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).

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!

talking about urbit from a *brand marketing perspective* with my friend and active urbit user michael (~bollet-polpub)

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 

br*oklyn nightlife correspondent david turner is back. we talk da rave scene, mall vibes, reinstating the word hipster, and obviously sO much more. 

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

trying to understand frank ocean's jewelry brand, wtf dior/prada/balenciaga are doing w/ some of these collabs (??), and the 20 year cultural reign of shrek (???) w/ writer and "creative director" adam wray. follow the man on twitter and instagram at @terminal_avenue.

david is back to discuss deblasio's betrayal, primo canal street merchandise, and the dimes square twinks bravely appropriating true religion jeans.

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

Hot young writer Magdalene Taylor joins me to discuss Jersey Shore (2009) and The Opioid Crisis Lookbook (2020). patreon.com/identitycrisispod