Where We Live

Unpacking the impossible standards of beauty culture

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Beauty standards change with each generation, but today’s standards of beauty seem to be more unachievable than ever.Today, we talk about how the beauty industry and its influencers are causing a rise in cosmetic surgeries.Beauty reporter Jessica DeFino joins us. She writes the “Unpublishable," a beauty critical newsletter.Think about the type of beauty products you consume. What influences you?GUESTS:

  • Jessica DeFino - Freelance Beauty Reporter and writer of the Unpublishable Newsletter
  • Alka Menon - Assistant Professor of Sociology at Yale University

Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired June 9, 2022.

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