
Social Media Ruins Everything
By Social Media Ruins Everything

Social Media Ruins EverythingSep 03, 2021
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Always Film The Homeless For The Socials
Hi there, hope you're well. Anyway, this is episode 26 of Social Media Ruins Everything.
The guys discuss the disturbing trend of short-form video content on Instagram Reels and YouTube Stories. And do you always need to film the homeless for the socials when you help them out?
They also dive into the top trending topics on Twitter in the UK. And, of course, they cover off Questions, Queries, and Conundrums.
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Heart Attack or an Afternoon on Twitter: You Decide
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Just 3 days after having a heart attack, Mark is back in the SMRE studio and the guys decide that having a heart attack is better than spending an afternoon on Twitter.
Go behind the scenes of a Scottish hospital in 2022. Learn what it’s like to require urgent coronary care while, at the same time, being asymptomatic Covid-positive. Will you have a Do Not Resuscitate slapped on your records?
Plus in Questions, Queries and Conundrums, the guys chew over their best and worst meals and whether humanity has peaked or not.
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2021, Wind Your Neck In
Well, folks, 2021 saw the world of Social Media Ruins Everything go into full swing. And now, as the days are short and dark and cold and wet, it's time to tell 2021 to wind its fucking neck in. Neil and Mark wrap up the year with a bumper long podcast where they chat about the Metaverse, the world of live streaming, how Christmas is always "quiet, very quiet", and the world of trademarks and copyright infringements. And lots, lots more.
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How to Strut Home Safely This Xmas
Hello, good evening and welcome to episode 23 of Social Media Ruins Everything, the podcast where 2 white cis males discuss life, masculinity, social media and the spike in covid home improvement.
We hope you enjoy the show and we'll be back next week with another episode.
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How to Maintain a Healthy Gut Biome
Hello everyone and a very warm welcome to episode 22 of the galactically available Social Media Ruins Everything podcast, where you can expand your mind, your opinions and tell people wonderful facts at work after listening. And if they question you, you’re able to say “I heard it on a podcast” (t-shirts coming soon).
This week the guys discuss life in New Zealand with first-time-caller Alan, they hear about Producer Cam ruining a marriage proposal by tipping a round of drinks over everyone’s head, and how much fraudsters have ripped the taxpayer off, per head.
In Questions, Queries and Conundrums, they ponder whether Christmas is losing its festiveness, how Mark’s arse is, and pieces of information that would lead to us being asked “how the fuck do you know that?”.
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A Podcast Variant of Concern
Hello there, and welcome along to the 21st episode of Social Media Ruins Everything. Today’s the day we’re given the keys to the podcast kingdom, and we’re on our way to taking over.
Anyway, we’re recording, once again, in the new home of SMRE, the Podcast Studio Glasgow, which is very exciting. Mark and Producer Cam have been working very hard to get the space podcast-recording-ready, and it’s almost there.
In this week’s episode, we cover Neil’s new routine of having an actual routine, Mark’s story of losing all his money to a Chinese vendor of pure shitey tat, how Neil’s mum dealt with Rutherglen gangsters and whether or not Neil enjoyed visiting Skye.
Plus we deal with some listener Questions, Queries and Conundrums, plus 2 listeners tell us that we’ve made it to the top of their Spotify podcast charts, which is both satisfying and expected, in a way.
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Let Me Hear That Train Tone
Hello, good evening and welcome to Episode 20 of Social Media Ruins Everything. It's a very special interview as we're joined in the new SMRE studio by Ross from Finnieston Clothing and the 15:41 Glasgow Central to Dalmornock train.
Anyone, this is the first episode filmed and recorded in our new studio. It’s still a work in progress, especially when the guys moved in and discovered that trains pass by every 10 minutes. Something they didn’t realise when viewing the space.
But to mark the occasion, they invited fashion entrepreneur Ross along to sit in and to share his story of starting a Glasgow fashion brand. We interrogate him on the process of designing, manufacturing and marketing a brand new range of men’s clothing, all based around the historic shipbuilding culture of Glasgow.
Plus we cover raising children, dealing with food phobias, the concepts of mortality and the soul, and much more.
Ross is also giving all SMRE viewers and listeners 20% off their next purchase by using the discount code SMRE15 (it was going to be 15%, but he generously said “why the fuck not, make it 20”. Claim your discount here.
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The Success Principles
Hello, good evening, and welcome to Episode 19 of Social Media Ruins Everything.
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In this week’s episode, we discuss whether playlist culture has ruined music and how this ties in with modern-day dating apps like Tinder, which Neil thinks may have been invented by aliens. They also discuss business success principles and the importance of Social Media Ruins everything as a vehicle to inspire success.
Mark shares some stories from his time on dating apps before meeting his wonderful Beyonce.
All of this and much, much more from the bearded buys, and little Producer Cam. Big thanks to our Patreon subscribers who are helping make all of this possible.
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VIDEO - How to Become a Financial Success
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VIDEO - Amazon Shopping is Not Retail Therapy
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VIDEO - When You Get Arrested for Your Bucket List
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The Path to Enlightenment
Hello, good morning, good evening and welcome to the official audio podcast for episode 18 of the internationally listened to Social Media Ruins Everything. And yes, these introductions are getting grander by the week. But when you're showcasing Scottish content as prime as this, it goes with the hallowed territory.
Anyway, Mark was, once again, all along in the studio, as Producer Cam is still self-isolating with a terrible case of no sense of smell or taste. Co-host Neil was at home, after slaving all day over a client's Christmas present.
Mark provides an update on his daughter's birthday party and his overnight stay in a police-filled hotel with a view. And Neil updates us on unlocking his latest business achievements, which was very encouraging to hear.
The guys also chew over some Questions, Queries and Condundrums, which include Scottish independence, what they'd spend a lotto jackpot on (and how much they'd consider would be a jackpot), and what their most prized possession is.
All of this, plus chat about the new studio space and the grandiose plans for it.
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The Existential Crisis
Hello, everyone, and welcome to episode 17 of the galactically-available internet podcast show called Social Media Ruins Everything. Thank you for coming along on our journey to turn this adventure into a full-time bill-paying career. Talking of which, here’s a link to our Patreon.
Once again, Neil wasn’t able to travel to the studio, but the guys carry on nonetheless.
Mark’s status as a social media influencer has been confirmed, and he has a discount code to prove it. Neil queries why charities still aren’t solving real-world problems, and he explores the topic of existentialism. The guys decide that it’s up to all of us to find our own raison d'être and not allow ourselves to be influenced by anyone else.
They dive into this week’s listener/viewer-submitted “Questions, Queries and Conundrums”, and Mark tells his haunted hotel room story.
And we get an update on the status of moving the show into a real and proper studio space. Exciting times. Did we mention our Patreon…?
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Is the Bike Still Available?
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Hello, good morning, good evening and welcome to whoever you are, wherever you are. This is episode 16 of Social Media Ruins Everything, the podcast and internet video show that dares to ask the big questions in life, such as “why is Mark such a Tory and why is Neil such a commie?”
In this week’s episode, the guys cover Neil’s van woes, joiners who are fronts for drug cartels, the dichotomy of global poverty and global worker shortages and whether they’ll ever organise a group podcast colonic.
They also deal with some texts and a phone call asking if the bike is still available. Despite pinning this prank on the infamous Howlin, Cam the Producer does some detective work and unearths on Gumtree the real culprit. And a new Cult Legend is born.

The Wild Boar Petting Zoo
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Welcome to episode 15 of Social Media Ruins Everything, the globally available internet podcast show featuring 2 bearded guys who are struggling to come to terms with their new status as moderately interesting cult leaders.
In this episode, we cover the journey to content creation perfection, the joy of beards and broken down vans. We take a call on the hotline from fan-of-the-show Dermot, who reveals that the show has put in back in touch with a long-lost friend, who’s also a listener/viewer (and producer over at Patreon).
We discuss the claim that Nicola Sturgeon is the most influential woman in the universe, based on the number of Google searches for her, Netflix milking the Chappell “controversy” for all its worth, and whether petting wild boars is a sensible idea. The OnlyFans GILF gets a mention (trigger warning) and we marvel that wonders of This Person Does Not Exist (play long here).
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The Official Guide to Saunas and Husbandry
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How Will You Prepare for the New World Order?
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How to Dispose of a Sofa in Glasgow

10,000 Hours to Perfection - Part 2

10,000 Hours to Perfection - Part 1

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The Trauma Behind the Eyes

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Episode 8 of Social Media Ruins Everything. Mark and Neil ponder the wonders of hair transplants, the need for men to have some f*cking peace and quiet now and again, and Neil's amazing coffee and viagra story. Plus loads of viewer interaction on YouTube.
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Sashaying With Gay Abandon

Gaddafi Was a Baller, Man
Episode 6 of Social Media Ruins Everything, where Mark and Neil marvel and the fun the Taliban are having in the gym and on bumper cars, and lust after Gaddafi's fashion.
Plus when temporary laws become permanent in Scotland, and why it's never a good idea for a TV producer to know about the big dildo you feature in your YouTube videos.

Andrew Cuomo's Piercings
Another podcast from Mark and Neil, the wanna be full-time content creators. How much of a lottery win would it take to charge their lives? £300? £4 million?
Is it offensive to talk about your dog's new interest in flower arranging and crochet now that he's been castrated? And how did they get an Icelandic horse to the Vogue Scandinavia photoshoot with Greta? Mark investigates. Plus, does Andrew Cuomo have pierced nipples?
All this and more in this week's exciting, vibrant and titillating episode of Social Media Ruins Everything.
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Artisanal Shavings for Sale
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My Ultimate Cone Set Up (as a eunuch)
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Mark and Neil go LIVE with this recording, streaming to the YouTube channel. In this week's episode they talk about listener feedback, feeling shite about yourself because you didn't start a $3 million dollar business part-time, expensive alimony, dogs wearing cones after they're made eunuchs, and how social media makes you hate people.
Plus Neil talks about making funny and cute videos about his French Bulldogs.

Roman Sharf & Drinking Your Own P!ss
In this episode, we talk about being sponsored to shave your balls, the ridiculous of YouTube videos exploring $$$ mansions, and why Roman Sharf's channel is the best thing on YouTube right now.
We also cover the wonders of drinking your own urine and the wonderful YouTube who finally went viral the day he decided to quit YouTube.
00:01:53 thoughts on ep01
00:11:51 being authentic on YouTube
00:22:03 Neil the therapist
00:24:11 $169,000,000 penthouse
00:28:33 ridiculous house tours
00:32:12 how to go viral on YouTube
00:39:24 Roman Sharf’s genius
00:49:41 urine drinkers
00:56:44 losing subscribers
01:01:13 wrap up
Links to the content we discuss:
Inside a $169,000,000 New York City Penthouse NEVER BEFORE SEEN!
The urine drinking glassblower
Inside Cara Delevingne's Fantastical L.A. Home | Open Door | Architectural Digest
The man who went viral when he quit YouTube
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It's Sh**e Being Scottish
Mark and Neil formalise the launch of Social Media Ruins Everything, which had a sketchy pilot back in 2019 (watch it here).
We ramble for over an hour on what holds us back as content creators and how the generation that didn't grow up with the internet struggle to put themselves out there. We talk about the need to grind it out when making content and loads more stuff that I can't remember right now. Listen and enjoy.