Kristen Meinzer

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531 appearances 7 recordings 1 series first heard Apr 2026 last heard 17 Sep

Kristen Meinzer’s voice in public audio — every appearance, attributed to the second.

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Pop Culture Happy Hour · Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed and What’s Making Us Happy · 29 May 2026 podcast

Yes.

You and I have talked about this before, Ayesha.

You and I both have this problem.

We're like blind in some way to this.

We have some issue.

Let's not even talk about Dunkirk.

I didn't even realize there were two different camboys for that.

All right.

What's making me happy this week is the book American Fantasy by Emma Straub.

This is a novel about a newly divorced, newly demoted 50-year-old woman on a four-day themed cruise for fans that's a very thinly veiled version of New Kids on the Block.

Okay.

And we follow her as she navigates the meet and greets, the theme nights, the dance parties, the interactions with super fans.

And also we get to follow her as she overcomes her own self-consciousness and her own sense of judgment of these other people as she joins in with them and maybe taps into her own belief in herself and the things that she was embarrassed about before.

with who she was.

So it's kind of a comical story, but it's also the story of personal growth and acceptance that I think is really beautiful and really funny.

And I think anybody who's ever been a fan before will also appreciate the details of how they create fan experiences on the boat.

It really is just a joy.

So I highly recommend that.

Again, that's the novel American Fantasy by Emma Straub.

Oh, my God.

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