What's Your Issue?

It's a What's Your Issue? Advice Column bonus episode! Troy and Dara answer listener questions that touch on convincing a family member to leave a religious cult, making friends, and recovering from the grief of a best friend ghosting you. Want to submit your issue for a future bonus episode? Go to our instagram profile to find a link to our anonymous google form @whatsyourissueshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's a gay fantasia because Troy and Dara are talkin' Heated Rivalry and Pillion! They discuss the Vulture article, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Boys by E. Alex Young, and How Pillion Perfected the Sub Dom Rom Com by Nathan Tavares for GQ. It's fan fic, Heated Rivalry obsessions, straight girls in gay bars, Alexander Skarsgard, Polly Pocket dommy mommy, and somehow... The Artist's Way. Video on Spotify Ad-free on Patreon.com/whatsyourissue Instagram: @whatsyourissueshow @TroyJeanSpears @DaraLaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Troy and Dara talk about the woman who raised them... Oprah. They're measuring time in Oprah hair styles, discussing the Avengers (Suze Orman, Dr. Phil, Dr. Oz, et al.), episodes lost to the Winfrey vault, and Troy details another daytime talk show live taping experience. Watch this episode on Spotify Subscribe on Patreon for ad-free and bonus eps Follow on Insta @whatsyourissueshow @troyjeanspears @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's bonus episode, we travel back in time and behind a paywall to the very first time Troy and Dara podcasted together. This episode was recorded back in 2020 for a patreon episode of Troy's podcast, The Smush Room. They deep dive into the lives of Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt, including their relationship dynamics on The Hills, Heidi's family dynamics, plastic surgery, and more. For a companion piece, listen to the recent What's Your Issue? patreon episode where Troy and Dara discuss Heidi's infamous People magazine cover to see if they totally contradict themselves 6 years later. To listen to other Smush Room/Dunzo episodes, subscribe to Troy's Patreon (where he has some brand new episodes up, including a 3-part series about Britney Spears' deep cut songs). Follow on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow @daralaine @troyjeanspears Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week's listener-suggested issue is Interview Magazine from July 1992 with cover girl (emphasis on GIRL) Drew Barrymore. Troy and Dara discuss the controversial photoshoot by Bruce Webber, Drew's career revival at 17, her lolita era, and how the adults in her life failed her. Plus, why Drew is the true definition of a manic pixie dream girl, erotic thrillers, and Troy's experience seeing a live taping of Drew's talk show. Interview Magazine article This episode is full of pics, so watch on Spotify or Patreon! -- Listen to our latest Patreon bonus episode about Katie Holmes, Tom Cruise, and Scientology Follow us on Insta: @whatsyourissueshow Follow Troy @troyjeanspears Follow Dara @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy and Dara discuss the January 17th, 1994 Newsweek cover story about Nancy Kerrigan. The story is written just after Nancy was attacked, but before anyone knew Tonya Harding might have anything to do with it. They talk about Nancy as a competitor and star, Troy's childhood prodigy potential, and reminisce about Olympic figure skating in the 1990s. Listen ad-free on Patreon Follow on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Follow Troy @troyjeanspears Follow Dara @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Troy and Dara discuss 4 year old cover girl Raven-Symoné, who graced the pages of the April 1990 issue of JET Magazine. We talk about her rep as the most punctual toddler in Hollywood, her tenure on The View, the Cosby of it all, and child stardom. Read the article on our instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe to ad-free episodes on Patreon Follow Troy on instagram @troyjeanspears Follow Dara on instagram @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's bonus episode, Troy and Dara answer more listener AMA questions, including: Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen? What are some magazine ads that imprinted on you as a tween or teen? Which style trend would you like to make a comeback? What's your dream reality show to be on? Rumors or Stars Are Blind? What's your favorite thing about each other? Submit your own AMA question here. Submit your issue for a future advice column bonus episode here. Listen ad-free on Patreon Follow us on Instagram: @whatsyourissueshow Follow Troy: @troyjeanspears Follow Dara: @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

There's a new scammer in town!! (allegedly). This week, Troy and Dara break down the Vanity Fair article, "Bryant Simmons’s Frenemies Call Him a Scammer. He Says They’re Just Jealous" by Clara Molot. A talented stylist accused of swindling Manhattan's fashionable elite, Simmons has all the trappings to become the next great scammer success story. Of course, you can't talk New York City scammers without bringing up Caroline Calloway; plus, Troy and Dara describe some of their own personal con jobs. Subscribe on Patreon! Our newest exclusive episode: "Heidi Montag: Addicted to Plastic Surgery" Follow us on Instagram: @whatsyourissueshow Follow Troy on Insta: @troyjeanspears Follow Dara on Insta: @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Since everyone else is talking about 2016, we thought we'd try and mooch off the relevant keywords and make a bonus episode about it. We discuss celebrity couples, The Good Wife, American Idol, Katy Perry at Burning Man, Kim Kardashian's robbery, and more! Listen ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, Troy and Dara discuss The New Yorker 1994 article "Chloë's Scene" by Jay McInerny, and New York Magazine/The Cut's 2024 (and recirculated in 2025) profile, "A Suitable Change for Chloë Sevigny" by Emily Gould. The conversation evolves into a meditation on It Girls: Paris Hilton and Tinsley Mortimer - It Girls or That Girls? The It Boy The It Girl and Existentialism, and Will society allow the It Girl to become an It Woman? Listen ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In our first AMA bonus, we talk about the trouble with biopics, our thoughts on homophobia in the Real Housewives franchises, our favorite high-fashion celebrity brand ambassadors, Lizzie Grubman, what we were like growing up, and more! Listen ad-free on Patreon! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week, we discuss The Cut article that launched a thousand ships: "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group" penned by Ashley French. Troy and Dara talk about the mom drama, Mandy Moore's previous mom group and how she could heal her trauma with a Vegas residency, plus Hilary Duff and her petty husband. It's the perfect intersection of nostalgia and current events. To listen or watch ad-free subscribe to Patreon. Watch this episode on Spotify. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Let's revisit one of our favorite episodes before our relaunch! We discuss 3 separate Lindsay Lohan profiles spanning her career from the early 2000s to present.  2004, Rolling Stone - Lindsay Lohan: Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen 2010, Vanity Fair (by Nancy Jo Sales!) - Adrift... 2024, Bustle - Lindsay Lohan's Back! Subscribe on Patreon: @whatsyourissue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dara and Troy discuss their favorite pop culture moments of 2025. Subscribe on Patreon to hear a full exclusive episode covering Vulture's "What the Culturati 50 Loved in 2025." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy and Dara cover a cursed end of year wrap up: Star Magazine's 50 Most Annoying Celebrities of 2006. There's Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Katie Holmes, Tyra Banks, Clay Aiken, Nicole Richie, and sooooo many more. Watch this episode on Spotify Ad-Fre episodes on Patreon @whatsyourissue See the magazine spread on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today's bonus episode, Dara and Troy give each other a couple quizzes from teen magazines. Listen ad-free on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Troy and Dara discuss Lana Del Rey's 2014 profile for Rolling Stone, in which she gets fed up with the reporter and kicks him out. They also examine her August 2025 W Mag interview to trace her evolution as an artist and her relationship to fame. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus episodes and ad-free episodes Follow on Instagram to read (most) of the articles we discuss (@whatsyourissueshow) Please rate, review, and subscribe (or leave us a letter to the editors with comments, corrections, or suggestions... just make sure it's 5 stars plzz) And follow your hosts, @troyjeanspears and @daralaine on instagram xox Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the first weekly bonus episode, Troy and Dara touch on a Nancy Jo Sales article they didn't get to cover in November: Hugh Hefner's Roaring 70s from the March 2001 issue of Vanity Fair. They also discuss Holly Madison's WYI shoutout, and the Playboy influences in Sabrina Carpenter's Short and Sweet tour. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's episode, Troy and Dara discuss The Cut article, "Rachel Zoe's Bravo Homecoming" from Dec 2025. They talk Rachel's return to Bravo on Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, her impact on culture and fashion, and her treatment as a tabloid target in the 2000s. Watch the Episode on Spotify Follow the show on TikTok and Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe to Patreon for bonus and ad-free episodes Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices