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Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

Under the Influence is a deep dive into social media, a place haunted by aspirational marketing where it feels like every other person is a social media influencer trying to sell you something, all while posed in perfect houses that never seem to get messy. And behind this airbrushed perfection is money, so much money. Billions and billions of dollars. Journalist and mom Jo Piazza looks at how we got here, what it all means and how the commodification of every single aspect of our lives is driving

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37:01

Murder, Sex and Crazy Panties in the Galapagos

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/09/03

Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Let's dive into a gothic true tale of murder, sex, jealousy and mayhem in paradise. In Eden Undone Abbott Kahler tells the story of the German ex-pats who tried to build themselves a utopia in the Galapagos Islands with dire consequences. This story has so much to tell us about fame and infamy and the pursuit of both. Just like today's homesteading influencers who claim to go off the grid in pursuit of a simpler life, these settlers also chased their version

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40:24

How Digital Beauty Standards Are Messing Us Up with...

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/09/03

What has digital culture done to our standards of beauty and to our wallets when we have to spend to reach those standards of beauty. The proliferation of all digital media has wildly influenced how we perceive ourselves and our bodies, often to our detriment. Today we're joined by Elise Hu, a journalist and author who used her time as an NPR correspondent in Korea as a launching pad to explore the brave new world of absurd beauty standards. We also talk about why meat on a stick is the best food

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49:07

Sunday Nice Things: A Look Back at Wilder

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/09/01

It's been a year since the release of the Wilder podcast about the life and legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder! Thousands of people have listened to the Wilder podcast and continue to keep the dialogue about Laura’s life and legacy alive. Glynnis and Jo published books. But perhaps most importantly, the Little House on the Prairie TV show turned 50! To prepare for this momentous anniversary in early September (and Glynnis’ 50th birthday), Glynnis and our producer Emily got together to share memories

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48:01

Can Astrology Give us Hope for the Future?

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/29

Astrology is all over the social medias, for better or worse. Here to guide us through it today is a woman who has been reading the stars for women's mags since before Facebook was a glimmer in Zuck's eye. We're joined by Ophira Edut, one half of the AstroTwins, the official astrologers for ELLE magazine and the matchmakers on Amazon Prime Video’s Cosmic Love.What can astrology tell us about what is happening right now and how we can handle it? What can we read in the stars to figure out this weird

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00:41:16

Can Astrology Give Us Some Hope?

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/29

Astrology is all over the social medias, for better or worse. Here to guide us through it today is a woman who has been reading the stars for women's mags since before Facebook was a glimmer in Zuck's eye. We're joined by Ophira Edut, one half of the AstroTwins, the official astrologers for ELLE magazine and the matchmakers on Amazon Prime Video’s Cosmic Love.What can astrology tell us about what is happening right now and how we can handle it? What can we read in the stars to figure out this weird

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25:38

Real Men Cry, Deal With It

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/27

In light of the recent attacks on Gus Walz for showing a beautiful display of emotion when his dad took the stage at the DNC we are discussing how dangerous it is when men are not allowed to show a wide range of emotions. Too many men are taught that they can't experience anything except for rage and that is simply unacceptable. Today we are joined by our husband in residence Nick Aster to talk about how to raise boys to have all the feelings, our favorite song from Free to Be You and Me and the

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00:21:23

Real Men Cry, Deal With It

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/27

In light of the recent attacks on Gus Walz for showing a beautiful display of emotion when his dad took the stage at the DNC we are discussing how dangerous it is when men are not allowed to show a wide range of emotions. Too many men are taught that they can't experience anything except for rage and that is simply unacceptable. Today we are joined by our husband in residence Nick Aster to talk about how to raise boys to have all the feelings, our favorite song from Free to Be You and Me and the

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00:34:42

Sunday Nice Things: Remembering the Great Love of...

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/25

This week we lost a true media legend in Phil Donahue. Years ago I got to interview Phil and his wife of more than 40 years Marlo Thomas for my Committed podcast. I still think about that interview all the time. We are replaying it here in tribute to Phil and Marlo's epic love story. Marlo never wanted to get married. But she was so smitten with Phil after appearing on his show in 1977 she finally took the plunge. Marlo became a stepmom to Phil's four boys, they lived long distance and figured out

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00:39:05

Making Parenting More Fun with Steven Weinberg

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/22

No one makes parenting more fun than my artist and author friend Steven Weinberg. I will co-parent with him and his wife Casey any day of the week. We even created a fake summer camp for our kids so we could get a little bit of work done in the Catskills. Steven's new book What is Color is out this week and it is an absolute delight for curious and creative minds who love paintbrushes as much as microscopes. This clever and eye-catching full-color nonfiction book dives deep into the strange, wacky,

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00:40:04

Influencers take on the DNC! with @Emilyinyourphone

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/19

The Influencers are taking over the DNC this week! 200+ influencers have been credentialed for the political party and they'll be roaming around taking selfies, conducting interviews and competing with the mainstream media for eyeballs. We've got our own UTI correspondent on the ground @EmilyinYourPhone giving us all the dish on the influencer rumors, the big parties and who is gonna get Kamala to twerk.Follow @EmilyinYourPhone here and subscribe to her substack here.Subscribe to the Over the

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00:42:36

Sunday Nice Things: She Did What?!

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/18

Introducing the She Did What?! podcast. Life as a mom, entrepreneur, wife, friend and HUMAN is…A LOT! Join Katie Jacobs and Brandy Chandler, every Thursday as they have unfiltered, hilarious and relatable conversations about the ups, the downs and the chaos of it all. Binge all the episodes of She Did What?! here.

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46:54

The True History of the Trad Wife

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/15

Do #TradWives have any real basis in American history? Are they nostalgia or mythology? Here to unpack it is journalist Clara Bingham, the author of The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973. What made #TradWives so popular in the 50s and 60s? Was it real or was it advertising? Aren't today's social media #TradWives just performing and creating advertisements of domesticity for brand deals? Let's dig in! You can order Clara's book The Movement: How Women’s Liberation

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00:43:19

The True History of the Trad Wife

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/15

Do #TradWives have any real basis in American history? Are they nostalgia or mythology? Here to unpack it is journalist Clara Bingham, the author of The Movement: How Women’s Liberation Transformed America 1963-1973.What made #TradWives so popular in the 50s and 60s? Was it real or was it advertising? Aren't today's social media #TradWives just performing and creating advertisements of domesticity for brand deals? Let's dig in!You can order Clara's book The Movement: How Women’s Liberation

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46:17

Add a Chicken to It (Let's Talk Henfluencing)

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/13

Never forget that if it exists in the world there is an influencer for it. Welcome to the world of HENFLUENCERS where people dance and drink and sing with their chickens for their millions of followers. They're selling $20 chicken coops and shipping baby chickens through the mail. Once you go down the henfluencing rabbit hole you might not come back and culture reporter Tove Danovich is here to tell us everything. Tove is the author of UNDER THE HENFLUENCE where she explores the lives of these

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00:42:41

Add a Chicken to It (Let's talk Henfluencing)

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/13

Never forget that if it exists in the world there is an influencer for it. Welcome to the world of HENFLUENCERS where people dance and drink and sing with their chickens for their millions of followers. They're selling $20 chicken coops and shipping baby chickens through the mail. Once you go down the henfluencing rabbit hole you might not come back and culture reporter Tove Danovich is here to tell us everything. Tove is the author of UNDER THE HENFLUENCE where she explores the lives of these

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00:33:53

Sunday Nice Things: Conspiracy She Wrote

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/11

Women play integral roles in conspiracy theories. You just have to know where to look. Grab your red string and follow along with host Cristen Conger for the unhinged women's history and Illuminati paranoia that set the stage for today's conspiracy-pilled political and pop cultures. Historian Lindsay Porter introduces us to the fascist foremothers of modern conspiracyism who were spreading disinformation about deep state plots, elite cabals and shady secret societies a century ago.Listen to more

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00:45:41

What Makes a Great Marriage with Frances Mayes

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/08

What makes a great marriage, or even a good marriage? Today we're talking to Frances Mayes, bestselling author of the mega-hit novel Under the Tuscan Sun which has been a touchpoint for women going through any kind of life change or reinvention for nearly 30 years. Now Frances has a new novel called A Great Marriage, to which she brings a lifetime of wisdom from her own two marriages and her parents' tumultuous union. I adore this quote from the book: "You can hammer out a good marriage. Great is a

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00:38:58

The Future Under the Christian Patriarchy with Tia...

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/06

What will the future really look like under Project 2025? Tia Levings escaped an abusive marriage and has since transformed her life through years of trauma therapy. With her new book, A Well-Trained Wife, she's shedding light on the dangers of the Christian patriarchy and its insidious infiltration into American politics. Complacency is not an option. Whether you're a die-hard feminist or just beginning to question patriarchal norms, Tia Levings’ story is a powerful testament to resilience and the

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00:52:32

Sunday Nice Things: Kelly Corrigan Wonders

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/04

Today's Sunday Nice Things manages to combine two of my favorite women to listen to—Krista Tippett, the journalist and creator of On Being and Kelly Corrigan, NYTimes bestselling author, radio host and all around funny and brilliant lady. This is an episode of a truly wonderful podcast called Kelly Corrigan Wonders. This is a place for people who like to laugh while they think and find it useful to look closely at ourselves and our weird ways in the hopes that knowing more and feeling more will help

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00:38:01

Media Addiction is Reshaping Childhood—Here's What We...

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza ·

2024/08/01

How can parents save their kids from social media addiction? What can we be doing right now to make the digital world better for all children? The answer is that there is so much we can be working on. Today we're chatting with Julie Scelfo, the founder of MAMA. MAMA is a grassroots group of parents standing up to big tech and reclaiming the power of parents to fight media addiction in our homes, our schools and our communities. You are going to want to listen and re-listen to this episode about how

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