The Curious Return of 2000s Music
At some point in the last year I looked around and realized… 2000s music was EVERYWHERE. Nelly Furtado. Timbaland. Eminem. 50 Cent. MGMT. In Bama Rush videos. At sports games. In the background of Tik...
24 Jan 202455min
The Cult of Cold Plunging
This week I get my “cold plunge curious” partner Charlie Warzel to come on the pod and talk about how cold plunging suddenly feels like it’s everywhere, the science (some interesting, some junk) behin...
17 Jan 202443min
The Mutated IP of the Mean Girls Reboot
This week I’m joined by Michelle Cyca to talk about the trailer for the Mean Girls reboot. You might think: wow, that’s a very small thing to focus on, what could you possibly talk about for 45 minute...
10 Jan 202452min
Rich Dudes Driving in Circles
For the fifth episode of the Culture Study podcast I’m joined by Nicole Washington to talk about all things F1: what’s behind the recent rise, is it in fact Real Housewives of Monaco, what’s the curre...
3 Jan 202453min
The Pernicious Laziness of Paw Patrol
For the fourth episode of the Culture Study podcast I’m joined by Philip Maciak — who manages to be a professor, the television critic for The New Republic, and an avid consumer of children’s televisi...
27 Des 202351min
Why Are We So Obsessed with Taylor + Travis?
For the third episode of the Culture Study podcastEsteemed law professor Leah Litman, co-host of Strict Scrutiny, joins me and Melody to talk about all things TAYLOR + TRAVIS.Like: How did Taylor make...
20 Des 202354min
We're All Infrastructure Nerds
For the second episode of the Culture Study podcast, we’re diving into the nerdy and awesome and frustrating world of the infrastructure that surrounds us. Why are sidewalks so bad in so many places? ...
13 Des 202354min
Why Do Clothes Suck Now?
For the maiden voyage of the Culture Study podcast, we’re taking a hard look at a problem that plagues us all: terrible clothes. Why are shirts falling apart or pilling after just a few wears? Why doe...
6 Des 202342min
