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Don’t Let This Flop

A weekly podcast from Rolling Stone covering the latest in internet news, memes and pop culture - from celebrity gossip to dance challenges to the latest moral panics. Join hosts Brittany Spanos and EJ Dickson as their extremely online minds unpack their significance, with a special guest every week breaking down the latest trends online.

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52:40

F*cking Nerds is the Best Way to Get Your Instagram...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/05/25

Why is Halsey beefing with her label on TikTok? Is a double yellow-headed Amazon parrot on TikTok giving Harry Styles a run for his money? Do we care that the elusive gossip master behind DeuxMoi is just a rich 30-something white lady (allegedly)? This week on Don’t Let This Flop, we’ve got all that plus the breastfeeding vs. formula wars, the Titty Crow from The Witch making his triumphant return, and OnlyFans model Kitty Lixo revealing how she managed to defeat the powers-at-be at Meta with some

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55:22

Cara Delevigne, Can You Chill? (ft. Terra Newell)

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2022/05/18

In 2016, Terra Newell killed her stepdad in self-defense. Her stepfather’s scams and Newell’s assault that led to his demise was the subject of the Dirty John podcast and TV show. Now, she’s gone viral on TikTok for reclaiming her story. She joined us for an interview. Plus, we wonder if Lizzo’s “About Damn Time” has resurrected the dance challenge, Cara Delevigne’s bad vibes, what we would do if Patti Lupone yelled at us, and crown forever Tumblr It Boy Matthew Gray Gubler our Himbo of the

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49:37

The Eel Daddy Has Logged On (ft. Nick Tobler)

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2022/05/11

This week we feature a very special Himbo of the Week: Nick Tobler, aka @cowturtle, a Tiktoker who's gone viral for having a creepy eel pit in his basement (and who has attracted a slew of incredibly thirsty comments from ray-finned fish enthusiasts in the process). We also call out the influencers who have NOT commented on Roe v. Wade potentially being overturned (all my bitches hate the Supreme Court), plus discuss some resources for people who want to help out in states where the right to a safe

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56:48

The Lea Michele Renaissance Is Nigh (feat. Alex Walker)

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2022/05/04

Did you know that Elon Musk and Amber Heard allegedly had a threesome with Cara DeLevigne? Well, if you didn’t, you do now! You also probably haven’t been spending time on TikTok, where true crime creators have been obsessively tracking the ongoing Johnny Depp/Amber Heard defamation trial, with predictably gross and skeevy results. This week, Brittany and Ej talk about creators profiting off misinfo about the trial, as well as the inevitable Lea Michele renaissance (another beloved Spring

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48:18

Is Drake Horny for Abby Shapiro? (feat. Juniper)

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2022/04/27

While the celebs (and Brittany!) were partying at Coachella (and while Timothee Chalamet was allegedly making out with a model/influencer who claims to have invented intersectional feminism), us normies at home were freaking out over the removal of the Snickers dick vein, an iconic American institution second only to the green M&M's slut boots. Fortunately, this did not happen because the rumors were totally made up by @Juniper, a professional shitposter who spoke with DLTF about what it's like to

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45:39

Why Is Al Pacino Obsessed with Shrek? (ft. Mythical...

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2022/04/20

We kick off this week with a classic troll: a viral video of "Spokane-style pizza," a concoction featuring canned salmon, mozzarella, fry sauce, and fresh strawberries that is not at all from the eastern Washington/Coeur d'Alene region. Created by DLTF guest Josh Scherer, a video of him making "Spokane-style pizza" went viral on Twitter and TikTok, leading to a slew of death threats because the internet is a very normal place to be! Other topics discussed this week: Britney's pregnancy reveal, the

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46:07

The World's Worst Heterosexuals Are Elizabeth Holmes...

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2022/04/13

This week has been hell, but fortunately for us, it's been a banner week for Straight People — which is why we decided to do a very special Straight People-themed edition of DLTF, exploring the heteros and their shenanigans. First up on the docket are Silicon Valley's favorite hetero lying liars, Elizabeth Holmes and Sunny Balwani, an embarrassment to Straights Everywhere, whose weird and disgusting relationship is documented in skin-crawling detail the recent season finale of The Dropout. We also

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44:08

Does Snoop Dogg Know Where He Is?

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2022/04/06

If he does, does he care? If not, should we tell him? Such are the questions raised every week by American Song Contest, the American version of Eurovision that's hosted by a constantly disassociating Snoop and Kelly Clarkson that's currently running on NBC. This week, we mourn the elimination of the absolute bop "New Boot Goofin" as well as discuss Ashley Tisdale blowing the lid off the celebrity Architectural Digest house tour complex by admitting on camera she doesn't actually own books. Not

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52:49

The Will Smith Oscars Slap Made the Entire Internet...

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2022/03/30

When Will Smith slapped Chris Rock over a bad joke he made about his wife at the Oscars, we probably could've predicted that the Takes would be bad. But few could have predicted that it would have spawned an entire cottage industry of pundits comparing Smith to Putin, or clutching their pearls over what would have happened had Chris Rock been Betty White (spoiler alert: nothing, because she is dead). This week, we talk Bad Slap Takes as well as Summer Sex Ed camp, Harry Styles' Easter egg filled

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39:31

Are Hilary and Haylie Duff Secretly Feuding?

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2022/03/23

This week the internet has been stuck in a nostalgia loop. "Gangnam Style" is making a comeback on TikTok (albeit as a backdrop for people to share their trauma about cheating boyfriends and being almost-murdered). Pete Davidson is getting branded with his girlfriend's name, again. And TikTok is replete with rumors of Hilary and Haylie Duff, your favorite early-aughts Disney tween sibling stars, being enmeshed in a feud, for possible reasons that Brittany and Ej rehash this week at an exhausting

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49:09

Zoe Kravitz and Robert Pattinson are Making America...

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2022/03/16

How did Grimes hide a newborn baby in an Airbnb? Are Robert Pattinson and Zoe Kravitz pretending to be in love with each other on The Batman press tour? Why does Denver appear to such a magnet for TikTokers having condom-free sex? And finally: would you join Scientology if John Travolta were still hot? For our 25th (!) (!) episode, Brittany and Ej discuss such pressing questions of our time, as well as an alleged Pentecostal Christian dance cult, a massively compelling (but weirdly depressing)

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46:49

Pamela Anderson, the 32-Bar-Chef, and Zelensky Thirst

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2022/03/09

When will liberals learn their lesson about sexualizing political figures? From Michael Avenatti to Andrew Cuomo, it never ends well. That hasn’t stopped a new batch of thirsty tweets that’s emerged about Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia’s invasion of his country. (Spoiler alert: they’re cringe as hell.) We also discuss Pam and Tommy (not to mention Putin’s crush on Pamela Anderson), the millennial musical theater aficionado the 32-Bar-Chef, and crown a special Himbo of the

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40:35

Euphoria’s Angus Cloud, AnnaLynne McCord’s Poem to...

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2022/03/02

It’s been a long week — somehow longer than usual. Queen Elizabeth II’s death was falsely reported by a celebrity blogger who may or may not have confused her with a musician from Queens of the Stone Age. Russia invaded Ukraine, and celebrities posted their reactions in the most cringy ways possible. (Except Cher, of course, who is perfect.) Then there was the Euphoria finale, so we had to break down our love for Angus Cloud.Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered

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52:24

Julia Fox, Flat Earth Conspiracy Theories, and the...

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2022/02/23

No sound has captured our For You Page — and, dare we say it, the soul of an entire generation — quite like Julia Fox saying "Uncut Jahhhhhhmz." Fox has gone viral not for her relationship with her now-ex paramour Kanye West, but for her role as Josh Safdie's self-described muse in Uncut Gems (or is it Uncah Jahhhms?), and the interview has got our FYPs in a chokehold. Also discussed on this ep: why poly couples make such cringe TikTok content, a Himbo of the Week who claims to spend $2000 a month

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49:28

Kim and Kanye, the Tinder Swindler, and Swiffergate

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2022/02/16

For the past two weeks, Kanye West has constantly been posting on his previously dormant Instagram, aggressively campaigning to get his ex-wife Kim Kardashian back. Some of this behavior, such as referring to her current boyfriend Pete Davidson as "Skete" or posting Marvel Civil War memes, has been absurdly comical — but much of it has arguably crossed the line into public harassment, with Kanye most recently ranting about their daughter North's TikTok and posting Kim's messages pleading with him to

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38:33

Che Diaz, the Tings Tings, and the Cancellation of...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/02/09

We promised we weren’t going to talk about And Just Like That on the pod…..and yet, the first 18 minutes of this episode are devoted to And Just Like That. We bid farewell to the first season of the endlessly divisive Sex and the City reboot, revisiting its best moments from the cringe (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the unnecessarily horny (every scene with Che and Miranda, basically) to the sob-inducing (Steve won’t take off his wedding ring!!!! d’awwwwwwww). We also discuss the

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48:12

'Euphoria' Drama, 'Straight People: Gay Edition,' and...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/02/02

Why is this season of Euphoria going completely off the rails? What happens to TikTok-famous gay influencer couples when they break up? And why can't playwright and Emily In Paris star Jeremy O. Harris stay off of TikTok? On this week's Don't Let This Flop, we address these burning questions and far more, such as Sydney Sweeney's classic car restoration TikTok account, whether the pop band Future X would survive in a Sims house, and we pledge our love to freegan TikTok himbos who got rejected from

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50:59

West Elm Caleb, the Emo Festival, and the Eroticism...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/01/26

How did a 6'4" West Elm furniture designer get our FYPs in a chokehold for a solid week? This week on Don't Let This Flop, we unpack the ethical morass of the West Elm Caleb saga, in which the women of NYC TikTok banded together to put a 25-year-old tall guy named Caleb on blast for allegedly lovebombing, then ghosting, them. Brands got involved, and then West Elm's Instagram got involved — and then things turned ugly. We talked to Leah, aka @jewishbrat, one of the TikTok creators who had matched

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43:37

Julia Fox, ‘Euphoria’ High, and the Return of the...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/01/19

On this week’s Don’t Let This Flop, we dissect Julia Fox’s PR-ready whirlwind relationship with Kanye West (and what, if any, involvement Pete Davidson may have; confront the reality that Lin Manuel Miranda is Cringe, and celebrate the return of both HBO’s “Euphoria” and multiple Himbo of the Week winner Francis Bourgeois, who debuted a highly erotic collab with the most online Jonas Brother (excepting Frankie, of course). Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone, centered around

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45:21

Kardashian Kid Drama, Caroline Polachek, and the...

Don’t Let This Flop ·

2022/01/12

This week on Don't Let This Flop, we dissect the latest drama unfolding within the Adult Disney subculture, as well as "So Hot You're Hurting My Feelings" chanteuse Caroline Polachek, Kardashian kiddie Photoshop drama gone awry, the resurgence of 2014 Tumblr girlie style (and our fears about a subsequent renaissance of ballet flats), and a geriatric Himbo of the Week whose content is so horny it's restricted only to adults 21 and over. Don’t Let This Flop is a weekly podcast from Rolling Stone,

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