So many of you have been asking for an episode on plastic surgery culture for so long — but I knew I couldn’t do it until I had the perfect co-host. Someone deeply familiar with the allure and contradictions that infuse the world of plastic surgery… but also conversant in plastic surgery as a form of gender and class performance. I needed Arabelle Sicardi — and was so thrilled when they agreed to come on the show. This conversation will take you to some very unexpected places: it will challenge you, alarm you, and I can promise you’ll never look at Elon Musk the same again. This is one of my favorite episodes we’ve recorded — I think you’ll quickly see why.
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Show Notes:
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We’re currently looking for your questions for future episodes about:
What’s going on in AMERICAN PARENTING CULTURE (broadly conceived) right now (with Melissa Wenner Moyer!)
TEXAS Culture for our ongoing culture-of-place series
How/Why Private Equity is Fucking Everything Up
Dark Academia (as in, the literary genre)
Van/Skoolie/RV Life
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For this week’s discussion: How has your thinking on plastic surgery changed over time?
