Welcome to Touching Grass, where two extremely online people attempt to explain internet discourse to people sensible enough to spend their time offline. This week Lucy Reade discusses the infamous ‘kissing lawyers’, our world of constant surveillance and trial by internet. Meanwhile, James Ball dives into how and why the influencers behind the ‘Magaverse’ are quietly losing their audiences.
Kissing lawyers links:
https://x.com/CasterNL/status/2080321741222518893?s=20
https://vm.tiktok.com/ZN8dPE8EJ/
https://nypost.com/2026/07/30/us-news/lawyer-caught-canoodling-in-central-park-stands-to-lose-millions-as-lucrative-job-offer-reneged/
https://www.lbc.co.uk/article/gen-z-age-gaps-relationships-dating-opinion-5HjdZZx_2/
Presented by James Ball and Lucy Reade
Produced by Matt Withers
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Touching Grass
Panopticons and the fall of the Magaverse
Lucy Reade discusses the infamous ‘kissing lawyers’ and James Ball dives into why the influencers behind the ‘Magaverse’ are quietly losing their audiences
5 August 2026 12:00 AM
