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You think you could be besties with Hailey Bieber? Cute.

We explore obsessive celebrity worship, parasocial relationships and digital intimacy. Each episode centres on a cultural icon or phenomenon—ranging from The Hunger Games, erotic fiction, 2010s YouTubers and (of course) Taylor Swift—to unpack how the media we consumed, particularly during our formative years, shaped our desires, ideals, and sense of self.

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Why we expect celebrities to be moral compasses, activists and entrepreneurs
The deification and subsequent ‘dethroning’ of women in media (e.g. Blake Lively)
The constant access to celebrities through social media, and our sense of ‘ownership’ over them (i.e. we made you what you are, therefore you owe us)
How our early media diets reflected and influenced what we value, what we want, and who we are
The evolution of fandom in an age where access is constant and attention is monetised

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Our luminescent guest Lydia leads the conversation on the height of the YouTuber era in 2010s. We touch on vicarious living through lifestyle content, the ethics of childhood media exposure and the co-opting of content by thirsty corporations. Tangents include...

- the disappearance of our collective attention spans

- the enduring myth of the American dream

- the healing capacity of James Bond

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- the disappearance of our collective attention spans

- the enduring myth of the American dream

- the healing capacity of James Bond