Episodes: 153
Frequency: Weekly
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Estimated listeners: 10,000 - 100,000
Listener location: USA
Instagram: 3.6k followers
Publicly listed emails
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Anne Helen Petersen - Cultural critic, journalist, author, and creator of the Culture Study newsletter and podcast.
Priya Parker - Conflict Navigation, Relationships, Workplace Communication, Family Dynamics, And Fighting Styles.
Anna Louie Sussman - Delayed Parenthood, Fertility Treatment, Adoption, Childcare Costs, Birth Rates, And The Social Pressures Surrounding Having Children.
Jon Ronson - Men Unraveling, Loneliness, Algorithms, Purposelessness, Online Fame, And Contemporary Male Behavior.
Sarah Mesle - The Politics Of White Women’s Hair, Beauty Standards, Power, Race, Gender, And Cultural Symbolism.
Code-switching and Cussing (with Audie Cornish and Ari Shapiro!!)
October 14, 2026
This episode is so chaotic! (Also very fun, very interesting, and obviously very smart.) All of our best laid plans for how it would go went straight out the window — that's what happens when you talk to two of the smartest, most introspective personalities in podcasting right now. We talk about NPR Voice (and how it's continuing to change), ticks of rural speech, what people actually mean when they say 'I didn't know you were Black' or 'I didn't know you were gay,' and so much more. This epi...
Is the Age of Posting Over?
October 07, 2026
This is not an episode about whether or not you should delete your social media accounts — we've had that conversation, and we'll keep having that conversation. Instead, this is an episode about all the weird habits we've developed around posting: posting on vacation, posting (or not posting) when sick or on leave, posting about your everyday life to your 200 followers like you're an influencer. It's about what compelled us to start posting in the first place — all the small pleasures of...
How an Article of Clothing Goes Viral
September 30, 2026
It feels like a real symptom of the modern age that an article of clothing can just start... following you around online. There it is, in your Instagram feed (again, and again, and again). But it's also there in between paragraphs while you're reading the New York Times, or suggesting you click while you're sifting through your Buy Nothing group on Facebook, or accosting you every tenth video on TikTok.It'd be one thing if these things were cute... but so many of them feel like they're trying...
Fireside with Blair Hodges · Medium booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
ESN: Eloquently Saying Nothing · Low booking difficulty · 1,000 - 10,000 listeners
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Culture Study Podcast typically books well-known public figures. Typical guest background: Published authors, journalists, cultural critics, and subject-matter experts with demonstrated expertise in social issues, gender, relationships, media, or other aspects of contemporary culture. Common among recent guests: Published books tied to cultural or social analysis; Established journalism or criticism careers; Recognized expertise on a timely cultural topic. Recent guests include Priya Parker, Anna Louie Sussman, and Jon Ronson.
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