Sorry You Went Viral

Blinking Guy, Crypto Bro, and the Scottish Oompa Loompa

Sat, 08 Nov 2025 07:00:00 +0000

On the show:

What It's Like To Go Viral: the woman tricked by crypto bro Nick O'Neil aka ChooseRich on X/Twitter after starring in his skits - and the hate she got for hitting back at his followers

What's Gone Viral:
- A mum's Toy Story surprise to her son leaving for college

- The viral Scottish Oompa Loompa shows how she's transformed her life , and calls for more protection for people from having images of them posted without their consent

- The US tourists who go sight-seeing in Asda in York

- Blinking Guy goes viral for using his meme to raise funds for MS

Timeline Cleanser:
The boy who was stunned with his radio shoutout enjoys his first gig, watching his favourite band, Imagine Dragons

Links to the content:

Toy Story surprise send-off: https://www.tiktok.com/@benio0829/video/7540171184713862413
Interview with NBC Chicago: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1318523776623045

Scottish Oompa Loompa: https://www.instagram.com/p/DOhKnpgAm-_/
Interview on ⁨@DoxxYourselfPod⁩ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOypfN2pufE

US tourists in Asda: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdG465a8/
And in McDonalds: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOt6PCNCj-r/

Blinking Guy viral tweet: https://x.com/drewscanlon/status/1971599982970249531?s=46
MS fundraising page: https://events.nationalmssociety.org/participants/Drew-Scanlon
Interview with SF Gate: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=1886137051966864

Crypto Bro girlfriend viral tweet: https://x.com/chooserich/status/1978538868820394335
One of their skits: https://x.com/chooserich/status/1980659032445890563
Karsyn Bailee's tweet: https://x.com/karsyn_bailee/status/1979633836054249757?s=46
Karsyn's video: https://x.com/karsyn_bailee/status/1979766071730295106?s=46

Imagine Dragons gig:
https://x.com/dazizz/status/1950505072107921487?s=46

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Confusing car park signs, the youngest black cabbie and clubbing on a cruise

Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0100

On the show:

**What's Gone Viral**

Aussie DJ Liam Stapleton drives Gunners mad with ‘Arsenal tears’ video - but why some Liverpool fans are unhappy with him too

What happened when a man tried to sue users of an Are We Dating The Same Guy? Facebook group in Chicago, their parents and even Facebook

Celebrating Mo, the youngest black cab driver aged only 21

**What It’s Like To Go Viral**

How quirky content creator Zoe Bread captured the nation over her dogged (and successful) campaign over a misleading sign on a street in Manchester for where to buy your car parking ticket

**The Timeline Cleanser**

Saff’s superb TikTok making it cool to go on a cruise ship again

**Links to all the content**

Arsenal tears: https://www.tiktok.com/@mrliamstapleton/video/7498090140879834375?lang=en

Are We Dating the Same Guy? Court documents:
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/68194904/1/d-ambrosio-v-meta-platforms-inc/

Youngest ever black cab driver: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6U_nlz2pjM
https://x.com/tfltph/status/1915069617627660492?s=46

Zoe Bread v Manchester City Council playlist: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZNdSBXYSt/

Saff’s holiday on Celestyal Cruises ship:
https://www.tiktok.com/@havealaffwithsaff/video/7497876856415292694

The love of radio, each other's PhDs and Twitter flirting

Tue, 15 Oct 2024 14:00:00 +0100

Sorry we've been away for so long! But we're back! On this week's show:

In What's Gone Viral:
How a game of charades on a train platform showed there is love in London

John Lindo and Victoria Henk, the West Coast Swing dancing duo that blew TikTok away in a random partner, random song competition

Jacob Fukn Jones, the popular cigarette content creator with his lo-fi, retro YouTube videos

From a Twitter DM to I Do for Breona Manigat and her now husband, Neh

Will and Harum, the clever Cambridge couple wowing people over their knowledge of each other's PhDs

In What It's Like To Go Viral:

We chat to Darren Izzard about the outpouring of affection for his 9 year old son, Benjamin, after he filmed him reacting to Absolute Radio DJ Sarah Champion reading a birthday shout-out for him

And in our Timeline Cleanser:

Aussie musician Tim Nelson from the band Cub Sport goes viral for his performance of Addison Rae's Diet Pepsi to his 102 year old Nana and her friends in their care home

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Links to all the content:
Charades: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGdJYo1Xv/

The King and Queen of Swing: https://www.tiktok.com/@affinityswing/video/7382302976733465888

Cigarettes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u8QX_zdAr1o

From DMs to I Do: https://x.com/mrshvri/status/1835900284914282809?s=46

The clever Cambridge couple: https://www.tiktok.com/@cambridgeuniversity/video/7410816497037167905

The power of radio: https://x.com/sarahchampion/status/1834948718736421275?s=46

Singing Diet Pepsi to a care home: https://www.tiktok.com/@cubsport/video/7413604943816412423

Hawk Tuah Girl talks about going viral - and that iconic Dua Lipa meme

Thu, 11 Jul 2024 16:00:00 +0100

On the show:

In What It's Like To Go Viral:
The Hawk Tuah Girl, Haliey Welch talks candidly about the good and bad aspects to online fame after that viral video

In What's Gone Viral:
The sight-seeing Swiftie, Liz Wisdom, who mistook an Orange Order march for a fun' loving parade on her trip to Ireland

The popular books influencer, TillyLovesBooks, who was sacked from Waterstones after telling an author she would 'tear up and bin' her books on Twitter in a row over transgender rights.

Aspiring ukelele megastar Liam C plays to Dua Lipa at Glastonbury - who becomes a popular meme with her reaction

The Physics Girl, a popular American science content creator who has been suffering from Long Covid attracts sceptics of the disease after posting a moving video of having her head shaved.

And the plea for a puffin jumper that showed the very best of Twitter/X.

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Links to the posts shown on the programme:

The Hawk Tuah Girl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C7tydu_erZo
Plan Bri Uncut interview with Haliey Welch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eP51tOTHbKg&t=473s

American tourist in Orange Order march:
https://www.tiktok.com/@lizwizdom/video/7388641682167729454

TillyLovesBooks reveals she's been fired from Waterstones
https://x.com/genderreceipts/status/1810588580747559041?s=46

Liam C plays to Dua Lipa:
https://x.com/sighzach/status/1807528484149080111

Long Covid patient has her head shaved: https://x.com/thephysicsgirl/status/1807498226247098445

Woman's regret over not buying a puffin jumper: https://x.com/CeliaBedelia/status/1797237560755757288

Parenting goes viral: should you be very strict or down with da' kids?

Sun, 23 Jun 2024 08:00:00 +0100

On this week's show:

What Went Viral:
The backlash over TikTok's Strictest Mum Jeanette Tapley's viral video

Why parents are loving Millennial Parent Michael Fasulo using his young children's lingo on them!

The High Performance footballer James Daly who took a business-like approach to reviewing his performance last season

Teacher Jaq Lee/Mr White who got in trouble for this TikTok of his female pupils unbraiding his hair in class

How employees at Enzo Tech Group were mocked for their We're Recuriters video, following a viral trend

In What It's Like To Go Viral:

What happened when TikTok creator Jake Heisenberg asked viewers to pay off his student loan debt by watching his video

And in our Timeline Cleanser:
How a 13 month old baby landed a stay at the Four Seasons hotel in Orlando for her viral video

See the viral posts:
TikTok's Strictest Mum: https://www.tiktok.com/@jeanettetapley/video/7363709803081813291

Millennial Parent talks kid slang: https://www.tiktok.com/@michael_fasulo/video/7373671583891672352

High Performance footballer James Daly https://x.com/thejamesdaly/status/1790353633344668068?s=46

Pupils unbraiding teacher's hair: https://www.tiktok.com/@thilluminatin1/video/7365720059873938731

We're Recruiters: https://www.tiktok.com/@enzotechgroup/video/7372136304252964129

Student loan debt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@jheisenburg/video/7371598593297337643

Four Seasons Baby: https://www.tiktok.com/@sobrizzle/video/7369772085859732778?_r=1&_t=8n04Jz1gmtl

The huge row over a run and a mum teaching TikTok about her son's rare hairy birthmark

Sun, 12 May 2024 07:00:00 +0100

On this week's show:

On What It's Like To Go Viral: an influencer who received a torrent of criticism online for posting about sneaking into the Boston Half Marathon - and why users didn't stop attacking her after she apologised.

On What's Gone Viral:

- Hundreds of people turned up to see Cheesball Man - a masked superhero eat a whole jar of cheeseballs in a New York park

- Alyssa Huser, a mum doing an amazing job on TikTok on educating people about her baby's rare condition, Congenital Melanocytic Naevus, which has left her son with a large birthmark on his back with a lot of hair on it

- Vintage clothes bargain hunter Becky's Bazaar is questioned for her TikTok about rifling through lost luggage

- The sales bro Bryan Shankman whose tongue-in-cheek LinkedIn post equating his proposal to closing a deal

And in our Timeline Cleanser:
Meet Strong.Like.Sarah - Sarah Frei, who lost her legs in a car accident,a nd is making popular dark humour TikToks about her disability

Links to the viral posts:
Influencer's apology for sneaking into Boston Half: https://x.com/alexa_curtis/status/1785109707721478199?s=46

Cheesball Man: https://x.com/smittynyk/status/1784364026656407568?s=46

Baby with rare birthmark: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexsF18q/

Lost luggage: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexsHxbr/

Sales bro's LinkedIn post: https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7191124158020255745/

Disabled dark humour: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGexp7GQc/

The online hunt to find an AWOL dad - and a huge row over a pub sign

Tue, 23 Apr 2024 07:00:00 +0100

On this week's show:

On What It's Like To Go Viral: The Facebook post by a mum of 4, Ashley McGuire, trying to find her husband who ghosted her family - and the internet sluths and his exes who helped to track him down

In What's Gone Viral:
- The backlash from followers to food reviewer @EatingWithTod for his McDonald's collab

- The huge reaction to a pub sign that boasted of being 'dog friendly and child free'

- A TikTok ' Day in the Life' from content creator Chloe Williams that attracted nasty comments for no reason

- The lip syncing TikTok from 23 year old Aussie Leah Halton that's looking like it could be the most liked post on the app

- Why people are loving spotting the differences between UK and US homes, pointed out by Helene Sua/@HeleneInBetween

The Timeline Cleanser is the inspiring content from The Hull Boy, Marcus Skeet, @thehullboy who is running a mile a day to fundraise for mental health charities - despite the negative comments.

Watch the viral posts featured in the show:

McDonalds sponsorship backlash: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C5iWRfFoCWE/?igsh=MWs0NG53a2ppYzZxcA==

Pub sign row: https://twitter.com/hifromkyle/status/1779548610528415809?s=46

Day in the life TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@looooooooch/video/7332342275151760642

Is this set to be the most liked TikTok ever: https://www.tiktok.com/@looooooooch/video/7332342275151760642

UK v US homes: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeHYKnP6/

The interview on Jam’n 94.5FM in Boston with the mum of 4 appealing to find an AWOL dad: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1815684968934796

The Hull Boy's post that was seen 4 million times: https://twitter.com/Thehullboy1/status/1776537347804332359

And his GoFundMe page:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/marcuss-fund-for-mind-namh?

A roast dinner, a thoughtful coach driver and cheating claims blow up

Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:00:00 +0100

On this week's show:

The picture of a roast dinner as a desk lunch that turned nasty

The heartwarming story of a young coach driver who's befriended a lonely man

Innocent couples caught up in claims of a fiancee cheating on a Vegas stag do

The surprising way to blow out a cake by this paralysed woman

The man whose BBC News interview was famously interrupted by his kids gives an update on his family

The shop worker harassed for an Only Fans video

The young girl taping Lana Del Rey songs off Spotify

Watch the viral posts featured in the show:
Roast dinner https://x.com/anyachappellxx/status/1764987372393877678?s=46

Driver Jack: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGePqeB7b/

Cheating stag do: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGePms45G/

Paralysed woman: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGefTHxxj/

BBC News dad: https://twitter.com/robert_e_kelly/status/1766701488808853736?s=46

OnlyFans harassment: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe5aJgvB/

Tape recorder: https://www.tiktok.com/@thepsychokittyy/video/7345628582468750635

10¢ cocktail compensation, Chelsea in the Cup and cooking seductively

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 12:00:00 +0000

On this week's Sorry You Went Viral:

The woman whose cocktail compensation of 10¢ was seen 9 million times

The Twitter row over a photo between OnlyFans star Astrid Wett and Chelsea fans over a man posing with her with his flies open

William Conrad, the "stay at home boyfriend" who's making seductive cooking videos

Why some of TikToks from Cat Janice, who died from cancer, have been muted

Madison Blackbird, the Taylor Swift mega fan whose TikTok went viral over her reaction to hearing Exile at her concert in Sydney, Australia

And why Disney fans have been going crazy for The Little Mermaid doorbell.

See the viral posts here:
Rita cocktail compensation: https://twitter.com/parquetcourt/status/1757884500632027216

Astrid Wett Chelsea ticket row:
https://x.com/astridwett/status/1761760105647808849?s=46

@WilliamConrad_ cooking: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeUcNhje/

Cat Janice's muted TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@cat.janice/video/7241266830248037674?refer=embed

Taylor Swift fan reaction: https://twitter.com/PopCrave/status/1763249359410352606/video/1

Little Mermaid doorbell:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeUv7RXJ/

Super Bowl hoax and a woman exposes herself climbing through window | Sorry You Went Viral

Mon, 19 Feb 2024 07:00:00 +0000

From the woman who convinced millions that she was the skater from the Super Bowl Halftime Show who fell off her pole, to the woman who flashed her boobs as she tried to climb through the window of her house, it's been another week of social media storms and viral hilarity - but also a reminder not to believe everything you see online!

We take a look at the human stories behind some of the most popular posts:

Louisa Melcher, who claimed to be the Super Bowl Halftime Show skater who fell: https://www.tiktok.com/@theunknownteacher/video/7334527017607597342

New dad Anshel Sag is criticised for wearing his Apple Vision Pro while his newborn daughter sleeps: https://twitter.com/anshelsag/status/1753946884937535746?s=46

Twitter user Traav lovestruck by The Chase contestant Rebecca Ferretti: https://x.com/trraavv/status/1753467932317794716?s=46

Lisa Rowland tries to climb through the window of her house: https://x.com/2bjdj/status/1752794581660237984?s=46

Daniel sings to Jennifer, his pet goat: https://www.tiktok.com/@danieljubnelson/video/7331863755514465542

Why sharing the highs and lows of our personal lives on social media often go viral

Mon, 29 Jan 2024 10:00:00 +0000

Births, deaths, marriages, break-ups and family life.

We love watching people share their personal moments on social media, with such posts often attracting hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of views.

On this week's show, we look at some of these viral videos from the past couple of weeks - and sometimes the unexpected backlash to them.

We also enjoy a couple of musical performances that have attracted millions of views, from the busker to the curry house owner!

The viral posts on this week's show:
Dad and daughter having a laugh: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMc25Lq/

The heartbroken packbacker: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMckLrR/

Busker singer with an incredible voice:

https://x.com/taylormod/status/1747755409048301845?s=46

The woman caught up in Storm Isha: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGerU4AQp/

Husband's Borat impressions to his new wife: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeMcW685/

The baby photo:
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeM3xPss/

Murder on the Tandoor: https://www.tiktok.com/@urbantandoorbristol/video/7323234954240888097?lang=en

Don't boycott post offices over IT scandal and a dying man pleads 'be kind online'

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 08:00:00 +0000

Social media has been dominated by the Post Office Horizon IT scandal.

Some have vowed to boycott their local branches in protest, but subpostmaster and TikTok star Juliet Thomas Davies, of Anne Street branch in Llanelli, went viral after asking people to support their local post office now more than ever.

We were also moved by the Twitter plea from John Woodward, who's got 6 months left to live after being diagnosed with brain cancer, asking fellow users to "be more supportive of each other instead of hurling abuse which passes as debate".

Also on the show is the hilarious rant over Quality Street changing their wrappers, the drunk mum asking for a lift home from her kids, a 65-year-old dartboard and the man who foolishly thought he could beat a 400m athlete.

Links to the viral content:

Quality Street rant

https://x.com/mrmatthewtodd/status/1743758342307131528?s=46

Drunk mum's TikTok for a lift from her kids

https://www.tiktok.com/@fionadrake13/video/7311009552462384416

65-year-old dartboard

https://twitter.com/KieranMG21/status/1742966653183258645

Man challenges 400m runner

https://www.tiktok.com/@lahnazak/video/7313670836416777502?lang=en

Dying man's Twitter civility plea

https://twitter.com/john_woodward1/status/1736491309127631243?s=46

Support your local Post Office

https://www.tiktok.com/@annstreetpostoffice/video/7319794401889242400

Mum's delight over autistic son's school photos

https://www.tiktok.com/@sand_mic/video/7317218276298296609?_r=1&_t=8iekuL7tpwn

An unlikely 50 Cent fan and the beer throw that wowed the New York Mets

Sat, 16 Dec 2023 08:00:00 +0000

We loved learning the amazing stories behind some of the recent popular videos on social media:

Take 64 year old Mary Jane Farquharson, or Momma Jane, who became a huge hit with 50 Cent at his Birmingham gig.

Or how the New York @mets responded to a man astonishingly throwing a beer between two apartment blocks.

Or how a toddler spoiled a mum's surprise baby news.

And the teenager who's not hiding behind her birth defect on TikTok.

Watch to find out more!

Links to this week's content:
@oliviaklopchin : https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeJpjb9r/

@Krystianatiana : https://www.tiktok.com/@krystianatiana/video/7305567916278238506

@themcfam8912 https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeJoNLdB/

50 Cent old lady fan: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGeJBEKms/

The amazing beer throw: https://www.tiktok.com/@skkrto/video/7301442257859792170
https://www.tiktok.com/@lincolnfriedchicken/video/7301795967089511723

The importance of food, family and football

Sun, 19 Nov 2023 07:00:00 +0000

We were honoured to chat to Rebecca, the mum of TikTok star Harry, who has been enthralling millions of people with his videos about his multiple health conditions, love of dinosaurs, and life as a teenager.

They're raising money for the researchers who are investigating his genetic condition, called NBAS: https://www.justgiving.com/page/rebecca-ellis-1698474212706

We also talk about the lovely family moment a grandfather sings a bride down the aisle.

And the upsides of fame: the man who quit his council job to play Football Manager and a journalist who ended up with a VIP card for her local Chinese takeaway.

Links to this week's content creators:
The Donut Daddy: https://www.tiktok.com/@thedonutdaddy/video/7256328279831907586
Interview with The Donut Daddy: https://www.thecut.com/2023/07/the-thirst-trap-chefs-of-instagram-tiktok.html

Chinese takeaway bargain banquet: https://twitter.com/bobbihadgraft/status/1720183623230357839?s=46

Girlfriend's Mbappe gift: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJox7CpW/

Man quits job for Football Manager YouTube success: https://x.com/bbcnews/status/1724343204705648941?s=46
https://x.com/tomfm_yt/status/1724346158003212367?s=46

Harry: https://www.tiktok.com/@sopharry0/video/7271587787097279776?_r=1&_t=8hAdvXjrJnl

Grandfather sings Elvis on bride's wedding day: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGe1vNw7X/

Andrew from Wrexham's touching appeal for work goes viral

Sat, 04 Nov 2023 11:00:00 +0000

Watch the video version of the show

Be in no doubt: Twitter is still capable of lovely moments.

When sports apprenticeship tutor Andrew Ruscoe suddenly lost his job a couple of weeks ago, he was inspired by the story of Ryan Reynolds and local club Wrexham to use the social media platform for good.

His self-shot video asking for help with finding work has attracted over a million views - and he's been floored by the positive response to it.

We chat to him about a turbulent couple of weeks for him.

You can see Andrew's full video on his Twitter account: twitter.com/andrewruscoe

Going viral over a love of food

Tue, 24 Oct 2023 07:00:00 +0100

We know that food can bring people together, so it's no surprise to see content about meals going viral - from trying Indian for the first time to giving young children an authentic Mexican experience.

That and lots more on this week's show!

Content creator links:
Rugby World Cup fan: https://x.com/greganderson_21/status/1711089724755001803?s=46
England fan falls into a canal: https://x.com/matthewstadlen/status/1712891285550330342?s=46
Twins prank on boyfriend: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ3qYMbQ/
Food vlogger tries Indian for the first time: https://www.tiktok.com/@lukefoods/video/7289155190924660011
10 years of YouTube: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJT3tcmx/
School trip to Mexico: https://vm.tiktok.com/ZGJ3sX7EJ/
Neighbourly love: https://www.reddit.com/r/HumansBeingBros/comments/17b8u87/i_dont_know_what_his_house_is_worth_but_living/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button

Going viral thanks to Taylor, Travis, and 'seemingly ranch' sauce

Sat, 07 Oct 2023 12:00:00 +0100

Fans of Taylor Swift have been getting millions of views for their posts about her relationship with NFL star Travis Kelce, including a fan account getting over 30 million views for eating some chicken with 'seemingly ranch' sauce.

It's also been a week of candid sharing, from a Conservative Party supporter revealing he was dumped for his political allegiance, a police officer confronted over dropping sandwich crusts and a content creator finding levity after the death of his mum.

Enjoy the Pop Crave interview with the Taylor fan account here: https://popcrave.com/seemingly-ranch-swiftie-reacts-to-viral-moment/

Generosity and jokes: we uncover the enjoyable side of social media

Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:00:00 +0100

Social media can be a lot of doom and gloom, but this week has shown its enjoyable side.

Take for example, the kind hearted locals in Preston to a large group of kids when a train is cancelled at night and the local woman who reunites a man with his much-loved walking stick left on a station platform.

Or how Kiefer Sutherland's generosity helped a waitress pay her month's rent and TikTok star Brandon Sloane buying gifts for an entertaining child in a store.

And we also hear from the TikTok star Isodope who's making her love of nuclear power go viral.

The special bond between parents & children - and when it's exploited for views

Sun, 24 Sep 2023 10:00:00 +0100

There's nothing like the love shared by a parent with their children. We adore seeing videos that celebrate this relationship - and many go viral.

Take the story of single mum Monique Meza whose TikTok of her son Jiovanni Herrera dressing up as her for fun got millions of views.

Or the dad of Chopsy, the five year old Sheffield United fan whose away day video of her with him captured the hearts of the football community.

But sadly, some parents have been accused of exploiting their children for views, like content creator Jordan Cheyenne, who told her son to cry more when filming their reaction to their pet dog being diagnosed with a serious illness.

We also update you on the Love Surge couple, after Liliana White went viral again for a tearful video highlighting the appalling abuse she received online.

On a happier note, we celebrate the phenomenon of Tube Girl, Sabrina Bahsoon, whose dancing videos have led to her starring at London Fashion Week - but in the case of @TurnItToni, it's hard to pull off the perfect TikTok on the London Underground...

The tales of love and loss that have gone viral this week

Thu, 14 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0100

A common theme of love and loss emerged on this week's show.

From the divisive Love Surge and why Stephen King was threatened with divorce over Mambo No5, to losing your late husband's wedding ring, a date stealing your $1,000 shoes, or leaving your prized violin on the bus before the Proms.

Also, the mysterious tale of the haunted painting that raised hundreds of pounds for a Hastings charity and why we stan the BBC's Maryam Moshiri.

Fun with fakery: the good, the bad and the outright lies

Sat, 02 Sep 2023 19:00:00 +0100

Sometimes some things look too good to be true, like Liverpool manager sshing back the Newcastle assistant Jason Tindall; or too bad to be real, like Donald Trump claiming he's the same weight as US sportstars; or until you look closely, you realise how funny the fakery is, like pop star Dua Lipa pretending to grill prawns on a BBQ...

All these stories are covered this week, including two viral videos of amazing fatherly moments: introducing your child to their newborn sibling and standing in a car park in the pouring rain so your daughter can listen to Taylor Swift (with a lovely heartwarming chat with the dad, Dan)

Candid confessions: why oversharing is good for going viral

Sat, 26 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0100

This week's show is about candid confessions - why oversharing and sombre selfie videos do well online.

From the TikTok actor Lewis Saunderson clarifying his dramatic videos about personal tragedies, to 'Crazy Plane Lady' Tiffany Gomes not really explaining what went on in that viral video - and the saucier side, from the wife detailing why her husband isn't allowed to watch nude scenes in Oppenheimer to the precise measurements of tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson's erections online.

There's also a great story of the power of community, with football fans rallying round to help Norwich fan Nathan West after he was targeted by nasty trolls. And talking of community - the most hilarious Twitter Community Notes.

And finally, how the horror film community still supported a teenage TikToker when she revealed her fake film, Zepotha, was a ruse to publicise her new album.

If you'd like to donate to Nathan's fundraiser, go to: https://www.justgiving.com/page/nathan-west-tonbridge-half-marathon-2023

From Hancock to Europop to dance remixes that mock

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0100

TikTok started out all about music, so it's no surprise that it still continues to produce viral gold: from former health secretary Matt Hancock lip syncing to Barbie songs, to DJs showing a quizzical creator exactly what they do, to the Europop parody that's rather good.

There's also a sad story about how a very talented black female musician's Proms moment was spoilt by a racist tweet.

All that and much more on this week's show: enjoy listening!

From curves to Fringes: why these women went viral

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 07:00:00 +0100

We know that sex sells online, but these videos of women's bodies went viral this week for different reasons: one, of plus size catwalk model Marissa Dubois, the other for a male audience member caught ogling Maya Jama's behind on the live final of Love Island.

One women who wasn't attracting an audience was Georgie Grier. She went viral for her post of a tearful photo, revealing how only one person came to her one woman play at Edinburgh Fringe - but Twitter then showed how it can still be a force for good.

Also on the show: a Japanese canine cosplayer, celebrating the awkward ways to take a photo of a mirror and seeing how long it takes bottles to smash on a staircase.

The disastrous Friday night date that went viral for this mum

Tue, 25 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0100

Sarah-Jayne hoped to have an enjoyable date on Friday - but when it went very badly wrong, she took to Twitter to complain, and it went viral!

She joins us for a fun chat about some of the other disastrous dates that people shared with her after her romantic revelation.

Plus, we look at the astonishing rise to fame of Pinkydoll, for making thousands of pounds for mimicking actions and the King's Guard soldier who showed his really human side to help a boy with Down's Syndrome.

What would we do without our dads? Fathers go viral, for good and bad reasons

Sat, 08 Jul 2023 07:00:00 +0100

This week we look at devoted dads who have gone viral recently - one who stood in the rain in a car park so his daughter could hear a Taylor Swift concert, another whose normally very early to pick up his daughter, but had to spend time with the police...

And there's a moving video of a teacher touched by a tattoo tribute from an old pupil, who said "he's like family."

Plus why we love a good football cliche - and a Great Dane that is as huge as a horse.

How the Titanic sub tragedy, an OAP YouTuber and a generous gardener show the best and worst in people online

Sun, 25 Jun 2023 12:00:00 +0100

We've not seen a tragedy being played out in real time on social media that's been subjected to such mocking and criticism as the five victims of the Titanic sub - and one stepson in particular.

Musical Twitter seemed to lose its head this week with scrutinising the backgrounds of new rock group, Picture Parlour, for being featured by NME.com.

While some Reddit users had to be told to keep their comments civil in a row over whether a person with joint issues or a pregnant woman deserved a chair more.

But we've also seen some of the best of humanity on social media, from the rush of support to help a vlogging camping Scottish pensioner go from zero views to half a million followers on YouTube and TikTok and an Aussie gardener who clears overgrown gardens for free.

And lots of fun chat about why an Oldham service station and talking about taking out the bins have both gone viral.

Beige flags: how men behaved on a date, at their wedding or at their partner's labour went viral

Sat, 10 Jun 2023 10:00:00 +0100

There's a new term about dating: beige flags. It refers to behaviour that is a bit strange, weird, or annoying, but not red flag material that you would want to split up with them.

Coincidentally, there were several examples of this in the past few days. From a boyfriend collecting his own dishes from the restaurant kitchen to the groom texting moments after he got married.

But one was more of a joke that got out of control, is the feature of What It's Like To Go Viral. Amber Tilley is a TikToker who posted a short video of her football-obsessed partner watching a game while she was in labour - but she was forced to hit back at critics who went too far in their comments.

But she also using her big following to provide candid moments of motherhood in her early 20s: the good, the tough and the wonderfully touching moments.

Also on the show, we talk about the positive sides to technology: using Chat GPT to create a catchy chant for Liverpool's new signing, Alexis Mac Allister, and utilising the power of social media to help Twitch streamers with moving stories, like UglyMoo4510.

Why demonstrations of parental love went viral this week

Sat, 03 Jun 2023 09:00:00 +0100

There's a running theme of parenthood on this week's show.

In What It's Like To Go Viral, we talk to Travis Orndorff, the son of the famous WWF and WCW wrestler 'Mr Wonderful' Paul Orndorff, on how running tribute social media accounts has helped him with memories of his late dad and reconciled with wrestling fans he once hated for "taking my father from me".

In What's Gone Viral, we chat about the daughter who went viral after her Everton-supporting mum told a TV crew she loved the club more than her children and the amazing moments of a newborn baby.

And in our Timeline Cleanser, the mother who helped her Disney-obsessed girl, who was dressed as Polochon from The Little Mermaid, meet her best friend Ariel at EuroDisney.

Plus why you shouldn't sing out of tune at Beyonce, the Secret Tory unmasked and thinking before tweeting BBC Breakfast presenter Nina Warhurst.

Laura Nuttall, RIP: The mum of the brain cancer patient whose bucket list went viral on using social media to campaign for better treatment

Sat, 27 May 2023 07:00:00 +0100

We are honoured to be joined by Nicola Nuttall, also known as @ShitScaredMum on Twitter, on how she used social media to document her daughter Laura's treatment for brain cancer, amazing things she achieved on her bucket list and campaign for better funding and research into the condition.

In What Went Viral, we look at why that clip of Gary Neville talking about 'mini-retirements' wasn't quite what it seemed, Jeff Stelling's passionate call for better help on the NHS for people suffering from eating disorders and the row over an $8,000 sofa found in the street.

And in your Timeline Cleanse: the incredibly talented six year old doing remixes of songs on TikTok.

You can donate to the Nuttall family's Doing It For Laura campaign: https://www.doingitforlaura.com/donate

The AI virtual girlfriend goes viral and why Les Dennis, Hannah Waddingham and Raith Rovers' racy tweet won the internet

Sat, 20 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100

In What It's Like To Go Viral: the Snapchat influencer Caryn Marjorie who boasts of 18,000 boyfriends from being an AI-powered virtual girlfriend - but now has to have personal security as a result.

What Went Viral: Les Dennis' retort to ex Amanda Holden, the brotherly row over a former Ukip leader's post, the racy Raith Rovers tweet, the YouTube plane stunt that has backfired badly and why we love Hannah Waddingham.

And in your Timeline Cleanse: the cute video of a boy with a small puppy in a boot.

The famous composer who said he wasn't Meghan Markle, reviewing food in the shower and watching football while your partner is in labour

Sun, 14 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100

Tim and Hannah review the stories you've been sharing and helping to go viral this week.

From the famous composer at the royal coronation who had to explain that he wasn't Meghan Markle in disguise, the man reviewing food in the shower and outrage at the couple caught licking ice cream and putting in back in a shop.

And in What It's Like To Go Viral, the mum-to-be whose partner caught flak online for watching football in the labour room.

The London Marathon runner overwhelmed with kindness online after a nasty tweet about her alopecia

Mon, 01 May 2023 00:00:00 +0100

As an ultra runner, Lindsay Hannah Walter has done over 50 marathons and loved doing last week's London Marathon.

But she was upset when someone mocked her alopecia when she posted a picture from the race on Twitter - but was then overwhelmed with love and support online.

We speak to her on this week's show, and also look at what else went viral these past seven days: from a passenger's mid-air rant about a crying baby, to confessions of a cat killer influencer and the conjoined twins Carmen and Lupita, who were subjected to online abuse after an interview with sensationalised on social media.

You can donate to Lindsay's fundraising for Make A Wish UK here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Lindsay-Walter

The aunt using Instagram to campaign for justice for her nephew, Ralph Yarl | Sorry You Went Viral

Fri, 21 Apr 2023 05:00:00 +0100

We take a look at some of the posts that went viral this week that had a common theme of turning a bad or horrible situation into good.

From charity campaigner Carly Burd's allotment getting vandalised, to the aunt using Instagram to call for justice for her nephew, Ralph Yarl, and a couple who turned online hate into a catchy tune, called If I Were A Fish.

Why the transatlantic hunt for a lost teddy restored our faith in Twitter | Sorry You Went Viral

Thu, 13 Apr 2023 06:00:00 +0100

We take a fun look at some of the posts and videos that went viral on social media this week, including the MLB marriage proposal that didn't go to plan, condemnation over KSI's racial slur and facing a 100m Olympic medalist at a school sports day.

In What It's Like To Go Viral, we chat to Jill Foster, whose tweet about a desperate search for a nine year old boy's lost teddy on a BA plane showed that Twitter still has a heart, despite all its misgivings.

And in our Moment of Mindfulness, why ice cream makes everything better.

Follow Jill for the latest on the search for Hal's teddy: twitter.com/@JournalistJill

Why Kim K in a pub was a stunt, Priest 17 and the joy of lids (honestly)

Sat, 01 Apr 2023 10:00:00 +0100

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We take a fun look at some of the posts and videos that went viral on social media this week, particularly why things weren't what they seemed: from Kim Kardashian in a pub to the Pope wearing a huge puffer jacket and outrage over a stolen tweet about daffodils looking like spring onions.

In What It's Like To Go Viral, we chat to the fabulous CakeToonist, Tat Effby, about her fans love the pleasure of lids on different objects, and why not to make jokes about Peter Capaldi being your husband...

And in our Moment of Mindfulness, the estate agent who produced a music video to sell a house.

Follow Tat on TikTok: tiktok.com/@TheCakeToonist

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Cute bus stop proposal, sweet make up tips (and don't tweet rant about First Class)

Thu, 23 Mar 2023 08:00:00 +0000

The show where we talk about the stories everyone’s sharing - and what’s it really like to go viral.

Hannah and Tim look at why you should avoid ranting online (especially about first class), a touching and inventive marriage proposal and whether you should show up your date for being stingy.

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