Evan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) is a writer and podcast host who's become wildly popular on Instagram for his witty takes on pop culture (and Sarah Michelle Gellar super-fandom). Celebs themselves may not often be taboo, but their stans can be -- and taking a challenging stance against our collective obsession with fame certainly is. Evan was the perfect person to discuss, and debate, this with.

We kvetch about the shifting media landscape & merging of traditional celebrities with influencers, virality replacing hard-earned talent, the post-BLM expectation for celebrities to double as activists, how to be a thorough journalist AND a good person, and Evan's his own rise to internet fame and newfound friendships with the glitterati. Along the way, he gives us some juicy name drops and effectively schools me in why if I'm not keeping up with Gen-Z (and the Kardashians), I'm falling behind.

Order Evan's book "Into Every Generation A Slayer Is Born: How Buffy Staked Our Hearts" here: https://www.hachettebooks.com/titles/evan-ross-katz/into-every-generation-a-slayer-is-born/9780306826689/

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