Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi

Media, Culture, and Why we feel like crying so much

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Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Connect with us on Instagram: @mediacultureandwhypod

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Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi

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Oct 22, 2025

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Episodes

Media and the Home 22.10.2025

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠ . About the hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠ teaches digital studies at the University of Mary Washington,...

Media, Culture, and Fetishized with Kaila Yu 18.08.2025

In this episode, we have a conversation with Kaila Yu, author of the book Fetishized: A Reckoning with Yellow Fever, Feminism, and Beauty. We discuss how representation in media impacts what and how we think about ourselves and others, how she came to share her story through this book, and other current events. You can buy her book here . Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a...

Flags, Rituals, and The Fourth of July 04.07.2025

We're talking about flag codes, what the flag may represent, and the rituals that uphold the Fourth of July as a federal holiday. Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Insta...

Media, Culture, and Tech with Mehedi Zaman 02.06.2025

This week, Mehedi Zaman, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about the tech industry! And let us know in the comments: What pandemic tech habits do you still do post-lockdown? Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we...

Media, Culture, and Standpoint Theory with Kayla Wentzel 21.04.2025

This week, Kayla Wentzel, PhD student in Communication, Information, and Media at Rutgers University, joins us on the podcast to talk about standpoint theory! Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences....

Subscribe, or watch more ads? 24.03.2025

This is a question as old as mass media. And we're going to unpack that in this episode. Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod. About the hosts:...

We’re Back: 2025 Zeitgeist 24.02.2025

We’re back!! In this episode, we catch up about (social media) platforms, how we communicate, how we spectate (politics, events, and climate disasters), and how politics are inherent in technology.  Sources referenced: Politics are Inherent in Tech (TedTalk by Evan Barba) Society of the Spectacle by Guy Debord The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, sex on film, and the disavowal of desire by Carlee...

Is AI just a clever horse? 21.11.2024

In this episode, Grant and Stef discuss the hot topic of AI. They talk about Walter Benjamin's concept of "Aura," environmental impacts of AI, among other critiques. Here is a link to the article Stef mentioned about how we talk about AI and politics: AI Isn’t Omnipotent. It’s Janky. by Annie Lowrey Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with  ⁠⁠...

Media and Elections 29.08.2024

Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with  ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠⁠  and  ⁠⁠⁠Grant Lattanzi⁠⁠⁠ . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram   ⁠⁠⁠@mediacultureandwhypod⁠⁠⁠ .  About the hosts: ⁠⁠⁠Stefanie Chae⁠⁠ ⁠ is a media researcher, writer, and pr...

Presence with Dr. Jeanine Turner 27.06.2024

Dr. Jeanine Turner is a Professor at Georgetown University. She has a joint appointment in the Communication, Culture, and Technology Graduate Program (CCT) and the McDonough School of Business. Dr. Turner also serves as the Director of CCT. Her book, Being Present: Commanding Attention at Work and at Home by Managing Your Social Presence provides strategies for addressing the challenges of engagi...

This episode is not about contradictions 28.03.2024

The audio is a little shaky in this episode, but bear with us as we talk about ideological contradictions, such as Taylor Swift and the Oscars, and we share quotes from Herbert Marcuse’s “Aggressiveness in Advanced Industrial Society” and Carlee Gomes’s “ The Puritanical Eye: Hyper-mediation, Sex on Film, and the Disavowal of Desire .” Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podca...

What is at stake under data colonialism? 29.02.2024

Today, we're talking about Nick Couldry and Ulises A Mejias's book, The Costs of Connection: How Data Is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating It for Capitalism. Media, Culture, and Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and e...

Zoella and Margot Lee: Influencers and Intimacy 01.02.2024

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and professor of digital studies encouraging...

One year of spectacle, data colonialism, and Stanley cups 19.01.2024

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and writer encouraging people to think critically abou...

Santa vs. Infant Holy: the dialectic of Christmas 21.12.2023

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging peopl...

Love conquers all: mediating dating 14.12.2023

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging peopl...

Fandoms 30.11.2023

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging peopl...

In defense of influencer snark pagers 09.11.2023

Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher, writer, and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging peopl...

Pop off Lefebvre — Boredom in everyday life 26.10.2023

Today, we're talking about Patrick Gamsby's Henri Lefebvre, Boredom, and Everyday Life.   Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts:...

Access to media is access to information 05.10.2023

Articles that Stef and Grant said they would look for and share: Hiding OUT: A Case for Queer Experiences Informing Data Privacy Laws by Antoine Prince Albert III How 'modern-day slavery' in the Congo powers the rechargeable battery economy by Terry Gross     Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in daily life with  Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi . In each ep...

Catching up 28.09.2023

We're baaack. Did you miss us? Cause we missed you (iykyk). We have a little catch up episode after an impromptu summer break. We talked about:  DJT's mug shot Celebrity podcasts Bama Rush Grant's trip to Disney Barbie, Oppenheimer... Barbenheimer Birthdays and other seemingly little things that happened this summer   Media, Culture, & Why We Feel Like Crying So Much is a podcast about media in da...

Keeping up with the media 08.07.2023

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think...

There’s a reality show out there for everybody 29.06.2023

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to think...

“The promise of community is everywhere, but it’s fulfilled almost nowhere”: A shift from community to individualism 22.06.2023

Sources mentioned in this episode: boyd, danah. (2014). It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens. New Haven: Yale University Press.   Burton, T.I. (2018, Sept 10). “CrossFit is my church.” Vox . Butler, S.M., & Diaz, C. (2016, Sept 14). Third Places as community builders. Brookings I nstitution.   Layman, Tom. (2015, Nov 4). CrossFit as Church? Examining How We Gather . Harvard   Divi...

Ambient Media Consumption 16.06.2023

Media, Culture, & Why we feel like crying so much is a podcast about media in daily life with Stefanie Chae and Grant Lattanzi. In each episode, we use media theory to make sense of our everyday media habits, practices, and experiences. Dialogue with us on Instagram  @mediacultureandwhypod . About the hosts: Stefanie Chae is a media researcher and pop culture enthusiast, encouraging people to thin...

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