What's Your Issue?

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"What's Your Issue?" is a pop culture podcast hosted by Troy McEady and Dara Laine. Each week, they take a nostalgic deep dive into the past, dissecting magazine articles from various decades and genres.

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August 22 · 1 hr 7 min
Missy Elliott, Foxy Brown, and TLC with Kara Berry
Today Troy and Dara discuss the February 1998 issue of Vibe magazine with the perfect Kara Berry from the podcast Everyone's Business (But Mine) !! They talk about Foxy Brown and Lil' Kim's feud and their influence on high fashion, which TLC girl they are, a hypothetical Missy Elliott Lilith Fair, the best of hip hop in 1997, and Troy's new Oprah DVD box set. Link to the article scans Follow Kara on Instagram Follow us on Instagram Listen ad-free on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 14 · 1 hr 3 min
2000s Teen Fan Magazines, Jonas Brothers, & Miley Cyrus
Today we're flipping through a couple teen fan magazines: Teen Beat from May 2000 and Tiger Beat, Nov 2008! In this issue: our favorite teen fan mags, the Jonas Brothers, O'Town, Miley Cyrus, Melissa Joan Hart gives fan advice, our horoscopes, "Which TV Show Are You?", "What's Your Scarf Style?", fan sweepstakes, and more! Watch this video ad-free on Patreon Check out the pages on Instagram Send us your old magazines! WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Ave. Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
August 7 · 1 hr 39 min
Chappell Roan, Saving Britney, and PAPER Mag with Joan Summers
Today we have a most iconic guest, PAPER Magazine's senior editor and Eating For Free podcast's Joan Summers! We talk about her work at PAPER like Angie K's Lunatic Fringe profile and the Chappell Roan cover they nabbed right as she was taking off... plus! her time as Jezebel's tabloid reporter, the US Weekly Saving Britney article from 2019, the time she pissed of Countess Luann, media literacy, and more! Go listen to Eating For Free and read her Substack Local Gossip WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Ave. Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Follow us on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 30 · 2 hr
A Playboy x Real Housewives Spectacular
In 2024 we released a Playboy x Real Housewives Spectacular discussing the spreads for the RHOBH ladies Lisa Rinna, Garcelle Beauvais, and Denise Richards. We're re-releasing that episode with a brand new 40 extra minutes covering the March 2010 Playboy spread for RHONY's Kelly Bensimon. If you listened to the original on our regular free feed, then this will be an extra hour of content because this version also includes the patreon extended cut of the episode. To read along with us, here's a link to all four editorials. Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Listen to this episode ad-free on Patreon. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 24 · 1 hr 11 min
Is Rosie O'Donnell About to Punch Barbara Walters?
In today's episode we discuss "How the Donald Trump–Rosie O’Donnell Feud Wreaked Havoc at The View" by Ramin Setoodeh with our guest Zach Patton-Garcia! Listen to Zach's podcast Coffee & Tequila or watch it on Youtube! Watch or listen ad-free on Patreon Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow @TroyJeanSpears @Daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 16 · 1 hr 35 min
Victoria Beckham is Coming to America
Comedian and writer Melissa Rich joins Troy and Dara to discuss the David and Victoria Beckham cover story from the August 2007 issue of W Magazine. For show notes, become a free member on the What’s Your Issue? Patreon Topics include: Victoria’s place in the Spice Girls | the parallels of Geri Halliwell and Lindsay Lohan | Victoria and David’s move from the UK to LA sponsored by Simon Fuller | the Coming to America TV special | their homoerotic photo spread by Steven Klein | David’s extramarital affairs | the Nicola Peltz of it all | what was going on with them and Eva Longoria, Jennifer Lopez, Mark Anthony, Katie Holmes, and Tom Cruise? (swingers? scientologists?) Link to American Idols by James Reginato Follow Melissa on Instagram @rich__melissa and subscribe to her Patreon Watch/listen to our latest patreon exclusive episode covering the January 7th, 2013 issue of US Weekly Follow us on Youtube @whatsyourissuepodcast Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Send us your old magazines! WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Ave. Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 11 · 1 hr 10 min
Bethenny Frankel, Cool Girl Bridal, and Reality TV Therapists
In this week's episode we cover the US Weekly January 7th, 2013 cover story detailing the split between Bethenny Frankel and Jason Hoppy. We also discuss Bethenny's talk show, whether or not the Skinnygirl is actually a good business woman, plus!! cool girl bridal gown culture, TV therapists, The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, moms who want to be their daughters' best friends, other Real Housewives break ups, and vintage Bravo. Subscribe on Patreon for our exclusive episode covering the rest of this US Weekly! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
July 3 · 1 hr 6 min
Nicole Richie, The Simple Life, and Stuff Magazine
Please rate! review! subscribe! This week, we're discussing the July 2004 issue of Stuff magazine with cover girl Nicole Richie fresh off the second season of The Simple Life with Paris Hilton. We talk about Nicole's lore, her uniquely LA Melrose dirty girl fashion sense, bead in hair extensions, paparazzi videos, and more! Link to article PDF Send us your old magazines! WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Ave. Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Follow us on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Watch or listen ad-free on Patreon Watch our Patreon-exclusive episode about Jonathan Taylor Thomas Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 26 · 1 hr 19 min
Gay Old Hollywood!
In our final episode of pride month, we're discussing Scotty Bowers, the old Hollywood hustler who hooked up secret gay and lesbian celebs with sexy companions from 1945 to 1980. We talk about Scotty's wild background, plus some of the closeted stars he set up like Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracey, Cary Grant, and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. This week's article: A Hollywood Hedonist Turns 95 by Michael Schulman - New Yorker article Subscribe to our patreon to watch our latest exclusive episode, Searching for Jonathan Taylor Thomas Follow us on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Watch on Youtube @whatsyourissuepodcast Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 19 · 1 hr 31 min
David Beckham: The Metrosexual Episode!
It's the World Cup and Pride Month crossover everyone's been begging for... this week, we're talking David Beckham and Metrosexuals! In June 2002, David Beckham was the first footballer to appear on the cover of the UK gay men's magazine, Attitude. Inspired by that appearance, writer Mark Simpson wrote a Salon.com piece, MEET THE METROSEXUAL, and the term became a cultural phenomenon. This week's articles: AND GOD CREATED… DAVID By Paul Flynn MEET THE METROSEXUAL by Mark Simpson Watch ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 11 · 1 hr 6 min
Yep, I'm Gay: Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche
Yep, it's still gay pride month, and this week, Troy and Dara are discussing the groundbreaking moment when Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet with her girlfriend Anne Heche by her side. Our issues include: Ellen's iconic April 14, 1997, Time Magazine cover story, written by Bruce Handy Anne Heche's contentious interview with The Advocate's Anne Stockwell in 2001 Follow us on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
June 4 · 1 hr 16 min
Whitney Houston's 2000 OUT Magazine Interview
Happy Pride, gay !! We’re kicking off a month of queer pop culture history with a deep dive into the revealing Whitney Houston profile from the May 2000 issue of Out Magazine. Written by Barry Walters and photos by David LaChapelle, this was Whitney’s first and only sit-down interview with a gay publication. "Yeah, this is Girlfriend's first big G-A-Y interview, something queer guys and gals from Kentucky to Kalamazoo have been craving since we first found Cissy Houston's daughter, the cousin of Dionne Warwick, calling to us across the airwaves in the mid '80s, singing about savin' all her love--for somebody. There's so much more to Houston's connection to gay culture than her much speculated upon sexual orientation, and with the release of her double-disc Greatest Hits comes an occasion to reappraise the omnipresent sister we've watched break records and survive trends since she became a near-instant superstar at age 21." Read the article here! Watch this episode on YouTube or ad-free on Patreon Send us your old magazines! WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Ave. Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Troy McEady @troyjeanspears Dara Laine @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 28 · 1 hr 7 min
NXIVM & Stan Culture with Amanda Montell from Sounds Like a Cult
In today's episode, Troy and Dara are talkin' cults with two-time NYT best-selling author and podcaster, Amanda Montell! We compare NXIVM vs the Manson Family, Jared Leto's budding cult, and the stan CULTure of Taylor Swift, Heated Rivalry, and Britney Spears. Follow Amanda on Instagram Check out her podcasts: Sounds Like a Cult and Magical Overthinkers Buy her books! Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking, and Wordslut Listen or Watch ad-free on Patreon Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow @TroyJeanSpears & @Daralaine The article we discussed in this episode: The Horny Holy Man by Vanessa Grigoriadis Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 26 · 1 hr 2 min
2000s Perfume, OG Urban Decay, & Real World Las Vegas
If you miss our original episode format, you're going to love this week's bonus episode, where we discuss a few more pages from ELLEgirl's Holiday 2002 issue! We cover some 2000s fashion trends, our favorite vintage fragrances, OG Urban Decay makeup, and The Real World: Las Vegas. To read along with us, watch the video episode on Youtube. Watch or listen ad-free on Patreon Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Send us your old magazines! WYI Podcast 1920 Hillhurst Avenue Unit #V815 Los Angeles, CA 90027 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 21 · 1 hr 13 min
ELLEgirl: Mandy Moore & Kelly Osbourne
"Everyone knows Mandy Moore and Kelly Osbourne are totally good friends. But do they ever drive each other crazy? Steal each other's clothes? Go hunting for boys? We gave them a list of our most burning questions, and they interviewed each other." This week, we cover the iconic but underappreciated ELLEgirl magazine and the Holiday 2002 issue with cover girls Mandy and Kelly! Read the article here WATCH AD-FREE on Patreon Follow on Instagram Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 14 · 1 hr 57 min
The Evolution of Christina Aguilera
This week, we're doing a supersized episode covering three Xtina Aguilera Rolling Stone profiles, including one that's been scrubbed from the internet (but of course, we found it and it's linked below). 1999 - The Christina Aguilera Story (So Far) by Anthony Bozza 2000 - Christina Aguilera: The Hit Girl by Neil Strauss 2002 - Has Anyone Seen Christina? Inside the Dirty Mind of a Pop Princess by Chris Heath Relevant viewing: Wendy Williams Discusses Meeting Christina Aguilera Watch on Youtube @whatsyourissuepodcast or ad-free on Patreon Follow on instagram @whatsyourissueshow, @troymceady, and @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 7 · 1 hr 9 min
Anna Wintour and Vogue in the 90s
"Amid a blizzard of gossip about an affair and the defection of a key protegee, Vogue's ice queen suddenly seems vulnerable. But for Anna Wintour, maybe that's not all bad—she's just as powerful without the sunglasses." This week's issue is New York Magazine from September 20th, 1999, with Anna Wintour profile "Summer of Her Discontent" by Kevin Gray. Watch this episode on Youtube Watch or listen ad-free on Patreon @WhatsYourIssuePodcast Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
May 1 · 1 hr 26 min
Lindsay Lohan Listener Questions
In today's bonus episode, Dara and Troy answer Patreon subscriber questions about Lindsay Lohan and The Canyons. We chat about what our ideal Lilo comeback looks like, how starring in Disney movies might have hurt more than they helped her career, our favorite fashion moments, and more! Subscribe on Patreon to listen ad-free Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 30 · 1 hr 18 min
Jennifer Lopez's Infamous Movieline Interview
"Beautiful and bodacious Jennifer Lopez is full of surprises, not the least of which are raging talent and a two-million dollar price tag. Here, the actress who seems to have burst out of nowhere into stardom explains why she gets roles Sandra Bullock doesn't, describes how Wesley Snipes wouldn't give it a rest, and reveals that Oliver Stone smells like 'spicy lavender.'" This week's issue is Movieline from Feb. 1998 with Jennifer Lopez. THE WOW, written by Stephen Rebello, is one of Troy's favorite Hollywood profiles of all time, and for good reason... A 27 year old JLo, post SELENA but pre superstardom, talks SO MUCH shhh throughout the interview. This is a must read! Watch on Youtube @whatsyourissuepodcast Follow us on instagram @Whatsyourissueshow Ad-free on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
April 24 · 59 min
Lizzie Grubman and the 90s NYC PR Girls
This week, Troy and Dara cover Vanessa Grigoriadis’s iconic piece “Welcome to the Dollhouse” also known as "Power Girls" from the December 7th, 1998 issue of New York Magazine. This article is a MUST READ!!! It oozes NYC high society. It's the precursor to Sex and the City. The breeding ground for RHONY. It has Lizzie Grubman!!! (which is to say, it has EVERYTHING). Follow us on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Listen ad-free on Patreon Watch video episodes on YouTube Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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