Your favourite subculture soy-boys break down the manosphere, red pill content, and the rise of online masculinity influencers. From dating advice to self-improvement, and following Louis Theroux: Inside The Manosphere, we explore the appeal, backlash, and whether any of these ideas hold value.

Joe stumbles into this Side Quest without knowing the topic — only to discover the strange history of Victorian moustaches and facial hair culture in Great Britain. We explore how moustaches became symbols of masculinity, status, and identity in the Victorian era.

Your cultural confectioners dives into sugar relationships and sugar dating, examining the dynamics between sugar daddies, sugar mommies, and sugar babies. We ask who benefits, where the power lies, and whether these arrangements are empowering, exploitative, or something in between.

Your two dirty, deep-divers explore Juggalos, the fanbase of Insane Clown Posse, tracing their origins, symbolism, and strong sense of community. Alongside the FBI’s gang classification, we examine issues of stigma, misogyny, and how extreme music fandoms are judged from the outside.

This episode includes brief audio excerpts from “Hokus Pokus” and “Tilt-A-Whirl” by Insane Clown Posse, used for the purposes of commentary, criticism, and review.

Join us for a peek under the bonnet as we unpack Jaguar’s brand reimagining, as the luxury car maker shifts its image beyond traditional performance and prestige. From automotive heritage to fashion-forward lifestyle branding, we explore who Jaguar is trying to attract — and why.

Your two savvy subculture surveyors explore high fashion and haute couture, tracing their origins and the rise of exclusive runway culture. Join us in examining fashion as art, the luxury fashion industry’s gatekeeping, and the toxic dynamics that keep it deliberately inaccessible.

Your two hungry historians of global subcultures dig into mukbang videos, from their roots in online loneliness to their rise as algorithm-driven eating livestreams and ASMR food content. We ask who’s creating and consuming them, explore the parasocial dynamics, and why this viral food trend has become increasingly controversial.

The leatheriest lore-keepers in subcultures explore the Hells Angels motorcycle club, from its counterculture roots and biker brotherhood to its global expansion and lasting notoriety. On the ride, we examine the club’s alleged links to organized crime and drug trafficking, and how those associations shaped its reputation.