The Culture Journalist

Emilie Friedlander, Andrea Domanick

theculturejournalist@substack.com

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Booking Overview

A culture-focused show on how platforms, media, and artistic movements shape what we value and believe—often through deep histories and creative ecosystems. For PR pros, it’s a strong outlet for authors, critics, directors, and arts practitioners who can connect culture to technology, taste-making, and the future of cultural life.

Metrics

Episodes: 109

Frequency: Biweekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

theculturejournalist@substack.com

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Host

Emilie Friedlander - Host of The Culture Journalist, a podcast about the future of culture in the age of platforms, alongside Andrea Domanick.

Andrea Domanick - Host of The Culture Journalist, a podcast about the future of culture in the age of platforms, alongside Emilie Friedlander.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

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Typical Credentials:  
Established cultural practitioners and writers (playwrights, critics, filmmakers/documentary directors and producers, artists) with direct involvement in a recent cultural work, movement, or institution—especially when they can articulate connections between aesthetics/taste and platform-era dynamics.
Required Achievements:  
Published books/novels or staged theatrical works, Creative direction/production of documentary film or major cultural project, Leadership roles in arts institutions or movements, Creation/curation of recognized artistic movements or labels

Recent Guest Discussions

Matthew Gasda - NYC Theater And Subculture; His Dimes Square Trilogy And Staging Of The Last Days Of Downtown; DIY Theater Resurgence; Brooklyn Center For Theater Research

Enzo Van Baelen - Origins And Evolution Of Vaporwave; Role Of Anonymity; How The Movement Used Digital Tools And Visuals; Cultural And Economic Implications

Christian Britten - Origins Of Vaporwave; Anonymity In The Scene; Meme-able Visual Iconography And Cultural Impact

Recent Topics

Technology, Music, Art, Platforms, Criticism

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Culture Journalist
:

Your music taste is being manipulated: A history

June 19, 2026

CUJO is a podcast about culture in the age of platforms, from Emilie Friedlander and Andrea Domanick. You can learn more about it here.For fans of independent music, the Geese psyop allegations earlier this year raised an anxiety-provoking question: How much of our taste is our own, and how much of it is just a function of the music industry using a range of tactics (from the mundane, to the shadowy, to the straight-up fraudulent) to manufacture consent?  We held back from commenting on the s...

Chronicling NYC subculture, with Matthew Gasda

June 05, 2026

CUJO is a podcast about culture in the age of platforms. Episodes drop every other week, but if you want the full experience, we recommend signing up for a paid subscription. Paid subscribers also get access to our CUJOPLEX Discord and The Weather Report, a monthly episode series where we take stock of where the cultural winds are blowing and tell you what’s rained into our brains.What does it take to chronicle contemporary culture through the ancient medium of theater, and what new insights ...

The story of vaporwave

May 21, 2026

CUJO is a podcast about culture in the age of platforms. Episodes drop every other week, but if you want the full experience, we recommend signing up for a paid subscription. Paid subscribers also get access to our CUJOPLEX Discord and The Weather Report, a monthly episode series where we take stock of where the cultural winds are blowing and tell you what’s rained into our brains.If you were on the music internet at all during the 2010s, you’re probably familiar with vaporwave. You know, tha...

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