Culturally Determined

Aryeh Cohen-Wade

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

23/01

Sex in 2026, with Magdalene J. Taylor

Magdalene Taylor, a senior editor at Playboy Magazine who writes about sexuality and culture, talks about whether we are finally sick of dating apps, whether AI will change social interactions, the forces encouraging men and women to hate each other, the decline of the manosphere, and Trump's strange performance of masculinity. Recorded January 20, 2026 LINKS Magdalene's newsletter, "Many Such Cases" https://www.sexual-culture.com/ Aryeh and Magdalene's 2021 conversation https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/juggalos-simps-and-cat-guys-with-magdalene-taylor/id981282353?i=1000517814150 NYT on a woman who fell in love with a chatbot https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/22/technology/ai-boyfriend-chatgpt.html Magdalene's piece, "Do Men Even Like Women Anymore?" https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-men-even-like-women-anymore Magdalene's piece, "Do Women Even Like Men Anymore?" https://www.sexual-culture.com/p/do-women-even-like-men-anymore Puck on young men and Trump https://puck.news/why-young-men-are-souring-on-trump/ Follow @magdajtaylor Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

46 min
9/01

We Are Going to Win, with Adam Gurri

Adam Gurri, editor-in-chief and cofounder of the website Liberal Currents, discusses his recent piece about the fight against Trump titled "We Are Going to Win." Recorded January 6, 2025 LINKS Liberal Currents https://www.liberalcurrents.com/ Adam's piece, "We Are Going to Win" https://www.liberalcurrents.com/we-are-going-to-win/ Adam's piece, "Impeach and Remove the Bastards" https://www.liberalcurrents.com/impeach-and-remove-the-bastards/ Reporting on Stephen Miller ordering more ICE arrests https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/white-house/3425297/stephen-miller-eviscerated-ice-officials-deportation-numbers/ Adam on "The Reconstruction Papers" https://www.liberalcurrents.com/a-preview-of-a-project-well-pursue-if-fully-funded/ Follow Adam on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/adamgurri.liberalcurrents.com Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

43 min
07/11/2025

20 Years Ago, Bloggingheads Was a Trailblazer, with Robert Wright

Bob Wright reflects on the legacy of the Bloggingheads.tv, the pioneering website he co-founded in 2005. Aryeh and Bob discuss how the site and the technology that powered it anticipated modern trends in online media. They also consider whether Twitter still has any use for journalists, the pros and cons of Substack, and whether Culturally Determined should pivot back to video. Recorded October 28, 2025 LINKS Robert Wright's Nonzero podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/robert-wrights-nonzero/id505824847 The Nonzero Newsletter https://www.nonzero.org/ Max Read on his Substack stats https://maxread.substack.com/p/four-years-of-read-max-on-substack Andrew Thompson on the economics of Substack and money vs. attention https://components.news/the-desire-distribution/ MeaningOfLife.tv https://meaningoflife.tv/ Follow Bob on Twitter: https://x.com/robertwrighter Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 h 6 min
17/09/2025

"If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You," a Novel, with Leigh Stein

Leigh talks about her new novel, a modern gothic with a satirical edge about an unemployed Millennial journalist who becomes the manager of a hype house for Gen Z content creators — one of whom goes missing. Aryeh and Leigh also discuss whether the internet is bad now. Recorded September 3, 2025 LINKS Leigh's new novel, "If You're Seeing This, It's Meant for You" https://www.amazon.com/Youre-Seeing-This-Its-Meant/dp/0593983645 Profile of TikTok star William White https://www.inverse.com/input/culture/will-white-tiktok-fandom-gen-x-middle-age-women-drama/amp Jia Tolentino's review of Elizabeth Gilbert's new book https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/09/01/all-the-way-to-the-river-love-loss-and-liberation-elizabeth-gilbert-book-review Leigh's Substack, "Attention Economy" https://leighstein.substack.com/ Follow Leigh on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/leighstein/ Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

56 min
30/07/2025

The '90s, Bullying, and a Prank Gone Wrong, with Gina Tron

Gina Tron discusses "Suspect," her recent memoir about her childhood growing up as an outsider in a small Vermont town and the bad teenage joke that led everyone to think she was planning to be a school shooter. Recorded Feb 20, 2025 Follow Culturally Determined (still) on Twitter @CulturallyDet LINKS Gina's book,"Suspect" https://www.ginatron.net/suspect/ Gina's website https://www.ginatron.net Follow Gina on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/ginatron.bsky.social Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

30 min
24/12/2024

Nothing but Bluesky from Now On, with Phoebe Maltz Bovy

Aryeh and Phoebe discuss Bluesky, the newly popular Twitter alternative—and how Phoebe's mild critique of the site went mega-viral. Aryeh explains why he finally, finally quit Twitter. Is Bluesky for anti-Trump social media "refugees," or a retirement home for posting addicts? And are people on there actually nice? Recorded December 20, 2024 Follow Culturally Determined (still) on Twitter @CulturallyDet LINKS Phoebe's piece, "The problem with Bluesky: It won’t broaden our horizons" https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/article-the-problem-with-bluesky-it-wont-broaden-our-horizons/ Aryeh and Phoebe's May 2023 episode about Twitter https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/twitter-taught-us-it-was-okay-to-be-weird-with-phoebe/id981282353?i=1000611578059 Montreal man dies after leaving hospital following six-hour wait https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article612894.html Phoebe's piece, "Does this book read as too parochial—or too ‘Zionist’? The pitfalls of Writing While Jewish" https://thecjn.ca/opinion/zibby-vs-philip/ Waikiki Wanda says Bluesky is hospice for posters https://bsky.app/profile/wanda.bsky.social/post/3lcmbzupslk2v Phoebe's Substack https://phoebemaltzbovy.substack.com/ Feminine Chaos podcast https://femchaospod.substack.com/ Bonjour Chai podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bonjour-chai/id1555600279 Follow Aryeh on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/aryehcw.bsky.social Follow Phoebe on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/phoebebovy.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

1 h 10 min
17/12/2024

Deep into the Abyss of Philip Roth, with Hannah Gold

Aryeh talks with writer Hannah Gold about her reported essay in Harper's on the literary festival celebrating Philip Roth's 90th birthday, which was held in Newark, New Jersey last year. Recorded December 5, 2023 Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDet LINKS Hannah's piece, "Your Mind’s in the Hands of Everything: Letting Go of Philip Roth" https://harpers.org/archive/2023/12/philip-roth-newark-your-minds-in-the-hands-of-everything/ Aryeh's interview with Laura Marsh on Blake Bailey's Roth biography https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/culturally-determined/id981282353?i=1000519264087 Follow @togglecoat Follow @aryehcw.bsky.social Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

51 min
03/09/2024

Abortion Pills via Telemedicine, with Kiki Freedman

Aryeh talks to Kiki Freedman, the co-founder and CEO of Hey Jane, the leading virtual reproductive and sexual health care clinic. Recorded July 16, 2024 Follow Culturally Determined @CulturallyDet LINKS Hey Jane website https://heyjane.com/ KFF on the Comstock Act and abortion https://www.kff.org/womens-health-policy/issue-brief/the-comstock-act-implications-for-abortion-care-nationwide/ Follow @kgfreedman Follow @HeyJaneHealth Follow @AryehCW Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

35 min

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Aryeh Cohen-Wade speaks with a variety of guests about culture, politics, and American society in general. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.