Raven Smith & Comparison Culture
Homo Sapiens
Christopher Sweeney
4.7 • 1.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 January 2026
⏱️ 53 minutes
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Summary
You asked for it — and the results are fascinating.
83% of you say social media makes you feel behind… yet we’re all still scrolling. Why?
This week, we’re joined by internet meme royalty & new dad Raven Smith to unpack comparison culture,t he specifics for LGBTQ+ people, the surprising truth about the world’s biggest influencers, and some practical ways to stop social media messing with your head. Plus Raven shares how he and his husband became ever so proud dads.
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| 0:00.0 | So on this lovely warm day, I welcome you, Homo sapiens listeners. |
| 0:18.0 | I've got the delightful, the irreverent, the hilarious Raven Smith as my co-host |
| 0:23.9 | today. Welcome Raven. Hi. Hi everyone. Do people call you like king of memes? |
| 0:29.9 | Um, people say all sorts. |
| 0:33.7 | Ha ha! I am, I have been, do you? |
| 0:38.3 | Yes, yeah, they do. |
| 0:40.3 | I think people like that I'm still doing that in this economy. |
| 0:46.3 | Yeah. |
| 0:47.3 | Am I, am I dreaming? |
| 0:52.3 | But the Raven just sat down a gauntlet, which is the baby's asleep for now. |
| 0:57.0 | Yes. So let's see how that goes. |
| 0:59.1 | She's had a whack-a-milk. I kept her awake. And then if you hear the baby staring, no, you didn't. That's what I'm thinking. |
| 1:09.6 | Good, good. I was actually reflecting on you when you had your baby. |
| 1:19.6 | And I was like, oh, I wonder what Raven's going to do when he has a baby because a lot of your online media |
| 1:26.6 | presence is like posting photos of your life. |
| 1:29.3 | And then when you have a baby, it just becomes like everything. |
| 1:32.3 | Yeah. |
| 1:33.3 | But she does make an appearance. |
| 1:37.3 | She makes an appearance. |
| 1:39.3 | I wasn't sure whether I was going to post her online. |
| 1:42.3 | And then I gazed upon her face and I |
| 1:45.0 | couldn't, I had to share it with the world. |
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