megan's podcast
Megan's very freeform podcast where she brings you her hot takes on the latest culture. It's me, I'm megan. I'm a trend forecaster, generational researcher, and (apparently) a content creator.
megan's podcast
twenty twenty four-cast ๐ฅ ๐ฑ๐ฎ
This week on the podcast Megan realizes that she says "and I think that..." too much. But it's worth dealing with to hear about the trends she's anticipating for 2024.
๐๐พ 0:00 intro
โ๏ธ 3:00 defining cultural "shifts" vs. "pendulum swings"
๐ฟ 4:30 physical media makes a comeback
๐ 7:45 stickers are the new friendship bracelets
๐ผ๏ธ 9:45 gallery halls are the new gallery walls (re: bookshelf wealth & eclectic grandpa)
๐ 13:50 flagship stories as brand marketing
๐๏ธ 17:13 continued decline of traditional journalism
โ๏ธ 20:38 zines
โฐ 22:42 tiktok is the new twitter
๏ฃฟ 24:00 Apple breaks into creator economy
๐ธ๐ผ 25:08 Taylor Swift starts her own record label
3๏ธโฃ 29:20 third space discourse
๐ฎ 31:06 timestamp clout
๐บ 32:46 the return of programming
โ๐พ 35:35 archivists are the new forecasters
๐ 37:55 celebrity memoir book club domination
๐น 40:30 dating podcasts
๐จ 43:09 craft club is the new book club
๐ 44:16 car clubs
โ๏ธ 45:07 the democratization of the influencer trip
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๐พ 47:21 the mainstreams accepts (& begin to understand) aesthetics
๐ชก 48:41 artisans, couture, handmade
๐ 50:15 wedding culture wars
๐บ๐ธ 54:17 new political party defined by age
๐ท55:45 become a flower bitch for spring
Follow Megan as she: Reads (sometimes), Listens to niche playlists, sporadically TikToks, & works out her thoughts for this podcast @meganspodcast.
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