What's Your Issue?
Episodes
Lindsay Lohan and the Production of The Canyons
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Troy and Dara dive into one of their all-time favorite pieces of journalism: the New York Times Magazine article “Here Is What Happens Wh...
George Magazine: If Madonna Were President
12 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's bonus episode, we're getting more in-depth with JFK Jr's art pop, George Magazine. We discuss the history of the mag, the article, "If I We...
Carolyn Bessette, JFK Jr., and Vanity Fair
06 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today, Troy and Dara cover "Secrets and Lies", an exerpt from the book The Kennedy Curse: Why Tragedy Has Haunted America's First Family for 150 Year...
Advice Column: Religious Cults & Making/Ghosting Friends
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a What's Your Issue? Advice Column bonus episode! Troy and Dara answer listener questions that touch on convincing a family member to leave a rel...
Heated Rivalry and Pillion
26 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's a gay fantasia because Troy and Dara are talkin' Heated Rivalry and Pillion! They discuss the Vulture article, Girls Who Like Boys Who Like Gir...
Oprah Magazine September 2009
20 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Troy and Dara talk about the woman who raised them... Oprah. They're measuring time in Oprah hair styles, discussing the Avengers (Suze Orm...
Heidi and Spencer (Our First Time Podcasting Together)
19 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In today's bonus episode, we travel back in time and behind a paywall to the very first time Troy and Dara podcasted together. This episode was record...
Drew Barrymore for Interview Magazine
12 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week's listener-suggested issue is Interview Magazine from July 1992 with cover girl (emphasis on GIRL) Drew Barrymore. Troy and Dara discuss the...
Nancy Kerrigan and Olympic Figure Skating
05 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Troy and Dara discuss the January 17th, 1994 Newsweek cover story about Nancy Kerrigan. The story is written just after Nancy was attacked, but before...
Raven-Symoné for JET Magazine
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Troy and Dara discuss 4 year old cover girl Raven-Symoné, who graced the pages of the April 1990 issue of JET Magazine. We talk about her...
BONUS: AMA - Olsen Twins, Y2K Fashion Trends, & Reality Shows
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's bonus episode, Troy and Dara answer more listener AMA questions, including: Mary-Kate or Ashley Olsen? What are some magazine ad...
Bryant Simmons' Frenemies Call Him a Scammer
22 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
There's a new scammer in town!! (allegedly). This week, Troy and Dara break down the Vanity Fair article, "Bryant Simmons’s Frenemies Call Him a Sca...
BONUS: 2016 Yearbook
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Since everyone else is talking about 2016, we thought we'd try and mooch off the relevant keywords and make a bonus episode about it. We discuss ce...
Chloë Sevigny, Paris Hilton, Tinsley Mortimer: Dissecting the It Girl
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, Troy and Dara discuss The New Yorker 1994 article "Chloë's Scene" by Jay McInerny, and New York Magazine/The Cut's 2024 (and recirculated ...
BONUS: Troy and Dara AMA
09 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In our first AMA bonus, we talk about the trouble with biopics, our thoughts on homophobia in the Real Housewives franchises, our favorite high-fashio...
MomTox: Ashley Tisdale, Mandy Moore, and Hilary Duff
08 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss The Cut article that launched a thousand ships: "Breaking Up With My Toxic Mom Group" penned by Ashley French. Troy and Dara ta...
RERELEASE: It’s Lindsay Lohan Week!
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's revisit one of our favorite episodes before our relaunch! We discuss 3 separate Lindsay Lohan profiles spanning her career from the early 2000s ...
RERELEASE: It's Lindsay Lohan Week!
01 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Let's revisit one of our favorite episodes before our relaunch! We discuss 3 separate Lindsay Lohan profiles spanning her career from the early 2000s ...
BONUS: Our Personal Pop Culture Faves of 2025
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dara and Troy discuss their favorite pop culture moments of 2025. Subscribe on Patreon to hear a full exclusive episode covering Vulture's "What the ...
50 Most Annoying Celebs of 2006
25 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Troy and Dara cover a cursed end of year wrap up: Star Magazine's 50 Most Annoying Celebrities of 2006. There's Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan, Katie H...
BONUS: Teen Magazine Quizzes
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's bonus episode, Dara and Troy give each other a couple quizzes from teen magazines. Listen ad-free on Patreon Learn more about your ad cho...
Lana Del Rey Kicks Out Rolling Stone
18 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Troy and Dara discuss Lana Del Rey's 2014 profile for Rolling Stone, in which she gets fed up with the reporter and kicks him out. They also examine h...
BONUS: Playboy, Nancy Jo Sales, and Sabrina Carpenter
12 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the first weekly bonus episode, Troy and Dara touch on a Nancy Jo Sales article they didn't get to cover in November: Hugh Hefner's Roaring 70s fro...
Rachel Zoe's Bravo Homecoming
11 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this week's episode, Troy and Dara discuss The Cut article, "Rachel Zoe's Bravo Homecoming" from Dec 2025. They talk Rachel's return to Bravo on Re...
Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Issue, July 2003
04 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The day has finally come... our issue is the iconique July 2003 Vanity Fair Young Hollywood Issue! Brittany Snow! Lindsay Lohan! Raven! Mary-Kate! Man...
Paris Hilton and Her Sister are Hip Hop Debutantes
27 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Before the tape, Paris Hilton and her sister Nicky were introduced to the world by Nancy Jo Sales in her 2000 Vanity Fair article, Hip Hop Debs. Troy ...
Leo, Prince of the City
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode Troy and Dara cover the New York Magazine Article "Leo, Prince of the City" by Nancy Jo Sales. In 1998, after Leonardo DiCaprio's b...
I'm With Her! (Lindsay, Paris, and Britney, that is...)
13 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nancy Jo November continues with Troy and Dara's deep dive into the Vanity Fair article, "I'm With Her!" which takes a closer look at some of the ghou...
The Suspects Wore Louboutins
06 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
All month long, Troy and Dara will unpack the iconic reporting of Nancy Jo Sales, the journalist who defined an era of celebrity obsession. This week,...
Scream Queens: Sarah Michelle Gellar (with Jackie Johnson)
30 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s the final episode of Scream Queens Month, and Dara and Troy are joined by Jackie Johnson (Natch Beaut) to talk about the original late-‘90...
Scream Queens: Brandy for Vibe, April 1998
23 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It’s week two of Scream Queens Month, and Troy and Dara are talking about the one and only Brandy Norwood — star of I Still Know What You Did ...
Scream Queens: Megan Fox for GQ
16 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In their first episode back, Dara and Troy kick off “Scream Queens Month” by cracking open the October 2008 issue of GQ to talk about the y2k sc...
We've Got More Issues
09 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
What’s Your Issue? is back — and now part of the Cloud10 podcast network! Hosted by pop culture archivists Troy McEady (Beyond the Blinds, Dunzo!...
Destiny's Child was maybe a cult though?
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The name does have a culty ring to it... Subscribe to What's Your Issue? on Patreon! "What's Your Issue?" is a pop culture podcast hosted by Troy McEa...
That Time Orlando Bloom Punched Justin Bieber in a Cave
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This week, we discuss an issue of OK magazine from this time 10 years ago. Subscribe on Patreon! Follow us on Instagram! Hosted on Acast. See acast.c...
It's Lindsay Lohan Week!
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Troy and Dara discuss three Lindsay Lohan profiles spanning her career from Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, and Bustle. Lindsay Lohan week continues on Pa...
Teen People, Part Two!
22 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For a PDF download of the issue we're covering, ad-free eps, and bonus content, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Teen People, February 2001 with Cover Girl Britney Spears
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's a Valentine's Day episode! For a PDF download of the issue we're covering, ad-free eps, and bonus content, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast...
TV Guide, Aug. 21st, 1999 with Cher
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Cher, Christina Aguilera, VH1's Behind the Music, PLUS listen to two millennials rant at each other about the value and merit of Sex and the City!!!! ...
Vanity Fair, June 2008: The Miley Cyrus Controversy
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
EDIT - the original, haunted audio has been fixed! For an ad-free extended cut, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mor...
Entertainment Weekly: March 30th, 2007 featuring the cast of Grindhouse
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To listen to an extra long, ad-free version of this episode subscribe to What's Your Issue? on patreon! Troy and Dara discuss Grindhouse, Naomi Campbe...
Life and Style Magazine, July 2nd 2012 - Celeb Baby Bumps
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode, we discuss celeb baby bumps, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes, and more! Subscribe to our patreon to get the issue PDF and read along w...
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills x Playboy Spectacular!
05 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the extended, ad-free version of this episode, subscribe on Patreon! In this episode, we discuss Playboy cover girls Denise Richards, Garcelle Bea...
Teen Vogue, February 2014 with Cover Girl Ariana Grande
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For the full PDF of this issue and other bonus content, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more...
Girls and Corpses, February 2007 with Sheri Moon Zombie
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It's a What's Your Issue? Halloween Spooktacular! This week, Troy and Dara discuss Girls and Corpses with cover girl Sheri Moon Zombie. Follow us on ...
Rolling Stone, November 27th, 2003 with Jessica Simpson
24 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week we discuss Rolling Stone from 2003 with cover girl Jessica Simpson. Subscribe on Patreon for bonus content! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...
People Magazine, September 16th, 1985 with Special Guest Anna Camp!
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We talk People Magazine and the Satanic Panic with very special guest, Anna Camp! Watch every episode of her new Peacock show Hysteria! on October 18t...
Sassy, April 1992 with Kurt Cobain and Courtney Love
05 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For ad free episodes and bonus content, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad ch...
Star Magazine, Nov. 4th, 2013 with Cover Girls Kendall and Kylie Jenner
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Listen ad-free on Patreon! Follow on Instagram @whatsyourissueshow Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your...
Cosmopolitan, March 2008 with Cover Girl Rihanna
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Subscribe on Patreon for bonus episodes and ad-free episodes! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad ch...
NYLON Magazine, November 2009 with Cover Girl Blake Lively
31 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For an extended ad-free cut of this episode, subscribe on Patreon! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ...
Playboy, September 2006 with Cover Girls Next Door Holly Madison, Bridget Marquardt, and Kendra Wilkinson
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this very special episode, Troy and Dara discuss an issue close to their hearts, Playboy Magazine from September 2006 featuring the Girls Next Door...
Interview with Dirty Pop's Michael Johnson: Teen Magazines, Boy Bands, Britney Spears, Fergie, and More!
19 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Our first interview is a banger! Michael Johnson is the executive producer of the Netflix docuseries Dirty Pop and the drummer of the boyband Natural....
Popstar! Magazine, April 2002 with Dirty Pop's Michael Johnson
16 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode we cover Popstar! Magazine with double covers: Hilary Duff and boy band Natural. Plus! A snippet of our first guest interview with Mic...
Entertainment Weekly from November 14th, 1997 with Cover Girl Jennifer Love Hewitt
06 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Troy and Dara discuss Hollywood's new Brat Pack of 1997, plus a tiff between Whitney Houston and Rosie O'Donnell, the film Boogie Nights, I Know What ...
US Weekly from September 7th, 1987 with Cover Girl Madonna
31 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This week, it's Dara's issue: US Weekly September 7th, 1987. To read along while you listen (plus bonus episodes) subscribe to our Patreon! Hosted on ...
Blender Magazine from March 2008 with Cover Girl Britney Spears
23 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Troy McEady and Dara Laine Sussman discuss the March 2008 issue of Blender Magazine, plus two of their favorite topics, Britney Spears and Lindsay Loh...
CosmoGirl! from April 2004 with Cover Girl Sarah Michelle Gellar
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first episode, Troy McEady and Dara Laine Sussman dissect the April 2004 issue of CosmoGirl! Follow the pod on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Re...
"What's Your Issue?" Teaser Episode!
04 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Introducing What's Your Issue? a new pop culture podcast hosted by Troy McEady and Dara Laine Sussman, where each week they discuss a different magazi...