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Podcast: The Unspeakeasy With Meghan Daum
Episode: How Tumblr Memes Became Political Ideas: Katherine Dee decodes the manosphere, Tumblr feminism, anime activism, and more
Description: Paid subscribers get full access to my interview with Katherine Dee. The first half of this episode is available to all listeners. To hear the entire conversation, become a paying subscriber here. Katherine Dee is a writer, cultural commentator, and a phenomenally astute observer of online culture. If you want to understand the rise of the "tradcels," the "girl boss" trope (and subsequent backlash), and how identity concepts like "otherkin" become connected to social justice politics, Katherine is the one to explain it. In this conversation, she talks with Meghan about how ideas...