Episode 140. Pump It Up: The Substance (2024) Live from Salem Horror Fest
Join Andrea and Alex live from Salem Horror Fest for feats of strength (!) and a discussion of the horrors of beauty standards, the weight of celebrity culture, and the algorithms that are out to get us. More content over on our Patreon ! REQUIRED READING The Substance . Dir. Coralie Fargeat, 2024. EXTRA CREDIT Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism . Sarah Wynn-Williams account of her time at Facebook. On Women . Susan Sontag’s essays on women and their physical relationships to the world. Fran Lebowitz on Race and Racism . From the 1997 edition of Vanity Fair where Lebowitz discusses nepo babies. How Ozempic shaming illuminates complexities of treating weight problems from the Harvard Gazette. LISTEN Right click or option-click here and choose “Save Target As”