Brian Park is a comedian, actor, writer and host of the Middlebrow podcast. He joins us to dissect the “corporate creative class,” his fear of being pretentious (Trey thinks it’s OK to be a little pretentious), LinkedIn baiting, why brands need to stop being people, being a Bryan Johnson apologist, knowing too much about Japanese selvedge denim, and much much more. 

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Rebecca Jennings is a features writer at New York Magazine and author of "Be the Bombshell: What Love Island Teaches Us About Dating". She joins the pod to discuss the Protector app, why all the dudes in Summer House are a sorry bunch, being a Ramona Singer apologist, why young “Republicans” are transgressive, Hasan Piker, and the guy on TikTok calling hanging out with friends a “post luxury status symbol.”

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Seal as a seal, Kendrick’s flared jeans, Taylor Swift being booed and the guy with a fleshy cowboy hat for… Tubi? This year’s Super Bowl proved (once again) that the real spectacle is in everything but the game. In this episode, we unpack our biggest takeaways from the big night, where 30 second $8M slots (or social conversation) were more memorable than the final score.

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Kyle Chayka is a staff writer at The New Yorker covering the internet and technology, and the author of Filterworld, which explores how algorithms shape—and flatten—culture. He joins us to discuss the post-election, post-TikTok ban-unban internet landscape, Japanese sock newsletters, niche episodic TikTok account “Titanium Daydream,” media as a cult, and why delivery food is morally reprehensible.

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Maya Man is an artist focused on identity and authenticity on the internet. She joins Day One FM to discuss her browser extension Glance Back, the voyeuristic allure of “A Realistic Day In My Life Living In New York City” (now at The Whitney), property management at HEART, her distaste for ice water, the pleasant appeal of not having WiFi in her apartment, and more. You can learn more about her work on her website, and visit her studio space, HEART, in SoHo.

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As 2024 fades into the rearview, the crew unpack their lessons and cultural favorites from this year, and cast their hopes and predictions for a ‘Post-Social’ 2025. We’ll discuss how to find hidden gems in culture, why integrity matters and how brands can shape culture and stand out — spoiler alert it’s not just by going viral.

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Everyone’s got a take on the post-election state of media, including us now. We went behind the headlines with Max Tani, media editor at Semafor, to unpack the changes, challenges and opportunities facing new and legacy media: the rise of podcasts, the proliferation of niche outlets, and the sustainability (or not) of the influencer-journalist model.

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On the pod this week, we’re unpacking who and what the Jaguar rebrand is for, (same with The New York Times’ advice for how to avoid awkward holiday conversations), “reckless dreamers,” and what Dean Kissick gets right in his polarizing essay, “The Painted Protest.”

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On the pod this week we get serious about unseriousness. The crew discusses lookalike contests, “The Eczema Experience,” tinned fish pop-ups, intergenerational grudges held by crows, ‘joy sobriety’, and the growing lack of seriousness in otherwise once serious settings.

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Alex Hartman is the mind behind Nolita Dirtbag, a “niché and nouveau riche” meme page covering greater-downtown Manhattan (and sometimes Brooklyn). We chat about spending $180 before 11AM on “day in the life” videos, Dirtbag messaging hierarchies, why you shouldn’t put the place of your employment in your IG bio, bringing showmanship back to restaurants, being in a room full of Nolita Dirtbag reply guys, and “what makes you confident?” 

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