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
Can a Poem Have a Punchline? With @MaryOliversDrunkCousin
Why can't I do a back walkover as a 44 year old woman? That is the central theme of this hilarious episode with Lyndsay Rush, AKA @MaryOliversDrunkCousin. Sure we talk about poetry and existential dr…
00:59:42 |
Tue 29 Oct 2024
The Kids Are All Right With Gabrielle and Ben Blair
Parenting is a long game. After parenting six kids for the past twenty-eight years Gabrielle and Ben Blair know that better than anyone. I love advice from other parents, especially ones that I respe…
00:48:06 |
Thu 24 Oct 2024
Legislating Utah Mom Influencers, FINALLY!
In the wake of the Ruby Franke scandal, Utah is finally considering legislation to protect and compensate the children of influencers. Joining us today is journalist Fortesa Latifi to talk about this…
00:33:12 |
Tue 22 Oct 2024
Spicy Sex and Smart Ladies
There are 30 million romance readers in the United States and 50% read a book a week. That is a lot of books my friends! Today we are talking to our friends Claire Mazur and Erica Cerulo about their …
00:42:27 |
Thu 17 Oct 2024
The Cost of Scrolling—Free Yourself From Impulse Spending This Holiday Season
There's a fine line between marketing and creating false desires and influencers stomp all over it. Influencers often convince women they have problems that can only be solved by buying things. But t…
00:38:33 |
Tue 15 Oct 2024
Sunday Nice Things: Life Beyond Stay-at-home Motherhood
For today's Sunday Nice Things we are dropping in an episode of Mom to More.
Join Sharon Macey, former SAHM and mother of 3 as she dives deep into conversations with inspiring moms who successfully r…
00:42:34 |
Sun 13 Oct 2024
The Kids Aren't Alright—Getting Rid of Toxic Achievement Culture
Why is everyone so burnout? Modern parenting has shifted towards a focus on status and achievement, often at the expense of genuine happiness and well-being. How did we get here? How did our kids' ch…
00:47:28 |
Thu 10 Oct 2024
$$$Mormon #MomTok Money$$$
The Mormon #MomTok ladies are making serious bank and I want to talk about it. Many of these women are the breadwinners in their families and that is shaking up the patriarchy of the Mormon Church. J…
00:46:34 |
Tue 08 Oct 2024
Owning Your Own Story with Lauren Sisler
Lauren Sisler’s journey of overcoming the shame of losing her parents to opioid addiction hasn’t been easy, but she has allowed it to give her purpose and help her find resilience. In her new book Sh…
00:41:08 |
Thu 03 Oct 2024
How Digital Beauty Standards Are Messing Us Up with Elise Hu
What has digital culture done to our standards of beauty and to our wallets when we have to spend to reach those standards of beauty. The proliferation of all digital media has wildly influenced how …
00:38:24 |
Tue 01 Oct 2024
Sunday Things: True Crime with RedRum
So many of you have been asking me for true crime podcast recommendations and I have a few I can drop in the feed. Let's start today with REDRUM.
REDRUM is a podcast focusing on the true victims of c…
00:36:24 |
Mon 30 Sep 2024
The House in Habit of it All
This is our first episode taking a look at the rise of "independent journalist" Jessica Reed Kraus through the lens of the recent RFK Jr. sexting scandal with journalist Olivia Nuzzi. What does it me…
00:43:18 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Who Gets to Write History with Sharon McMahon
As a former history and government teacher Sharon McMahon thought she could do something to help combat all the misinformation and confusion she was seeing online in 2020. Since then her social media…
00:44:08 |
Tue 24 Sep 2024
The Secret Life of a Real Life Mormon Trad Wife
When we see images of #tradwives on social media we see beautiful images of domestic bliss. Young women looking at this content could be easily tricked into believing this is a more aspirational path…
00:38:13 |
Sat 21 Sep 2024
The Deeper Meaning in Mormon #MomTok Trash
Let's take a deep dive into the intensely dramatic and overly scandalous new reality show The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives. Joining me today is New York Times columnist Jessica Grose to dissect the d…
00:28:27 |
Tue 17 Sep 2024
We've Got Issues
It's Jo's 44th birthday. We've got a little advice, a little hilarity and a brand new podcast to share with you. Jo has been working on a new show with @EmilyinYourPhone called We've Got Issues. It's…
00:43:34 |
Thu 12 Sep 2024
Anti-Consumer-tok! Thrifting Advice from TikTok?
Raised by a single mother in Dayton, Ohio, Macy Eleni began thrifting at age 12 out of financial necessity and to help escape anxiety from bullies and an estranged relationship with her father. Over …
00:43:21 |
Tue 10 Sep 2024
How Moms can Make Friends and Dinner with Caroline Chambers
When you're a mom two things can feel impossible, making new friends and making dinner. In today's episode we are joined by NYT bestselling author Caroline Chambers of the What to Cook When You Don't…
00:58:20 |
Thu 05 Sep 2024
Murder, Sex and Crazy Panties in the Galapagos
Sometimes fact is stranger than fiction. Let's dive into a gothic true tale of murder, sex, jealousy and mayhem in paradise. In Eden Undone Abbott Kahler tells the story of the German ex-pats who tri…
00:33:31 |
Tue 03 Sep 2024
Sunday Nice Things: A Look Back at Wilder
It's been a year since the release of the Wilder podcast about the life and legacy of Laura Ingalls Wilder! Thousands of people have listened to the Wilder podcast and continue to keep the dialogue a…
00:45:07 |
Sun 01 Sep 2024
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