Culturally Determined

Aryeh Cohen-Wade

Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

All episodes

Best episodes

Top 10 Culturally Determined Episodes

Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Culturally Determined episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Culturally Determined for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Culturally Determined episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

"Fleabag" and the New Jersey of "The Sopranos," with Erin Schwartz

Culturally Determined

08/09/19 • 72 min

The metatextual charms of Fleabag ... What does it mean when Fleabag speaks directly to the camera? ... In praise of the show's supporting cast ... What makes the "hot priest" so hot? ... Erin on New Jersey and The Sopranos ... New Jersey, the Postmodern State ... Tony Soprano and Chris Christie ... The baroque flair of New Jersey political crime ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harry Potter, Socialism, and Neoliberalism, with Riley Quinn

Culturally Determined

01/24/19 • 56 min

Riley's recent article in Jacobin, "Politics Is Not Harry Potter" ... Nostalgia and neoliberalism ... Is the ideology of the Potter books neoliberal or aristocratic? ... The fantasy of defeating the "final evil" ... Why does J.K. Rowling hate Jeremy Corbyn? ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Juggalos, Simps, and Cat Guys, with Magdalene Taylor

Culturally Determined

04/19/21 • 65 min

Mourning MEL Magazine ... Everything you ever wanted to know about Juggalos ... Do Juggalos vote? ... Why Magdalene identifies as a Juggalette ... Simps, incels, and pickup artists ... Trends in male horniness ... Should cat guys on dating apps pretend to not be cat guys? ... Male anxiety and the failures of media for men ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Are We Still on Twitter? with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Culturally Determined

02/15/21 • 75 min

Phoebe's new position as a senior editor at The Signal ... "Cleansing your timeline" vs. "doomscrolling" ... The agony and the ecstasy of Twitter ... Twitter's insane risk-reward ratio ... How Twitter makes unpopular ideas seem popular ... With Trump banned, will Twitter return to being a niche site for weirdos? ... Aryeh's twisted fascination with MAGA and QAnon Twitter bios ... Would we all be better off if social media didn't exist? ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The End of Takes, with Meghan Daum

Culturally Determined

12/24/20 • 64 min

Why Meghan is retiring from writing think pieces ... The devolution of the take, from op-eds to tweets ... The virtues of not knowing what to think ... Aryeh: The "Dr. Jill Biden" debate shows that the Trump era is ending ... The problems of too much speech ... Should we be optimistic about the future of the discourse? ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Death of the Artist, with William Deresiewicz

Culturally Determined

10/22/20 • 74 min

Bill's new book, The Death of the Artist ... Why the "long tail" thesis was wrong ... How did the early dream of the Internet die? ... Blockbuster consolidation in fine art ... Luck and privilege ... Is art school a pyramid scheme? ... What is to be done? Bill has some thoughts ... Will the pandemic finish off the arts? ... Wokism as a moral figleaf for careerist college students ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Corona Economics Q and A, with Karl Smith

Culturally Determined

04/03/20 • 56 min

Assessing the initial economic response to the pandemic ... What the Federal Reserve's $1.5 trillion injection actually did ... Stimulus checks and other direct assistance ... How a rent strike could lead to a banking crisis ... Should we fear inflation? ... Is a pivot to austerity inevitable? ... The Defense Production Act and the prospect of a wartime economy ... After the threat passes, what will the recovery look like? ... What Karl is most worried about ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Is Not a Conspiracy Theory, with Kirby Ferguson

Culturally Determined

02/14/20 • 54 min

Why it took eight years for Kirby to finish This Is Not a Conspiracy Theory ... Kirby: "Conspiracies are logistically impossible" ... Bernie fans get conspiratorial after the botched Iowa caucuses ... Donald Trump, the Conspiracist-in-Chief ... QAnon and conspiracism as lifestyle ... Will Epstein's death be the JFK assassination of our era? ... What should you do if a loved one is falling into conspiracy theories? ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Is Cancel Culture Real? with Mellie Macker

Culturally Determined

09/27/19 • 68 min

Mellie: Cancel culture is both real and fake ... Saturday Night Live's weird place in American culture ... Lenny Bruce was driven to his death but Louis CK is performing again ... Is cancellation just the market working itself out? ... Bret Stephens plays the Twitter martyr ... The Bagel Boss guy and other everyday malefactors who go viral ... Twitter libs try and fail to cancel Mellie ... Roy Cohn and the case for cancellation ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Reconsidering Online Disinformation, with Joe Bernstein

Culturally Determined

09/08/21 • 53 min

Joe's new essay on online disinformation ... Does advertising actually work? ... Joe: Maybe the real critique of Facebook is that it's a worthless product ... The ivermectin craze and the end of media gatekeeping ... How do you solve a problem like Bret Weinstein? ... The indigenous American berserk and the Internet's garbage ouroboros ...

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Show more best episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does Culturally Determined have?

Culturally Determined currently has 172 episodes available.

What topics does Culturally Determined cover?

The podcast is about Pop Culture, News, Culture, Literature, Fiction, Society & Culture, Film, Society, Comic Books, Television, Podcasts, Books, Movies and Politics.

What is the most popular episode on Culturally Determined?

The episode title 'More Than Meets the Eye, with Milton Lawson' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Culturally Determined?

The average episode length on Culturally Determined is 63 minutes.

How often are episodes of Culturally Determined released?

Episodes of Culturally Determined are typically released every 9 days, 16 hours.

When was the first episode of Culturally Determined?

The first episode of Culturally Determined was released on Jan 20, 2018.

Show more FAQ

Culturally Determined

Aryeh Cohen-Wade

Top 10 Culturally Determined Episodes

FAQ

How many episodes does Culturally Determined have?

What topics does Culturally Determined cover?

What is the most popular episode on Culturally Determined?

What is the average episode length on Culturally Determined?

How often are episodes of Culturally Determined released?

When was the first episode of Culturally Determined?

Comments