Style-ish

The ‘fridge cigarette’ rivalry

June 4, 2026·28 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Today, we’re talking about a conversation that plays out with work friends at 3pm, or while ordering a seedy Uber Eats meal on Sunday: are you a Diet Coke or a Coke Zero person? Coke has been at the centre of culture for a long, long time, thanks to the Pepsi x Coke rivalry and huge celeb endorsements, but a new competition has been taking place in the last few years: Coke Zero vs Diet Coke. So, how exactly did Coke Zero dethrone Diet Coke? Love the podcast? You'll adore our weekly newsletter, too. Subscribe here: http://eepurl.com/iI829A Join us over on socials to see what our Style-ish family of incredible content creators are wearing, buying and trying. We’re on Instagram @styleishpod and TikTok @styleishpod. Big thanks to BIODERMA for making this episode of Style-ish possible! Find the BIODERMA Hydrabio range at leading pharmacies and beauty retailers. Your hosts today were Rhiannon Joyce (@rhiannonjoyce) and Maddison Sullivan-Thorpe (@maddisonsullivanthorpe) And here’s a link to the reccos we made throughout: Kylie on Netflix, Go-To Skincare, and ‘Love Diet Coke? You Have My Dad to Thank for That’ from Food & Wine Sources mentioned: ‘The Ice-Cold Civil War Between Diet Coke and Coke Zero Drinkers’ from The Wall Street Journal, ‘Coca-Cola exec says Coke Zero is “far and away our best innovation ... over the last 25 years” – and it's powering a sales turnaround’ from Yahoo Finance, fridge cigarette TikTok by @reallyrachelreno, ‘Celebrities take aim at Steven Bartlett for claiming two glasses of wine “ruined his life for three days”’ from Metro, and @tinx’s response video  Do you have any Opinions Please that you’d like to submit? Send over your questions and dilemmas here. Style-ish's producers are Lucy Hunt (@lucyhunt3) and Cait Emma Burke (@caitemmaburke). Enjoy the content we create? The best way to support us is to click that ‘follow’ button in your favourite podcast app and leave a five-star review. Or, you can go old school and tell a friend to listen. We’ll see you back here next Wednesday.

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