Eugene and Charis talk about the millennial movement FIRE(Financial Independence Retire Early). They also discuss the Open Brief released by the UN calling creatives to help with providing engaging accurate messaging on COVID-19.

00:02:28 FIRE

00:27:47 UN Open Brief

FIRE: https://www.vox.com/the-highlight/2020/3/18/21182018/financial-independence-retire-early-fire-early-retirement-mr-money-mustache-pete-adeney

UN Open Brief: https://www.oneclub.org/articles/-view/global-call-to-creatives

Hello (from the Inside) An Adele Parody by Chris Mann: https://youtu.be/M5azNpTwVk8

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Charis and Eugene discuss the inventiveness of virtual cultural events in the time of quarantine. They also talk about the positive magnificence and anxiety-inducing nature of connectivity. Eugene explains why luxury fashion houses are interested in having food and beverage offerings.

00:06:00 Quarantine connectivity

00:25:17 Luxury F&B

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/17/technology/coronavirus-how-to-live-online.html

https://www.voguebusiness.com/consumers/luxury-fashion-houses-restaurants-louis-vuitton-tiffany-bergdorf-goodman-browns

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Eugene and Charis talk about the cover story of the March 2020 issue of The Atlantic written by David Brooks titled “TheNuclear Family Was a Mistake”. They dive into the definitions and history of the American family and whether it’s possible to make a new family paradigm. They also discuss how the movie “Parasite” lead to restaurants deciding to offer jjapaguri (aka “ram-don”).

00:01:02 Nuclear family

00:31:43 Jjapaguri

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2020/03/the-nuclear-family-was-a-mistake/605536/

https://ny.eater.com/2020/3/6/21153398/jjapaguri-ram-don-specials-nyc-parasite

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Charis and Eugene discuss a menswear sneaker made by Archibald London after consulting Styleforum extensively. They also talk about the launch of The Markup, a new media outlet investigating technology.

00:04:53 Participatory design

00:29:28 The Markup

https://www.gq.com/story/archibald-london-crowdsourced-sneaker

https://themarkup.org

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Eugene and Charis talk about Spotify’s recent acquisition of The Ringer and the effects of media consolidation. They also discuss a personal essay that describes the discomfort felt in hearing black music become the default choice for high end spaces and how black music is cherrypicked as being beneficial to commercial spaces.

00:01:52 Spotify and The Ringer

00:26:26 Black music

https://www.theverge.com/2020/2/5/21124201/bill-simmons-the-ringer-spotify-acquistion-podcast-purchase

https://slate.com/culture/2020/01/black-music-white-restaurants-gyms-shops.html

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Charis and Eugene talk about the complex conversation surrounding “American Dirt” by Jeanine Cummins (a novel about a Mexican mom and her son fleeing for the United States) which revolves around the question of who should tell what stories. They also discuss the perception of waiting staff in restaurants and what the effects are of good service on dining experiences.

00:13:44 “American Dirt”

00:43:09 Good service

https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/jan/15/restaurant-waiters-front-of-house-service-britain-respect

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/25/arts/american-dirt-jeanine-cummins.html

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Eugene and Charis discuss what it means for podcasting that there were a record number of new podcasts launched in 2019. They also talk about Brian Phillips deciding to close his art and fashion public relations company Black Frame and the shift in fashion public relations as a whole.

00:04:34 New podcasts

00:19:57 Fashion PR

http://www.insideradio.com/free/there-were-a-record-number-of-podcast-launches-in/article_c86c57e6-305c-11ea-866f-5fc96803d150.html

https://www.voguebusiness.com/fashion/brian-phillips-closing-black-frame-major-shift-fashion-pr-kenzo-nike

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Charis and Eugene talk about how to form new habits and, specifically, how to maintain good financial habits. They also discuss the past decade in fashion, including the topics of media fragmentation, online fashion, and democracy in fashion.

00:03:25 New habits

00:22:49 Decade in fashion

https://www.thecut.com/2019/12/how-to-budget-in-the-new-year.html

https://dieworkwear.com/post/189986615919/how-well-remember-this-decade

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Eugene and Charis talk about the collaboration between Shawn Stussy and Kim Jones for Dior’s Pre-Fall 2020 collection. They also discuss “To Bring Back”, Charis’ new podcast, and air episode one. You can listen to “To Bring Back” on iTunes, Spotify, and your preferred podcast apps.

00:06:52 Shawn Stussy x Dior

00:37:03 To Bring Back

https://www.gq.com/story/dior-stussy-collab-announcement

http://tobringback.com

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/to-bring-back/id1485009829

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Charis and Eugene talk about an article written by Alex Danco titled “Everything is Amazing, But Nothing is Ours” about how technology has evolved to be about access at the expense of ownership. They also discuss reseller platforms such as The RealReal and what their relationship is to the primary luxury market.

00:01:05 Nothing is ours

00:21:53 Reseller luxury

00:40:18 Banter

https://alexdanco.com/2019/10/26/everything-is-amazing-but-nothing-is-ours/

https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-11-12/realreal-poshmark-other-resale-sites-are-good-even-for-gucci

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