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Shit You Should Care About

Shit You Should Care About

Shit You Should Care About 300 episodes Latest Jun 9, 2026

Shit You Should Care About is a podcast that delivers the news in a way that won't bring you down. It covers current events and interesting stories with a positive spin, aiming to inform without causing anxiety. The show is hosted on Acast and is produced by the same team behind the podcast.

Episodes

Britain Bans Nudes & Mummified Sourdough Jun 9, 2026 45:04 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
Pattie Gonia, Hasan Piker, & Spencer Pratt, Explained Jun 3, 2026 45:31 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 YouTub
We're Fans, Not Freaks: The State of Fandom May 26, 2026 40:33 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
What Happened To All The Teen Media? May 19, 2026 36:04 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 disapp
Billie Eilish Isn’t Taking Your Shit May 12, 2026 42:30 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 her
Bezos Met Gala & a Mysterious Virus May 5, 2026 36:56 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 (an
Scientology, "Active Shoots" & Harry Styles Engagement, Explained Apr 28, 2026 44:00 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
The Worst Story We've Ever Covered Apr 21, 2026 40:36 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 wom
Hungary's Revolution and Bieberchella, Explained Apr 14, 2026 56:02 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
Trump's Crashout, Ethel Cain's Nude & Space Travel, Explained Apr 7, 2026 40:59 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 address
Chappell Roan's Haters Were Bots & Meta's Guilty Verdict Isn't The Win We Think It Is Mar 31, 2026 46:09 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 prom
Chappell Roan, Justin Timberlake, Labrinth, Taylor Frankie Paul & Epstein's Dupe Mar 24, 2026 53:47 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

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