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What's Your Issue?

What's Your Issue?

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"What's Your Issue?" is a pop culture podcast hosted by Troy McEady and Dara Laine. Each week, they take a nostalgic deep dive into the past, dissecting magazine articles from various decades and genres.Dara Laine and Troy McEady Social Sciences World
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  • '90s-2000s Nightlife: Limelight and Les Deux

    '90s-2000s Nightlife: Limelight and Les Deux
    Mar 20 2026
    Troy and Dara dive into '90s and early 2000s club culture, breaking down the articles: W Magazine’s “The Scandalous History of Les Deux, Hollywood’s Infamous Nightclub” by Jake Flanagan and Vanity Fair’s “'In the Limelight' Walks Through the Clubs of New York City’s ’90s” by Dan Adler. They also get into the time Britney Spears tried to get a job as a cocktail waitress, Lindsay Lohan snubbing Lily Allen, gal about town Mischa Barton, the downfall of Big Brother villain and Les Deux owner Mike “Boogie” Malin, and what killed nightlife culture as we knew it. Listen ad-free on Patreon Follow on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Follow Troy @troyjeanspears Follow Dara @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 24 mins
  • Lindsay Lohan and the Production of The Canyons

    Lindsay Lohan and the Production of The Canyons
    Mar 13 2026
    This week, Troy and Dara dive into one of their all-time favorite pieces of journalism: the New York Times Magazine article “Here Is What Happens When You Cast Lindsay Lohan in Your Movie” by Stephen Rodrick. The 2013 story chronicles the chaotic three-week shoot of The Canyons—the low-budget erotic thriller written by Bret Easton Ellis, directed by Paul Schrader, and starring Lindsay Lohan and James Deen. “We don’t have to save her,” Schrader said. “We just have to get her through three weeks in July.” A month later, Schrader would be standing naked in a Malibu bedroom, missing his dogs and trying to coax Lohan out of her robe. Turns out three weeks can be a very long time. We also touch on: x17's 7/27/2012 blog post about the Lindsay Lohan and Lady Gaga Sleepover What It Was Like to Make The Canyons, A Producer's Tale by Braxton Pope for Vanity Fair 2012 James Deen Profile by Amanda Hess for Good Magazine James Deen was Never a Feminist Idol by Amanda Hess for Slate.com NOTE: Due to some technical difficulties, this episode is audio-only Listen ad-free on patreon.com/whatsyourissue Follow on instagram: @Whatsyourissueshow @troyjeanspears @daralaine Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins
  • George Magazine: If Madonna Were President

    George Magazine: If Madonna Were President
    Mar 12 2026
    In today's bonus episode, we're getting more in-depth with JFK Jr's art pop, George Magazine. We discuss the history of the mag, the article, "If I Were President" written by Madonna, plus the many iconique celebrity covers from its 1995-2001 run. To see the photos we reference and the full Madonna article, check out our instagram @whatsyourissueshow. We also talk about: Vogue's "Meet George: An Oral History of JFK Jr.’s Political Magazine Launch" The Hollywood Reporter's "John F. Kennedy Jr. and George Magazine: A Story of Politics, Love and Loss, 20 Years Later" And of course, we couldn't help but talk a leeeetle bit about FX's Love Story... Listen ad-free on Patreon.com/whatsyourissue Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    49 mins
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