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Distracted With… The BCC Club (EXCLUSIVE)

Published

2 semanas ago

17 de noviembre de 2023

Individually, Sarah Schauer and Kendahl Landreth are no strangers to the spotlight. Both internet sensations in their own right, creating hilariously entertaining and witty content for TikTok, the duo has collectively amassed millions of dedicated followers. And now, they’ve combined their talents as co-hosts of The BCC Club podcast, discussing everything from family vloggers to nepo babies and beyond. The BCC Club has been selected as part of Spotify’s RADAR program, made to showcase a diverse set of audio’s next generation of great voices from across the world. RADAR aims to create opportunities and pathways for discovery within various markets across the globe, so that growing shows can garner new, larger audiences.

Distractify chatted with Sarah and Kendahl to learn about favorite colors, their dream podcast guests, and more.

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If you had to get a tattoo right now, what would it be?

SS: I’d get a Lady Justice tattoo on my forearm — I’m a libra, scales and fairness are important to me, and I also think it’s really cool how she has her boob out. Believe you me, I’m not trivializing the boob — living an honest and true life with my girls out is the Sarah Schauer creed.

KL: Maybe the Vitameatavegamin bottle from I Love Lucy. I always used to reenact that scene as a kid to try and make my parents laugh, and as cliche as it sounds, when I have writers block as an adult, the first think I go back and watch is I Love Lucy.

If you could start any rumor about yourself, what would you say?

SS: I’d start a rumor that I’ve been divorced a couple times.

KL: I would love if people thought I’d had sex with Channing Tatum. I don’t even think this rumor would hurt my current relationship, I believe my girlfriend would be really happy for me. Sarah always says that my desperate crush on Channing Tatum seems like something a closeted lesbian would pretend to have, and I honestly think anyone who says they didn’t literally SEE GOD while watching Magic Mike needs to grow up.

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Talk about the best fan interaction you’ve ever had.

SS: All of my best fan interactions have been after stand up shows! I’ve had about four people now come up to me and talk about how I helped them get sober — how vocal I am about sobriety has helped them start their journey. It truly makes me cry every time; getting sober was so hard, so I know what they’re going through. I’m so incredibly proud of them.

KL: I love when I’m traveling to a really small town and it feels like there are no queer people to be found, and then the gayest teenager you’ve ever seen with their hair died purple and wearing a Target Pride t-shirt comes out of nowhere and asks for a picture. I adore those moments so much, because I honestly just love talking to as many gays as possible, and it makes me be like, “Oh I must being making OK comedy if this person approves!”

Source: Instagram/@kendahllandreth

(L-R) Sarah Schauer, Kendahl Landreth

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In your opinion, what’s the wildest topic you’ve ever covered on ‘The BCC Club’?

SS: The wildest thing we’ve ever talked about on The BCC Club is definitely family vloggers — those people are basically torturing their kids on camera. Adopting a child and then asking that child to recount why they were put up for adoption is disgusting. There truly needs to be more laws in place to protect children, especially in the realm of family vlogging.

KL: I must agree with Sarah on this one! Once you start down the rabbit hole of family vlogging, you will find yourself on a long journey where every two minutes (at least) you are saying, “That can’t be legal.” You think being a child actor is bad? Now imagine being a child actor where you don’t get paid, have no limit on how many hours you can work, and you’re not playing a character — your mom is filming you find out your grandma died!

What’s your favorite color?

SS: Easy: pink. With all the crap pink’s gotten over the years, it can truly hold its own and look great doing it.

KL: Green! Like, fields-of-Scotland-in-the-spring green!

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Talk about the best meal you’ve ever had.

SS: It’s not even close! A turkey leg at Disneyland. I’ve only been a handful of times, but the people at concessions can sense me entering the park like a horse senses rain.

KL: My girlfriend always makes fun of me because usually during every meal I say, “This is the best meal I’ve ever had.” But I mean it! So I’ll just tell you the last meal I had, which was a naan breakfast sandwich with eggs and bacon that came with tomato chili jam at Dishoom in London, and it changed my brain chemistry it was so good.

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Who was your childhood celebrity crush?

SS: Straight answer: Orlando Bloom. Gay answer: Orlando Bloom in Lord of the Rings.

KL: I had the most insane crush on Natasha Lyonne, and when I found out she was straight, I lied and told my mom I was sick because I was too sad to attend school.

Shout out one of your favorite fellow creators!

SS: I’ve said this for years now: Ro Ramdin. She is a genius and the funniest person ever. Also, love me a good Kendahl Landreth, she’s a star in every sense of the word. Chrissy Chlapecka, Snitchery, Lindsay Nikole, I could go on and on. Each of these people inspire me to be true to myself and chase my dreams with rabid fury.

KL: Flyanaboss are going to be winning Grammys in the next couple years; I’m calling it! Also, my girlfriend, Jordan Myrick, is a true comedic genius who knows all things food. And last but certainly not least, of course Sarah Schauer is internet royalty.

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If you could have anyone guest star on your podcast, who would it be?

SS: Greta Gerwig! I think she’d think we’re cool and we’d talk for hours.

KL: Obviously, I have to interview KeKe Palmer! She is a performer in every sense or the word, and also if Channing Tatum ever does something bad, she is second in line to be my celebrity crush (I’m sure she’s been waiting by the phone to hear that news).

Tell us about your dream collaboration.

SS: Content creator-wise, there are too many people to list, but sponsorship-wise, LEGO. LEGO, if you see this, I love you.

KL: If I ever was able to do a sketch or film with Vanessa Bayer, that would be one or the greatest accomplishments of my life. Calling it a collaboration might be a stretch though, it would probably just be her doing the greatest character acting of our time while I hold onto her leg crying tears of joy.

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If you couldn’t be a content creator, what would your dream job be?

SS: Copywriter — I used to be the copywriter for Denny’s social media and, I’m just going to say it, I think it was pretty iconic (for the time). But also I’d love to own a moving company (I was a military brat and moving is fun for me) or I’d love to be a high school guidance counselor — children are our future.

KL: An archeologist for sure! I hope one day to still go to school and become an archeologist, because the thought of just having to dig all day sounds so deeply relaxing. I’m also so excited by anything remotely old. Like, if a restaurant promotes that it opened in the ’90s, I feel so amazed to be in a place that existed 30 years ago. So imagine me finding a diary written by a dinosaur. I’d lose my damn mind!

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Share your top three desert-island necessities.

SS: Vyvanse (I am prescribed), my cat Dopey, and my phone.

KL: I’ve seen enough seasons of the survival show Alone to know I would bring a hatchet, a sleeping bag, and vending machine full of Diet Coke.

What’s your No. 1 distraction?

SS: TikTok — it’s my transfer addiction.

KL: I take 20 minutes every hour to stare into my 10-pound long-haired Chihuahua’s eyes and tell her she’s my entire world, and it affects my work greatly!

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Why Do You Have to Crush Snail Eggs?

Published

15 mins ago

29 de noviembre de 2023

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Why do you have to crush snail eggs? Whether you’re a snail owner or happen to find a nest, snail eggs are probably best taken care of on sight.

The Gist:

Snail owners often have to crush snail eggs on a regular basis.
Though some are reluctant to do so, many advise that the eggs should be taken care of.
We break down what folks have to say about destroying snail eggs.

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Not so long ago, everyone was on the spotted lanternfly killing spree. As overt pests that can disrupt ecosystems and harm crops, we as a society were pretty much tasked with keeping these bugs at bay and crushing them on sight. I, personally, have seen plenty of crushed lanternflies on the sidewalk and have gotten a couple myself as recently as Fall 2023. It might seem a bit cruel at first, but it’s more necessary than one might think.

By that same measure, people do the same thing with snail eggs. If they happen to find some or if a pet snail lays them, it’s apparently better to get rid of the lot rather than let them hatch. Here’s what folks have to say about what to do with snail eggs.

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Here’s why you should be crushing snail eggs.

Folks began discussing snail eggs after a TikTok video from @mildhippie went viral. As the self-proclaimed “snail egg crushing queen,” she has made several videos on both snail keeping and, of course, crushing snail eggs.

You might be surprised to know that she does have several snails as pets and she cares for many of them as best as possible. It’s because of this that she is an active proponent of crushing snail eggs.

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In one of her most popular videos, she offers a deep dive into the importance of crushing snail eggs as a snail keeper. She explains that snails reproduce asexually and can lay more than 800 eggs a year. Allowing them to hatch means that you could, you know, end up having to care for more than 800 snails! Taking care of 800 of anything is an impossible task for anyone, even snails and snail keepers.

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Releasing these snails in the wild is also not an option, as you may be introducing an invasive species into an ecosystem. Not only that, but many of these snails would hatch as “runts,” which are weaker snails that supposedly suffer every day because of their weakened bodies.

Given all of these troubling statistics around snail care, it’s no wonder that expert snail owners advise that snail eggs be crushed on a regular basis.

While @mildhippie loves her pet snails deeply, she also recognizes the responsibility placed on her to ensure that no one’s lives are completely overrun by snail eggs. To that end, she even offers tutorials and advice on how to crush snail eggs safely. In some cases, she even feeds the crushed eggs to her living snails, which is apparently something that snails are a fan of?

If you’ve ever thought about taking care of a snail as a pet, this is your first important lesson.

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Where Is the Cast Now? Let’s Catch Up

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39 mins ago

29 de noviembre de 2023

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Lifetime’s ‘Escaping Polygamy’ has featured several women who’ve left the notorious Kingston Clan polygamous cult — here’s what they’re up to now.

Source: Lifetime

The Gist:

Lifetime’s Escaping Polygamy details the struggles several women have had in leaving forced/coerced marriages during their time in the Kingston Clan religious cult.
Many of the women were pressured into incestuous marriages.
Several of them are now advocates for helping other women leave similar situations.

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The Lifetime series Escaping Polygamy follows the lives of three sisters — Andrea, Shanell, and Jessica — as they navigate life outside of the Kingston Clan (also referred to as the Latter Day Church of Christ or The Order). The show details how the women were able to extricate themselves from their former lifestyles and features them reflecting on their pasts as they work to free others from the group. So where are they now?

‘Escaping Polygamy’ — where are Andrea, Shanell, Jessica, and the rest of the cast now?

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The Cast of ‘Escaping Polygamy” — Where Are They Now? — Source: Instagram | @amandaraegrant
Amanda Rae Grant, who was featured on ‘Escaping Polygamy’ uploads a selfie she used in promoting a video post about the cult she left as a teen.
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Andrea Brewer

Upon leaving the Kingston Clan, Andrea studied law at the University of Washington and is an attorney who is dedicated to helping other women leave the lifestyle that she herself was able to free herself from. She continues to dedicate her efforts to running Hope After Polygamy and is an active advocate for women who are in the same situation she was once mired in.

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Jessica Christensen

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Shanell Snow

While Shanell’s Instagram is currently set to private, she says that she is “happily married” and is a “proud mom” after leaving a marriage to one of her “verbally and physically abusive” first cousins she was coerced into having at just 18 years of age. She’s featured several interviews with her brother online, and like Jessica and Andrea, also advocates for Hope After Polygamy. She continues to spread awareness on child marriages in America on X.

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Kollene Snow

Featured in six episodes of Escaping Polygamy toward the end of the show’s run, Kollene got married to her second cousin at just 16 years of age and when her husband said he wanted more wives, she tried to get him to leave the religion with her. He declined, but she went on her way to become a successful makeup artist while advocating for other women to leave The Order and religious groups like it.

In a recent post she listed that she’s teaching Yoga at a local gym, and she shows off various modeling looks on her social media as well.

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Ava/Michelle

Distractify has previously covered Ava’s difficult road to emancipation — the young woman made her decision to leave her family at just 17 years of age. A bright student who was years ahead of her peers, Ava was being pressured from just 8 years old to marry her cousin. Hope After Polygamy helped in extricating her from her situation, and shortly after being emancipated she earned her associate’s degree at just 18 years old.

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Amanda Rae Grant

Amanda recently went in depth about her experiences with The Order and how she was able to free herself from the group when she was just a teenager. Now she’s currently involved in a massive lawsuit along with other women accusing members of the church for forcing them and others into marriages. The suit “also alleges the children are forced to work unpaid for Order-owned businesses, which it claims violates child labor laws,” as Wonderwall reports.

She posts regularly about her struggles in leaving the cult and has dedicated her life to advocating for other women to escape.

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Aluminum Foil Apparently Costs 14 Dollars Now

Published

1 hora ago

29 de noviembre de 2023

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When someone shares how they saw $14 aluminum foil in the supermarket, people are appalled at the level of inflation, easily beyond 4 to 8%.

Sometimes, we watch TikTok videos to learn about different people’s opinions or see incredible talent. Other times, we hate watch videos that make us angry at capitalism, such as TikToker Deflina’s video in which she finds a roll of Reynold’s Wrap aluminum foil for $14. While we don’t know exactly where Delfina is, we know enough to know that that’s way too much to pay for foil.

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As she shares her shock with the world, people quickly empathize and share how they avoided the inflation. But even still, we can’t help but feel the pain of inflation in our bank accounts. Maybe Delfina will be okay, but many people won’t be. Aluminum foil isn’t the only thing that’s breaking the bank these days.

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TikToker Delfina shared a video in which she finds a $14 roll of aluminum foil in a supermarket.

In her 13-second video, Delfina simply says, “Wait, I’m sorry,” as she pans to the $14 price of aluminum foil. And that’s when it’s marked down from $15! “I guess I haven’t bought foil in a while? Aluminum foil is $14? Is this a joke or are you serious?” She’s more bewildered than she is angry and it seems like she’s not actually going to purchase the overpriced aluminum foil.

More of the issue is just that the foil is there at that price in the first place! It’s truly absurd. Whether she’s at a big brand supermarket or a local store, no foil should cost that much. I even zoomed in on the foil to see if it’s in bulk or if it’s just a regular roll, and it’s just 200 square feet, which is a normal to large size of foil.

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For reference, a 150-square-foot roll is $9.32 from Walmart, which is supposed to be a budget option. Their 225-square-foot roll is $14.16, which means that the roll Delfina found isn’t even that overpriced. But the commenters aren’t wrong to remember a time when aluminum foil was $3, probably because those $3 rolls were much smaller in size.

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Commenters agree that inflation has gone too far and point to Costco as a saving grace.

Everyone in the comments agrees that the foil Delfina found is way too expensive, even if that is the standard price nowadays for name-brand foil. Most hoped that she didn’t actually purchase it (which she didn’t confirm or deny) while others were outraged at supermarkets for hiking up prices.

Our best guess based on Delfina’s profile is that she was in a suburb or a rural area, which means that aluminum foil is probably much more expensive at supermarkets in cities like New York City or San Francisco. The fact that a normal size of aluminum foil can cost $20 nowadays feels like it’s out of some sort of dystopian novel.

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One commenter even brought up the horrors of inflation, pointing back to the days of our war-lorn great-grandparents who washed and saved their tin foil. Others pointed out that this is capitalism at its finest: bankrupt the middle and lower classes so that the wealthiest have full control over society. We’re basically already there with this seemingly 75% inflation rate!

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Many people also started listing other household items that grew in price by two or three times in the last couple of years. Olive oil, butter, deodorant, cereal, limes, toothpaste, zip-lock bags, and other basic items have all hiked up in price.

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While not all of these items are necessities, they do make our lives easier and save us time. And we’ve all heard the age-old adage that time is money, so hiking the prices of these items is once again capitalism at work.

Some commenters, however, joked that they bought bulk aluminum foil from Costco over 10 years ago, and that has lasted longer than their marriages! So I guess the moral of the story is if you’re going to walk down the aisle, you should probably say, ‘till our Costco aluminum foil runs out do us part.