Not My Scene
Ready to take a journey through different scenes, communities, subcultures, and corners of the internet? Hosts Yarden Blausapp and Kaia Lynne boldly dive into the deep end to immerse themselves in each scene, coming together on the pod to discuss their experiences, lore about the community, and how it connects to the broader cultural moment.
Episodes
34 episodes
LARPers Part 2
We're back for the much-anticipated part 2 of Kaia's weekend-long LARP adventure. Day 2 had our favorite NPC being chased off a battlefield, questioned by a squire, and in her first named role! Will she stand her ground when faced with the op (...
LARPers Part 1
Lights, Camera, (Live) Action (Roleplay)! Have you ever wondered about the people playing with foam weapons in your neighborhood park? Wonder no longer, because Kaia ventured far into the woods of Washington State for a weekend-long, imme...
Bronies
We took a trip back to the 2010's - when forums reigned supreme - for a delightfully cringey retrospective on Brony culture. Bronies AKA adult (typically male) fans of My Little Pony were a remarkably strong fandom, selling out convention cente...
Bingo!
Grab your dauber and pour yourself a crispy rootbeer float because it's BINGO time, baby! Yarden filled in her bleached brows, marched herself to an ATM, and faced down security guards to bring us an exclusive peek into the most sceneless of al...
Luddites
Time limits, greyscale, and Brick not working to curb your phone addiction? Maybe you just need to toss it altogether! That's what anti-tech activist and writer August Lamm did. She dialed in to NMS via dumb phone to tell us about her experienc...
Introducing STAN: Gossip Girl ft. @notmyscenepodcast
Not My Scene will be back for a new episode on March 31st, but in the meantime we’re excited to share this episode of STAN that we were on!STAN is hosted by Allegra Ponti and explores obsessive celebrity worship, parasocial relationships...
Cinephiles
In honor of awards season we are tapping in to the cinephile community. Filmmaker and host of the podcast Behind the Slate Aaron Strand (@behindtheslatepod) joins us for an insightful conversation (19:20) about the importance of IRL fi...
Fan Fiction (w/ Annamarie McCorvie)
The girls are joined by fan fiction expert Annamarie who gives us a history lesson on the origins of the art form (spoiler alert - always been gay!) and catches us up on where it is now (kinky and somehow even gayer?). We also discuss fan ficti...
Birders (w/ Allison)
We're doing our "big day" here at NMS and watching the birdwatchers! Joined by birding friend Allison, we discuss the birder archetypes, our adventures in the field, and the hit YouTube documentary Listers. Who knew birding could be so...
Looksmaxxers
On this week's episode we're sharpening our cheekbones, locking into our 'hunter eyes,' and mogging so hard that we promise you'll be able to sense our physical ascension even through an audio medium. We went deep on incel manosphere forums to ...
Pin Heads
PIN HEADS RISE!!! We got an EXCLUSIVE interview with Mo Davis of Den of Pin, the largest collection of pre-digital pinball machines on earth!!! PLUS our own experiences at Den of Pin, an interview with a regular, and our 2026 predictions!!
Renaissance Faire Part 2
It's finally time... to reveal the dark underbelly of renaissance festivals!!! We discuss the glorious origins of the festival and its descent into a capitalist hellscape built on the labor of unpaid volunteers and rife with sexual harassment. ...
Renaissance Faire Part 1
Hear ye hear ye! Calling all barbarian bombshells, swashbuckling sailors, and washing well wenches for we have a tale to tell! Are renaissance festivals magical sanctuaries for the fairies and witches of the world or simply an excuse to get dru...
Credit Card Churners (w/ Chris)
Get your cards ready for swiping and your pins ready for entering because this week we're maxxxxxing out our spend limits to bring you the juiciest secrets and craziest point-fueled adventures from the world of credit card churners. When it com...
Haunts (w/ Madison)
Madison haunts the pod!!! We are famously scaredy cats so we had to get a true horrorfile on to tell us about her experiences frequenting haunts such as Halloween Horror Nights, Knotts Scary Farm, and the Eastern State Penitentiary. We attempt ...
Rocky Horror
Listen closely. Not for very much longer. Our Rocky Horror episode is here! A play and movie with an outsized cultural impact, this cult classic has built a community in every sense of the word. We got in on the madness to understand the inside...
Adult Rec Leagues (w/ Tianna)
Come with us on a long, winding, harrowing journey through the commodification of women on the fields and courts of rec league sports. Topics discussed include Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde apologies from teammates, rec leagues as venues for romantic...
My Boyfriend is AI
Ladies, should you dump your man for an AI boyfriend? We took a long, strange journey through the online community of r/MyBoyfriendIsAI to get the tea on this hot new scene! Are they being judged too harshly? Listen to find out! #ClankerRights
Bobcheese (w/ Charlotte)
What is bobcheese you might ask? Well in a nutshell, it's thinking "bob" and "cheese" are funny, but really it's so much more than that. This week we're revisiting a more wholesome era of memes (I can has cheezburger?) and bring it all the way ...
Are We Dating The Same Guy?
No seriously, are we?? This week we're diving into the twisted and depraved world of local women-only dating groups to discuss the West Elm Caleb-ification of it all. Highlights include a recap of the The Woman Who Fell In Love With Her Psychol...
Skincare Enthusiasts (w/ Lili Stenn)
It seems like every week there is a new theory online about how to keep your face looking smooth, glassy, and wrinkle-free. From "skin flooding" to the "caveman method" we've seen it all, but what actually works? Skincare angel Lili Stenn has d...
Stan Accounts (w/ Hana)
Joined by bff of the pod Hana, we discuss social media accounts dedicated to celebrities! Long before PopCrave, PopBase, and PopTingz were around to tell you that Sabrina Carpenter "stunned" in new photo, we had One Direction fans dedicating ho...
Labubu Collectors
The consumerism final boss has arrived in the form of a stuffed animal keychain based (very loosely) on Norse mythology. Wtf is a Labubu and why are they everywhere??? We get into it: the blind box psychology, Labubu BBLs, the recession indicat...