2025 Wrapped: The Pop Culture, Aesthetics & Tech Trends That Defined The Year

This episode of infinite scroll is brought to you by Afterpay’s Afterpaid 2025 report, an annual deep dive into Australia’s shopping snapshot.Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorldPlease 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/centennialworldFind 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/CentennialWorldThe biggest stories on the internet from December 11th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro2:22 Creator suing celebrity facialist Sonya Dakar over alleged facial burns6:07 Streamer Awards 2025 were a mess10:43 TikTok's Solidcore scandalFind 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 December 10th, 2025.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 1:53 Australia’s under-16s social media ban officially begins and the response so far8:21 Reddit reportedly plans to challenge Australian social media ban 10:59 The group cashing in on promoting the under-16 social media ban 13:53 AI reality show Non Player Combat is posted to YouTube 16:10 TikTok introduces Shared Collections and Feeds  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.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/Bills_Search_Results/Result?bId=r7284 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-10/australias-social-media-ban-for-under-16s-starts-today/106119800 https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxekqryn1jo https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cwy54q80gy9t?post=asset%3A3c3b086d-716a-44d8-b45d-0a33ffd9b1cf#post https://www.afr.com/companies/media-and-marketing/reddit-to-challenge-albanese-s-social-media-age-ban-in-court-20251205-p5nl63 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-08/how-europe-may-follow-australias-teen-social-media-ban/106035946 https://www.reddit.com/r/RedditSafety/comments/1phjf63/expanding_age_assurance_to_australia/ https://www.monash.edu/law/research/centres/castancentre/public-events/news/2025/under-16-social-media-ban https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/09/36-months-teen-social-media-ban-big-tech-brands/ https://www.eonline.com/news/1425997/ai-reality-show-non-player-combat https://www.dexerto.com/youtube/ai-reality-show-non-player-combat-hits-youtube-with-fully-generated-cast-3291748/  https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-04/court-agrees-hear-teens-challenge-to-under-16-social-media-ban/106103338 https://techcrunch.com/2025/12/08/tiktok-adds-a-space-for-organizing-content-with-others-teases-shared-feeds/ https://newsroom.tiktok.com/new-ways-for-friends-and-families-to-discover-share-and-connect-on-tiktok?lang=en 

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Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld The biggest stories on the internet from December 8th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro2:42 Veruca Salt announces divorce from man she married after two weeks6:03 Jaclyn Hill faces backlash for complaining about being in "views jail" on TikTok14:45 Alix Earle and Braxton Berrios breakup17:20 Pantone Colour of the Year criticism21:57 Netflix Warner Brothers acquisition 24:43 Creator goes viral for confronting one of her trolls IRL and posting it to TikTokPlease 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

Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorld The biggest stories on the internet from December 4th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro2:32 Colour analysis TikTok community drama7:47 Tana Mongeau talks Reddit impact12:08 Spotify Wrapped receptionFind 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 December 3rd, 2025.Join our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/cw/CentennialWorld  Timestamps 00:00 Intro 1:19 Slop Evader launches, a tool to dodge AI-generated slop online 6:20 Yope and Lemon8 climb Aussie app stores ahead of under-16s social media ban9:51 Marques Brownlee closes wallpaper app Panels 13:34 Viral TikTok videos accuse Aaron Parnas of missing source citationsSubscribe 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://tegabrai n.com/Slop-Evader https://www.404media.co/slop-evader-browser-extension-pre-generative-ai-search-filter/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/02/teen-social-media-ban-alternative-apps-coverstar-lemon8/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/lemon8-and-yope-put-on-notice-for-social-media-ban-targets/106093818 https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267900/marques-brownlee-mkbhd-price-panels-wallpaper-app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ciAONXv0Mhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/ https://panels.art/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/australian-children-moving-to-new-social-app-lemon8-but-owner-expected-to-restrict-users-to-over-16s 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://tegabrai n.com/Slop-Evader https://www.404media.co/slop-evader-browser-extension-pre-generative-ai-search-filter/ https://www.crikey.com.au/2025/12/02/teen-social-media-ban-alternative-apps-coverstar-lemon8/ https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-02/lemon8-and-yope-put-on-notice-for-social-media-ban-targets/106093818 https://www.theverge.com/2024/10/11/24267900/marques-brownlee-mkbhd-price-panels-wallpaper-app https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65ciAONXv0Mhttps://techcrunch.com/2025/12/01/mkbhds-wallpaper-app-panels-is-shutting-down/ https://panels.art/ https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/dec/02/australian-children-moving-to-new-social-app-lemon8-but-owner-expected-to-restrict-users-to-over-16s 

Join our Patreon here!!! https://www.patreon.com/c/CentennialWorldThe biggest stories on the internet from December 2nd, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:38 Elle Eastern Suburbs Mum vs. Regarding Cindy8:22 Millennial optimism is trending11:16 WSJ profile on Club Chalamet13:21 Zara Larsson’s makeup artist is becoming the star of her tourFind 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/CentennialWorldZee Feed's TikTok Awards breakdown: https://zeefeed.beehiiv.com/p/racism-allegations-2025-tiktok-awardsThe biggest stories on the internet from December 1st, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro1:50 TikTok band Boy Throb explained6:00 RelationshipTok rocked by woman proposing to partner after 14 years8:57 TikTok Awards update12:30 Michael's Black Friday messFind 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_/ 

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/centennialworldThe biggest stories on the internet from November 28th, 2025.Timestamps:00:00 Intro00:42 Chiara Ferragni facing 20 months in jail for "fraudulent" charity collaboration4:50 Rosie Nguyen Suno AI X post backlash10:21 Creators speak out on experience attending TikTok AwardsFind 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_/