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
How to Communicate Better On and Offline with Charles Duhigg
How good are you at communicating? The truth is that we can all be better at being heard and hearing others. Communicating well is not a super power, but rather a skill that any of us can learn. And …
00:45:40 |
Tue 25 Feb 2025
Sunday Nice Things: Romances & Practicalities with Nick Aster
On Today's Sunday Nice Things we are diving into the new book Romances & Practicalities, a love story in 250 questions by blindsiding my husband into answering some of these questions live on a micro…
00:29:41 |
Mon 24 Feb 2025
Are Gen X Women Having the Best Sex?
Are Gen X women having the best sex of anyone? Let's talk about this week's viral New York Times article about women in their 40s and 50s experiencing an unprecedented sexual renaissance. This is a g…
00:40:50 |
Thu 20 Feb 2025
Going Full Crone With Jessica Grose
What if we just stopped accepting the absurd beauty standards that society has created for women? What if we actually aged gracefully instead of just talking about it? That's what New York Times colu…
00:43:43 |
Tue 18 Feb 2025
Sunday Nice Things: Oddly Specific with Meredith Lynch
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01:22:59 |
Sun 16 Feb 2025
The Hellscape of Summer Vacation for Moms
What if summer vacation did not suck? Let's dive into the challenging reality of summer childcare in America and explore why planning for summer breaks has become increasingly stressful and expensive…
01:01:47 |
Thu 13 Feb 2025
How to Be a Good Person in the World
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00:41:45 |
Tue 11 Feb 2025
A Terrible No Good Visit to the ER
Join Jo and Glynnis as they dive into Joe's recent experience with pneumonia and the challenges of navigating the ER, explore the sense of dread permeating America right now, and discuss the importan…
00:55:05 |
Thu 06 Feb 2025
Is Gender Equity Dead?
The world is not fair. But it feels even less so these days. Today's we're diving headfirst into the pressing issue of gender equity in the workplace with special guest and senior researcher, Siri Ch…
00:42:24 |
Tue 04 Feb 2025
We've Lost the Plot in Skincare
Why are the skincare girlies always washing their faces? Are all those products they push on social media any good or are they just getting paid to promote them? Today we're breaking down all the soc…
00:43:28 |
Thu 30 Jan 2025
The Cult-Like Tactics of Marketers and Influencers with Mara Einstein
Marketing expert Mara Einstein reveals how modern marketing tactics mirror cult recruitment strategies. When she noticed the eerie similarities between the NXIVM cult and LuLaRoe's business practices…
00:48:56 |
Tue 28 Jan 2025
The Myth of the Good Mother
The myth of the good mother in absolute BS and it has pushed too many women into spirals of shame and guilt for not being "enough." Today we are debunking all of the pseudo science, flawed studies an…
00:45:16 |
Thu 23 Jan 2025
Surviving Shame
Everyone feels shame, but it also feels like a misogynistic construct that is more often placed on women.
Nearly a decade ago, Melissa Petro was working as a public school teacher when the NY Post ou…
00:44:58 |
Tue 21 Jan 2025
Protecting Kids and Teens on Social Media, A Talk With Nicole Lopez of Meta
Protecting kids and teens on social media is one of the things I think about all of the time. What are the platforms doing to support parents and is it enough? How can the government do more and what…
00:55:56 |
Thu 16 Jan 2025
A Revolution for Women's Work and Ambition with Neha Ruch
This episode will motivate you in all kinds of new ways. Amidst all of the chaos in our country right now we actually have an opportunity to completely blow up the way we view motherhood, caregiving,…
00:44:30 |
Tue 14 Jan 2025
Shari Franke Tells All
Shari Franke, the eldest daughter of former YouTuber and convicted child abuser Ruby Franke, is on the media circuit right now to promote her new memoir, "The House of My Mother: A Daughter's Quest f…
00:45:09 |
Thu 09 Jan 2025
Is This Normal? A Truly Excellent Chat with an Influencer OB-GYN
The number one question Dr. Jennifer Lincoln gets asked as an OB-GYN who gives fact-based information on Instagram is "IS THIS NORMAL?"
Because these days it is truly hard to figure out what is. Ins…
00:48:16 |
Tue 07 Jan 2025
How Will I Die? (And How Will I Age?) with Deb Whitman
As she approached her fiftieth birthday, Debra Whitman, a globally recognized expert on aging, wanted to delve deeper into why so many Americans struggled to live well as they aged. And she began to …
00:33:31 |
Thu 02 Jan 2025
New Years Resolutions That Aren't Dumb
What do you want more of in 2025? I want more travel, more friend stuff, more adventure. We're digging into all of it with Glynnis on today's episode. I also want money and security and I think it is…
00:29:30 |
Tue 31 Dec 2024
Who is Sick of Being a People Pleaser?
What if all of the women in the world just decided to stop helping tomorrow? The world would shut the hell down, is what would happen.
One of the things that I've realized about myself is that I am a…
00:39:59 |
Thu 26 Dec 2024
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