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  The Worst Things Trump Has Done to Women 04.08.2026 31min

  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 hereAnd, you can listen to the 2020 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 political career and more. 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Worst Things Trump Has Done to Democracy and Immigrants 28.07.2026 36min

  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 political career and more.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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Horrible History of Donald Trump 21.07.2026 37min

  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 racist past (and present), how he treats women, his business ventures, his dodgy dealings, his political career and heaps more. In next week’s episode, Luce and Abby bring you: The Worst Things Trump Has Done to Democracy and Immigrants.Join the book club, free for July only xxxListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Political Systems for Dummies 14.07.2026 47min

  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:DemocracyDictatorshipAuthoritarianism FascismTheocracyMonarchyOligarchsJuntaCapitalismCommunismSocialismAND SO MANY MOREListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  A Private Investigator In Our Pockets 07.07.2026 29min

  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.lovebetter.org.nz xxxIf a relationship is making you feel isolated, anxious or controlled, talk to someone you trustDM Youthline on IG if you're concerned for yourself or someone elseNext week, we’re talking anger. Turns out anger isn't always yelling - sometimes it's passive - like silence, or a text that says "fine." Stay tuned!!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Noah Kahan’s shit show and Taylor Swift’s wedding 30.06.2026 43min

  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 missingMore than 1,300 deaths are linked to the heatwave in EuropeThe US Supreme Court has denied Donald Trump’s final appeal in E. Jean Carroll’s caseSomeone shat their pants at a Noah Kahan concertIs Taylor Swift getting married at Madison Square Garden??Tyra Banks’ novel from 14 years ago, Modelland, has gone viral this week for it’s weird plot and self-published song she used to promote itJoin the book club, free for July only xxxListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Keir Starmer vs Connor McGregor 23.06.2026 40min

  This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:Keir Starmer resigns as UK Prime MinisterAll the good news that has come out of the Football World Cup so farOlivia Wilde went on Call Her Daddy and talked age-gap relationshipsWhy is Connor McGregor back in the spotlight?: A reminder of his sexual assault case after he recently went on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonOlivia Rodrigo announces a non-profit, all-women festivalThe book club is open this July!!Join the book club, free for July only xxxListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Gwyneth Paltrow is Evil & The UK Bans Social Media for Kids 16.06.2026 38min

  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 incidentA follow up on the SYSCA scoop: The UK is making it impossible for kids to send and receive nude imagesThe UK is banning social media for under-16’sGwyneth Paltrow stars in a (disgusting) marketing ad for a luxury residential building in IsraelTyra Banks is suing Netflix for their docu-series about America’s Next Top ModelUS singer Oliver Tree has died in a helicopter collision in Rio, BrazilListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Britain Bans Nudes & Mummified Sourdough 09.06.2026 45min

  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 nudesTrump walks out of an interviewInstagram introduces an "Instagram Plus" subscription and other new featuresScientists make sourdough bread out of yeast they found on a 3,500 year old mummyPhoebe Bridgers announces a new tour that is affordable and phone freeAriana Grande's concert causes controversial conversationsPhoebe Bridgers will be starring in a movie alongside Robert PattinsonListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Pattie Gonia, Hasan Piker, & Spencer Pratt, Explained 03.06.2026 45min

  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 mayorHasan Piker being banned from entering the UKPatagonia vs Pattie Gonia lawsuitThe new it-show, Off-Campus Kiwi footballer Tim Payne has become world famous overnightListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  We're Fans, Not Freaks: The State of Fandom 26.05.2026 40min

  This week's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Lucy is joined by Sacha Judd!!If you don't know Sacha, she's basically a leading expert on fandom and the power that fans hold - and if you've been around here a while you'll know we are OBSESSED with her and everything she has to say.Luce and Sacha get into all of it this week - what it actually means to be a fan, the state of fandom right now (of course we mention Larry Stylinson and Heated Rivalry.) They also get into something really exciting - Sacha's new startup Lume!!! A music platform where fans can actually buy and own albums from the artists they love AND get exclusive content directly from them!!Explore Lume here!Read Sacha's What You Love Matters newsletter here!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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  What Happened To All The Teen Media? 19.05.2026 36min

  This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby dive deep into the death of teen media. As 90s babies, we thrived in the teen media space — physical magazines, Disney stars, online games, blogs — and learned so much about our identity, interests, sexual health, and life in general when we didn't want to ask our parents. So where did it all go, and what did we lose when it disappeared?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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Billie Eilish Isn’t Taking Your Shit 12.05.2026 42min

  This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:Clipping: the new advertising trend taking over your feed, explainedCharli XCX new song, 'Rock Music'Billie Eilish sparks debate with her take on veganismBTS studio photographs of Phoebe Bridgers potential new album released - was it an accident or a PR stunt??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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Bezos Met Gala & a Mysterious Virus 05.05.2026 36min

  On today's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:Three people are dead on a cruise ship in a suspected hantavirus outbreakAmsterdam bans public adverts for meat and fossil fuelsA federal appeals court banned mail-order abortion pills in the US, and the Supreme Court has temporarily blocked that banVine is back! Rebooted as "Divine" by Twitter developer Rabble (and it's generative AI free!)The Met Gala 2026, sponsored by Jeff and Lauren Sánchez BezosBlake Lively and Justin Baldoni have settled their 18 month long lawsuitListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Scientology, "Active Shoots" & Harry Styles Engagement, Explained 28.04.2026 44min

  This week Abby and Luce chat about a real mixed bag of topics:The shooting at the White House Correspondents dinnerScientology (and the speedrun trend) ExplainedHarry Styles and Zoë Kravitz are engagedNoah Kahan's documentary touches on traumatic brain injury and body dysmorphia and you should watch it!!!!Singer D4vd (David Anthony Burke) has been charged with first-degree murderListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  The Worst Story We've Ever Covered 21.04.2026 40min

  On today's episode of the Shit You Should Care About podcast:- CNN's investigation into so-called “online r@p3 academies”- Reese Witherspoon’s strange push for us to use AI- What really happened between Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson- Why you shouldn't mess with Dylan Sprouse- Charli XCX is releasing a rock album?? CNN: Exposing a global ‘online rape academy’ that is teaching men how to abuse women and evade detectionListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Hungary's Revolution and Bieberchella, Explained 14.04.2026 56min

  In this weeks episode Luce and Abby discuss:the US and Iran's ceasefire talks floppingthe new Prime Minister of HungaryArtemis II splashing back to earthA failed plan by a random company to put people on MarsEmperor penguins becoming endangered ˙◠˙Bieberchella and whether you loved it or hated itSabrinachella getting cancelledchellaRuby Rose accusing Katy Perry of s3xu@l ass@ultALLLLL our takes on The DramaListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Trump's Crashout, Ethel Cain's Nude & Space Travel, Explained 07.04.2026 40min

  On the shit you should care about podcast this week:Let’s talk about Artemis IITrump tells Iran to "Open the Fuckin' Strait, you crazy bastards, or you'll be living in Hell"Cambodia has unveiled a statue to honour famous landmine-sniffing ratEthel Cain broke the internet on Trans Day of VisibilityKris Jenner has has turned into a symbol of wealth, ambition, luck and success in ChinaZendaya addressed the hat theory (if you know you know)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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Chappell Roan's Haters Were Bots & Meta's Guilty Verdict Isn't The Win We Think It Is 31.03.2026 46min

  On the shit you should care about podcast this week:Meta and YouTube found guilty of creating addictive products, but this isn’t the win we think it isClavicular got arrested. Twice. (And shot a gun into an alligator in between)8-9 million people showed up to the No Kings protests across all 50 statesThe Chappell Roan bodyguard drama update and the bots behind the hate pile-onBarbie Dreamfest promised a Dreamhouse and delivered a concrete warehouseThe most stacked movie lineup of 2026 and we’re not okay about itShit Chat: finish the sentence, “I should probably care about ___ but I don’tListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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  Chappell Roan, Justin Timberlake, Labrinth, Taylor Frankie Paul & Epstein's Dupe 24.03.2026 53min

  This week on the podcast, Luce and Abby discuss:the war on Iran: four weeks in, Trump threatens to blow up power plants while claiming to "wind down"a Florida man who looks like Jeffrey Epstein is not getting clout as "palm beach pete"Hachette pulls a horror novel over suspected AI useChappell Roan's security allegedly made a fan cry and the internet is piling on her, againJustin Timberlake's DUI bodycam footage gets releaseda domestic assault video of Taylor Frankie Paul from Secret Lives of Mormon Wives is leaked and the Bachelorette is cancelledLabrinth calls out Euphoria in a cryptic instagram postListen 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! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.