What's Your Issue?

This week's listener-suggested issue is Interview Magazine from July 1992 with cover girl (emphasis on GIRL) Drew Barrymore. Troy and Dara discuss the controversial photoshoot by Bruce Webber, Drew's career revival at 17, her lolita era, and how the adults in her life failed her. Plus, why Drew is the true definition of a manic pixie dream girl, erotic thrillers, and Troy's experience seeing a liv...

Troy and Dara discuss the January 17th, 1994 Newsweek cover story about Nancy Kerrigan. The story is written just after Nancy was attacked, but before anyone knew Tonya Harding might have anything to do with it. They talk about Nancy as a competitor and star, Troy's childhood prodigy potential, and reminisce about Olympic figure skating in the 1990s. Listen ad-free on Patreon Follow on Instagram @...

This week, Troy and Dara discuss 4 year old cover girl Raven-Symoné, who graced the pages of the April 1990 issue of JET Magazine. We talk about her rep as the most punctual toddler in Hollywood, her tenure on The View, the Cosby of it all, and child stardom. Read the article on our instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe to ad-free episodes on Patreon Follow Troy on instagram @troyjeanspears Foll...

In this week's bonus episode, Troy and Dara answer more listener AMA questions, including: Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen? What are some magazine ads that imprinted on you as a tween or teen? Which style trend would you like to make a comeback? What's your dream reality show to be on? Rumors or Stars Are Blind? What's your favorite thing about each other? Submit your own AMA question here. Submit your...

There's a new scammer in town!! (allegedly). This week, Troy and Dara break down the Vanity Fair article, "Bryant Simmons’s Frenemies Call Him a Scammer. He Says They’re Just Jealous" by Clara Molot. A talented stylist accused of swindling Manhattan's fashionable elite, Simmons has all the trappings to become the next great scammer success story. Of course, you can't talk New York City scammers wi...

Since everyone else is talking about 2016, we thought we'd try and mooch off the relevant keywords and make a bonus episode about it. We discuss celebrity couples, The Good Wife, American Idol, Katy Perry at Burning Man, Kim Kardashian's robbery, and more! Listen ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Troy and Dara discuss The New Yorker 1994 article "Chloë's Scene" by Jay McInerny, and New York Magazine/The Cut's 2024 (and recirculated in 2025) profile, "A Suitable Change for Chloë Sevigny" by Emily Gould. The conversation evolves into a meditation on It Girls: Paris Hilton and Tinsley Mortimer - It Girls or That Girls? The It Boy The It Girl and Existentialism, and Will society all...

In our first AMA bonus, we talk about the trouble with biopics, our thoughts on homophobia in the Real Housewives franchises, our favorite high-fashion celebrity brand ambassadors, Lizzie Grubman, what we were like growing up, and more! Listen ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we discuss The Cut article that launched a thousand ships: "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group" penned by Ashley French. Troy and Dara talk about the mom drama, Mandy Moore's previous mom group and how she could heal her trauma with a Vegas residency, plus Hilary Duff and her petty husband. It's the perfect intersection of nostalgia and current events. To listen or watch ad-free subscr...

Let's revisit one of our favorite episodes before our relaunch! We discuss 3 separate Lindsay Lohan profiles spanning her career from the early 2000s to present.  2004, Rolling Stone - Lindsay Lohan: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen 2010, Vanity Fair (by Nancy Jo Sales!) - Adrift... 2024, Bustle - Lindsay Lohan's Back! Subscribe on Patreon: @whatsyourissue Learn more about your ad choices. Vis...

Dara and Troy discuss their favorite pop culture moments of 2025. Subscribe on Patreon to hear a full exclusive episode covering Vulture's "What the Culturati 50 Loved in 2025." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy and Dara cover a cursed end of year wrap up: Star Magazine's 50 Most Annoying Celebrities of 2006. There's Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Katie Holmes, Tyra Banks, Clay Aiken, Nicole Richie, and sooooo many more. Watch this episode on Spotify Ad-Fre episodes on Patreon @whatsyourissue See the magazine spread on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

In today's bonus episode, Dara and Troy give each other a couple quizzes from teen magazines. Listen ad-free on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy and Dara discuss Lana Del Rey's 2014 profile for Rolling Stone, in which she gets fed up with the reporter and kicks him out. They also examine her August 2025 W Mag interview to trace her evolution as an artist and her relationship to fame. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus episodes and ad-free episodes Follow on Instagram to read (most) of the articles we discuss (@whatsyourissueshow) Please r...

In the first weekly bonus episode, Troy and Dara touch on a Nancy Jo Sales article they didn't get to cover in November: Hugh Hefner's Roaring 70s from the March 2001 issue of Vanity Fair. They also discuss Holly Madison's WYI shoutout, and the Playboy influences in Sabrina Carpenter's Short and Sweet tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Troy and Dara discuss The Cut article, "Rachel Zoe's Bravo Homecoming" from Dec 2025. They talk Rachel's return to Bravo on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, her impact on culture and fashion, and her treatment as a tabloid target in the 2000s. Watch the Episode on Spotify Follow the show on TikTok and Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe to Patreon for bonus and ad-free...

The day has finally come... our issue is the iconique July 2003 Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Issue! Brittany Snow! Lindsay Lohan! Raven! Mary-Kate! Mandy Moore! and moore, moore, moore!!! Watch the episode on Spotify Watch old episodes on Youtube: ⁠@WhatsYourIssuePodcast Subscribe to Patreon: ⁠whatsyourissue See articles and episode pictures on Insta: @whatsyourissueshow/ Follow on TikTok: @whatsyo...

Before the tape, Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky were introduced to the world by Nancy Jo Sales in her 2000 Vanity Fair article, Hip Hop Debs. Troy and Dara discuss the photos by David LaChappelle, Kathy Hilton before Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, what happened to the lost Paris and Nicky documentary, and more! Watch the episode on Spotify Watch old episodes on Youtube: ⁠@WhatsYourIssuePodca...

In today's episode Troy and Dara cover the New York Magazine Article "Leo, Prince of the City" by Nancy Jo Sales. In 1998, after Leonardo DiCaprio's breakout role in Titanic, Nancy Jo tries to secure an interview with the teen heartthrob during prime Leo Mania.  Watch on Youtube: @whatsyourissuepodcastSubscribe to Patreon: What's Your IssueFollow on Instagram and TikTok: @whatsyourissueshow Learn...

Nancy Jo November continues with Troy and Dara's deep dive into the Vanity Fair article, "I'm With Her!" which takes a closer look at some of the ghoulish +1's of the Sunset Strip... because behind every successful young celebutante is a man draining her of her money and spirit. This piece paints a vivid picture of the 2007 class of Hollywood High. It's Britney Spears, Paris Hilton, Nicole Richie,...

All month long, Troy and Dara will unpack the iconic reporting of Nancy Jo Sales, the journalist who defined an era of celebrity obsession. This week, they discuss The Suspects Wore Louboutins, Sales' famous article about the group of teens known as The Bling Ring, who robbed the Hollywood homes of celebrities like Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan. Watch this episode on YouTube: @WhatsYourIssuePodca...

It’s the final episode of Scream Queens Month, and Dara and Troy are joined by Jackie Johnson (Natch Beaut) to talk about the original late-‘90s scream queen — Sarah Michelle Gellar. This week’s issue is the April 1998 Rolling Stone cover story that turned Buffy into a bombshell. The trio dives into SMG’s Cruel Intentions era, her Emmy-winning soap days, the Susan Lucci feud, ‘90s L.A. nostalgia,...

It’s week two of Scream Queens Month, and Troy and Dara are talking about the one and only Brandy Norwood — star of I Still Know What You Did Last Summer. The issue of the week is Vibe Magazine, April 1998, featuring Brandy at the height of her fame. They discuss Brandy’s career, her “good girl” image, the Brandy and Monica feud, and what it meant to be America’s sweetheart in the late ‘90s. YouTu...

In their first episode back, Dara and Troy kick off “Scream Queens Month” by cracking open the October 2008 issue of GQ to talk about the y2k scream queen Megan Fox. They discuss her GQ cover article, her complicated relationship with fame, and why she’s always been way ahead of her time. Expect tangents about 2000s pop culture, horror movies, and the resurrection of Jennifer’s Body as a feminist...

What’s Your Issue? is back — and now part of the Cloud10 podcast network! Hosted by pop culture archivists Troy McEady (Beyond the Blinds, Dunzo!) and Dara Laine Sussman (Les Deux You Remember This?), this weekly nostalgia trip dives into the most iconic magazine issues and celebrity coverage from decades past (and present). From Y2K tabloid chaos to 2000s It Girls, scandalous profiles to question...