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About this Podcast:

Ever notice how comment sections reveal more than the headlines?Lisa Williams and Sarah Illingworth dive into the internet’s most revealing threads, from the biggest celebrity scandals to niche online subcultures, exploring what our online reactions say about the culture we are living in right now.Each episode, they decode the psychological motivations and deeper media narratives of online comment culture, all with a good dose of 90s nostalgia and Gen X British humour.Shortlisted for Best Arts & Culture Podcast by the Independent Podcast Awards and an International Women’s Podcast Award.

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Contact path

Public web form

Booking probability

31%

Guest openness

Selective

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What is Straight to the Comments about?

Ever notice how comment sections reveal more than the headlines? Lisa Williams and Sarah Illingworth dive into the internet’s most revealing threads, from the biggest celebrity scandals to niche online subcultures, exploring what our online reactions say about the culture we are living in right now.

What has Straight to the Comments covered recently?

Recent episodes include "The 12 Clapbacks of Christmas: Twiggy, Cher, Rihanna, Millie Bobby Brown & More" (11 December 2025, 44 minutes), "Did We Peak in the 90s? Why Nostalgia Feels So Powerful" (30 November 2025, 42 minutes), and "Not a Woman’s Woman Revisited: The Wicked Press Tour" (27 November 2025, 58 minutes).

How often does Straight to the Comments publish?

Straight to the Comments publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 53 episodes.

How hard is it to get booked on Straight to the Comments?

Booking probability for Straight to the Comments is 31%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. Straight to the Comments requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. Straight to the Comments's contact route on record: public web form.

Who should pitch Straight to the Comments?

The strongest fits for Straight to the Comments are Libraries, Archives & Web Portals. Straight to the Comments has a news audience.

About the host

Straight to the Comments is a news podcast with 53 episodes published.

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