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Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

Under the Influence with Jo Piazza

By: Jo Piazza
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Summary
 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.Jo Piazza Parenting & Families Relationships Social Sciences
Episodes
  • What the Hell Do We Do With All This Rage? With Gemma Hartley

    What the Hell Do We Do With All This Rage? With Gemma Hartley
    Nov 10 2026
    Gemma Hartley, author of No One Loves an Angry Woman: An Ex-Vangelical Coming of Rage Story, joins us to talk about why women have been taught to swallow their anger, what happens when we finally stop doing that, and how the stories we’ve been told about being “good women” have kept us quiet for a very long time. We talk evangelical Christianity and purity culture, the lies we’ve been sold about motherhood, why women are still held responsible for men’s behavior, and the exhaustion of feeling like we’ve been fighting the same fights forever. And most importantly: what the hell do we actually do with all this rage? ⁠Grab a copy of No One Loves an Angry Woman here.⁠ Follow Gemma on Substack here. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    42 mins
  • Democracy, It Works: A Midterm Postmortem with Katie Harbath

    Democracy, It Works: A Midterm Postmortem with Katie Harbath
    Nov 5 2026
    Has democracy been saved? Did it need saving in the first place? Can we finally feel hope again? We almost don’t know what to do with all this hope. We recorded this the morning after the midterms, running on very little sleep, and called up Katie Harbath, who was up just as late as we were. Katie was one of Facebook’s first employees in Washington and spent a decade building its approach to elections, which means she had a front row seat when everything went bananas in 2016. She writes all about it in her new book, Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology and Democracy. We talk about what was different this time, who was working behind the scenes to keep things from falling apart, how James Talarico won Texas by talking to people who disagree with him, and why AI influencers are the thing keeping her up at night now. Get your copy of Disrupting Politics here. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    44 mins
  • Is Adult Reading Camp Is the Answer to Loneliness? Plus Croatia!

    Is Adult Reading Camp Is the Answer to Loneliness? Plus Croatia!
    Nov 3 2026
    What if the best way to make friends as an adult is to go to summer camp? Think cozy cabins, excellent books, whitewater rafting, crafting, and hundreds of women who share yourn views and vibes. Jo talks with Mackenzie Newcomb, founder of the Bad Bitch Book Club, about how a book blog that turned into a 51,000-member community with reading retreats across the country. Then, Jo talks with Kristen Vukovic, founder of the Adriatic Writers Conference, about the power of writing alongside other people. From finding breakthroughs in a manuscript to navigating a publishing industry being transformed by AI. Join the Bad Bitch Book Club here. Join our newsletter community here. ORDER The Parisian Heist here. Visit our lovely sponsors here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    46 mins
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