Here are some words and expressions that appear in the video:
doomsday scroller (noun): a person who searches the Internet for bad news even though it is depressing
– Susana is a doomsday scroller. She always focuses on the ills of society without looking for something positive.
parody (expression): an exaggerated imitation of a person or thing
– The show is a parody of current political events in my country.
commentary (noun): an expression of opinion about a certain event, situation, or person
– I read some commentary on this Website about the upcoming election, and people are concerned about the outcome.
Emily: Hi, everyone. In this video, my dad, Aubrey, and I are gonna be talking about our favorite websites to visit every day. Let’s start off. Aubrey What are your favorite websites to visit?
Aubrey: Yeah, that’s a good question. Um, I don’t know that, like, actual websites I go to as often anymore. I mean, there are definitely apps that I visit all the time, like TikTok. I’m always on TikTok. I’m on Amazon way too often.
Randall: Okay. All right. Do they know you by name?
Aubrey: Uh, probably not.
Randall: Okay, so Amazon. And why do you visit Amazon?
Aubrey: I, uh, pretend shop for things and then sometimes accidentally real shop.
Randall: Okay, so Amazon. And how about another?
Aubrey: Let me think.
Randall: (That) People use.
Aubrey: Audible.
Randall: Use that. And you mentioned Audible?
Aubrey: Mhm.
Randall: And what is that?
Aubrey: Audible a lot too. Uh, that, that is Amazon-owned, um, but it still counts. They’re separate companies. Um, it’s, uh, audiobooks. They sell audiobooks.
Randall: Okay, well, good. And Emily, what about you? A couple of websites that you visit regularly.
Emily: Uh, I tend to be a doomsday scroller, and I read the news.
Randall: Okay
Emily: Multiple times a day. Yep. That’s fun.
Aubrey: Oh, When we’re offline, I have some questions about current events.
Randall: Okay. Uh, do you feel comfortable sharing the names of the websites? I know people sometimes are pretty particular about the ones they visit. Sometimes we make judgments on the ones that people view.
Emily: Yeah, uh, I usually do . . .
Randall: Do you want to mention those or not necessarily?
Emily: No, that’s fine. I usually do. CNN or KSL.
Randall: Okay. Okay.
Aubrey: I like to read The Onion sometimes. It’s a parody news website, so the articles are ridiculous. Like there was an article recently where it was, um, criticizing a seven-year-old for not being able to maintain a narrative while playing with his action figures.
Emily: Ah, yes. Yep.
Randall: Uh, that would be unusual. Uh, what about Fox News or something like that?
Aubrey: We’re gonna bring up Fox News?
Emily: Well, I thought this was not going to be political.
