Under the Influence with Jo Piazza
Under the Influence is a deep dive into social media, a place haunted by aspirational marketing where it feels like every other person is a social media influencer trying to sell you something, all while posed in perfect houses that never seem to get messy. And behind this airbrushed perfection is money, so much money. Billions and billions of dollars. Journalist and mom Jo Piazza looks at how we got here, what it all means and how the commodification of every single aspect of our lives is driving everyone (but mostly women and mothers) a little insane.
- Update frequency
- every 2 days
- Average duration
- 42 minutes
- Episodes
- 309
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Sunday Nice Things: Gratitudeology
Welcome to a new episode of Sunday Nice Things. This week we are bringing you the new show Gratitudeology created by my friend Jamie Hess. When Jamie almost died, she woke up.
As daughter of legenda…
00:47:21 |
Sun 11 Feb 2024
A Quickie: The Right Wing's Travis and Taylor Conspiracy + Pay the Influencer Kids Already
Need some news you can use to talk about at your Super Bowl Party? We have Glamour reporter Steph McNeal here to explain the latest right wing conspiracy theory about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce fa…
00:21:48 |
Fri 09 Feb 2024
I'm a High Functioning Mess...How About You?
Let's talk about anxiety, real talk about anxiety! Today we are joined by Julie Chavez, a librarian, mom of two and the author of the memoir Everyone But Myself.
When you are a working mom, there is …
00:42:39 |
Thu 08 Feb 2024
Escape from the Trad Wife Life with Tia Levings
Tia Levings was recruited into a Christian fundamentalist movement as a young wife. She quickly learned that being a godly and submissive wife in the Christian patriarchy included strict discipline…
00:45:50 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
Sunday Nice Things: This American Ex-Wife
Welcome to Sunday Nice Things! Today we have an episode of This American Ex-Wife from the wonderful Lyz Lenz!
I first became obsessed with Lyz when I read her book God Land and then she came on a…
01:01:11 |
Sun 04 Feb 2024
A Taste of The Sicilian Inheritance
So many of you have asked me for an audio preview of The Sicilian Inheritance that I finally just sat down and created one! Why not! I love this part. In it our main character has just met our Sicili…
00:08:50 |
Sat 03 Feb 2024
Attack of the Fitfluencers
The #fitfluencers and #wellness brands are coming for you. And they've been on the attack since January 1. This time of alleged renewal and reinvention is the Super Bowl for brands hoping to sell you…
00:39:13 |
Thu 01 Feb 2024
How to Start Writing with Jami Attenberg
We talk a lot about the negative parts of social media, but good things do happen online. One of those good things is community. Five years ago the New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg st…
00:36:12 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Sunday Nice Things: She Pivots with Stacy London
If you want more of She Pivots you can find all the episodes here.
Under the Influence is sponsored by Quince and Honeylove.
Give yourself the luxury you deserve with Quince! Go to Quince.com/influen…
00:52:43 |
Sun 28 Jan 2024
Ambitious Women Leaning into Family Life with Neha Ruch
What if we recognized the ambition inherent in motherhood? What if we normalized corporate career pauses? What if we didn't let ourselves be defined by the false mommy wars created by the media betwe…
00:43:08 |
Thu 25 Jan 2024
Trad Wives, Trad Lives and Politics with Emily in Your Phone
Social media is political. That is a fact. You may think you're following beautiful images of a woman breastfeeding her baby in the Costa Rican jungle while her nine other children wait patiently by …
00:44:51 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
Sunday Nice Things: The Cult of Perfect
Welcome to Sunday Nice Things.....a bonus episode where we share a podcast we love, a book we love, a rant we have to get off our chests. It's a nice thing for Sunday because we deserve them. This we…
01:16:45 |
Sun 21 Jan 2024
Let's Talk About the Mrs. America Pageant
Until about six months ago I didn't know that the Mrs. America pageant existed. And when I did some research and found that it originally judged contestants on their domestic acumen it felt a little …
00:44:45 |
Thu 18 Jan 2024
The Evangelical Christians Are Coming in Hot on Instagram
You know who is alive and well on Instagram? Jesus. And I say that without judgment, but it is true. Whether you realize it or not religion, namely Christianity, is being repackaged through beautif…
00:48:20 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Who Needs Some Social Media Therapy?
Social Media anxiety is now a staple of many, many, many conversations in therapy. People come to the couch to talk about how Instagram and TikTok make them feel left out, make them feel left behind,…
00:43:47 |
Sun 14 Jan 2024
The Nanny Wars on Social Media
Nanny shaming in mom Facebook groups, parents hiring $125 private investigators to spy on their caregivers, nannies losing their jobs because of an anonymous tip. Welcome to the nanny wars on social …
01:00:24 |
Thu 11 Jan 2024
Who Does Instagram Choose to Censor? (Hint: Women)
Who chooses what we see on social media?
Instagram (META) and other social media companies have the power to pick and choose what images they want to show. They also have the power to stop showing yo…
00:47:32 |
Wed 10 Jan 2024
Sobriety and Social Media with Suzanne Warye
It's Dry January time for a lot of people. What better time to dive into the world of sobriety influencers. Finding sobriety is different for everyone. It's a journey. These days Instagram and TikTok…
00:26:46 |
Mon 08 Jan 2024
Breaking: Ballerina Farm Had Her Baby...Why Do We Care?
Why do we care about an influencer baby we will never meet?
Ballerina Farm just gave birth to her eighth child.....and the Internet can't handle it. Well, social media can't handle it. The famous i…
00:29:37 |
Thu 04 Jan 2024
Pranking Babies and Posting Potty Training With Fortesa Latifi
If you are potty training a child these days social media is probably serving you all sorts of potty advice. One of the most surprising accounts we have come across is one encouraging diaper free pot…
00:37:37 |
Mon 01 Jan 2024
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