79. VSCO Girl, Wash Your Face

This week, Kate starts by trying to explain to everyone the anatomy of a current pop cultural phenomenon called a VSCO girl, but inevitably gets a bit sidetracked by the soundtrack to her teen years, largely spearheaded by Dashboard Confessional. She walks through what the VSCO girl trend means, how to spot one, why it's confusing, and why it's basically a lot of stuff we've all been wearing this whole time, albeit a lot less annoyingly. She intertwines the analysis with reminiscing about her sickest AIM away messages using emo band lyrics designed to really strike an unrequited crush where it hurts. She also makes an argument for resisting dismissing all things pumpkin and general Autumnal joy as "basic" when it's popular for a reason: it's cozy AF. Then she pivots to talk about Rachel Hollis and her two very popular books, "Girl, Wash Your Face" and "Girl, Stop Apologizing," and how advice that relates to highly situational finances and levels of privilege paired with misguided advice about mental health is, at times, a concerning formula for the most popular self-help book in recent years. Following that, Kate reads her listeners' submissions for their most embarrassing Facebook album titles in high school and college and has a good laugh at her listeners' expense, or should she say her "SKANKZZZZ" expense. Enjoy!

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