2016 is back. Whether you're ready or not.

In Episode 34 of Okay Diva, Brock and I dive deep into 2016 nostalgia — unpacking what 2016 actually was, what it meant culturally, and why the internet is suddenly obsessed with it again. Was 2016 really the golden year everyone claims? Or are we romanticising chaos? Is 2026 the new 2016? We investigate.

We talk 2016 pop culture, 2016 music, 2016 aesthetics, the internet in 2016, and — most importantly — who we were back then. What were we doing? What were we listening to? What were we wearing? (The answers are humbling.)

This episode is for anyone caught in the 2016 core renaissance, anyone asking "why does 2026 feel like 2016," or anyone who just wants to relive the year Lemonade dropped, Harambe became a meme, and the world felt like it was ending but also… kind of iconic?

We compare 2016 vs 2026, break down the culture, question the mythology, and wonder if we're doomed to repeat it. Spoiler: we might be. And honestly? We're kind of into it.

💿 2016 culture breakdown
🎭 2016 nostalgia vs reality check
🧠 Is 2026 the new 2016? A serious investigation
📱 What we were doing in 2016 (embarrassing)

Welcome back to 2016. Again. Forever. It's giving déjà vu, but make it camp.

This episode was inevitable.

In Episode 33 of Okay Diva, Brock and I sit down and do the unthinkable: we expose our biggest unhinged diva moments. The receipts. The behaviours. The things that explain why we are like this. What starts as a laugh quickly turns into a full psychological excavation.

We drag each other, relive moments that should’ve stayed buried, and come to terms with the fact that diva energy and unhinged behaviour might be spiritually linked. It’s messy, self-aware, and deeply unserious — but also… revealing.

Think confession booth energy.

Think therapy, but camp.

Think “why did we say that out loud?”

💅 Our biggest unhinged diva moments, finally named

🎭 Reading each other with love (and malice)

🧠 Chaos, but make it character development

Listener discretion advised. We had none.

This week on Okay Diva, we're diving deep into romance tropes — specifically the ones that live rent-free in queer cinema and absolutely wreck us emotionally every single time.Brock and I break down our favourite love story archetypes: forbidden love, enemies to lovers, childhood friends to lovers, the slow burn, the miscommunication chaos, and everything in between. We talk which tropes hit different in queer storytelling, which films execute them perfectly, and why some romance clichés just work when done right.From classic LGBTQ+ cinema to modern queer love stories, we're ranking, roasting, and romanticising the narrative patterns that make us cry, scream, and believe in love again (even when we shouldn't).🎭 Romance tropes decoded💕 Queer cinema deep dive🔥 Forbidden love vs enemies to lovers debate✨ The diva guide to love storiesWhether you're a hopeless romantic or just here for the discourse — this one's for the girlies who've rewatched their comfort queer romance 47 times and still aren't over it.Like, comment which romance trope is your Roman Empire, and subscribe if you've ever ugly-cried at a slow-burn payoff.#RomanceTropes #QueerCinema #LGBTQFilms #OkayDiva