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Ep. 103: Somewhere Over the Blood Meridian | Study Break

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the rise of celebrity lookalike contests, YSL's Proustian fantasy films, recent literary scoop on Cormac McCarthy, the exten...

Ep. 102: Just Dance w/ Lexee Smith

In this week's episode, we are honored to talk with dancer Lexee Smith, one of the most captivating and quietly influential figures in contemporary pop culture. Fresh ...

Ep. 101: Body Doubles and Aquadisease | Study Break [TEASER]

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the double-release of Addison Rae’s “Aquamarine” and Lady Gaga’s “Disease,” Lexee Smith as Hollywood’s body double Rasputin,...

Ep. 100: Gothic w/ Dr. Valerie Steele

In this Halloween centennial special, we have the sublime honor of being joined by one of our all-time heroes Valerie Steele, fashion studies trailblazer and director ...

Ep. 99: Body Tea w/ Emma Glenn Baker

In this week's episode, we're joined by the inimitable Emma Glenn Baker, NYC personal trainer and host of the podcast STARGIRL, to discuss all things body and the cult...

Ep. 98: Pastel Protestant Grandmother

In this week's episode, we define the Pastel Protestant Grandmother aesthetic, a cozy visual universe recognizable to anyone belonging to the American Middle Class, or...

Ep. 97: Dark Brainrot and Easy Listening | Study Break [TEASER]

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss Mel Ottenberg's new denim line and its adjacent clean boy creepshot visuals, the two-pronged cultural force of the Sweat/Sho...

Ep. 96: Continental Luxury [TEASER]

Full episode available  here <3In this week's episode, we ascend the great champagne tower of history and proclaim the existence of Continental Luxury, an evocative as...

Ep. 95: The '90s w/ Jon Caramanica

In this episode, we investigate the cultural landscape of the 1990s with the help of a most legendary guest: NYT pop music critic and Popcast host Jon Caramanica. We d...

Ep. 94: Hitchcockian Pop and Quiet Luxury Woes (Study Break)

In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the most pressing topics facing fashion and culture, featuring analysis of Sabrina Carpenter’s grindhouse pinup comeback, Ad...

Ep. 93: Dress To Impress [TEASER]

Full episode available on Patreon <3In this episode, we put on our gamer girl headsets and dive into the world of Dress To Impress, the viral fashion game taking the i...

Ep. 92: Male Pirate Dressing w/ Throwing Fits

In this episode, we embark upon a swashbuckling anthropological journey into one of the most mysterious aesthetics of the menswear universe: Male Pirate Dressing, a st...

Ep. 91: Summer Uniforms and the Olympian Aura | Study Break

In the third installment of our Study Break series, we turn our attention to the world of sport, analyzing the Broquette SKIMS campaign and all things Olympics, includ...

Ep. 90: The Baby Name Game w/ Sophie Kihm [TEASER]

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE ON PATREON <3In this week's episode, we're joined by Sophie Kihm, renowned baby name expert and editor-in-chief of Nameberry, the world's larges...

Ep. 89: Austin Powers Vibes and the Great Groovival

In this week's episode, we revisit the '90s does '60s phenomenon and discuss the parallels between the two decades—swinging youth culture and nightlife, technological ...

Ep. 88: Popstar Pin-Up

In this episode, we dive into the history of pin-up and rockabilly fashion to analyze this aesthetic's continuous deployment in the 21st century pop landscape. We disc...

Ep. 87: Life is a Cabaret

In this episode, we link up in Hell's Kitchen and transform into experimental theater critics in order to provide an unbridled review and aesthetic analysis following ...

Ep. 86: Deadheads and Dark Hippie-ism

In this week's episode, we don our polarized hippie glasses and go back in time to investigate the cultural legacy of the Grateful Dead and all that they represent: ps...

Ep. 85: Wellness Checks and Eulogies | Study Break [TEASER]

FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE ON PATREON***In the sophomore edition of our Study Break series, we check in on a few of our cultural prophesies: on the Silly Boy front, we ana...

Ep. 84: Manifesting Media for Montez Press Radio [TEASER]

**FULL EPISODE AVAILABLE ON PATREON**In this very special episode of Nymphet Alumni, we discuss the media of manifesting, past and present. We talk digital dreams, gri...

Ep. 83: Eau de Nymphette

In this week's episode, we dive into the magical world of fragrance and its various online factions, from Fragrantica-posting girlbloggers to the designer cologne pedd...

Ep. 82: Mother Toilet Plumbing Department | Study Break

This week, we're excited to announce our new episode format, STUDY BREAK, in which we take a hiatus from our usual fact-finding and forecasting to discuss trending top...

Ep. 81: The Club [TEASER]

Full episode available on Patreon <3In this episode, inspired by the widespread panic surrounding the Death of the Club, we assess the contemporary state of nightlife ...

Ep. 80: The DRKSHDW Desert w/ Rian Phin

In this episode, the hosts are joined by our favorite fashion theorist and Rick Owens collector, Rian Phin, to analyze the recent rise of post-apocalyptic desert drip,...

Ep. 79: Loner Girl

In this episode, we reflect on what we call the Loner Girl aesthetic, an eccentric style epitomized by the vulnerable yet spunky YA protagonistas of decades past, best...

Ep. 78: The Alt-Print [TEASER]

Full Episode Available on Patreon <3In this exclusive episode, we discuss a litany of misguided rebrand attempts, interrogating the dogwhistles of Gen Z bizarro cash-g...

Ep. 77: Sephora Dysmorphia w/ Jessica DeFino

In this episode, we conduct a meeting of the minds with brilliant wordsmith and beauty industry critic Jessica Defino. Together with Jessica, we embark on an impossibl...

Ep. 76: Get Silly

This week, we address the critical levels of silliness we've detected in today's culture, from the debut of Drake's adorable alter ego Anita Max Wynn to the rise of cu...

Ep. 75: LA Vibes w/ Ky Newman [TEASER]

Full Episode Available on Patreon <3In search of the zeitgeist, we make our way out west to discover the spirit of Los Angeles and its enigmatic hold on our collective...

Ep. 74: Art Hoes

In this episode, we open up the yellow Kanken of history and unpack one of the most influential archetypes of the 2010s: the art hoe. We rediscover the work of the Art...

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