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The Doomscroll Diaries

Laura Sogar and Mae Planert

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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36:15

Getting Older, Red Lobster's losing Money, Half...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/05/07

This is a casual episode, we're wearing sweatshirts and talking about getting older. It's like a millennial The View. We talk about the influencer who got roasted for banditing a half marathon. A cat that took an unplanned trip courtesy of Jeff Bezos. The tourism fees in Venice or "Italy's Disneyland" and the deal at Red Lobster that's cost them millions. It's a hot one! Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert and write us a kind review for a good old-fashioned in-the-mail gift

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51:57

Unpacking the Diddy Scandals: Freak Off Tapes, Lil...

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2024/05/01

Diddy do it? This week we are talking Sean Puff Daddy Diddy Love Combs. A man of many names and many crimes (allegedly!). In our last episode we went over his rise to fame and the scandals that got him there. This episode... we're discussing some VERY unsavory content. MASSIVE trigger warning this has pretty much every trigger imaginable if you're with kids just like/subscribe/comment and move along. We unpack the jaw dropping Cassie domestic abuse lawsuit that introduced the world to Diddy's

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54:20

What Happened to Kyle Marisa Roth? Rat Birth Control...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/04/25

We are BACK and it's a big week - Mae’s special has been taped! The ladies go over how hard Mae crushed, the aftermath *flees to Puerto Rico*, and more! We also go over Caitlin Clark's insultingly low salary, Rat birth control helping NYC rats move away from abstinence-only education, the mysterious deaths of TikTokers (and JLo's involvement?). We finish up with a wild story of a hot dog vendor whose identity was stolen to launch a successful family and career. Follow us @risquebusinessnews

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44:37

The Fall of Sean "Diddy" Combs - Scandals from his Past

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2024/04/12

Diddy did it? This week we are talking about the now infamous Sean Combs and the Epstein-like drama that has built after a CONCERNING amount of allegations have come out against the media mogul. In Part 1 of 2 we are talking about how Diddy got to where he is today. We review his early days at Uptown Records, the creation of Bad Boy entertainment, and of course his time on Making the Band (miss you Danity Kane). But the real star of this episode is Diddy's time as a true bad boy with multiple

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54:24

Canadian Hate Speech Laws, Caitlin Clark, S Korean...

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2024/04/04

We’ve got a hot one! This week on the pod the ladies break down some short stories to kick off April and break down over Mae’s upcoming special taping (anyone got the number of a therapist?). We start off with a controversial new Online Harms Act in Canada that may impact free speech on the internet. Spicy! We then talk about the best employer out there, BooYung group whose billionaire founder is giving employees a big bonus if they get a baby bump. We also go over some drama with Kanye West (as

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38:37

Yoozoo Exec Poisons Founder, Hubbard Inn sues TikTok...

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2024/03/27

The ladies have possibly their darkest episode to date! No kids for this one you guys (but seriously… trigger warning for cannibalism?!) We start off light with a story that will have you breaking your ankle running to the comments? The yogi burglar that got their vinyasa on before robbing a bakery for some hot cross buns. The ladies then cover the Russian concert hall attack and Russia’s next-level response to the terr*rists. We turn it up with the Yoozoo games executive (Game of Thrones and

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48:51

Mysterious Death of Boeing Whistleblower, Don Lemon...

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2024/03/20

This week on the pod we’re ruining your spring break travel plans with the play-by-play on Boeing’s plane failures. We’re talking losing wheels on takeoff, engines catching fire, the infamous Alaska airlines door blowout, and a concerning amount more. We then go over the whistleblower, John Barnett, who was unalived in the middle of testifying against them. Let the conspiracy theories flourish! We also cover the spicy interview between Don Lemon and Elon Musk that led to Don being out of a job once

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01:01:47

TikTok Ban, Colorado Ranchers, Kate Middleton...

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2024/03/13

We've got the hilarious Anna Bianco on the pod with us. First up, Anna spills the beans on some serious workplace drama at American Apparel, namely being possibly the only employee to NOT be harassed. Then, we dive into the cutthroat competition of being a George Washington Museum tour manager. For our weekly topics, we've got some m*rder for ya. We've gotta talk about that Joe Rogan guest who decided to follow up his prison reform tour with a BIG crime. Trigger warning on this one! Then Ja Biden

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51:08

Sydney Sweeney Changes the World, Willy Wonka...

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2024/03/08

We're talking the big world changing issues - Sydney Sweeney bringing America back into our boob era. We also cover the Miami crackdown on fun, the 90-Day fiance colon cancer scam and the viral Willy Wonka experience that left children in tears. Follow us @risquebusinessnews @laurasogar @mae_planert and write us a kind review for a good old fashioned in the mail gift! https://forms.gle/gRZ1j9vEwoGYhWQR9

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43:01

Young Thug YSL Lawyer goes to Jail on Gang Charges,...

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2024/02/28

This week on the pod the ladies are talking the #GotProof lawyer, Nicole Fegan, who got so involved in her trial with gang YSL (not Yves St Laurent) that she ended up locked up herself. We check in on our boy SBF who is making friends in jail and get an update on Neuralink human trials. We also discuss the Momfluencer, Ruby Franke, who got locked up for child abuse. Definitely not trying to be influenced by her! Laura also gives a critical review of Poor Things, she hated it. Follow us

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01:05:52

When eBay Executives Sent a Massachusetts Couple a...

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2024/02/24

This week we’ve got a story we can’t even believe is true - the time that eBay cyber-stalked (and in-person stalked) a Massachusetts couple for writing them a bad review. Talk about not being able to take a dose of your own medicine! The girls go into the story of Ina and David Steiner who ran the newsletter and website, EcommerceBytes for sellers on sites like eBay and had a mafia-style intimidation campaign run against them by eBay executives. We’re talking embalmed pig fetuses, live cockroaches,

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53:50

Why Stanley Cups have Lead in them, Super Bowl...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/02/16

On this week’s episode, the ladies talk football! Filmed on Super Bowl Sunday we go over Game Day predictions and commercials of the past, yes this is coming out after the Super Bowl so you get the pleasure of hearing how stupid we sounded! There’s more though! Elon Musk hired his employee, Shivon Zilis, for an unusual task that definitely required HR review- surrogating his twin babies. The TikToks these kids are going to come up with about having Elon as a dad will be truly next level. We talk

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58:08

Shane Gillis returns to SNL, Korean Fried Toothpick...

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2024/02/07

We've got a February story round-up! This week we're talking about the comeback story of the century *dramatic* - Shane Gillis's return to SNL as a host! 5 years after his off-color jokes got him fired, he's back as a guest host with a Budlight sponsorship thrown in the mix. Cheers to that! Then we chat about a viral tide-pod-inspired challenge sweeping Korea, is it actually as bad as it sounds? Turns out, maybe not! We finish up with some truly terrifying developments in the world of mind control

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54:44

Are Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce a PR relationship?

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/02/02

We're pulling back the curtain on the dollars and cents behind THE celebrity PR (?!) relationship, Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce. Join us as we dissect the lucrative business of crafting public images that helped make the NFL an additional $330M this season. We also dig into the undeniable rise of NFL star Travis Kelce from the field to the cover of the Wall Street Journal (magazine, but still!). This guy didn't get fame and fortune just from his on-field activies. We go over his college management

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39:19

Bonus Episode! Felicia Madison on Motherhood, Comedy,...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/01/25

Bonus episode alert! Today on the pod we have a special guest, comedian, and friend of the pod, Felicia Madison. The gals talk about running Westside Comedy Club, a comedy school, reinventing yourself, and motherhood in the modern age. They also talk about which celeb relationships will stand the test of time; Taylor swift and Travis Kelce? Kylie and Timothee? Catch Felicia’s special ‘Better than Sex” on YouTube coming out Feb 20 @feliciamadisoncomedian

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33:11

Samsung Heiress Marries (then divorces!) her Security...

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2024/01/25

It's a modern-day Cinderella story! The girls talk about the story of Samsung heiress, Lee Boo-jin, who falls in love with her security guard and has to convince her Korean GDP-impacting family to let her start a life with him. Don't worry, as with all of our stories this one doesn't have a happy ending when he goes on to cheat on her (?!) and goes through a brutal divorce. We also talk about our weekend going to The Box, a famous s*x club in NYC, so don't tune in with your kiddos unless that's your

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54:13

Jan 24 News RoundUp - University Chancellor Fired for...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/01/18

What do an exploding Dunkin Donuts toilets, that University Chancellor who had a side hustle in porn, a violated manatee statue, and the anti-surrogacy pope all have in common? They're some of the weirdest news we cover in this weeks episode. We start off with White Claw's lame attempt to get into the Dry January game by creating non-alcoholic White Claws aka normal seltzer waters. I'm not buying it! Then we go through a dirty lawsuit against Dunkin’, and a cute little story about a college

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01:06:50

The Story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard - from Medical...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/01/10

You had to know we were going to do this one... the Gypsy Rose Blanchard story. Mae and Laura tell the story of a decades long financial and medical scam perpetrated by Dee Dee Blanchard. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know who Gypsy is by now, but do you know the full story? The girls cover her childhood, how her mom got away with her crimes, her family drama, and the harrowing tale of the murder that ended Gypsy in prison and on tabloids everywhere. Oh…. And also are there

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01:06:26

The COO turned Russian Spy at Wirecard

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2024/01/03

Happy New Year! We are back with a hot one - we're talking fraud in the billions with a B and possibly the most wanted man in the world, Jan Marsalek. Today's story is on the Wirecard disaster that high key embarrassed Germany's banking industry. We're focusing on wanted fugitive Jan Marsalek, the former high power Chief Operating Officer of Wirecard who was secretly a Russian spy. We talk about how he used his position to try to fund a militia in Libya *casual* and win the love of his favorite man,

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50:56

December Stories - Ivy League Presidents, Zara Ad...

The Doomscroll Diaries ·

2023/12/15

This week on the pod the ladies review some sensitive topics (and a guy who falls over his cat). We're talking "How to get Fired Guide" by Harvard, MIT, and UPENN Presidents George Santos on Cameo and his brush with Jimmy Kimmel Zara's questionable ad campaign The Chipotle Assault and its unusual punishment Follow us @mae_planert @laurasogar @risquebusinessnews

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