This week, we’re celebrating 500 subscribers on YouTube (thank you!). Mike and Mitzi step into the magical world of Harry Potter, for the first time, and we break down Instagram's new “Trial Reels” feature. Plus we share our thoughts on the Golden Globe 2025 Nominations and explore the viral TikTok trend “We Listen and We Don’t Judge” that puts relationships to the test.

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitzi
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 04:00 – We hit 500 subscribers on Youtube! Thank you for listening!
• 05:00 – Mike and Mitzi experience Harry Potter for the first time.
• 12:20 – Check out the Easy Reads podcast and join the community!
• 13:00 – Big Thing 1: Instagram introduces ‘Trial Reels’ to test content with non-followers. Should you try this?
• 19:55 – A trip down memory lane: Mike was a hipster and an emo?
• 22:00 – Mitzi wants to start a reality TV show—but we need a villain.
• 24:50 – Who would win in a fight at Arcade? (HR did NOT approve this question).
• 27:20 – Big Thing 2: Golden Globe 2025 Nominations are out and we’ve got opinions.
• 40:58 – Big Thing 3: TikTok’s ‘We Listen and We Don’t Judge’ trend, explained - Relationships are falling apart while others get stronger.

Show notes:

• The SCAN 👀 CLUB Gift Guide: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/gift-guide-what-people-want-for-the
• The SCAN 👀 CLUB 2024 Trend Report: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/what-digital-audiences-want-in-2024

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.

Seeing double? Sea la vie? This week we’re diving into the 2025 Pinterest Predicts report, what we’re reading, thoughts around the potential TikTok ban, Fourth Wing (dragon monogamy?), and more.

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitzi
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 00:30 – This week’s Big Things!
• 03:00 – What we’ve been reading (spoiler alert: dragon mates).
• 08:30 – Big Thing 1: Pinterest Predicts 2024 is out! These are some of our favorite trends.
• 16:00 – The matching trends and why people are coordinating outfits.
• 18:00 – We have mixed thoughts on the 2025 color of the year…
• 25:30 – Big Thing 2: The TikTok ban is back on the table; here’s what we know & what we recommend if the ban goes through.
• 34:00 – Big Thing 3: The WNBA was one of the fastest rising brands of 2024.
• 44:50 – Alex Cooper’s first product had a cool launch (hydration drinks targeted at women).

Show notes:

• Pinterest Predicts report: https://business.pinterest.com/en-ca/pinterest-predicts/2025/cherry-coded/
• The SCAN 👀 CLUB Gift Guide: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/gift-guide-what-people-want-for-the
• The SCAN 👀 CLUB 2024 Trend Report: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/what-digital-audiences-want-in-2024
• Easy Reads podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/easy-reads/id1728312993
• [book] The Sword of Kaigen: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41886271-the-sword-of-kaigen

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.

This week’s episode is the personality hire of episodes; it’s fun and light (and just what we needed). From trying to understand what “brat” even means, to the unhinged gifts for celebrity lookalike contests and influencers suing each other for “vibes,” you don’t want to skip this episode.

More from us:

• Mitzi Payne @mmmitziP
• Mike Payne @mmmiiike

Timestamps:

• 01:00 – Personality stories ONLY this week.
• 02:30 – Be sure to check out Arcade’s TikTok for our Vlogmas!
• 06:00 – Mike & Mitzi explain new slang (Big Thing 1 - the word of the year isn’t one word).
• 20:00 – Thing 2: Influencer, Sydney Nicole Gifford, is suing Alyssa Sheil for copying her aesthetic. This is a slippery slope.
• 30:00 – Big Thing 3: Lookalike contests are on the rise (with exciting prizes like a literal pack of cigarettes). Why?
• 38:00 – Buffalo fans are built different.

Show notes:

• The SCAN 👀 CLUB Gift Guide: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/gift-guide-what-people-want-for-the
• The SCAN 👀 CLUB Trend Report: https://scanclub.substack.com/p/what-digital-audiences-want-in-2024

Big Things with Mitzi (@mmmitzi) and Mike (@mmmiiike).

For more from Arcade, follow us on Instagram and TikTok @helloarcade. https://www.arcadearcade.ca/

Production by Morgan Berna, editing by Oliver Banyard.