Episode 43: Making Progress on Apologizing to the It Girls of the 2000s

We owe the women of the 2000s a MASSIVE apology.

But first: we talk about the passing of Presley Gerber and why addiction doesn’t discriminate, Whitney’s adventures with internet trolls, Madison’s tips for surviving the comment section, and our slightly unhinged but hysterical post-recording psychic adventure.
Then we revisit the era that gave us low-rise jeans, “bikini body” headlines, virginity questions and nationally televised conversations about women’s boobs. We break down how celebrity culture turned women’s bodies, relationships and breakdowns into public property—and the psychology behind what watching all of it taught an entire generation of girls.

Turns out, the tabloids didn’t just teach us how to judge famous women. They taught us how to judge ourselves.