CONTENT WARNING: The second half of this podcast contains content of an adult nature - you may want to switch to headphones if listening in a room with children.

Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to people sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week, James Ball explores the latest LinkedIn phenomenon: people publicly sharing videos of them crying about their jobs. Meanwhile, Lucy Reade unpacks the newest Bonnie Blue controversy, which has sparked fresh debate around the pro-life movement.

Links to LinkedIn and TikTok:

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/anthony-parkinson_laid-off-you-are-not-alone-25-years-in-ugcPost-7448445900340846592-DCPW/

https://www.tiktok.com/@aimeesmalex/video/7563361266299948310

https://www.linkedin.com/posts/makenna-schumacher_leadership-marketing-corporateculture-share-7384716788393074688-QKS3/

https://bsky.app/profile/yougov.co.uk/post/3mnag6xppjk2h

Links to Bonnie Blue interview and Spectator piece:

https://x.com/LBC/status/2060378646993383918?s=20

https://spectator.com/article/bonnie-blue-and-the-truth-about-the-pro-life-movement/

Presented by James Ball and Lucy Reade

Produced by Matt Withers

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