Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod

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October 22, 2025 45 mins

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠.


About the hosts:

⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington, and writes and posts cultural com...

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In this episode, we have a conversation with Kaila Yu, author of the book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty.

We discuss how representation in media impacts what and how we think about ourselves and others, how she came to share her story through this book, and other current events.

You can buy her book here.



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We're talking about flag codes, what the flag may represent, and the rituals that uphold the Fourth of July as a federal holiday.


Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram ⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠...

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This week, Mehedi Zaman, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about the tech industry!


And let us know in the comments: What pandemic tech habits do you still do post-lockdown?


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This week, Kayla Wentzel, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about standpoint theory!


Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @medi...

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March 24, 2025 44 mins

This is a question as old as mass media. And we're going to unpack that in this episode.


Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.


About the hosts:

⁠Stefanie Chae⁠ teaches digital stud...

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February 24, 2025 45 mins

We’re back!! In this episode, we catch up about (social media) platforms, how we communicate, how we spectate (politics, events, and climate disasters), and how politics are inherent in technology. 


Sources referenced:


Media, Cultu...

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November 21, 2024 47 mins

In this episode, Grant and Stef discuss the hot topic of AI. They talk about Walter Benjamin's concept of "Aura," environmental impacts of AI, among other critiques.


Here is a link to the article Stef mentioned about how we talk about AI and politics: AI Isn’t Omnipotent. It’s Janky. by Annie Lowrey


Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠...

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August 29, 2024 33 mins

Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram  ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠


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⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies, encouragin...

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June 27, 2024 42 mins

Dr. Jeanine Turner is a Professor at Georgetown University. She has a joint appointment in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Graduate Program (CCT) and the McDonough School of Business. Dr. Turner also serves as the Director of CCT.


Her book, Being Present: Commanding Attention at Work and at Home by Managing Your Social Presence provides strategies for addressing the challenges of engaging attention in a world of digital ...

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The audio is a little shaky in this episode, but bear with us as we talk about ideological contradictions, such as Taylor Swift and the Oscars, and we share quotes from Herbert Marcuse’s “Aggressiveness in Advanced Industrial Society” and Carlee Gomes’s “The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, Sex on Film, and the Disavowal of Desire.”



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February 29, 2024 51 mins

Today, we're talking about Nick Couldry and Ulises A Mejias's book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism.


Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us o...

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Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

About the hosts:

Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies encouraging people to think critically about the ...

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Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

About the hosts:

Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and writer encouraging people to think critically about the media they’re engaging with dai...

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Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

About the hosts:

Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media...

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December 14, 2023 39 mins

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

About the hosts:

Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media...

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November 30, 2023 38 mins

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

About the hosts:

Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media...

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November 9, 2023 39 mins

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

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Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think critically about the media...

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Today, we're talking about Patrick Gamsby's Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life.

 

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod.

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Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, ...

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October 5, 2023 36 mins

Articles that Stef and Grant said they would look for and share:

 

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant La...

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