The nineties are back -- and malls are no exception! Anyone want an Orange Julius? <a style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;" href= "https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/03/26/gen-z-retail-shopping-malls-resurgence/89233505007/?tbref=hp" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Gen Z is making shopping malls cool again (Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, Mar 26, 2026)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_Madness" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mall Madness (Wikipedia, accessed Mar 26, 2026)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href= "mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

The nineties are back -- and malls are no exception! Anyone want an Orange Julius? Gen Z is making shopping malls cool again (Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, Mar 26, 2026) Mall Madness (Wikipedia, accessed Mar 26, 2026) Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast condensedsoup@proton.me *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

The nineties are back -- and malls are no exception! Anyone want an Orange Julius? <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2026/03/26/gen-z-retail-shopping-malls-resurgence/89233505007/?tbref=hp" rel="noopener noreferrer">Gen Z is making shopping malls cool again (Betty Lin-Fisher, USA Today, Mar 26, 2026)</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mall_Madness" rel="noopener noreferrer">Mall Madness (Wikipedia, accessed Mar 26, 2026)</a> Instagram: @condensedsouppodcast <a href="mailto:condensedsoup@proton.me" rel="noopener noreferrer">condensedsoup@proton.me</a> *This episode was recorded in my bedroom.

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Condensed Soup is your daily 10-minute dose of sharp pop culture, delightful weirdness, and deep-dive comedy — hosted by Broadway veteran, comedian, and educator Lulu Picart. It's part late-night monologue, part backstage hang — all wrapped up in a quick package you can take on your commute, your walk, or your pre-show warmup. Come for the small talk, stay for the big talk.

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