A podcast about the culture that surrounds you — with Anne Helen Petersen and a bunch of very smart co-hosts culturestudypod.substack.com
A platform where you can record what you’re reading and talk to others about what they’re reading doesn’t sound like... more
A listener submitted a question earlier this week that was basically: Why are we talking about Taylor Swift again???? And... more
Who can force a nationwide conversation about musical genre for a whole damn month? Beyoncé can. And I knew I... more
Moms For Liberty sucks. I’m not going to even try to soften that statement, because it’s true: they’re an ideologically... more
Driving, attending meetings, hunching over laptops, zooming, commuting, absentmindedly scrolling Instagram — so much of contemporary life encourages if not outright... more
As any Pacific Northwest teen from the ‘90s and early 2000s who carted a Nalgene around campus can tell you:... more
I occasionally encounter someone who asks: Who would follow a celebrity on Instagram? Lady, I WOULD. I do! I follow... more
What does it mean to think of student loans as culture? First off, it means that we can think of... more
If you’ve been in a bookstore lately, you’ve undoubtedly seen it: A Court of Thorns and Roses, better known as... more
Every so often, I do a Culture Study (newsletter) interview that inspires a LOT of follow-up questions — and the... more