This week on the podcast Megan realizes that she says "and I think that..." too much. But it's worth dealing with to hear about the trends she's anticipating for 2024. 

👋🏾 0:00 intro
⚖️ 3:00 defining cultural "shifts" vs. "pendulum swings"
💿 4:30 physical media makes a comeback
💟 7:45 stickers are the new friendship bracelets
🖼️ 9:45 gallery halls are the new gallery walls (re: bookshelf wealth & eclectic grandpa)
📍 13:50 flagship stories as brand marketing
🗞️ 17:13 continued decline of traditional journalism 
✂️ 20:38 zines
⏰ 22:42 tiktok is the new twitter
 24:00 Apple breaks into creator economy 
👸🏼 25:08 Taylor Swift starts her own record label 
3️⃣ 29:20 third space discourse 
🔮 31:06 timestamp clout
📺 32:46 the return of programming 
✍🏾 35:35 archivists are the new forecasters
📖 37:55 celebrity memoir book club domination 
🏹 40:30 dating podcasts 
🎨 43:09 craft club is the new book club 
🚗 44:16 car clubs 
✈️ 45:07 the democratization of the influencer trip
💅🏾 47:21 the mainstreams accepts (& begin to understand) aesthetics 
🪡 48:41 artisans, couture, handmade 
💍 50:15 wedding culture wars 
🇺🇸 54:17 new political party defined by age 
🌷55:45 become a flower bitch for spring 

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