Existential crises abound! Today we discuss the various life events that have altered our personalities — from moving between cities and starting new relationships to actively chipping away at our less desirable traits. How has marrying a French man impacted Dani? How has incessantly being described as neurotic driven Gabby to self help articles? Only this ep will tell! Also ft: France's interpretation of "corn dogs" (heavy emphasis on interpretation), the ageless joy of Kinder eggs, and why both of your beloved hosts are spiralling into scaffolding-induced insanity.
The Atlantic — "I Gave Myself Three Months to Change My Personality" by Olga Khazan: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/03/how-to-change-your-personality-happiness/621306/
Olga's new book — Me, But Better: The Science and Promise of Personality Change: https://www.amazon.com/Me-But-Better-Science-Personality/dp/1668012545
The New Yorker — "Becoming You: Are you the same person you were when you were a child?" by Joshua Rothman: https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2022/10/10/are-you-the-same-person-you-used-to-be-life-is-hard-the-origins-of-you
Obama's code-switching vid: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSch9x_RuJU
Info on Erewhon Paris edition: https://www.vogue.fr/article/merci-pop-up-erewhon-paris
The Culture Study Podcast on With Love, Meghan: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/figuring-out-how-to-feel-about-with-love-meghan/id1718662839?i=1000699786274
And not for the faint of heart — Zuckerberg's Benson Boone role play: https://www.instagram.com/zuck/reel/DGoDxw5PvlH/?hl=en
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