Episode 29 - Kat Rosenfield
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Who is Kat Rosenfield and what does she write about?
This is Interrupted by Matt Jones on NewsRadio 840 WHAS. Now, here's Matt Jones. Welcome, everybody, to Interrupted by Matt Jones. This is episode, what are we at, Billy, 29? 27, 29, whatever. We're getting close. And I am happy to be joined by, you know, I get a lot of people who say to me, Matt, I love these conversations. But then you usually bring on people that you agree with. And so I was thinking to myself, all right, who's somebody that I agree with sometimes but not always and who I always find interesting? And Kat Rosenfield is joining us.
How does Kat define her role as a culture writer?
She is the culture writer for... for the Free Press, and I always think it takes very balanced, interesting looks at various issues. Kat, thank you very much. We've never met, but we've followed each other for a long time. Appreciate you joining us.
Thank you so much for having me. It's great to be here.
I have to say, it's interesting. I have sort of a policy that if somebody that I don't know writes something, if I disagree with them, I just never really respond. But I actually do respond with yours because I generally think you always have a really balanced perspective.
What changes has Kat observed in her audience since joining The Free Press?
And it feels like you get a lot of people who... argue slash disagree with you on your writings, but aren't mean necessarily, and that you actually will debate online. Am I right about that? Yeah, I do my best. Well, that feels like I've seen you do it some. You write for the free press, so what does it mean to be a culture writer for the free press?
So culture is the water that we all swim in. It is something that we have our own place in kind of contributing to and helping to shape. Unlike politics, which most of us, especially at the national level, don't have any influence over, we are all making and consuming culture at the same time. So culture is like what's happening between us socially.
How do cultural narratives impact societal issues?
It's how do we treat each other? Who are we to each other? It's also art. What kind of art are we making? What are we watching? What are we reading? But, yeah, so it's sort of nebulous. How do we connect with each other as people? And I write about that. You might also some people call me a social critic. I like culture writer better because I think it sounds fancier.
But I background is very fancy there on your screen. So I could see you want to be sort of a higher class.
Yeah, yeah. The wallpaper that I bought from Etsy to put on one room in my house so that I could do interviews without having to leave the house or put pants on. Definitely very posh.
The posh pantless background. I like that. Now, when you started, how long have you been at the Free Press?
Oh, maybe about 18 months, something like that.
What was the significance of the Minnesota incident discussed?
Okay, so this was happening when you started. It is interesting because I think when the Free Press started, it had one sort of audience slash, at least to me as a reader, sort of... view where you would say this is what that is and then over the last probably 18 months it seems to have kind of flipped where i think people make um generalizations about it since barry weiss went to cbs have you noticed that your audience has changed as you've been writing or or how people look at what you what you write how it's being consumed
That's an interesting question. So I have noticed definitely within the past year or so that I catch a lot more strays online from people who have what I would refer to generously as Barry Weiss derangement syndrome. You know, Barry Weiss isn't taking their calls and I am the next best thing. You know, I'm also a small Jewish brunette. And so, you know, and I'm affiliated with the free press. So why not yell at me? But in terms of the readership, It's hard to say. I practice the exquisite art of not reading the comments because that's a good way to drive yourself crazy. Do you really do that, though?
I try to do that, and I'm not able to. Are you able to not read the comments?
For the most part, yeah. I stay busy doing other things.
I need to figure out why, but go ahead.
Um, so, uh, what was I saying? Oh, right.
How does Kat analyze the role of media in shaping public perception?
My readership, you know, my, my sense is that there are people who, um, you know, knew my work when I was a columnist at unheard, which is a British magazine.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Who is Kat Rosenfield and what does she write about?
0:01–0:40
2
How does Kat define her role as a culture writer?
0:40–1:16
3
What changes has Kat observed in her audience since joining The Free Press?
1:16–2:04
4
How do cultural narratives impact societal issues?
2:04–2:55
5
What was the significance of the Minnesota incident discussed?
2:55–4:30
6
How does Kat analyze the role of media in shaping public perception?
4:30–6:25
7
What lessons can be learned from the Me Too movement?
6:25–8:28
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Is there still a unifying culture in today's society?
8:28–53:02