Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much

About Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod

Publisher

Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi

Category

society & culture

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

12 Jan 2023

Latest episode

22 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

45 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   22 Oct 2025

   Media and the Home

   Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/mediacultureandwhypod/). About the hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ (stefaniechae.com) teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. ⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠ (grantlattanzi.com) is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

2. 

   18 Aug 2025

   Media, Culture, and Fetishized with Kaila Yu

   In this episode, we have a conversation with Kaila Yu, author of the book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty. We discuss how representation in media impacts what and how we think about ourselves and others, how she came to share her story through this book, and other current events. You can buy her book here (https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/738645/fetishized-by-kaila-yu/). Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠ (https://www.instagram.com/mediacultureandwhypod/). About the hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ (stefaniechae.com) teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural commentary to reflect on our everyday lives. ⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠ (grantlattanzi.com) is a PhD student at Rutgers University who researches the social implications of media technologies. Both Grant and Stefanie hold Masters degrees from Georgetown University in Communication, Culture, and Technology.

3. 

   4 Jul 2025

   Flags, Rituals, and The Fourth of July

   Hosts Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi explore flag codes and Fourth of July rituals, revealing how these practices uphold the holiday as a federal celebration in this episode.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

1 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 27 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

30

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

60

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