and why TikTok moms are preparing for winter weather like it’s the apocalypse. Plus: Shaun White snowboarding in Central Park, Ted Cruz fleeing another storm, and the age-old truth that actors need to stop taking themselves so seriously. We also get into PR-driven “on-set chemistry,” William Shatner eating cereal out of a glass bowl while drivin...

What is actually going on with Brooklyn Beckham — and why is his family drama suddenly everywhere? This week, we unpack Brooklyn Beckham’s very public fallout with his parents, the internet’s many theories, and why it’s giving royal-family-level dysfunction . Then we pivot to one of the most disturbing stories we’ve seen in a while: a Chinese billionaire who allegedly has hundreds of children born...

This week on DoomScroll Diaries , we break down the chaos at every level of power. Jerome Powell stands his ground as Trump escalates pressure on the Federal Reserve, proving why the least glamorous people are sometimes the ones we trust most. Then we pivot to Spencer Pratt’s very real run for Mayor of Los Angeles and what reality TV politics says about where we’re headed. Plus: celebrity mom grou...

This week, New Yorkers rang in the New Year by getting pranked by fake Brooklyn Bridge fireworks , while a couple in Brooklyn casually stole a live lobster from a restaurant and walked off into the night. From there, things only get stranger. Mae went to a Miami strip club and has thoughts, while we also get into raw meat leaking all over an airport baggage carousel, plants getting microneedling (...

It’s been a dark week, on the internet and around the world,  so we went looking for the things that actually brought us joy online. We talk viral dances that briefly cured our doomscrolling, a man fighting off a coyote to save his chihuahua, deeply unhinged wedding traditions, British “Chinese food” discourse, why smart fridges might be a mistake, and the comfort of small, absurd internet moments...

This week on The Doomscroll Diaries , we dive into our thoughts on the new Diddy documentary - the wild moments, the uncomfortable parts, and why everyone online is reacting the way they are. Then we get into the story of Bonnie Blue being arrested in Bali , how it unfolded, why it sparked so much debate, and why this whole situation feels like the world’s darkest study-abroad cautionary tale. And...

A new Anna Delvey in NYC? Period blood as skincare? Campbell’s Soup in scandal mode? Yeah… it’s one of those weeks. NYC is apparently auditioning a new Anna Delvey and she’s dining-and-dashing across Manhattan like it’s performance art. Meanwhile, the internet has discovered “period facials” (we’re sorry, but also… you clicked), and Campbell’s Soup is in full corporate meltdown after an exec calle...

This week we’re breaking down the weirdest email to surface from the Epstein files so far (yes, the one causing the Trump–Clinton rumors), Russia’s AI robot that immediately collapsed onstage, and the Jonas Brothers concert moment that turned Scott Kelly into the internet’s favorite résumé story. Plus: Disney Adult “man ears,” eyelid-flipping childhood criminals, the Jacquemus ad that unexpectedly...

This week on The Doomscroll Diaries , we’re spiraling over Kim Kardashian’s latest legal flop, wondering who’s running Sydney Sweeney’s PR (because girl…), and trying to make sense of a wild animal that’s straight-up attacking people in Japan. We also get into the death-metal Miss Universe performance that broke our brains, Jennifer Lawrence swearing off politics, and why “Most Improved” might be...

Britney Spears has deleted her Instagram again, Julia Fox is making headlines for a bloody Jackie O Halloween costume, and Laura is deep in her egg-freezing era. This week on The DoomScroll Diaries , Mae and Laura spiral through the internet’s most chaotic stories — from TikTok’s emotional whiplash and Reddit redemption arcs to China’s new influencer law and Albania’s pregnant AI government offici...

We’re joined this week by our loudest new guest host: baby Van . Between his surprise mic grabs and running commentary, we somehow cover the NBA gambling scandal , Britney Spears’ latest headline-making chaos , and a K-pop star suing for $4 quadrillion . Somewhere between Van’s coos and the internet’s collective meltdown, Kristen Bell posts something that makes everyone groan. It’s another week of...

Spooky-season chaos, anyone? We kick off with museum mayhem: the Louvre’s brazen 4-minute jewel robbery, a string of copycat heists, and the Mango founder’s death turning into a true-crime twist. Then it’s the “No Kings” protests and a truly unhinged response video (yes, an AI plane dumping poop 🙃). We unpack the viral clip of a streamer yelling at his dog (shock collar discourse!), a Twitch crea...

This week on The DoomScroll Diaries , we try to care about world news but… Taylor Swift’s PR machine is melting down again. We unpack Taylor’s “I’m just a football girlfriend” era, the conspiracy that Travis Kelsey signed her Records, and her chaotic interviews with Jimmy Fallon. Then we get into Justin Trudeau canoodling with Katy Perry (?!), Eric Adams’ ex releasing an erotic memoir, Mississippi...

Kanye made a “Betrayal List,” and somehow it includes Hitler, Curious George, and his own daughter. We don’t know what’s going on either. This week we’re talking about: •Britney Spears posting a bunch of Orthodox Jewish men for Rosh Hashanah and just writing “I like the beard” •The new AI necklace called Friend that talks to you like a therapist and might actually take your job •Ice Cube’s tour bu...

The internet really outdid itself this week. A YouTube pastor swore the rapture was scheduled, Bumble’s founder is facing messy old allegations while pitching AI dating, and a Phillies fan stole a foul ball from a kid—only for the mob to go after the wrong woman. Also on the scroll: Bill Belichick’s girlfriend filing a Gold Digger™ trademark, an ex–NFL player caught in the most cursed elevator cam...

This week on The Doomscroll Diaries, we’re spiraling over the weirdest mix of stories the internet threw at us. Burning Man wasn’t just dust storms and chaos - someone was actually murdered, and the rumors around it are getting darker by the day. Over in LA, Cardi B turned her $24M lawsuit into a full-blown circus, with testimony moments that felt more like a reality show than a courtroom. Then th...

We’re back in studio! What a summer. We catch up on everything we missed: Laura’s safari recap (close encounters with wildlife and a guide named Cloud), Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement and all the speculation around it (the ring, the Ralph Lauren looks, and the American Eagle campaign), Serena Williams’ new GLP-1 partnership and the body image conversation it sparked, plus Cracker Barre...