What's Your Issue?

Troy McEady, Dara Laine

sahiba@cloud10.fm

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Booking Overview

A weekly pop-culture deep dive that revisits older magazine moments, then unpacks what they reveal about society, media, and identity. It’s especially useful for PR because episodes naturally draw on recognizable cultural touchpoints and often include notable authors/experts to interpret them through a social lens.

Metrics

Episodes: 72

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Neutral

Location: USA

Contact Information

sahiba@cloud10.fm

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Host

Troy McEady - Co-host of the pop culture podcast "What's Your Issue?" who, with Dara Laine, discusses nostalgic deep dives into past magazine articles.

Dara Laine - Co-host of the pop culture podcast "What's Your Issue?" who, with Troy McEady, discusses nostalgic deep dives into past magazine articles from various decades and genres.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Recognized authors and/or podcast hosts with expertise interpreting culture through a social/psychological lens (e.g., best-selling books, major media relevance, or established thought leadership on group behavior and cultural phenomena).
Required Achievements:  
NYT best-selling author, Published books on culture/behavior, Own podcast(s)

Recent Guest Discussions

Amanda Montell - NXIVM Vs The Manson Family, Stan Culture, And Cult Dynamics In Pop Culture (via Her Work Discussed In The Episode)

Recent Topics

Pop Culture, Queer, Celebrity, Sociology, History

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
What's Your Issue?
:

Yep, I'm Gay: Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche

June 11, 2026

Yep, it's still gay pride month, and this week, Troy and Dara are discussing the groundbreaking moment when Ellen DeGeneres came out of the closet with her girlfriend Anne Heche by her side. Our issues include: Ellen's iconic April 14, 1997, Time Magazine cover story, written by Bruce Handy Anne Heche's contentious interview with The Advocate's Anne Stockwell in 2001 Follow us on instagram @whatsyourissueshow Subscribe on Patreon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/ad...

Whitney Houston's 2000 OUT Magazine Interview

June 04, 2026

Happy Pride, gay !! We’re kicking off a month of queer pop culture history with a deep dive into the revealing Whitney Houston profile from the May 2000 issue of Out Magazine. Written by Barry Walters and photos by David LaChapelle, this was Whitney’s first and only sit-down interview with a gay publication. "Yeah, this is Girlfriend's first big G-A-Y interview, something queer guys and gals from Kentucky to Kalamazoo have been craving since we first found Cissy Houston's daughter, the c...

NXIVM & Stan Culture with Amanda Montell from Sounds Like a Cult

May 28, 2026

In today's episode, Troy and Dara are talkin' cults with two-time NYT best-selling author and podcaster, Amanda Montell! We compare NXIVM vs the Manson Family, Jared Leto's budding cult, and the stan CULTure of Taylor Swift, Heated Rivalry, and Britney Spears. Follow Amanda on Instagram Check out her podcasts: Sounds Like a Cult and Magical Overthinkers Buy her books! Cultish, The Age of Magical Overthinking, and Wordslut Listen or Watch ad-free on Patreon Follow us on Instagram @what...

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