Laura Sogar and Mae Planert
The Doomscroll Diaries
Two stand-up comics in NYC bring you a weekly roundup of the best of the worst the internet has to offer. We cover everything from pop culture and corporate fails to celebrity news and whatever else the almighty algorithm throws our way. We doomscroll so you don’t have to.https://beacons.ai/doomscrolldiariespod
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Laura Sogar and Mae Planert
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Jun 10, 2026
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Episodes
Why Colbert Was Canceled + South Park’s Wild Trump Episode 06.08.2025 58:27
Stephen Colbert is out, CBS quietly handed Trump $16 million, and Trisha Paytas’ baby might be Ozzy Osbourne reincarnated. We’re not saying it’s confirmed… but we’re not not saying it. This week, Mae and Laura dig into the Colbert cancellation theories, the real story behind CBS’s Trump settlement, and South Park’s latest Trump episode. They also unpack Huda Beauty’s full descent into conspiracy c...
We Break Down the Kiss Cam Scandal, Sydney’s Ad Mess, and the Worst App Leak Ever 30.07.2025 1:14:34
Sydney Sweeney’s new jeans ad might be the most unintentionally (or very intentionally?) eugenics-coded campaign of the year and that’s somehow not even the most cursed brand moment we cover this week. We get into the tea app data breach that exposed women’s personal info, a Coldplay kiss cam scandal that cost a tech CEO his job, a WNBA campaign that sparked a very predictable backlash, and Nation...
Greg’s Glow Up, Elon Musk’s Grok Is Offensive, and A24 Disappointed Us (again) 16.07.2025 1:02:03
We’re back on Zoom this week Mae’s was on Cape Cod with her family, Laura’s dealing with hecklers, and Greg the cat just got professionally groomed (and immediately took a revenge dump). We cover everything from prison pregnancy “life hacks” to Lily Allen’s overshare about a thousand-dude sex tape. Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s AI bot Grok spirals into full-on extremism, spouting Nazi propaganda and sexu...
Jojo Siwa’s Queer Identity Plot Twist, Liver King’s Arrest, and Dakota Johnson’s Sleep Era 09.07.2025 43:12
Liver King challenged Joe Rogan to a fight… now he’s in jail. Dakota Johnson sleeps 14 hours a day and we’re honestly jealous. JoJo Siwa may or may not be gay, and a British man is basically in a relationship with a lie detector, and a new dating app matches you based on your search history. Enjoy! You can watch the full episode on YouTube here . Make sure to check out Laura’s Don’t Tell Comedy S...
Jeff Bezos’ Tacky Wedding, Gen Z Interns Are Weird, and the JD Vance Baby Meme Scandal 02.07.2025 1:01:55
Jeff Bezos got married and it was somehow both a $64 million event and deeply tacky. We’re breaking down the foam party, the Friday ceremony (??), and a wedding aisle carpet that screamed “startup office in 2012.” Meanwhile, Katy Perry skipped the wedding, but her ex Orlando Bloom didn’t — and yes, it’s giving drama. We also get into: • Gen Z interns and their lack of eye contact • A Norwegian tou...
Bezos’ “Cheap” Wedding, NYC Dogs Get Legal Status, and a Contagious Disease for Newlyweds 27.06.2025 53:55
This weekend broke us. Laura got hit with a foam sword at LARPing in Prospect Park, Mae barely survived the NYC heatwave with a baby in tow, and Coney Island? An actual hellscape of broken glass, trash fires, and emotional damage. We recap our chaotic social calendars (why did we say yes to everything?), debate whether mental illness is actually contagious through kissing, and break down Jeff Bez...
Welcome To THE DOOMSCROLL DIARIES!!! And Mae Got A Free Hot Tub and Laura Met Up With Girls From Reddit IRL 20.06.2025 1:00:13
The DoomScroll Diaries era has officially begun!! And we’re kicking it off with naked hot tub incident, Mae cosplaying as an escort, and Sabrina Carpenter’s not-so-subtle album cover. This week, we’re diving into all the juicy chaos: Mae gets a free hot tub that immediately backfires (literally), Laura reveals regularly she lies down in the shower “for her mental health” and we spiral over everyth...
Elon’s Black Eye, Sydney’s Bathwater Soap, and Selena Gomez’s Vape Scandal 11.06.2025 59:36
This week on Risqué Business News, the girls are asking: what the hell is going on?? Elon Musk showed up to the White House with a mysterious black eye, and no, it probably wasn’t from his 5-year-old son, X . Meanwhile, Sydney Sweeney is out here bottling and selling soap made with her used bathwater — and yes, it sold out. And Selena Gomez is once again facing internet backlash, this time for vap...
Laura Got Married!!! And We Solved the 100 Men vs. 1 Gorilla Debate 06.06.2025 56:23
Laura got married!!! It was dino-themed. There was a tornado. There was an armadillo. A porta potty flew down the street. Then we all boarded a party barge captained by a lesbian named SugarTits. Somehow, that’s just the first five minutes of this episode. We also dive into the 100 men vs. 1 gorilla debate, Kylie Jenner casually dropping her boob job recipe, Lindsay Lohan pretending her facelift w...
Justin Bieber Is Still Posting Through It, Eurovision Chaos, Duolingo Goes Ghost, and a Cop Did What in the Backseat?! 23.05.2025 56:02
This week on Risqué Business News: Eurovision drama heats up with Israel’s controversial second-place finish and a sus voting surge, Duolingo erases its entire TikTok presence after an AI backlash, and an influencer’s $125 sweatshirt line may actually be Alibaba in disguise. We also cover a cop caught having sex with a suspect in his own patrol car , Nick Cannon insuring his balls for $10 million,...
Selena’s Startup Is Broke & Justin Bieber Is Posting Through It 15.05.2025 55:04
This week, Justin Bieber decided Mother’s Day was the perfect time to post something that really should’ve stayed between him and Hailey who looked like she needed a hug. Meanwhile, Selena Gomez’s mental health startup WonderMind somehow forgot to pay people (oops). We also cover Suffolk County’s iconic move to publicly blast the worst deadbeat dads by naming them, a Times Square statue of an extr...
We Flew Into Newark Airport and It Was a Near Death Experience. 09.05.2025 51:52
We just flew into Newark and, honestly, we’re lucky to be alive. This week we’re talking about the airport chaos (spoiler: the planes disappeared from radar??), a janitor who peed herpes into the office water cooler, and Kanye West suing his dentist over a nitrous oxide addiction. We also become accidental water snobs thanks to a deep dive into the world of water sommeliers (Dasani slander incomin...
Bill Belichick’s Girlfriend Is 24. We Investigate. 01.05.2025 54:53
On this week’s ep, Gwyneth Paltrow has entered her carb era, the Oscars are forcing people to actually watch movies now before they vote for the academy awards (rude), and Bill Belichick, 74, has become a full-time Instagram boyfriend to his 24-year-old girlfriend. We also unpack JoJo Siwa’s Big Brother identity crisis, a motivational speaker who used his daughters’ abs as a sales pitch (???), and...
Fyre Fest 2 Scam, Did JD Vance Kill the Pope? Wedding Bus Tour, Serial Killer in New England, and ChatGPT’s Carbon Footprint 23.04.2025 46:30
Fyre Fest II is back… and already canceled again. The gals break down who’s dumb enough to buy tickets, plus the chaotic $333 wedding bus tour, a serial killer on the loose in New England, and a hiker who ignored rescuers because he thought they were spam calls. RIP Pope Francis and we’re blaming JD Vance. Also, Laura’s bachelorette is coming up, ChatGPT might destroy the planet, and China says ho...
Katy Perry Goes to Space and Other Headlines We Didn’t Expect 16.04.2025 51:20
This week on Risky Business News, Mae and Laura blast off with Blue Origin’s all-female space flight - featuring none other than Katy Perry sending her friend to space. From awkward PR stunts to cringe-worthy quotes, the girls break down everything wrong with this chaotic launch. Then they spiral into the rest of the week’s mess: KTLA’s appalling viral tweet, bad decisions made at Coachella, and &...
White Lotus Season Finale, Duke’s Bad PR, NYC Porta Potty Crisis 08.04.2025 48:23
The gals are spiraling over the White Lotus finale and Mike White’s war on common sense. Laura and Mae have thoughts - mostly about poison pina coladas, mysterious dads, and why Duke University took it so personally. A sushi restaurant in Queens is getting wrecked by an MTA porta potty (we wish that was a joke). A Williamsburg bathhouse is serving Bitcoin, bugs, and UTIs. A Florida principal gets...
Chappell Roan on Motherhood and Sean Kingston guilty of Fraud! 04.04.2025 52:34
The Gals are chatting about the AI chat bots getting bummed out from our problems. Laura needs to stop unloading on her poor chat bot. A woman at the DFW airport wore her birthday suit and was found covered in blood??? Imagine sitting next to her in 19A. A polygamist in Ohio has more rizz than Pete Davidson. Sean Kingston and his MOTHER are facing charges for a jewelry scam? And a pastor that said...
White House Group Chat fail, 23andMe Bankruptcy, Presidential Portrait 28.03.2025 56:09
On this weeks ep we are group texting war plans! We go over the The Atlantic journalist who found himself in the most cursed group chat of all time. Trump's new Colorado portrait, we think its a pretty kind interpretation! Forever 21 AND 23andMe are going out of business, tough to be a company in your 20s! Even tougher to be a woman around former NFL and college assistant coach that's charged with...
Astronauts, Kanye, Southwest Airlines and Popper Panic 19.03.2025 54:21
This week, the gals are diving into the latest buzz, from the mysterious new ‘menty B’ taking the spotlight according to Republican lawmakers. Find out if you have it! Plus, the astronauts stuck in space for months might finally have a way back to Earth, but honestly, who wants to return? Spoiler alert: not them. Meanwhile, Kanye West and Kim Kardashian are at it again, this time over a spic...
New Tell All Book on Facebook Scandals & Mel Robbins plagiarism?! 11.03.2025 40:18
Girlbossing too close to the sun? This week the gals into the explosive new tell all ‘Careless People’ by the newest Meta whistleblower, Sarah Wynn-Williams. She’s really out here 8 years after getting fired alleging sexual misconduct that goes all the way to the top and accusing the one and only Sheryl Sandberg of making her purchase $13k of lingerie. Sarah, just admit you wanted to have a shoppi...
DOGE Gets HACKED, Poppi Soda gets HUMBLED and the SCANDAL with Macron's wife 03.03.2025 53:01
This week the gals are talking Macron's wife, DOGE getting hacked, A feline that works for the feds, and Poppi soda's tonedeaf superbowl ad. Mae's father in law came in hot with some serious tea on Macron's wife. HOW are we just now findng out shes a dinosaur with great skincare (don't cancel us for being ageist). Kendrick Lamar has some new subjects for his next hit against P*dos. Pop...
Diddy’s lawyer QUITS, OnlyFans influencer’s big surprise, IVFing a strangers baby and Brian Johnson EMBARRASSED 25.02.2025 50:15
This week on Risque Business News, we’re braving NYC’s wind tunnels and diving headfirst into unhinged mayhem. First up: a woman in Georgia gave birth… to someone else’s baby thanks to an IVF clinic oopsie. Love that for her! The OnlyFans girlies are back at it - two adult stars claimed to be pregnant immediately after setting world records for the most… activity in 12 hours. Stunt or stork? We’ll...
The REAL Reason Why Eggs So Expensive? Plus, A Subway Birth & The TikTok Creep Under Investigation 18.02.2025 46:53
The gals are back, and this week, it’s all about eggs, scams, and the miracle of life on public tranportation. That’s right - someone stole $40K worth of eggs (how?!), a woman gave birth on the NYC subway (iconic), and TikTok’s worst pickup artist is now an international menace. Meanwhile, Trader Joe’s might be selling live chickens, and Estonia just threw the pettiest Eurovision-style break...
Kanye Spent HOW Much on a Super Bowl Ad?! + The Egg Farm Nightmare 11.02.2025 54:09
The gals are joined on this episode by the legendary international podcast star Greg (the cat) Normand and Mae takes a mid pod break to put on a burka and feed her newborn baby out of her literal breasts #metal. Gangs all here! No you can’t see her boobs (not even on Patreon) but feel free to imagine. This episode is as chaotic as Kanye west this week. We discuss his latest meltdown on X that migh...
DEI to MEI and a Compromised Treasury 06.02.2025 46:57
Welp! The gals are finally discussing the orange elephant in the Oval Office. Mae covers Trumps rollback on DEI department hires and his switch to MEI. He’s also hoping to give trans military employees the boot so to speak. We talk about the trans military members that meet his MEI metrics and are fighting back. Laura gives a run down of how everyone’s favorite oligarch and n*z* (allegedly!) Elon...
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