Identity CrisisApr 22, 2023
De-influencing (w/ Jaz)
Jaz Melody joins me to discuss "de-influencing," inspired by the recent New York Time piece on the matter. We also talk about what "influence" means historically and currently, plus our respective roles in the worlds of social media, influencer marketing, and content creation. Find Jaz on TikTok (@jazmelodyy), Instagram (@jasminemelodyy), and Twitter (@jasminemelodyxx).
new age productivity bros, contemporary metrosexuals, crushing loneliness in pursuit of wellness, ai gfs, beef liver guys, sober curious backlash & 2023 predications (w/ magdalene taylor)
Writer Magdalene Taylor is back and we're talking guy stuff… No Nut November, the New Age-ification of productivity bros, trappings of the contemporary metrosexual, AI gfs, TikTok, wellness backlash predictions, synthetic workout clothes, liver/egg/raw milk guys, and so on.
Read Magdalene's Substack, and follow her on Twitter, IG, and TikTok!
urbit? (w/ ~bollet-polpub)
talking about urbit from a *brand marketing perspective* with my friend and active urbit user michael (~bollet-polpub)
survival tactics (w/ alexi - nymphet alumni)
alexi from the best podcast online (nymphet alumni) joins me to discuss the timeless tradition of looksmaxxing.
https://nymphetalumni.transistor.fm
https://www.instagram.com/alexineutron/
https://twitter.com/_4L3X1
just hipster stuff (w/ david turner)
br*oklyn nightlife correspondent david turner is back. we talk da rave scene, mall vibes, reinstating the word hipster, and obviously sO much more.
2014 historical revisionism (w/ ceres - big soy naturals)
me and ceres (big soy naturals) do a 1st amendment
https://www.instagram.com/bigsoynaturals/ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/big-soy-naturals/ https://twitter.com/commodifythis
for lads by lads (w/ adam wray)
taking bumps off the key to nyc (w/ david turner)
genius hour at the wifi cafe w/ anna dorn
the pod is back. anna joins me to discuss living la vida offline, grimes' "psychosexual obsession" w/ azealia banks, simone biles' labor strike, and the delta variant (even though it's none of our business). patreon.com/identitycrisispod
SHOREPILLED w/ Magdalene Taylor
Hot young writer Magdalene Taylor joins me to discuss Jersey Shore (2009) and The Opioid Crisis Lookbook (2020). patreon.com/identitycrisispod
Behind The Screens w/ Rebecca Jennings (the only good tiktok reporter)
Vox Senior Reporter Rebecca Jennings joins me to discuss working the TikTok beat, not being a narc, the future of influencing, and the REAL problem with contemporary journalism (too many dorks). Find her on Twitter and IG at @rebexxxxa.
Pandemic Fashion Summit w/ Biz Sherbert, David Turner & Jackie Chiquoine
What happened to clothes, getting dressed, shopping, and personal style in the pandemic, and what might be next? I asked trend forecaster Jackie Chiquoine, fashion theorist Biz Sherbert, and culture writer David Turner to join me for the inaugural ep of Identity Crisis to discuss athleisure, "the nap dress," masks, if/when tie dye will die, the potential for a glamour renaissance, and more.