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Centennial World
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An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

  1. Touching Grass with Eugene Healey

    1H AGO

    Touching Grass with Eugene Healey

    Welcome to 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 Eugene Healey, a global brand strategist, key-note speaker, and online creator who grew his following from 0 to 400K in under a year. Eugene and Lauren chat about his career journey from academia to marketing, the power of creating opinion-based content online, dealing with criticism, and (of course) Lauren's favourite topic, Vanderpump Rules. Touch Grass is brought to you by BRITA: www.brita.com.au⁠/ 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_/

    34 min
  2. MINI TECH SCROLL: Meta patents AI impersonation tech, Anthropic teaches Claude morals, SeeDance 2.0 launches + more

    2H AGO

    MINI TECH SCROLL: Meta patents AI impersonation tech, Anthropic teaches Claude morals, SeeDance 2.0 launches + more

    The biggest tech news & social media trends on the internet from February 18th, 2026. Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld   Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:11 TikTok usership remains stable despite new ownership 2:24 Meta patents technology for AI to impersonate deceased users  9:18 Wall Street Journal profiles philosopher who teaches Anthropic’s Claude morals  14:31 SeeDance 2.0 breakdown & Disney cease-and-desist  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.businessinsider.com/meta-granted-patent-for-ai-llm-bot-dead-paused-accounts-2026-2  https://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/WO2025117006  https://patents.google.com/patent/US12513102B2/  https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1r6n7es/comment/o5rnts5/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button  https://www.reddit.com/r/technology/comments/1r6n7es/comment/o5ryxro/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button  https://www.wsj.com/tech/ai/anthropic-amanda-askell-philosopher-ai-3c031883  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9aGC6Ui3eE  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/tiktok-us-joint-venture-user-data-no-mass-exodus-oracle-mgx-silver-lake-larry-ellison-trump.html  https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/877931/bytedance-seedance-2-video-generator-ai-launch  https://www.axios.com/2026/02/13/disney-bytedance-seedance  https://openai.com/index/disney-sora-agreement/  https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/16/bytedance-safegaurds-seedance-ai-copyright-disney-mpa-netflix-paramount-sony-universal.html  https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/879644/bytedance-seedance-safeguards-ai-video-copyright-infringement  https://variety.com/2026/film/news/paramount-disney-bytedance-cease-and-desist-seedance-ai-infringement-ip-1236663663/

    21 min
  3. MINI SCROLL: Gabbie Hanna vs. Trisha Paytas (again?), creator's viral driving ticket + Pheonix & Blaec post-prison relationship concern

    1D AGO

    MINI SCROLL: Gabbie Hanna vs. Trisha Paytas (again?), creator's viral driving ticket + Pheonix & Blaec post-prison relationship concern

    Thank you to The Commons for supporting this episode: https://www.thecommons.com.au/ The biggest stories on the internet from February 17th, 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 1:33 Gabbie Hanna claims "psychological abuse" at the hands of Trisha Paytas, drama channels, and other creators in new podcast 10:52 Creator goes viral for driving ticket 13:32 Pheonix & Blaec's post-prison relationship concern 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_/

    16 min
  4. MINI SCROLL: Rhode event influencer diversity backlash, Shrek as a "cautionary tale" + ReallyRapunzel wraps it up

    2D AGO

    MINI SCROLL: Rhode event influencer diversity backlash, Shrek as a "cautionary tale" + ReallyRapunzel wraps it up

    The biggest stories on the internet from February 16th, 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 1:05 Rhode Sydney influencer launch event sparks backlash over lack of diversity of attendees 8:52 TikTok's Shrek as a "cautionary tale" discourse 20:10 ReallyRapunzel leaves TikTok after six-year hair collecting project 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_/

    24 min
  5. MINI SCROLL: Mikayla Nogueira announces divorce, Jake Shane's new C-suite role + Rhode Sydney event organic PR

    5D AGO

    MINI SCROLL: Mikayla Nogueira announces divorce, Jake Shane's new C-suite role + Rhode Sydney event organic PR

    The biggest stories on the internet from February 13th, 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 00:51 Mikayla Nogueira announces divorce 3:12 Jake Shane as Chief Creative Officer 5:05 Rhode Sydney launch goes viral for coverage from creator who stumbled upon event 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_/

    10 min
  6. MINI SCROLL: Staples Baddie, Alix Earle addresses Bad Bunny backlash, Jake Paul "hacked" + JBC vs. Scooter Braun

    6D AGO

    MINI SCROLL: Staples Baddie, Alix Earle addresses Bad Bunny backlash, Jake Paul "hacked" + JBC vs. Scooter Braun

    The biggest stories on the internet from February 12th, 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 1:22 Staples Baddie goes viral on TikTok 10:32 Alix Earle addresses Bad Bunny halftime show backlash 14:53 Jake Paul's Bad Bunny tweets 17:06 JBC vs. Scooter Braun 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_/

    23 min
  7. Touching Grass with Lena Tuck

    6D AGO

    Touching Grass with Lena Tuck

    Welcome to 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 Lena Tuck, a social media producer, TikTok commentary creator, and the creator of Sydney’s viral Heated Rivalry lookalike contest. Lena shares about how she shamelessly pursued her dream TikTok career, what it’s like being chronically online in her 30s, and how she touches grass while going viral. Touch Grass is brought to you by BRITA: www.brita.com.au⁠/ 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_/

    29 min
  8. MINI SCROLL: Bauer Hockey apology, Drag Bingo x Chipotle, MrBeast buys Gen Alpha bank + creator "plagiarism" feud

    FEB 10

    MINI SCROLL: Bauer Hockey apology, Drag Bingo x Chipotle, MrBeast buys Gen Alpha bank + creator "plagiarism" feud

    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/  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 2:29 Bauer hockey x Pavvy update 5:36 Drag bingo Chipotle gift card 7:02 MrBeast buys Step app 11:47 Ellie vs. Savannah TikTok “plagiarism” drama 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_/

    21 min
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An internet culture news podcast that explores themes surrounding viral stardom, the creator economy, and how social media is shaping Gen Z. Hosted by Centennial World founder Lauren Meisner & deputy editor Annabel Bendavid. Follow us @infinitescrollpodcast

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