Listen to the full episode and get access to over 95 episodes when you join the Ready to Be Petty Patreon. For $5 USD/month, you get weekly episodes on trending topics and pop culture deep dives and entry to the Discord to chat with other listeners. Public episodes of Ready to Be Petty are on an indefinite hiatus. You can also check out Torry’s other podcast, Ready to Be Romanced, which recaps and reviews romance novels and their tv/movie adaptations wherever you find podcasts. Full Episode Description: On this patreon exclusive, Torry (she/her) and Kara Berry from Everyone’s Business (But Mine) discuss trending pop culture stories including the 2024 MTV VMAs, Taylor Swift endorsing Harris-Walz, and West Wilson and Hallie Batchelder’s first date and then discuss different types of influencer scams including loop giveaways, cryptocurrency, clickbait, and reselling cheap products. Buy official merch or an RTBP keychain on Etsy. Follow RTBP on Instagram, Tiktok, and Twitter. Photo by Mariah Burchell.