Listen: TikTokers Are Using Illness To Fake It ’Til They Make It

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On today's episode:

1. Teens are being accused of faking illness for clout — but those who have been diagnosed for real are the ones suffering.

Screenshot of a TikTok from @tourettesbian featuring a young person with red hair and a reply saying "totally a fake your [sic] doing that for attention"
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Today, Harriet Shepherd joins us to talk about the rise of illness appropriation on TikTok.

2. Carla Gugino pointed out that she was only 28 when she played a mother to two preteens in Spy Kids and ??

Photo of Carla Gugino smiling at the camera in a floral dress from the neck up

Carla Gugino visits SiriusXM Studios. (Photo by Roy Rochlin/Getty Images)

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3. Millennials shared a bunch of things they wish older generations understood and points were made.

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