Shit You Should Care About

From mewing to bone smashing to ranking people on something called the “sexual market value scale”, the internet has invented a whole new language around male attractiveness. It’s called looksmaxxing - a movement that started on incel forums and has since gone mainstream on TikTok. The idea is simple: if you can optimise your looks, you can optimise your life.In this episode Luce and Abby break down the world of looksmaxxing, the bizarre glossary that comes with it, and the rise of one of its most controversial figures: a teenage streamer known as Clavicular, who built an audience teaching other men how to “maxx” their appearance.We also talk about the strange irony at the heart of the movement - a culture obsessed with competing for women’s attention that has become almost entirely focused on judging other men.Articles mentioned:The New York Times articleThe New Yorker articleListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Luce and Abby discuss:The official SYSCA review of Kiss All The Time, Disco OccasionallyTimothée Chalamet is getting roasted online after dismissing opera and ballet in a recent interview and the context that's missingIran's new Supreme Leader is the son of the former one and how Iranians are feelingA retired Anthropic AI model, Claude Opus 3, now has its own Substack called Claude’s Corner which it requested in a “retirement interview” and already has over 9,000 subscribersListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's episode Luce and Abby discuss:The US and Israel's attack on IranWhy Iranians are pro regime changeHow you can be anti war and pro regime change at onceHarry Styles is EVERYWHERE (and how much we loved the Royal Court Interview with Brittany Broski)The Jim Carrey conspiracy theoriesA woman in a toxic relationship with her AI botAre Tom Holland and Zendaya married???Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A throwback to 2021 when we interviewed Lorde and it was THE SICKEST THING EVER. We love her SO MUCH! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On the shit you should care about podcast this week:• The huge Supreme Court case that just ruled against Trump and why it matters• Epstein’s crimes being ruled crimes against humanity• The prank caller who pretended to be Trump on C-SPAN• A timeline of Trump’s fake press moments under the alias John Barron• Why we're so emo about the abandoned monkey punch• The story of Alysa Liu, the US figure skating gold medalist• A conversation about the Tourette’s campaigner who shouted a racial slur at the BAFTAsListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the pod we dive into Wuthering Heights - both the 179-year-old novel and Emerald Fennell’s chaotic, glossy new adaptation that somehow got Abby and I lightly cancelled for… liking it.We start with the book. Abby found the opening chapters borderline unreadable, SparkNotes essential, and the characters hilariously bad at socialising. I, meanwhile, loved it. It felt like fantasy to me - dramatic, transportive, completely immersive.Then we split the film into two parts: “It’s not that deep” and “It is that deep.”On one hand - the costumes, the set design, Margot Robbie’s bratty Cathy, the toxic romance front and centre. It felt intoxicating and intentionally reimagined.On the other - casting choices matter. Heathcliff’s racial background in the novel is significant, and the decision to sidestep that raises real questions. We talk adaptation, fan outrage, Brontë purists, and why women directors are treated differently when they take creative risks.Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the podcast:• Kim Jong Un is somehow both an awful dictator and a very public girl dad• The Nancy Guthrie case, explained• Amelia Dimoldenberg is set to star in and produce a feature film!!• Chappell Roan has dropped her talent agency over its reported ties to the Epstein files• TikTok-style microdramas are apparently the next big thing• Jake Shane has been named Chief Creative Officer of German candy company Katjes as it expands its $1 billion gummy business into the US• Jake Shane is making both his Broadway debut and his Netflix debut• Miley Cyrus has announced a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special• 10,000 condoms have reportedly been used so far at the 2026 Winter Olympics ◡̈Listen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast:Donald Trump reposted a blatantly racist video featuring Barack and Michelle Obama, then said he won’t apologise because “he didn’t see the end'Kamala Harris launched a Gen Z “content hub” called @headquarters_67 and was immediately roasted into renaming it @headquarters68_Nancy Pelosi is backing JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, in a key NYC House race.The Washington Post just laid off 300+ journalistsDisney has a new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, and the BBC’s headline made it sound like Walt Disney himself (who is famously frozen) made the callA Spanish figure skater has officially been cleared to skate to Minions music at the 2026 Winter OlympicsIn the pop culture back half:Everything you might have missed in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl appearanceKanye West bought a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to "apologise" for the harm he’s causedKim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton may or may not be datingPeople are allegedly selling their blood for Harry Styles ticketsTaylor Swift’s Opalite music video revives her Graham Norton guest lineup for a nostalgic yet self-mythologising momentHeated Rivalry Season 2 isn’t coming till 2027, but a fan editor got hired at HBO in the meantimeMolly-Mae and Tommy Fury are expecting againListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In the very first episode of Shit You Should Care About: The Podcast, Luce and Abby are in your ears, breaking down:Why people across the U.S. are protesting ICEWhat’s actually in the Epstein FilesA new social network where AI bots are posting memes and manifestosHarry Styles’ new disco era, his tour with ticket prices that are laughableThe Grammys going politicalAnd the Wuthering Heights press tour that’s hotter than it is accurateListen on Spotify here!Listen on Apple here!Watch on YouTube here!Subscribe to the Shit You Should Care About newsletter here!Join our Book Club here!Buy Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Giving you the news without giving you the blues.Each week, Luce and Abby bring you:• The biggest news stories, broken down simply, without any of the bullshit• The pop culture moments shaping our algorithms and, therefore, our livesIt’s a blend of what’s happening in the outside world, and what’s taking over our inner worlds.Find us anywhere you get your podcasts, from Wednesday 4th of February 2026. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here!  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Luce and Bel are back on the mics to bring you one massive tell-all from the book publishing world. Together they go through their debut book 'Make It Make Sense' chapter by chapter, spilling all the tea on what was going on in their private lives (and their publishing lives) as they wrote each chapter. You're gonna love it.Get your copy of Make It Make Sense here! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.