A podcast about the culture that surrounds you — with Anne Helen Petersen and a bunch of very smart co-hosts culturestudypod.substack.com
If you grew up in or adjacent to evangelical culture, the sounds of ‘90s and early 2000s Christian Rock are... more
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
Bradley Cooper would very much like an Oscar. If you’ve been paying attention to Hollywood at any point over the... more
Maybe you’ve seen it happen, or maybe you’ve just heard it whispered: divorce is contagious. One person in a friend... more
Today, there are coaches for everything. Business, fitness, careers, breastfeeding, parenting, ADHD, MLMs, divorce… even death. Is it b******t? Or... more
Philanthropy is so weird. Celebrities: also weird. When the two collide, you get something even more bizarre. Why should we... more
At some point in the last year I looked around and realized… 2000s music was EVERYWHERE. Nelly Furtado. Timbaland. Eminem.... more
This week I get my “cold plunge curious” partner Charlie Warzel to come on the pod and talk about how... more
This week I’m joined by Michelle Cyca to talk about the trailer for the Mean Girls reboot. You might think:... more
For the fifth episode of the Culture Study podcast I’m joined by Nicole Washington to talk about all things F1:... more
For the fourth episode of the Culture Study podcast I’m joined by Philip Maciak — who manages to be a professor,... more
Every so often, I do a Culture Study (newsletter) interview that inspires a LOT of follow-up questions — and the podcast is... more