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Welcome to the first episode of Touch Grass, a mini series where we explore the implications of being chronically online with the creatives who can’t escape it. In this episode, host Lauren Meisner interviews creator, mental health advocate and self-described terminally online expert, Kriti Gupta. Throughout this conversation, Kriti takes us through her career journey, how she handles Tall Poppy Syndrome as a woman of colour in a visible industry, and of course, her tips for touching grass. Touch Grass is brought to you by BRITA: ⁠https://www.brita.com.au/turnonthetaste⁠ Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/  Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ 

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 4th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 0:55 Moltbook launches – a social media platform for AI agents  10:03 Rentahuman.ai launches, another platform catering to AI agents  11:22 Vogue Japan seemingly uses AI in Ariana Grande cover  13:36 Anna’s Archive sued for 13 trillion dollars  Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/    Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources  https://www.moltbook.com/post/c80b4948-04d7-4b79-8afc-3c7c54fa16ca   https://www.moltbook.com/post/368ea5f7-a075-468e-a446-0b6cb361778b   https://x.com/MattPRD/status/2017511543576137995?s=20   https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/rcna256738   https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/30/openclaws-ai-assistants-are-now-building-their-own-social-network/  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-02-04/what-is-moltbook-the-new-social-media-platform-for-ai-bots/106298768  https://x.com/ranking091/status/2017111643864404445  https://www.wired.com/story/i-infiltrated-moltbook-ai-only-social-network/  https://kenhuangus.substack.com/p/moltbook-security-risks-in-ai-agent  https://www.404media.co/exposed-moltbook-database-let-anyone-take-control-of-any-ai-agent-on-the-site  https://www.nme.com/news/music/spotify-major-record-labels-sue-annas-archive-13trillion-allege-brazen-theft-millions-files-3925977  https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/01/Annas-Archive.pdf  https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/files/2026/01/Annas-Archive-Injunction-1.pdf  https://www.complex.com/music/a/alex-ocho/major-labels-lawsuit-spotify-song-scraping 

The biggest stories on the internet from February 3rd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:23 Sydney’s viral Heated Rivalry contest  7:51 WeWoreWhat calls off engagement & recap of her controversies  12:11 Alex Warren’s Grammys glitch Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from February 2nd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:47 Mikayla Nogueira opens up about losing herself to influencer life 10:57 Clinton Kane admits to history of lies 16:00 Celebrities & creators speak out x Grammy's Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

Thank you to BRITA for supporting the podcast, helping us keep our deep dives going, and, of course, keeping us hydrated! Check out BRITA here: ⁠https://www.brita.com.au/turnonthetaste⁠/ In this episode, we explore the viral analog trend and what is actually behind users motivations for going offline (or maybe pretending to) in 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Ad read 00:54 Intro 3:25 The trends indicating a shift to being “chronically offline” 7:42 Why is Gen Z pursuing the chronically offline lifestyle now? 8:34 Changes in the digital world 15:18 The pursuit of cool 23:55 Is Gen Z ACTUALLY pursuing the offline? 28:48 Conclusion Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 29th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:13 Married women on girls trip TikTok discourse 6:21 Harry Styles ticket pricing backlash 10:46 'Nutella tricks' meme Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 28th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:40 TikTok and the US government close the deal to spin off TikTok 5:42 Investors leading the TikTok USDS joint venture 8:10 Allegations of censorship on US TikTok   11:00 Glitches & TikTok’s data centre power outage  13:00 Changes to TikTok’s privacy policy  15:17 Alternative platforms to TikTok gaining traction: UpScrolled, Skylight & Monnett 17:41 Will people stick to the alternative platforms? What is next for US TikTok?    Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/    Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources: https://www.bbc.com/news/a rticles/c3edd1l328lo  https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/115942147803684675  https://newsroom.tiktok.com/announcement-from-the-new-tiktok-usds-joint-venture-llc?lang=en-GB https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2026/01/26/tiktok-censorship-ice-shooting/  https://www.forbes.com/sites/conormurray/2026/01/26/are-new-owners-censoring-tiktok-top-democrats-influencers-celebrities-raising-concerns/  https://www.theverge.com/news/867873/tiktok-down-outage-us-data-center-power-outage  https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015936397073437004?s=20   https://x.com/tiktokusdsjv/status/2015807214871535741?s=20  https://www.theverge.com/news/868379/tiktok-us-trump-oracle-broken-rumors-power-outage  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/23/tiktok-users-freak-out-over-apps-immigration-status-collection-heres-what-it-means/  https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/  https://www.wired.com/story/tiktok-new-privacy-policy/  https://usdsjv.tiktok.com/Technical-issues-impacting-TikTok-US-service  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-uninstalls-are-up-150percent-following-us-joint-venture.html  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/social-network-upscrolled-sees-surge-in-downloads-following-tiktoks-us-takeover/  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/26/tiktok-alternative-skylight-soars-to-380k-users-after-tiktok-u-s-deal-finalized/ 

Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/  The biggest stories on the internet from January 27th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:57 Halley Kate engaged 9:27 Australian creator Emily Jolie-Pitt made it to AO 12:57 Viral Dramageddon drag show Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 23rd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:48 Alix Earle reality show on Netflix 5:16 TikTok rainbow hair dye drama 13:33 Viral airplane panic attack sparks discourse over ragebait Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 22nd, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:51 Tana Mongeau buys TarasWrld halter top 3:39 Madison Beer talks pressure to "rebrand" 7:58 Club Chalamet to launch Storrie Times about Connor Storrie 14:20 Viral UGC Dr Pepper jingle makes it to a commercial Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from January 21st, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:41 Reddit Competitor Digg launches to the public    9:05 TikTok launches micro-drama platform: PineDrama 11:42 Meta Update 1: The Metaverse is “over” 13:41 Meta Update 2: Clip of Meta AI Glasses goes viral  14:59 Meta Update 3: Threads overtakes X in daily active users on mobile  Subscribe to Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/18cqrQI7gMiVfxIMRAeULF    Subscribe to Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/infinite-scroll/id1499785732    Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/    Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/    Follow our publication: https://www.tiktok.com/@centennialworld    Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/    Follow Lauren on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@laurenmeisner_ Please consider buying us a coffee to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business💖 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld   Sources  https://x.com/alexisohanian/status/1268943036228292608 https://www.thetimes.com/business/companies-markets/article/alexis-ohanian-reddit-co-founder-serena-williams-husband-chelsea-women-9qmgvrwb7 https://www.theverge.com/news/862088/the-new-digg-is-launching-an-open-beta  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/14/digg-launches-its-new-reddit-rival-to-the-public/  https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qhf27j/alexis_ohanian_and_kevin_rose_here_to_talk_the/  https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/alexis-ohanian--kevin-rose-buy-back-social-platform-digg-302392419.html  https://www.businessinsider.com/tiktok-launches-a-new-micro-drama-app-called-pinedrama-2026-1  https://www.wsj.com/tech/meta-layoffs-reality-labs-2026-347008b0  https://www.meta.com/en-gb/help/quest/2464765133873078/  https://www.theverge.com/tech/863209/meta-has-discontinued-its-metaverse-for-work-too  https://www.theverge.com/news/864099/threads-overtakes-x-daily-mobile-ios-android-users  https://techcrunch.com/2026/01/18/threads-edges-out-x-in-daily-mobile-users-new-data-shows/ 

Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/ Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/ The biggest stories on the internet from January 20th, 2026. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:22 Brooklyn Beckham speaks out about cutting off family 10:57 Fans speculate more turbulence at Alex Cooper's Unwell Network 15:43 Patrick Starrr sets a new precedent for influencer brands with move into skincare Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 19th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:10 Danielle Walter addresses docuseries 9:48 Aussie beauty influencer feud: Rosie Terre vs. Sarah Emilia 17:24 BookTok anti-intellectualism discourse 23:56 Heated Rivalry fandom backlash Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 16, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 00:55 Tana Mongeau vs. Tara's World 7:17 Pearl Davis' "silent temper tantrum" 12:26 2016 nostalgia theories Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/ 

The biggest stories on the internet from January 15th, 2026. Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld/  Please consider buying us a coffee or subscribing to a membership to help keep Centennial World's weekly podcasts going! Every single dollar goes back into this business🩷 https://buymeacoffee.com/centennialworld/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 0:46 Hailey Bieber repost mystery update 7:37 Chiara Ferragni acquitted of cake fraud 11:04 Pop Crave turns 10 Find our podcast YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC18HclY7Tt5-1e3Z-MEP7Jg  Subscribe to our weekly Substack: https://centennialworld.substack.com/  Follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/infinitescrollpodcast/  Follow Lauren on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/laurenmeisner_/