Are You Cool?: Coolness Decoded

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  • 1

    198. What Does It Mean to Be “Cool”?

    No Stupid Questions

    40:10 | Jun 2nd, 2024

    What’s the difference between being popular and being cool? How has social media changed the trend cycle? And what do Taylor Swift and Walmart have in common?

  • 2

    Cool

    Thinking Allowed

    28:50 | Oct 23rd, 2019

    'Cool' - Laurie Taylor traces the trajectory of the notion of ‘cool’ with Joel Dinerstein, Professor of English and American Studies at Tulane University, and author of a study which suggests it orig...Show More

  • 3

    29: La Croix, Canada Goose, and Carhartt are cool. Why?

    Brought to you by...

    37:11 | Apr 17th, 2019

    Some brands aren’t cool no matter how hard they try. Others start out cool, but lose their cachet over time. Then there are the brands that somehow, surprisingly turn cool. Without really changing the...Show More

  • 4

    Selling Out

    Decoder Ring

    50:06 | Aug 6th, 2021

    In 2001, Oprah Winfrey invited Jonathan Franzen to come on her show to discuss his new novel The Corrections. A month later she withdrew the invitation, kicking off a media firestorm. The Oprah-Franze...Show More

  • 5

    is anyone actually cool?

    Anything Goes with Emma Chamberlain

    44:48 | Sep 22nd, 2022

    something i (and probably you) have struggled with our whole lives is thinking other people are cooler than us. seeing someone on social media or at a party and thinking, 'god, why are they so much co...Show More

  • 6

    The death of cool

    The Gray Area with Sean Illing

    48:55 | Aug 5th, 2021

    Vox culture contributor Anne Helen Petersen talks with writer Safy-Hallan Farah about the concept of 'cool.' They discuss different generations' approaches to determining what's cool, how the concept ...Show More

  • 7

    The Cool Girl Trope, Explained

    The Take

    19:16 | Nov 15th, 2021

    She’s not like other girls. She’s a COOL girl. But does this fun, junk food-loving hottie actually exist? And what’s behind this myth? In this episode, we take on how the Cool Girl has evolved onscree...Show More

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