PEOPLE Magazine has done it again. Last month they revealed this year's "Sexiest Man Alive"...John Krasinski. And, Brittany and the hosts of the Who Weekly podcast, Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber, are not satisfied. The three of them get into the disconnect between who Hollywood thinks is hot versus who the internet is thirsting after. All with the mission of answering: what makes someone sexy in our year 2024?Support public media and receive ad-free listening & bonus content by joining NPR+ today: https://plus.npr.org/Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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Hello, hello. I'm Brittany Luce, and you're listening to It's Been a Minute from NPR, a show about what's going on in culture and why it doesn't happen by accident. Okay, first things first. What is your reaction to John Krasinski is this year's sexiest man alive? Okay. People Magazine has done it again. Last month, they released their annual Sexiest Man Alive issue.
And John Krasinski has been crowned the sexiest man alive. Yes, the guy who is most famous for being your average good guy on NBC's The Office 15 years ago. That guy is 2024's hottest man. I'm completely unsurprised.
I want to say that I was shocked and appalled. But after you think about it for one second, you're like, that makes perfect sense.
The person checking me out at the register was like, this pic has been very controversial.
Wait, that's funny. Oh, my God. She's like, you're buying this?
What? I know what you're thinking. John Krasinski? Controversial? He's so inoffensive. Well, that is the offensive part. It's not that he's not considered hot. I just haven't really heard his name in any conversations about sexy men this year. Sexiness has actually never really been part of his public persona.
This pic left me and the co-hosts of Who Weekly, Bobby Finger and Lindsay Weber, wondering how there could be such a disconnect between who the internet is thirsting for and who Hollywood is pushing. Has Hollywood lost the plot on who's hot when they try to appeal to all of us at once? And are we maybe actually living in an era where niche sexiness is more relevant than mass appeal?
Today, I'm revisiting my conversation with Lindsay and Bobby about who Hollywood thinks is sexy. We're breaking down some of this year's objects of male desire and the forces behind why you think they're quote unquote sexy. Because who you think is sexy isn't always determined by you. Hi.
Thanks for having us back for such a good reason.
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