Is the Age of Posting Over?

October 7, 2026 · 1 hr 18 min

This is not an episode about whether or not you should delete your social media accounts — we've had that conversation, and we'll keep having that conversation. Instead, this is an episode about all the weird habits we've developed around…
How an Article of Clothing Goes Viral

September 30, 2026 · 58 min

It feels like a real symptom of the modern age that an article of clothing can just start... following you around online. There it is, in your Instagram feed (again, and again, and again). But it's also there in between paragraphs while…
BONUS EPISODE: Dungeon Crawler Carl's Utilikilt Masculinity [preview]

September 28, 2026 · 19 min

There are eight books in the Dungeon Crawler Carl series, and people have bought fourteen million of them. First published online, then self-published on Amazon, with an audiobook version that people won't shut up about, Dungeon Crawler…
When Convenience Actually Kinda Sucks

September 23, 2026 · 1 hr 22 min

Over the last six years, our conversations on Culture Study have often circled back to a handful of recurring themes: contemporary work culture, burnout, optimization culture, intensive parenting, the often hollow pull of the algorithm…
Fighting is an Art. Here's How To Get Better At It.

September 16, 2026 · 1 hr 5 min

IF YOU NEED HELP ADDING YOUR SUBSCRIBER-ONLY FEED TO YOUR PODCAST PLAYER, JUST CLICK HERE! Conflict happens — and navigating that conflict is essential to a healthy community, a healthy relationship, and a healthy workplace. But so many…
Trying to Have Kids Amidst a Polycrisis

September 9, 2026 · 1 hr 10 min

I love kids. In a different timeline, I'd almost certainly have them. But when I was in my 30s, I looked around — and looked at my own bank account, and the realities of childcare, the weight of my student loans, and how hard people…
Why Are So Many Men Unraveling?

September 2, 2026 · 1 hr 7 min

A man with a fairytale castle in upstate New York who keeps trying to make a self-produced reality show about "princesses" happen — and become a modern-day Hugh Hefner. A man who got famous on YouTube for lawn care who ends up filming…
BONUS EPISODE: Let's Talk About Friend Breakups [preview]

August 28, 2026 · 11 min

In June, I sent out a Friday Thread prompt that readers had been asking for, in one shape or another, for years: How do we talk about non-romantic breakups? Why do they sting SO MUCH? Why is the vocabulary around a friend breakup so…