With people like Beyoncé, Post Malone, and Lana Del Rey making country music, you might be wondering why? In this episode, Sonja dives into how Gen Z has played a part in the rise of country music streaming, new artists and their unique sounds, the history of country, fashion aesthetics and TikTok trends, and why people want to listen to country music.

country playlist!:

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5519pDtoDbkOm9Gpnrlh3d?si=bde21e5986454ac7

Intro Music from #Uppbeat:

https://uppbeat.io/t/mvmt-music/carefree-vibes

License code: H2EIZXQDGLTXJZXB

Reading is fun! No, but actually it is! This episode explores why young people (both Gen Z and Gen Alpha) are reading less and what the effects of that are on society. Joined by Social Sips’ first guest, Emily, Sonja dives into the education system, booktok and Colleen Hoover, insta-poetry (Rupi Kaur and aesthetics), moral implications of reading, and why classic literature should still play a part in the lives of everyone. 

Patrick Henry College article:

https://www.phc.edu/learnphc/why-read-classical-literature#:~:text=Classical%20literature%20allows%20us%20to,we'll%20never%20directly%20experience.

Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/mvmt-music/carefree-vibes

License code: H2EIZXQDGLTXJZXB

What do Barbie, girl math, and Little Women all have in common? Girlhood! Inspired by the March sisters of Little Women, this episode is an opinion piece on why girlhood is the ideal state of female existence, how women are multifaceted, and how Barbie and 2023's "Year of the Girl"gave us the commentary on womanhood that we needed.

Intro Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/mvmt-music/carefree-vibes

License code: H2EIZXQDGLTXJZXB

Adulting is hard! In this episode, Sonja discusses whether or not Gen Z is purposeless and, if they are, why that may be. This discussion covers work, education, relationships, and religion with some interesting statistics and musings to round it all out.

Survey Center on American Life article: https://www.americansurveycenter.org/research/generation-z-future-of-faith/

American Enterprise Institute article: https://www.aei.org/articles/perspective-why-even-secular-people-should-worry-about-gen-zs-lack-of-faith/

New intro music:

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!):

https://uppbeat.io/t/mvmt-music/carefree-vibes

License code: H2EIZXQDGLTXJZXB

What if the villains in your favorite childhood Barbie movies were actually real people? Maybe they were! In this episode, Sonja discusses real-life people throughout history who were awfully similar to the villains in the animated 2000s Barbie movies that you know and love!

Preminger:

https://www.hrp.org.uk/tower-of-london/history-and-stories/lady-jane-grey/#gs.3eq0zq

https://www.britannica.com/biography/John-Dudley-duke-of-Northumberland

Philippe:

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/great-characters/louis-xv

https://en.chateauversailles.fr/discover/history/key-dates/death-louis-xiv-1715

https://www.britannica.com/biography/Philippe-II-duc-dOrleans

https://retrospectjournal.com/2021/05/02/the-morning-star-philippe-i-duc-dorleans-reconsidered/

Mother Gothel:

https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=166

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3300464/Incredible-story-19th-Century-French-socialite-vanished-25-years-discovered-locked-mother-s-attic-scandalous-sex-life.html

Constantly scrolling, Gen Z is bound to come across content encouraging them to romanticize their life or be a part of some aesthetic. Join Sonja as she discusses where this comes from and why the hyper-focus on other people's lives can hurt our perception of our own lives.

This episode of social sips dives into how Gen Z is listening to and claiming music for their own, compared to previous generations. Does Gen Z know what good music is? How have they been inspired by previous generations and are they growing stagnant in music habits?

the 2023 Spotify article I didn't name:

https://newsroom.spotify.com/2023-11-29/top-songs-artists-podcasts-albums-trends-2023/

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