Eugene and Charis talk about how Willie Norris is reimagining menswear from a trans perspective at Outlier. They also discuss a recent Atlantic article by Ed Yong that goes into the reasons why people aren’t necessarily feeling better as the pandemic decreases in intensity.

00:02:09 Willie Norris

00:22:48 Trauma

This Designer Is Reimagining Menswear From a Trans Perspective by Michael Love Michael

What Happens When Americans Can Finally Exhale by Ed Yong

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Charis and Eugene talk about the Disgusting Food Museum in Sweden and where disgust, as an emotion and judgment comes from. They also discuss China trying to find ways to standardize the behavior of online fan groups.

00:04:05 “Disgusting”

00:32:00 Fan groups

The Gatekeepers Who Get to Decide What Food Is “Disgusting” by Jiayang Fan

China Targets ‘Chaotic’ Online Fan Groups to Tame Teen Culture by Yuan Ye and Liu Mengqiu

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Eugene and Charis discuss what alternative forms of value there are, beyond financial, in engaging with NFTs in museums. They also discuss “keeping the line alive” in creative work as written about by artist Mateusz Urbanowicz.

00:02:48 Museum NFTs

00:27:21 Loose lines

What Makes A Museum Object NFT Valuable Beyond The Scope Of The Technology? by Frances Liddell

Keeping the line alive. by Mateusz Urbanowicz

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Charis and Eugene talk about an article by Anne Helen Petersen describing the current US economy as the “capitalism is broken” state of things. They also discuss load management, a basketball strategy that conserves the energy of star players, in the context of creative work.

00:04:21 The economy

00:28:39 Load management

The 'Capitalism is Broken' Economy by Anne Helen Petersen

Try this NBA strategy to help manage hybrid work by Tim Sanders

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Eugene and Charis talk about the difficulties that social media managers face and how platforms as well as businesses could do a better job of supporting workers in that area. They also discuss an essay that describes the author’s life growing up on a commune and what non-commune individuals could learn from that mentality.

00:03:21 Social media

00:25:30 Commune life

What It Was Like Growing Up on a Commune by Kathryn Jezer-Morton

I’m a social media manager. Facebook and Twitter have made my job an ethical nightmare by Amy Brown

Let’s Talk About Leaving Social Media...Maybe? by Rachel Karten

The Raiders, Social Media Managers And The Vortex of The Internet's Hate by Ed Zitron

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Charis and Eugene talk about Eugene Rabkin’s essay, “Read This Before You Decide to Work In Fashion” published in Highsnobiety which goes through a laundry list of negative aspects of the fashion industry. They also discuss an artist zine created by Marco Marzocchi called “How To Destroy Everything”, which is connected to a discussion of digital devices as an extension of human memories and the emotional significance we give digital archives.

00:08:05 Fashion industry

00:37:37 Deleting your life

Read This Before You Decide to Work In Fashion by Eugene Rabkin

Marco Marzocchi: How To Destroy Everything by Brad Feuerhelm

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Eugene and Charis discuss our relationship to work and our sense of ownership over our time. They also talk about challenges scientists face when communicating their ideas clearly around how to present complex thoughts.

00:06:05 Time and work

00:30:33 Communications

Scientists need to get better at talking to the public. Why doesn’t training seem to help? by Robert Wyss, Margaret Rubega, and Robert Capers

Against “Feel Free To Take Some Time If You Need It" by Anne Helen Petersen

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Charis and Eugene talk at length about streetwear brand Chinatown Market deciding to rename themselves. This comes in response to people in the Asian American community expressing their concerns with the use of the name. Eugene and Charis discuss this situation in light of the current context of increased anti-Asian racism in North America as well as discussing whether personal wardrobes should carry sentimental value. 

00:04:06 Chinatown Market

00:50:42 Filipino Attire

Chinatown Market to Undergo Name Change by Obi Anyanwu 

Amid Anti-Asian Hate Crimes, I Found Beauty in Filipino Attire by Isiah Magsino

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Eugene and Charis discuss Cathie Wood’s perfect content strategy for the portfolio of ETFs she runs at ARK Invest. They also talk about A.D. Carson, a hip-hop professor, and his thinking behind getting his rap album peer-reviewed and published by an academic press.

00:03:50 Cathie Wood

00:22:52 Peer-reviewed rap album

Cathie Wood and Content Strategy by Ranjan Roy

Hip-hop professor looks to open doors with world’s first peer-reviewed rap album by A.D. Carson

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Charis and Eugene talk about what the pricing of the Hermès Birkin bag teaches us about setting prices according to the value in stories. They also discuss Alexi McCammond’s hiring and firing from Teen Vogue as the Editor-in-Chief in relation to systemic problems within companies and cancel culture.

00:05:34 Hermès pricing

00:23:18 Teen Vogue

What Luxury Brands Can Learn from Hermès About Pricing by Daniel Langer

Teenage Mistake: What's missing from the Teen Vogue story, and who's responsible by Elizabeth Spiers

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