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TikTok influencer child exploitation needs to end | ‘The Trend’ Episode 31

By Brynn Krug, Editor in Chief | March 18, 2025

In this episode of "The Trend," Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss the exploitation of child stars on TikTok. They discuss the upcoming Netflix documentary "Bad Influence: The Dark Side of Kidfluencing," focused on Piper...

‘Shrek 5’ fails its modernization | ‘The Trend’ Episode 30

By Brynn Krug and Sarah Rose | March 4, 2025

In Episode 30 of "The Trend," Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss the "Shrek 5" teaser trailer, Bhad Bhabie's and Alabama Barker's diss tracks and the winners of the 97th Academy Awards. The update to "Shrek's" animation...

‘Euphoria’ Season 3 details revealed | ‘The Trend’ Episode 29

By Brynn Krug, Editor in Chief | February 24, 2025

In Episode 29 of "The Trend," Editor-in-Chief Brynn Krug and Managing Editor Sarah Rose discuss "Euphoria" Season 3 details and the winners of the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards. While no release date has been announced, filming for the newest season...

Brynn Krug (left) and Sarah Rose sit in the Northern Star podcast room. The two discuss recent events in recent popular culture including Kate Middleton's disappearance from the public eye. (Bryn Krug | Northern Star)

Kate Middleton’s absence, ‘Quiet on Set’

By Brynn Krug and Sarah Rose | March 25, 2024

This week’s episode of the trend discusses Kate Middleton’s absence from the media, the “Quiet on Set” docuseries and “GUTS (spilled).”

Brynn Krug (left) and Sarah Rose sit at a podcast set up and converse. This week’s episode of “The Trend” covers social media phenomena from the week of Feb. 12. (Brynn Krug | Northern Star)

No one likes ‘Madame Web’

By Sarah Rose and Brynn Krug | February 19, 2024

Join Sarah and Brynn as they discuss this past week in pop culture. From Madame Web, to Kanye West's album being taken down to the Dune 2 premier outfits, get the rundown here. What are your thoughts on these topics? Are they "in" or are they "out"?

Brynn and Sarah gesture wildly in the podcast room. They discuss Usher's halftime performance and the "big game" commercials. (Joseph Howerton | Northern Star)

‘The big game’ recap, minus the football

By Brynn Krug, Sarah Rose, and Anna Scanlan | February 14, 2024

Brynn and Sarah give their recap of the super bowl. Instead of focusing on the game, however, they look at the event through a pop-culture lens. What was your favorite commercial? And did you like the halftime performance? Let us know in the comments!

The Trend': A Huskie pop-culture podcast | Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more

The Trend’: A Huskie pop-culture podcast | Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more

February 5, 2024

In episode 1 of "The Trend," Sarah and Brynn discuss happenings last week including Austin McBroom, My Little Pony Infection and more. They rank these pop-culture events to decide what's "in" and what's "out." Created by Sarah Rose and Brynn Krug |...