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Episodes
Visibility Always Comes With a Cost: Angel Reese, Misogynoir, and the WNBA’s Big Moment
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I’m not a sports girl (Though I’m definitely cosplaying one until OKC wins the NBA finals. OKLAHOMA STAND UP!). I am, however, a culture girl, an...
Can Hasan Piker Save the Democrats, or Is He Just a Hot Distraction?
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Today I’m digging into the sudden mainstream interest in Hasan Piker—Twitch streamer, political commentator, and, apparently, the inte...
The 2025 Met Gala Was an Impressive Yet Utterly Unsatisfying Spectacle
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,It’s been a few days since the first Monday in May, and you know what that means: it’s Met Gala time. The midnight blue carpet is roll...
Will We Still Want to Think Hard After AI Makes Everything Easy?
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey friends!The other day, one of y'all asked me a question that I'm finally ready to answer: Kim, don’t you feel like you’re cheating when you us...
Why Donald Trump Won't Be Able to Bribe American Women Into Having More Babies
26 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y'all,Recently, reports surfaced that Trump allies are tossing out ideas like a $5,000 baby bonus for new mothers, quotas for married applicants i...
The Girls Are Tired of Celebrity Feminists Playing In Our Faces!
22 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Monday, y’all!Maybe we need to rethink popular use of the term “historic” because every time I see the much-maligned all-women Blue Origin...
Romance Has Become a Luxury in Today’s Toxic Dating Culture
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all!Love, real love, the hand-holding, eye-gazing, soul-edifying kind, has become a luxury good.Today’s podcast is my first crack at contend...
Reckoning With the Rise, Power, & Genius of Taylor Swift
12 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,I've spent years windmilling in comment sections defending Taylor Swift against what I’m dubbing "Taylor Derangement Syndrome" (TDS), t...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Cowardice Built the Internet’s Worst Era
10 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all!We’ve been sold a romantic idea that becoming extremely rich gives you freedom—that with enough money, you can finally say “f*** you...
What If Most People Never *Really* Cared About Art? 🤔
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,In today’s podcast, I’m thinking through the cultural shift that’s happening right before our eyes: generative AI has crossed the Ru...
You Don't Really Know These People!
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all!Today, I decided to revisit Lauren Michele Jackson’s sharp New Yorker piece “How Dare Celebrities Cheat?” and reflect on how cheatin...
March 31, 2025
01 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Right now, I’m thinking about cycles and how the past keeps showing up in our present in new clothes and cheap wigs. I hopped on Instagr...
How Instagram Turned All Women Into Full-Time Beauty Hustlers
18 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all!Back in 2019, I made a video for For Harriet called Instagram is Bad for Black Women, and a few months later, Jia Tolentino published her ...
Alex Clark and the Wellness to Alt-Right Pipeline
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.co💜 Today’s Podcast Highlights 💜Hey everyone! Here’s a re...
Elon Musk is Making Deadbeat Dads Great Again
26 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Today’s topic is Elon Musk’s current paternity drama. The man is out here collecting children like they’re limited-edition Pokemon, ...
My Fervent Crusade to ✨GET YOUR KIDS OFF THOSE DAMN PHONES✨ Continues
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all, I’m back once again to discuss FX’s Social Studies, a docuseries about the havoc social media platforms have wreaked on childhood.I ...
KKKarla is Kancelled: Thoughts on How Disgusting Tweets Destroyed a Historic Oscar Run
17 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,The BAFTAs took place last night, and the Oscars are just around the corner. This awards season has been marked by a full-blown scandal th...
Beyoncé *Finally* Won the Thing
06 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Well, well, well. It finally happened. Beyoncé won Album of the Year. After years of snubs, the Grammys finally handed her the big one fo...
F*** A Crossover
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Today’s episode explores the ongoing debate about “crossover” success in the music industry. What does “crossover” success even...
Is the Left Prepared for the Next Phase of the Culture War?
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.co💜 Today’s Podcast Highlights 💜Hey everyone! Here’s a re...
Did Rihanna Procreate with a Dusty? + Teen Girl Exploitation on Social Media
30 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,I’ve avoided talking about this for a while, but now that the trial has started, we need to face the facts: Rihanna might have procreate...
Please Excuse Me While I Rant About Real Housewives of New York
28 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Today’s episode explores the simultaneously repulsive and compelling chaos of this season of Real Housewives of New York, Ashley and Tyl...
Old B*s Are Winning
23 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,Today’s podcast is about how the tides are turning for women over 30 in pop music and beyond. It’s easier than ever for women to thriv...
Outrage Isn’t A Strategy: Reflections on Trump’s Second Inauguration
21 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all,What a day. What a day. How do I feel? Meh. No dramatic despair or rage, just a firm commitment to focus on the fights that matter and pre...
Did "Wokeness" Create A Culture of Emotionally Dysregulated Vigilantes?
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
First, please know that I NEVER use “wokeness” that way in serious conversations. That’s why it’s in scare quotes. Here, I’m talking about t...
Y'all Are Too Damn Old to Be in 20-Something Business
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hey y’all, it’s Kim, and I’m back (two days in a row raise the roof)! ✨ What’s inside:* Renaissance is Queen Bey’s masterwork, and I’m s...
Michelle Said "Get Somebody Else to Do It" + Knotless Braid Theory
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
♫ Song of the Day ♫I knew Julia’s name before I watched her interview with Daniel Wall, but I’d never taken the time to go through the catalog...
The California Fires, Class Warfare and the Wirkin Debate
10 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.coHey y'all! It's me Kim, and I'm back with another Paywall-exclusi...
More of the Best Pop & B of 2024
07 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Also, can y’all please leave a comment and tell me what you’d want to hear my hot takes on? I have literally (not literally) 1000 things in my hea...
The Best Pop & B of 2024, Part 1 (I Guess)
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Note: I already planned on recording a separate episode for the “main pop girls,” but now I will have to do another Pop & B episode because I cann...
What If Blake Lively Is Just Weird, Not Evil?
27 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.coLook, the lady could very well have a horrible personality. That...
Negro School: The Black Christmas Canon (Part 2)
23 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.coA few corrections from last time: "What Do The Lonely Do At Chris...
Negro School: The Black Christmas Canon
21 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A few months back, I mentioned the importance of preserving Black cultural memory and how I wanted to enroll my 12-year-old nieces in Negro School to ...
Men Cannot Be the Bad B*s + New Thoughts on Weed + Personal Updates
17 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
00:00 Personal Updates 03:30 Harnessing My Jealousies07:25 Things I've Read Lately08:40 New Thoughts on Weed 14:45 Church Mess/Men Cannot Be the Bad B...
The Music Theory of Why "Good Luck, Babe" Hurts My Ears
17 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of "The Learning Kurve," Kim dives into the music theory behind Chappell Roan's song "Good Luck Babe," comparing the concert and VMAs ...
Today, I learned that I don't really care about Beyoncé getting snubbed.
13 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Learning Kurve, I discuss why I’m not upset about Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter being snubbed by the Country Music Awards, despi...
Today, I learned that being the first f**king sucks.
11 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kimberlynicolefoster.coIn this episode of The Learning Kurve, I reflect on the lessons I...
Short n' Sweet by Sabrina Carpenter | First Listen
05 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi friends!I’ve been so deep in my political catastrophe bag at For Harriet that I’ve barely paid attention to my pop culture life. I dipped my to...
I learned that I will never be able to understand how conservatives think.
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mentioned:Troubled: A Memoir of Foster Care, Family, and Social Class This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers o...
Yesterday, I learned millennial women still need feminism real bad.
10 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you have any resources on how to navigate partnership and money, please share them in the comments!Mentioned:I Will Teach You To Be Rich Podcast Th...