Leigh talks about her new novel, a modern gothic with a satirical edge about an unemployed Millennial journalist who becomes the manager of a hype house for Gen Z content creators — one of whom goes missing. Aryeh and Leigh also discuss whether the internet is bad now.

Recorded September 3, 2025

LINKS

Leigh's new novel, "If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You"

https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Seeing-This-Its-Meant/dp/0593983645

Profile of TikTok star William White

https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/will-white-tiktok-fandom-gen-x-middle-age-women-drama/amp

Jia Tolentino's review of Elizabeth Gilbert's new book

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/all-the-way-to-the-river-love-loss-and-liberation-elizabeth-gilbert-book-review

Leigh's Substack, "Attention Economy"

https://leighstein.substack.com/

Follow Leigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighstein/

Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social

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