Culture Study Podcast - Introducing the Culture Study Podcast

00:00:00.000 There are some things that I know a lot about, weird things.

00:00:05.660 I know a lot about the history of celebrity.

00:00:08.220 I know a lot about dahlias.

00:00:11.320 I know a lot about living on an island, puppies, the state of Idaho.

00:00:18.760 But there are so many things that I don't know very much about and stuff that's really interesting.

00:00:24.140 So whether that's, like, a very detailed understanding of Taylor Swift's discography or what F1 is,

00:00:31.240 there's so many things that I'm like, that's interesting.

00:00:33.980 I only have so much, like, brain interest power to allocate.

00:00:38.960 And so there are other people who have decided, like, that is where their focus is going.

00:00:43.980 I need someone who's, like, actually spent time with that cultural artifact to unpack it with me.

00:00:50.560 my name is ann helen peterson and i write the newsletter culture study

00:00:57.060 i think it's this incredibly vibrant community that is in conversation with itself right like

00:01:04.500 we are always talking to one another about the things that matter to us and the culture that

00:01:10.000 surrounds us and pushing each other to have better deeper more interesting conversations

00:01:15.600 and this podcast is an extension of that universe.

00:01:19.500 It allows us to do more

00:01:20.920 and we'll answer all your burning questions

00:01:23.460 about the cultural phenomena that surround you.

00:01:26.480 Like, why do people love watching fast cars drive in circles?

00:01:29.880 It started out as bootlegging

00:01:31.360 and it started out like in the South in the Carolinas

00:01:33.740 as like you got to build a really fast car

00:01:36.160 out of whatever parts you have around

00:01:37.780 so that when someone discovers your moonshine still,

00:01:40.180 you can get away.

00:01:41.060 Like that's, that is the way back origins.

00:01:43.720 Yeah, that's the origins of NASCAR.

00:01:45.600 And why do clothes suck so much right now?

00:01:48.720 Anybody who's manufacturing at a really, really high scale,

00:01:51.140 no matter how expensive their products are,

00:01:54.120 you're going to find these corners cut in their manufacturing.

00:01:57.660 This Gucci sweater that I found on their website that is $3,200, I believe.

00:02:02.880 And it was fully half polyester.

00:02:06.100 And even why the Paw Patrol theme song is so aggressive.

00:02:11.340 This is like if you took a pamphlet about regional community services

00:02:15.560 and ask Blink-182 to turn it into a song for like a rock opera.

00:02:20.940 You can subscribe to the free version of the Culture Study Podcast wherever you listen.

00:02:25.480 But if you want bonus content, like weekly advice time,

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00:02:32.540 Paid subscribers also get ad-free versions of the episodes,

00:02:35.500 dedicated space to discuss each episode with fellow listeners and me,

00:02:39.780 and a special place to submit your questions so they'll go to the front of the line.

00:02:43.840 We'll be in your feeds every Wednesday starting December 6th, so be sure to subscribe so you

00:02:48.600 don't miss it.

00:02:50.080 If there's anything I've learned from writing my newsletter, it's that there is so much

00:02:54.520 to be gained from thinking more about all of the culture that surrounds us.

00:02:59.060 So I cannot wait to do more of that with you here on the Culture Study Podcast.

Culture Study Podcast - November 27, 2023

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