Podcast Episodes
Back to Search007 - Beauty Culture and The Tech Gaze with Elise Hu
Season 1 Episode 8
Future Features: A Deep Dive into K Beauty and Beyond - Interview with Flawless Author Elise Hu
Join us on our voyage to the uncanny valley and back as we discuss the trajectory of beauty’s “cyborgia…
Published on 1 year, 5 months ago
006 - Exploring Beauty Standards from a Gen X Miami + New York Coming of Age
Season 1 Episode 7
Beauty is a short lived tyranny.
- Socrates
"I put the silver stiletto in the trash. The blade started to churn and I heard the snap of wood and strain of leather rending within its metal jaws..." Bea…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
005 - Fearless Creativity in the Age of A.I.
Season 1 Episode 6
In this enlightening episode of "Actual People," host Chauncey Zalkin sits down with former architect and designer turned generative AI educator, Lori Mazor. As of the date of this episode, Lori has…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
004 - Cultural Examination of Song Lyrics and Love
Season 1 Episode 5
From Lost In Love to Boy Bye - How Changing Lyrics Reflect Our Changing Attitudes Toward Love.
We used to have ballads. Epic sweeping syrupy sweet songs of undying devotion. Then love grew up - or g…
Published on 1 year, 6 months ago
003 - What's Next for Media and Publishing Careers?
Season 1 Episode 4
What's Next for Us?- Media and Publishing - The Anna Holmes Interview
From Jezebel shuttering and resurrecting last year to the 20,000+ layoffs in media, 2023 was a scary year for people working in cr…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
002 - Fear is a Tool. Despair is What's Scary.
Season 1 Episode 3
In the second episode of "Actual People," I dive into how fear and darkness are useful tools for conjuring the spirits of hope and creativity and how despair is the real monster under the bed.
I touc…
Published on 1 year, 7 months ago
001 - Suddenly 50: Where We Are & What's Next As Gen X
Season 1 Episode 2
In this first episode, I reflect on the shock and freedom of turning 50 at a time in history where nothing is what it was. Gen X is the unsung renegade generation reinventing once again. What will w…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago
Welcome to Actual People! ...The Trailer
Season 1 Episode 1
Welcome to Actual People, an unfiltered exploration of individual and societal shifts in a world undergoing tremendous change.
In this podcast, I’ll open up about my own experiences in order to dive i…
Published on 1 year, 8 months ago