Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appearances by the smartest people Anne knows, the show delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions. The problems may be limitless but so are the solutions!
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Inspired by her immensely popular newsletter, author Anne Helen Petersen turns her attention to the wild world of work in Work Appropriate. Featuring guest appearances by the smartest people Anne knows, the show delivers humorous but practical workplace advice for a range of listener questions. The problems may be limitless but so are the solutions!
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December 6, 2023
Culture Study Presents: Why Do Clothes Suck Now?
<p>*Be sure to <a href="https://pod.link/1718662839" target="_blank">subscribe to our new feed</a> wherever you get your podcasts!*</p><p>For the maiden voyage of the Culture Study podcast, we’re taking a hard look at a problem that plagues us all: <i>terrible clothes</i>. Why are shirts falling apart or pilling after just a few wears? Why does Gucci charge $3200 for a polyester sweater? What happened to ironing and will we ever dry clean <i>en masse</i> again?</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/amandamull" target="_blank">Amanda Mull</a>, staff writer at <i>The Atlantic</i>, joins me for a deep dive into the past twenty years of fashion production (and consumption) trends.</p><p>If you like the ep, it helps a fledging pod SO MUCH if you can help us get the word out. Share it with your friends, post it to social media, “follow” it in your podcast app, or write us a review on iTunes. You’re the best and we literally could not make this pod without your help.</p><p>If you want to support the show financially, and get some cool perks, check out our <a href="http://www.culturestudypod.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p><p><strong>Got a question or idea for a future episode? Let us know </strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1x-9yH31NLM77GKHwsgKw5PHdtzZsGt9kjp3P2UuWidw/edit" target="_blank">here</a><strong>.</strong></p><p>Show notes:</p><ul><li>The <a href="https://twitter.com/ellorysmith/status/1704545961937403926?s=20" target="_blank">tweet</a> I describe in the beginning of the podcast</li><li>Read Amanda Mull’s piece in <i>The Atlantic</i>: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/10/sweater-clothing-quality-natural-fibers-fast-fashion/675600/" target="_blank">Your Sweaters Are Garbage</a>”</li><li>Read Sarah Zhang’s piece in <i>The Atlantic</i>: “<a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2023/04/pregnancy-bamboo-rayon-viscose-kids-clothes/673850/" target="_blank">How I Got Bamboo-zled by Baby Clothes</a>”</li><li>Amanda mentioned: Sofi Thanhauser’s <i>Worn: A People’s History of Clothing</i></li><li>Some other Amanda pieces I love: <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2023/09/ballet-flats-trends-fashion-generations/675400/" target="_blank">Millennials Have Lost Their Grip on Fashion</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/05/free-online-shopping-returns-retailer-policy-changes/673975/" target="_blank">The Free-Returns Party Is Over</a>, <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2023/04/pleather-vegan-faux-leather-fashion-sustainability/673693/" target="_blank">How Shoppers Got Tricked By Vegan Leather</a></li><li>You can see Amanda’s Jeffrey Dahmer glasses <a href="https://www.instagram.com/amandamull/" target="_blank">in the bio of her Instagram</a> (which is private, so don’t friend request unless you actually know her)</li><li>Paul Mescal’s <a href="https://www.irishtimes.com/life-style/fashion/2023/10/25/which-of-2023s-biggest-hair-trends-will-suit-you/" target="_blank">rat tail situation</a> (perhaps more appropriately called a mullet)</li></ul><p>This week, we’re looking for your questions for future episodes about:</p><ul><li>Resurgent interest in early 2000s music (with Switched on Pop’s Nate Sloan)</li><li>The <i>Mean Girls</i> Trailer</li><li>A deep analysis of Taylor and Travis Kelce discourse</li><li>Kevin Bacon’s <a href="https://www.instagram.com/kevinbacon/?hl=en" target="_blank">Hott Instagram</a> and Gen-X/Elder Millennial Instagram in general</li><li>“Little treat” culture</li></ul><p>You can submit them (and ideas for future eps) <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1x-9yH31NLM77GKHwsgKw5PHdtzZsGt9kjp3P2UuWidw/edit" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
November 29, 2023
Introducing: The Culture Study Podcast
<p><i>Everything is interesting</i>. That idea has guided the tremendously popular <a href="www.annehelen.substack.com" target="_blank">Culture Study</a> newsletter, and it’s at the heart of the Culture Study Podcast, where host Anne Helen Petersen and the smartest people she knows answer listeners’ questions about the nooks and crannies of contemporary culture, from “why are clothes like this now” to “what’s the deal with F1?”</p><p><a href="https://culturestudypod.substack.com/" target="_blank">Subscribe</a> to the Culture Study Podcast wherever you get your podcasts. Listeners can submit their own questions <a href="https://forms.gle/xdS49SvJPt7RPrc67" target="_blank">here,</a> and find weekly discussion threads, extensive show notes, transcripts and a lot more on <a href="www.culturestudypod.substack.com" target="_blank">Substack</a>.</p>
October 25, 2023
Signing Off with Melody Rowell
<p>It's Work Appropriate's 50th episode, one-year anniversary episode, and last episode, all rolled into one. Producer <a href="www.instagram.com/melodious47" target="_blank">Melody Rowell</a> joins host <a href="www.annehelen.substack.com" target="_blank">Anne Helen Petersen</a> to talk about their favorite moments from the show and share updates from listeners who have written in.</p><ul><li>Keep in touch! Subscribe to <a href="www.annehelen.substack.com">Anne's newsletter</a> (it's free!) to stay in the know about future podcast plans.</li></ul>
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