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Centennial World

An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid.

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January 29 · 13 min
MINI SCROLL: Married women on girls trip TikTok discourse, Harry Styles ticket backlash + 'Nutella tricks' meme
The biggest stories on the internet from January 29th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:13 Married women on girls trip TikTok discourse 6:21 Harry Styles ticket pricing backlash 10:46 'Nutella tricks' meme Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 28 · 23 min
MINI TECH SCROLL: Why is TikTok broken for Americans? Inside the first week of the TikTok USDS joint venture
The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 28th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:40 TikTok and the US government close the deal to spin off TikTok 5:42 Investors leading the TikTok USDS joint venture 8:10 Allegations of censorship on US TikTok 11:00 Glitches & TikTok’s data centre power outage 13:00 Changes to TikTok’s privacy policy 15:17 Alternative platforms to TikTok gaining traction: UpScrolled, Skylight & Monnett 17:41 Will people stick to the alternative platforms? What is next for US TikTok? Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/a rticles/c3edd1l328lo https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115942147803684675 https://newsroom.tiktok.com/announcement-from-the-new-tiktok-usds-joint-venture-llc?lang=en-GB https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/ https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/26/are-new-owners-censoring-tiktok-top-democrats-influencers-celebrities-raising-concerns/ https://www.theverge.com/news/867873/tiktok-down-outage-us-data-center-power-outage https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015936397073437004?s=20 https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015807214871535741?s=20 https://www.theverge.com/news/868379/tiktok-us-trump-oracle-broken-rumors-power-outage https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/ https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/ https://usdsjv.tiktok.com/Technical-issues-impacting-TikTok-US-service https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-uninstalls-are-up-150percent-following-us-joint-venture.html https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/social-network-upscrolled-sees-surge-in-downloads-following-tiktoks-us-takeover/ https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/
January 27 · 17 min
MINI SCROLL: Halley Kate engaged, Aussie creator Emily Jolie-Pitt makes it to AO + viral Dramageddon drag show
Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ The biggest stories on the internet from January 27th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:57 Halley Kate engaged 9:27 Australian creator Emily Jolie-Pitt made it to AO 12:57 Viral Dramageddon drag show Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 22 · 19 min
MINI SCROLL: Alix Earle reality show, TikTok rainbow hair dye drama + viral airplane panic attack "ragebait"
The biggest stories on the internet from January 23rd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Alix Earle reality show on Netflix 5:16 TikTok rainbow hair dye drama 13:33 Viral airplane panic attack sparks discourse over ragebait Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 21 · 16 min
MINI SCROLL: Tana Mongeau buys halter top, Madison Beer on rebranding, Club Chalamet launches Storrie Times + Dr. Pepper jingle
The biggest stories on the internet from January 22nd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:51 Tana Mongeau buys TarasWrld halter top 3:39 Madison Beer talks pressure to "rebrand" 7:58 Club Chalamet to launch Storrie Times about Connor Storrie 14:20 Viral UGC Dr Pepper jingle makes it to a commercial Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 21 · 17 min
MINI TECH SCROLL: Reddit rival Digg relaunches, TikTok rolls out micro-drama platform, the Metaverse is over & more
The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 21st, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Reddit Competitor Digg launches to the public 9:05 TikTok launches micro-drama platform: PineDrama 11:42 Meta Update 1: The Metaverse is “over” 13:41 Meta Update 2: Clip of Meta AI Glasses goes viral 14:59 Meta Update 3: Threads overtakes X in daily active users on mobile Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Sources https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1268943036228292608 https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/alexis-ohanian-reddit-co-founder-serena-williams-husband-chelsea-women-9qmgvrwb7 https://www.theverge.com/news/862088/the-new-digg-is-launching-an-open-beta https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg-launches-its-new-reddit-rival-to-the-public/ https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qhf27j/alexis_ohanian_and_kevin_rose_here_to_talk_the/ https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexis-ohanian--kevin-rose-buy-back-social-platform-digg-302392419.html https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-launches-a-new-micro-drama-app-called-pinedrama-2026-1 https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-2026-347008b0 https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest/2464765133873078/ https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too https://www.theverge.com/news/864099/threads-overtakes-x-daily-mobile-ios-android-users https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/
January 20 · 19 min
MINI SCROLL: Brooklyn Beckham speaks out against family, Unwell Network turbulence + Patrick Starrr's skincare move
Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ The biggest stories on the internet from January 20th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:22 Brooklyn Beckham speaks out about cutting off family 10:57 Fans speculate more turbulence at Alex Cooper's Unwell Network 15:43 Patrick Starrr sets a new precedent for influencer brands with move into skincare Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 19 · 28 min
MINI SCROLL: Danielle Walter docuseries, Aussie beauty influencer feud, BookTok anti-intellectualism discourse + Heated Rivalry backlash
The biggest stories on the internet from January 19th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:10 Danielle Walter addresses docuseries 9:48 Aussie beauty influencer feud: Rosie Terre vs. Sarah Emilia 17:24 BookTok anti-intellectualism discourse 23:56 Heated Rivalry fandom backlash Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 16 · 18 min
MINI SCROLL: Tana Mongeau vs. Tara's World, Pearl Davis "silent tantrum" + 2016 nostalgia trend theories
The biggest stories on the internet from January 16, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Tana Mongeau vs. Tara's World 7:17 Pearl Davis' "silent temper tantrum" 12:26 2016 nostalgia theories Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 15 · 16 min
MINI SCROLL: Hailey Bieber mystery repost update, Chiara Ferragni acquitted + Pop Crave turns 10
The biggest stories on the internet from January 15th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 0:46 Hailey Bieber repost mystery update 7:37 Chiara Ferragni acquitted of cake fraud 11:04 Pop Crave turns 10 Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 14 · 20 min
MINI TECH SCROLL: Grok undressing update, the end of Etsy witches, viral 140-year-long video & Instagram scam fears
The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 14th, 2026. Close Friends content: https://www.tiktok.com/@romcomsqueen/video/7593542564674931970 Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:43 Grok non-consensually undressing women updates 10:29 Instagram sending out password change emails without requests 13:40 YouTube’s viral 140 year long video 15:56 The demise of Etsy and Etsy Witches Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Sources https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/09/grok-image-generator-outcry-sexualised-ai-imagery https://www.theverge.com/news/859309/grok-undressing-limit-access-gaslighting https://boingboing.net/2026/01/12/malaysia-and-indonesia-block-grok-over-deepfake-sexual-abuse-material.html https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7y10xm4x2o https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/12/ofcom-investigating-x-outcry-sexualised-ai-images-grok-elon-musk https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-12/grok-ai-blocked-in-indonesia-malaysia-over-explicit-images/106222336 https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-raises-concerns-about-misuse-of-grok-to-generate-sexualised-content https://www.esafety.gov.au/newsroom/media-releases/esafety-raises-concerns-about-misuse-of-grok-to-generate-sexualised-content https://www.techpolicy.press/the-grok-disaster-isnt-an-anomaly-it-follows-warnings-that-were-ignored/ https://bsky.app/profile/malwarebytes.com/post/3mbywfybiil26 https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2026/01/received-an-instagram-password-reset-email-heres-what-you-need-to-know https://x.com/instagram/status/2010202301886238822 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdexdr08p05o https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/mysterious-youtube-video-thats-140-years-long-has-everyone-confused-3303365/ https://www.etsy.com/legal/policy/services/242665313101#
January 13 · 16 min
MINI SCROLL: Savoury Girl AI sponsorship scandal, Bebe Rexha "lonely" in Khia Asylum + Lowkenuinely
Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ Close friends TikTok for this monthL: https://www.tiktok.com/@romcomsqueen/video/7593542564674931970 The biggest stories on the internet from January 13th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:22 Savoury Girl AI sponsorship backlash & subsequent fall out 9:08 Bebe Rexha voicenotes from Khia Asylum 12:05 Lowkenuinely Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 12 · 22 min
MINI SCROLL: Kristy Sarah x Desmond divorce, Hailey Bieber repost mystery + Jezabel vs. Maddie Watts dating creator feud
The biggest stories on the internet from January 12th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:00 Lauren vs. Samara 2:53 Kristy Sarah files for divorce from husband Desmond Scott 6:17 Hailey Bieber repost mystery 10:56 Jezabel vs. Maddie Watts Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 9 · 16 min
MINI SCROLL: Aussie brand's viral AI slop, Bretman Rock vs. Vanessa Hudgens + "toxic" celebrity mom group saga
The biggest stories on the internet from January 9th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:42 Aussie brand’s viral AI slop 9:12 Bretman Rock vs. Vanessa Hudgens 11:55 Toxic celebrity mom group drama Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 8 · 16 min
MINI SCROLL: Trisha Paytas for congress, HaleyBaylee ex-husband lawsuit + Diary of a CEO viral birth rate backlash
The biggest stories on the internet from January 8th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:43 Trisha Paytas for congress 3:49 TikTok creator HaleyBaylee sued by ex-husband over comments she made on livestream about their marriage 6:53 Diary of a CEO backlash over viral "birth rate" conversation Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 7 · 16 min
MINI TECH SCROLL: OpenAI x Pinterest speculation, Grok's inappropriate content (again), Anna’s Archive offline & more
The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 7th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:06 Is OpenAI buying Pinterest? 4:51 Anna’s Archive domain name suspended 8:36 Reddit overtakes TikTok in site visits in the UK 12:45 Grok generating images undressing women Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Sources: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/tiktok-prepares-us-app-with-its-own-algorithm-user-data-2025-07-09/ https://www.theinformation.com/articles/sutskevers-fate-openais-next-deal-hit-robot-13-predictions-2026 https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/16/pinterest-adds-controls-to-let-you-limit-the-amount-of-ai-slop-in-your-feed/ https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/25023_52957d6c-0378-4796-99fa-aab684b3b2f8.pdf https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/22/activist-group-says-it-has-scraped-86m-music-files-from-spotify https://annas-archive.li/blog/backing-up-spotify.html https://www.ofcom.org.uk/siteassets/resources/documents/research-and-data/online-research/online-nation/2025/online-nations-report-2025.pdf?v=409837 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/03/reddit-overtakes-tiktok-uk-search-algorithms-gen-z https://www.theverge.com/news/853191/grok-explicit-bikini-pictures-minors https://copyleaks.com/blog/grok-and-nonconsensual-image-manipulation https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01-03/reports-xai-grok-undressed-minors-in-photos-on-x/106196308 https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/jan/06/elon-musk-xai-investment-grok-backlash https://www.usermag.co/p/is-anyone-going-to-take-accountability
January 6 · 19 min
MINI SCROLL: Camilla Araujo $6K course, Chinese Baddie-tok, Timothée thanks Kylie + Topgolf vs. Logan's party
Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ The biggest stories on the internet from January 6th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:00 Camilla Araujo course backlash 9:45 Chinese Baddie-tok 13:55 Timothée Chalamet thanks Kylie Jenner in acceptance speech 15:22 Topgolf vs. Logan's Christmas party resolved Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
January 5 · 24 min
MINI SCROLL: Stranger Things finale, Alix Earle & Tom Brady, Tara Lynn halter top saga, 365 buttons + Zach Bryan weds Brianna Chickenfry lookalike
The biggest stories on the internet from January 5th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:49 Stranger Things finale backlash 9:20 Alix Earle & Tom Brady 10:17 TarasWrld halter top nurse saga 16:38 365 buttons meme 22:00 Zach Bryan weds Brianna Chickenfry lookalike Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_
January 1 · 27 min
Lucky Girl Syndrome to TarotTok: Is TikTok’s Algorithm Leading us into Spiritual Psychosis?
This is a rerun episode from 2024, where we explore the spiritual-adjacent corners of TikTok like manifestation-tok, tarot-tok, psychic-tok, and astrology-tok, and how this content can lead users down a harmful pipeline. We look at how young people, Gen Z in particular, are turning to new-age spirituality to make sense of the world and how the TikTok algorithm contributes to increasingly extreme beliefs in this area. We also share case studies of users who have devolved into "spiritual psychosis" (an unofficial term) after becoming obsessed with this side of TikTok. Join our Patreon here!!! ⁠https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld⁠ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 ⁠https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld⁠ Timestamps: 4:05 Why I wanted to talk about this topic 5:13 Overview of the spiritual side of TikTok 10:30 Explaining “spiritual psychosis” 13:36 Creator case studies 17:44 The role of TikTok’s algorithm Find Dr. Ash King: https://www.heavymental.com.au/ Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/
Dec 25, 2025 · 30 min
The Internet & Traumaporn: The "Ethical" Consumption of Tragedy in The Digital Age
This is a rerun episode from 2024, where we explored the internet's love of "traumaporn" content and how this is changing the ways in which we engage with tragedy in the modern day, aiming to answer the question: Is there any ethical way to create and consume traumatic content online? Note: This episode was recorded remotely, so please excuse the change in sound quality. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld Timestamps: 4:09 Defining “traumaporn” 9:27 Online discourse around traumatic content 14:06 Why do we like traumaporn? 19:58 Commodification of traumaporn 21:50 Soft White Underbelly 26:03 MrBeast 28:50 Is there an ethical way to create and consume traumatic content online? Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732 Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/ Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/ Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_