BAG TALK with Elizaveta Federmesser

Elizaveta Federmesser
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Elizaveta Federmesser chats with guests to find what’s in their bag and on their minds. federmess.substack.com

  1. 1D AGO

    13. Chinesemaxxing, fake bags, holistic Guangzhou, institutional boyfriend, daily fortunetelling, collective anonymity w Jiayun Yan

    Happy Chinese New Year! The Year of the Fire Horse! In this holiday special, BAG TALK host Elizaveta Federmesser talks to Jiayun Yan (JY), a scholar of digital cultures specializing in internet phenomena and subcultures in China, and founder of 996Doomscroll, a new media platform on all things China-core. As a fellow fake bag connoisseur, JY weights in on Chinesemaxxing, holistic Guangzhou shopping experience, Martian Language, rural kitch, institutional boyfriend frenzy, counterfeits and character building, night malls, the P brand: Loro Piana, on tiering the gods and fortunetelling, freedom of speech, reducted epstein files, soft madness, collective anonymity on the censored web, on why you need a stunt double to be popular, larping as a bureaucrat for romantic gain, and why badminton is hot at the moment. And don’t forget to stay quantum, babe! Blessings! Elizaveta Federmesser on instagramBAG TALK and BAGMAG on instagram and on substackJiayun Yan on instagram This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    1h 5m

  2. 12/24/2025

    12. Market romantics and word count w/ Adina Glickstein

    New Christmas special episode of BAG TALK with Elizaveta Federmesser featuring Adina Glickstein, writer, researcher, and editor at Spike. We talk: DENVER AIRPORT ART + HYPERSTITIONS + MARKET ROMANTICS + POLITICAL DANCE FLOOR + CULTS AND MADONNA + JUNGLE VIA CCRU + WORD OPTIMIZATION + LLM + BIO POP + BAG POP Adina Glickstein Instagram Adina’s Spike Column User Error Elizaveta Federmesser Instagram BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    53 min

  3. 11/06/2025

    11. Quantum edge and the smell of the Hadron Collider w Günseli Yalcinkaya

    “So, then we went into the pit.” Welcome to the quantum brain. For this episode, I am joined by Günseli Yalcinkaya, writer and researcher. She has recently published an essay, “The Internet Enters Its Age of Aquarius”, at Spike, where she talks about how quantum principles are reflected in culture today. Following her recent trip to Japan, we met at mine to discuss: * Ankle bracelet politics * Paris Hilton’s network state * Why the multiverse has no "edge" * What is weird now * Being mistaken for a theorist * Self-fictioning and failing * Being trapped under the slimy glass ceiling of the AI slop * Quantum oil * Aura, corrupted by boyfriends * The smell of the Large Hadron Collider * Cryptids * Japan’s everyday UFOs And, of course, the Bag TSA Check. More at: Günseli Yalcinkaya Instagram + SubstackElizaveta Federmesser Instagram BAG Talk + BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    52 min

  4. 09/17/2025

    10. Face, Camera, Archangel: Media Choices with Ruba Al-Sweel

    What is Cringe=Sublime if not the sacred meeting the profane?I have been following Ruba Al-Sweel, a writer, curator, and artist, for a while and always felt a sort of idiosyncratic kinship with her work – perhaps even idea-syncratic. Whether it was a text snippet of shared sentiments on her stories or a short documentary about TikTok fortunetellers, Ruba’s work and ideas propose a world I feel I can relate to. On the last day of summer, I finally had the pleasure of speaking with her. We chat about: face power; camera as an archangel; Lana’s choice and the crocodile man; big thinkers and men gossip; All Fours by Miranda July; lip tints; iconoclasm; text as the ultimate image; and stretching the band-aid on your camera phone.More at: Ruba Al-Sweel Instagram + SubstackElizaveta Federmesser Instagram BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    46 min

  5. 06/25/2025

    9. Pop, Girl, and Fail w. Alex Quicho

    What is a girl if not cringe meeting the sublime? That was my pitch for Alex Quicho - artist, angel, agent, writer - to come to the BAG TALK. This episode is one for the books. We talk Pop, Girl Theory, Fail VS Iteration, lipgloss dominance, a little bit of capitalism theory (just a little, you know), Madonna living the Jesus lifestyle, and why Video Game by Lana Del Rey is our genesis story. More at: Alex Quicho InstagramElizaveta Federmesser Instagram BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    1h 10m

  6. 06/04/2025

    8. Spa-lifestyle larping + fizzy drinks conspiracy w Anastasia Kubrak

    God is dead. Here comes lithium water! In this new episode of Bag Talk, I speak to a PhD researcher and writer, Anastasia Kubrak, about her lithium, wellness, and culture-related interests. We talk Lana del Ray and soda drinks, Baden-Baden in your pocket, bubbles conspiracy, lithium water resorts as gambling hotspots, larping as an intellectual at a boutique spa, the delusional aspiration to save the world with fizzy beverages, Mad Men last episode impact, cultural context of energy, and the snake oil trajectory of water therapy. Links: Anastasia Kubrak InstagramElizaveta Federmesser Instagram Elizaveta Federmesser Substack BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    48 min

  7. 05/21/2025

    7. Poser discrimination and memetic Met w Nabi

    Recorded in Paris on the second Thursday of May, this episode of Bag Talk features writer and fashion theorist Nabi. We talk about the memes, the Met, and the cringe of it all. Also in: Sexual Personae, aura harvesting, unemployed behavior, amateur fashion commentary, tactical dressing for the red carpet background, and how posers become dandies. Links: Nabi InstagramElizaveta Federmesser Instagram Elizaveta Federmesser Substack BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    49 min

  8. 04/30/2025

    6. Anthropomorphic treatment + clothes discovery channel w Simon Marsiglia

    Ahead of his solo show, I invited Simon Marsiglia - my long-time friend, artist, and a professional hoarder - to talk about his clothes addiction, why his work reminds me of “Clothes Discovery Channel”, how fetish and the bottom line collide in amature Vinted photography, Simon’s fashion failures, and his Armenian bag called Givench. Links: Simon Marsiglia Instagram Elizaveta Federmesser Instagram Elizaveta Federmesser Substack BAGMAG Instagram Get a copy of BAGMAG This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit federmess.substack.com

    43 min
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