Shit You Should Care About

This week on the pod we dive into Wuthering Heights - both the 179-year-old novel and Emerald Fennell’s chaotic, glossy new adaptation that somehow got Abby and I lightly cancelled for… liking it.

We start with the book. Abby found the opening chapters borderline unreadable, SparkNotes essential, and the characters hilariously bad at socialising. I, meanwhile, loved it. It felt like fantasy to me - dramatic, transportive, completely immersive.

Then we split the film into two parts: “It’s not that deep” and “It is that deep.”
On one hand - the costumes, the set design, Margot Robbie’s bratty Cathy, the toxic romance front and centre. It felt intoxicating and intentionally reimagined.

On the other - casting choices matter. Heathcliff’s racial background in the novel is significant, and the decision to sidestep that raises real questions. We talk adaptation, fan outrage, Brontë purists, and why women directors are treated differently when they take creative risks.

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This week on the podcast:
• Kim Jong Un is somehow both an awful dictator and a very public girl dad
• The Nancy Guthrie case, explained
• Amelia Dimoldenberg is set to star in and produce a feature film!!
• Chappell Roan has dropped her talent agency over its reported ties to the Epstein files
• TikTok-style microdramas are apparently the next big thing
• Jake Shane has been named Chief Creative Officer of German candy company Katjes as it expands its $1 billion gummy business into the US
• Jake Shane is making both his Broadway debut and his Netflix debut
• Miley Cyrus has announced a Hannah Montana 20th anniversary special
• 10,000 condoms have reportedly been used so far at the 2026 Winter Olympics ◡̈

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This week on the Shit You Should Care About podcast:
Donald Trump reposted a blatantly racist video featuring Barack and Michelle Obama, then said he won’t apologise because “he didn’t see the end'
Kamala Harris launched a Gen Z “content hub” called @headquarters_67 and was immediately roasted into renaming it @headquarters68_
Nancy Pelosi is backing JFK’s grandson, Jack Schlossberg, in a key NYC House race.
The Washington Post just laid off 300+ journalists
Disney has a new CEO, Josh D’Amaro, and the BBC’s headline made it sound like Walt Disney himself (who is famously frozen) made the call
A Spanish figure skater has officially been cleared to skate to Minions music at the 2026 Winter Olympics

In the pop culture back half:
Everything you might have missed in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl appearance
Kanye West bought a full-page ad in the Wall Street Journal to "apologise" for the harm he’s caused
Kim Kardashian and Lewis Hamilton may or may not be dating
People are allegedly selling their blood for Harry Styles tickets
Taylor Swift’s Opalite music video revives her Graham Norton guest lineup for a nostalgic yet self-mythologising moment
Heated Rivalry Season 2 isn’t coming till 2027, but a fan editor got hired at HBO in the meantime
Molly-Mae and Tommy Fury are expecting again

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In the very first episode of Shit You Should Care About: The Podcast, Luce and Abby are in your ears, breaking down:
Why people across the U.S. are protesting ICE
What’s actually in the Epstein Files
A new social network where AI bots are posting memes and manifestos
Harry Styles’ new disco era, his tour with ticket prices that are laughable
The Grammys going political
And the Wuthering Heights press tour that’s hotter than it is accurate

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Giving you the news without giving you the blues.

Each week, Luce and Abby bring you:
• The biggest news stories, broken down simply, without any of the bullshit
• The pop culture moments shaping our algorithms and, therefore, our lives

It’s a blend of what’s happening in the outside world, and what’s taking over our inner worlds.

Find us anywhere you get your podcasts, from Wednesday 4th of February 2026.
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