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It's Been a Minute
Has it been a minute since you heard a thought-provoking conversation about culture? Brittany Luse wants to help. Each week, she takes the things everyone's talking about and, in conversation with her favorite creators, tastemakers, and experts, gives you new ways to think about them. Beyond the obv...
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Generative AI's race problem
Generative AI has been creating race-based content, and the results are...uncomfortable.
Brittany’s been getting served a lot of AI gener...
Why Gen Z is movie-maxxing
What’s bringing Gen Z to the theaters?
Backrooms and Obsession are two recent horror films that have done massive numbers – and their suc...
Who needs to know where you are?
Is location tracking building relationships? Or ruining them?
Four in 10 U.S. adults share their locations with at least one person. But...
What makes a song a ‘millennial song’
What song best defines the millennial generation?
On this episode from our friends at All Songs Considered, NPR Music editors Hazel Cills...
How do you heal from 'Church Hurt?’
The church has long been a site of healing and hurt. Is that changing?
While some have found community, joy, support, and love in their c...
What to expect when you're expecting racism
Who gets to have a safe pregnancy?
Across the internet, women are sharing their experiences with the physical and emotional difficulties...
Who gets to 'do' revenge?
Who gets to Kill Bill?
As in, who’s allowed to seek revenge when they've been wronged by a man? That was the question at the top of Brit...
The power of falling in love with yourself this summer
Are you ready for a whirlwind summer romance?
Making plans to capitalize on summer can get overwhelming - from finding the right spot to...
This is what you want to read this summer
It's hot, school’s out, put your PTO in - summer’s here!
That means Brittany’s back for It’s Been a Minute’s annual summer books episode...
Why don't your neighbors pick up their dog’s poop?
Left-behind dog poop is annoying. But it’s also a sign of anti-sociality.
Spotting unidentified poop outside is an unfortunate and unavoi...
The D-List pop star purgatory
We love a pop princess, but what about the pop peasants?
These are the pop music artists who might have some mainstream success and fame,...
GLP-1s & eating disorders: a complicated relationship
What happens when GLP-1s interact with eating disorders?
About 1 in 8 US adults are currently taking a GLP-1. They’ve been described by a...
It only takes 30 minutes to be a good mom
How much time should moms spend with their kids? What if it's quality over quantity?
CEO and co-founder Emma Grede set social media on fi...
The end of the American Empire
Is the American empire in decline?
The Trump administration's recent military actions have had certain observers asking... are we going f...
'New Skin' and the botched quest for beauty
What happens when you can't recognize your mom anymore?
For Linli, the protagonist of the book New Skin, this is her reality: her mom Fan...
Why are tech bros embracing Psychedelics?
Are psychedelics the next big thing?
Psychedelics include the drugs LSD, magic mushrooms, peyote, and often ketamine and MDMA too, among...
The women leaving the 'New Right'
Defectors from the ‘New Right’ say that sexism is a feature, not a bug of modern-day conservatism.
New York Magazine’s Sam Adler-Bell pub...
Are you a "high agency" person?
Are you a “high agency” person?
The tech world has been buzzing about the benefits of being a “high agency” person: someone who doesn’t w...
Is the 'biological clock' just one big scam?
How does it feel to be called hostile?
What about barren? Inhospitable? Geriatric? These are all words women over the age of 35 have hear...
You can break the cycle of overthinking
Is social media giving you analysis paralysis? You’re not alone.
In his new book, ‘Minor Black Figures,’ novelist Brandon Taylor explores...
Progressive women are fed up & fighting back (feat. IHIP News)
Political podcasting is said to be a men's game (and predominantly conservative). But two women stood up and said "I've had it!" Now they are revoluti...
Is your data getting colonized?
Can AI really do everything by itself?
AI has impressed a lot of people with its output. But even though it’s sold as an autonomous, inhu...
People say America doesn't have a monarchy. They're wrong.
The Kennedys are the first family that comes to mind when Americans consider homegrown, pseudo-royal dynasties. From Joe to John and Jackie, they have...
How to survive a millennial midlife crisis
Many millennials either are already in their 40s or are staring them down. Are they having a midlife crisis?
As this generation enters mi...
Was that the worst MET Gala ever?
The MET Gala 2026 was eclipsed by its own sponsors, making the event feel out of touch and out of fashion.
Beyoncé made her first MET Gal...
Tonight's MET Gala is the most controversial yet
The MET Gala 2026 is already off to a controversial start, and no one has even shown up yet.
That's because Anna Wintour has been buddyin...
Inside the Michael Jackson legacy industrial complex
The Jackson family and estate have joined forces to give us another biopic of Michael Jackson's life. Michael doesn't tell us anything new about the K...
The worrisome return of the R-Word
The slur disappeared but is once again popular to use on and offline. What's up with that?
Over the past few years, the R-word — a term f...
American fashion isn't as liberal as you think
Is the American fashion industry making a conservative turn?
Despite her modeling past, fashion-obsessed First Lady Melania Trump has not...
Why can't we be normal about polyamory?
Is polyamory about more than just how many partners you have?
According to a YouGov survey from 2023, on a scale of zero being completely...
Do you feel poor when you watch TV? That's by design.
Do you feel poor every time you turn on Bravo television?
You're not alone - the beautiful homes of the rich and famous showcased on real...
The guys behind the men’s purity movement
Are men ashamed of their porn habits?
The majority of men consume porn, and most use it for masturbation, but two thirds of men under 25...
'Hot girls' built the internet. Will it pay them back?
The internet was built off women's labor. Will it ever pay them back?
From the creation of Google Images to the overlooked - or criminali...
The strange politics of Pilates
Pilates is great. Why are people being weird about it?
Pilates is an exercise that has been around for a long time – around a hundred yea...
Christians are having a Trump sized reckoning
Across the country, Evangelicals are facing a moral dilemma -- is supporting government actions in line with their religious beliefs?
The...
The casino-ification of literally everything
When you can bet on anything, everything changes.
Unlike sports betting, prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi give users the fr...
'Algorithm Bodies' & the human need to worship celebrities
What makes someone a star nowadays? And why does every generation of humans crave to celebrate them?
For decades, Hollywood has promoted...
You might be suffering from AI brain fry
Is AI in the workplace lightening your load...or frying your brain?
Researchers at Boston Consulting Group and the University of Californ...
Numb girls & the humiliation of caring too much
With everything going on in the world, it makes sense that some of us want to check out. But at what cost?
In this episode, host Brittany...
The funny thing about ADHD
Have you seen ADHD content pop up in your feeds? Are you getting a lot of it?
In the past few years, there's been a surge in the number...