On this week’s AyeSphere, Joy and Aye talk about the Glasgow Willy Wonka AI scam scandal, what the new Timothee Chalamet addition to the Wonka-verse gets right and where the other films rank compared to the original Gene Wilder adaptation. Aye also got Joy to watch Madame Web because apparently he enjoys testing the strength of their friendship ! (…

Welcome back! In this first episode of the year, Joy, and Aye delve into the latest author scandal surrounding NY Times bestselling author J.D. Barker and his mass solicitation of Booktok content creators for lewds, nudes and more inappropriate content to promote his upcoming book and why you absolutely should NOT do this. After that, they take a l…

In the final AyeSphere episode of 2023, Joy once again regales Aye about the latest book world fiasco as they break down the career-ending saga of Cait Corrain, an up-and-coming author who destroyed everything she’d worked for out of insecurity, racism, and lies. They also delve into the perpetuation of plagiarism and lack of accountability from co…

This week on the AyeSphere, Joy and Aye look at the rapid rise and (hopeful) fall of TikTok “comedian” Matt Rife, the controversial take on Twitter/X that online content creators don’t deserve to get paid for marketing products and then go completely off the rails talking about books, toilet roll holders and upcoming Scottish holiday romance movies…

We’re back! And in true time honored AyeSphere tradition, we’re starting off with some author drama on TikTok as Joy informs Aye about famed author Jodi Picoult describing self-published authors as taking “the easy way out” with publishing and why that’s Wrong. After that, we talk about the death of genre literacy, misconceptions about satire as a …

In this week’s episode of The Ayesphere, Joy makes Aye watch LuLaRich, a Prime documentary that looks into the harmful and predatory world of LuLaRoe. Why? Because we need to talk about why people are drinking Borax on TikTok (We cannot emphasize enough Do Not Do That) and how people fall prey to predatory scams and the cult indoctrination used to …

In this week’s episode of The Ayesphere, Joy and Aye take a look at Netflix’s new runaway animation, Nimona and discuss what it represents for modern media and the various messages it sends around conformity, fascism, and the importance of inter-community resistance. They then took a brief look at the Colleen Ballinger scandal and why you shouldn’t…

In this week’s episode, Aye and Joy are boiling alive in the summer heat. They look at some of the latest video game announcements, followed by a brief tangent about the rise of hopepunk apocalypse games and Activision’s surprising pro-Pride stance. Moving on, they discuss the horrors and wonderment of Netflix’s original series ‘Love, Death & Robot…

In this week’s episode of The AyeSphere, Joy introduces Aye to the latest publishing drama coming out of TikTok, unpacking the unsavory origins of P. K. Mancini, the alleged author/editor who is girlbossing her way to the top of #writertok. After that deep dive, the pair take a lighter look at the popular anime series Spy x Family and what they lik…

In this week’s episode of the AyeSphere, Joy and Aye look at the coronation of Princess Diana’s ex-husband (replete with a tangent about Outlander and the baffling concept of pro-monarchy Americans), followed by a much more interesting deep dive into the indie game What Remains of Edith Finch and why you should play it.…

In this week’s episode of The Ayesphere, Joy gets her revenge on Aye by making him watch Steven Moffat’s 2020 Dracula mini-series while info-dumping about the real Dracula for a solid hour. There’s also a brief discussion about BDSM and safe sex practices (we swear it’s related to the former) before the duo dive into Aye’s trip to the W.A.S.D Londo…

In this week’s episode, Aye forces Joy to watch Falling for Figaro, an operatic rom-com set in the Scottish highlands that somehow misses every romantic genre beat and temporarily cures Joy’s imposter syndrome. After that, they talk about the prevalence of trad-wife content on social media and the double standards of the algorithm when it comes to …

On this week's episode of the Ayesphere, Joy, and Aye talk about the SNP leadership election, the rise of 'de-influencing' online, and Joy inflicting Aye with the horrors of trad-wife werewolf erotica ads on Instagram.

In this week’s episode, Joy and Aye take an in-depth look at Episode 3 of The Last of Us and break down some of the criticism the episode has faced — and why they disagree with it. After that, it’s a free-for-all pitting TLOU against other video game franchises that have also made the jump to television, followed by some fannish wish listing of thi…

This week on The Ayesphere, Joy looks at the appropriation of executive dysfunction organizational systems by the online “aesthetic” movement and why it’s ruining your mental health (tw: brief mention of weight and dieting). Aye talks about his recent trip to Rome before the conversation inevitably devolves into video game chatter before veering ba…

In this week’s episode, Joy and Aye talk about the new animated series Velma, and why you shouldn’t watch it, everything right with The Last of Us live-action series, some updates on the ongoing drama in Romancelandia and some exciting personal news for Aye!

Joy and Aye take a look at The Witcher Blood Origin and what they liked and didn’t like about it. They also spend an inordinate amount of time talking about accents, the use of the word ‘cock’ in romance vs. fantasy before eventually getting back on track. They also discuss the Susan Meachen author scandal. It’s all related, we swear.…

Aye and Joy spend the final podcast of 2022 talking about their favorite and least favorite Christmas movies, then plunge headlong into an hour long hyperfixation on Andor and how it compares to other Star Wars media in its portrayal of capitalism, colonization and social commentary. So just another Ayesphere then!…

This week, Joy and Aye talk about the vampire renaissance currently happening on television, what they like about it and springboard there from talking about television in general, video games, books and somehow end up talking about Twitter discourse and the chili scandal.

Joy and Aye start out talking about the Red Dead Redemption franchise and the death of RDR2 online, get sidetracked and start talking about Twitter and somehow end up talking about greenwashing in capitalism. What does this all have to do with the downfall of RDR2 online? You guessed it, Capitalism.

Joy and Aye discuss the imminent downfall of Twitter, social media engineering and somehow end up on a tangent about British jingoism and the poppies. So just another average Sunday.

Aye and Joy start out talking about the problems with fast fashion, Jorts the cat and then get completely derailed by Boris Johnson and Capitalism. So just an average stream, then.

Joy and Aye watch Netflix’s ‘The Watcher’ and have regrets. They also talk about the exploitative nature of True Crime and where to draw the line on true crime documentaries.

Joy and Aye sum up the last week in politics from the US and UK, chat about mental health and accountability, and what it means to go into business as friends. (Feat. the Try Guys scandal.)

Aye and Joy discuss the Hocus Pocus franchise (spoilers!), the gaslight gatekeep girlbossification of Disney villains and their favorite childhood media.

Joy breaks down the latest controversy around TikTok exploiting Kindle returns and what Amazon's new return policy means. Aye hyperfixates on Scooby Doo and the chat tells us their favorite sweets.

Aye and Joy talk about everything from Amazon publishing, JK R*wling’s latest fiasco, Mulan, and Amazon’s new LOTR series, Rings of Power.

Joy and Aye discuss the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the media reaction and what the future might hold for the British monarchy.