Culturally Determined

Sep 03 2024 170 ep. 63 mins 170
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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general.
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Abortion Pills via Telemedicine, with Kiki Freedman

Sep 03 2024 34 mins  
Aryeh talks to Kiki Freedman, the co-founder and CEO of Hey Jane, the leading virtual reproductive and sexual health care clinic.Recorded July 16, 2024Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDetLINKSHey Jane websitehttps://heyjane.com/KFF on the Comstock Act and abortionhttps://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/F

The Political Economy of Hollywood, with Daniel Bessner

Aug 12 2024 45 mins  
Daniel discusses his recent Harper's cover story, "The Life and Death of Hollywood," which focuses on the economics of entertainment as private equity and streaming have changed the industry.Recorded May 24, 2024Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDetLINKSDaniel's piece, "The Life and Death of Hollywood"https://harpers.org/archive/2024/05/the-life-and-death-of-hollywood-daniel-

Skylines and Fish Weirs, with Jon Kimball

May 14 2024 61 mins  
Aryeh talks to Jon Kimball, co-host of the podcast Election Profits Makers, about political prediction markets, Trump's VP options, the beauty of city skylines, the sorry state of the social media site formerly known as Twitter, whether Gen Xers have the worst politics, and more!Recorded April 26, 2024.Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDetLINKSElection Profits Makers podcasth

A Journey Through the Deep State, with Kerry Howley

Apr 08 2024 47 mins  
Kerry Howley talks about her book "Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State," named one of the 10 Best Books of 2023 by the New York Times.Recorded November 14, 2023.Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDetLINKSKerry's book, "Bottoms Up and the Devil Laughs: A Journey Through the Deep State"https://www.amazon.com/Bottoms-Up-Devil-Laughs-Journey/dp/052565

Taylor's Version, with B.D. McClay

Dec 21 2023 100 mins  
B.D. McClay — essayist, critic, and scholar of Taylor Swift Studies — helps Aryeh understand the biggest cultural phenomenon of the year. Recorded November 5, 2023Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDetLINKSB.D.'s Substackhttps://notebook.substack.com/B.D.'s essay on illness, "The Bad Patient​"https://www.thedriftmag.com/the-bad-patient/B.D. on "1989 (Taylor's Versio

Hating Gen X While Being Gen X, with Sarah Miller

Sep 18 2023 65 mins  
Sarah discusses her recent New York Times essay, "Hate Gen X? Get in Line (Behind a Gen X-er)." Why are young people lumping together Boomers and Xers? Why do so many Gen X writers spend time railing against "woke" ideas? Is Elon Musk more defined by being Gen X or by being a billionaire? And why do Xers find Millennials so annoying?Recorded September 14, 2023Follow Culturally Dete

Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew, with Jeremy Dauber

Sep 08 2023 48 mins  
Historian Jeremy Dauber talks about his new book, "Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew," which is part of the Yale Jewish Lives series. He discusses Brooks's Brooklyn childhood, his Borscht Belt years, writing on "Your Show of Shows" and working with Carl Reiner, his move to Hollywood, why parody was his main genre, and his comedic legacy.Recorded July 18, 2023Follow Culturally Determined

What Do We Do with the Art of Monsters? with Claire Dederer

Aug 28 2023 47 mins  
Claire Dederer talks about her new book, "Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma," a blend of cultural criticism and memoir in which she thinks deeply about the work of great artists who were also horrible people.Recorded July 24, 2023.Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDetLINKSClaire's new book,"Monsters: A Fan's Dilemma"https://www.amazon.com/Monsters-Fans-Dilemma-Claire-Deder

The Cruel Decade, with Kristian Vistrup Madsen

Aug 02 2023 44 mins  
Art critic Kristian Vistrup Madsen discusses his essay on the 2000s, "Chains Or Whips? The Cruel Decade And Its Aftermath," in which he draws connections between Abu Ghraib, reality television, and Britney Spears to reflect on the culture of the Aughts.Recorded July 12, 2023.Follow Culturally Determined on Twitter @CulturallyDetLINKSKristian's essay, "Chains Or Whips? The Cruel Dec

"The Vegan," a Novel, with Andrew Lipstein

Jul 11 2023 38 mins  
Andrew Lipstein discusses "The Vegan," his new novel about a hedge fund founder who has an unusual moral awakening after a dinner party prank he pulls goes disastrously awry. The novel considers artificial intelligence, Brooklyn mores, our relationship with animals, psychiatry, responsibility, and more.Recorded July 7, 2023LINKSAndrew's new novel, "The Vegan"https://www.amazon.com/