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The Great Unraveling: July 2025's Chaos State
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So Peter's editing at midnight, gets an ad for a $400 scalp ritual while reading about flood victims, and almost clicks "buy now." That's... that's where we're at as humans right now.
Episode 30 is here and we're spiraling about July 2025—the timeline where we're googling skincare tips during actual disasters.
What we're unpacking:
- People searched "wet look lashes" 8,700% more while Ukraine got bombed (make it make sense)
- Texas floods + 109 deaths = turmeric soap searches up 3,400% (???)
- $24 billion on skincare while bridges literally collapse
- Why we're more scared of ChatGPT than fascists (priorities, people)
- CBG gummies exploded 847% because anxiety tastes better in grape flavor
- BookTok's horny escape room + VR sales through the roof
- 48% of millennials are broke but our skin is chef's kiss
Also featuring:
- A monk at the gym (2025 is weird)
- Mountain Dew predicting natural disasters
- Peter's wrinkle-induced existential crisis at 35
- Why Gen Z said "nah" to leadership roles
The thesis: We're all coping with face masks while democracy dies, and somehow that feels... normal? If you've ever felt guilty about your skincare routine during a climate disaster, welcome home.
Join Peter, Carissa, and Shaun for an hour of brutal self-awareness disguised as entertainment. We're calling out our own bullshit while actively participating in it.
Fair warning: Contains natural disasters, political anxiety, financial stress, and the uncomfortable realization that we're all just trying to survive with good skin and questionable priorities.
For anyone who's ever doom-scrolled while shopping for wellness products and felt personally attacked by their own behavior.
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