Nymphet Alumni

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Nov 4, 2025 · 48 min
Ep. 138: I Like Ur Look w/ Kim Petras
In this episode, we are honored to be joined by pop princess and fashion icon Kim Petras to discuss the world of inspiration behind her newest project, especially the Fashioncore anthem heard around the world, “I Like Ur Look.” Kim walks us through her formative fashion memories, from aspirational MTV programming to inaugural designer grails, and tells us about her latest archival obsessions, including her special connection to Marc Jacobs-era Louis Vuitton. We also discuss the tension between authenticity and reinvention, the heritage of electronic music in Europe, our proposal for party reform, and more. Links: Kim Petras on Instagram Kim Petras HQ Kim Petras - I Like Ur Look (Official Music Video) Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (dir. Loïc Prigent) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Oct 17, 2025 · 1 hr 14 min
Ep. 137: One Showgirl After Another | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the ragebait spectacle of Paris Fashion Week, darksided news from Hollywood featuring Tilly Norwood and D4vd, lives of showgirls everywhere from Taylor Swift’s possible schizophrenia diagnosis to Addison Rae’s vintage scream queen moment to Zara Larsson’s sublime vocal talent, and the cultural warfare fallout of Bad Bunny’s road to the Super Bowl. Sam also reviews Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another and we discuss the curious case of Chase Infiniti. Links: Jean Paul Gaultier Spring 2026 by Duran Lantink Cardi B “she was so happy to look a mess” Tweet (Gypsy Sport Spring 2016) Balenciaga Spring 2026 by Pierpaolo Piccioli Maison Margiela Spring 2026 by Glenn Martens “When Did New York Fashion Week Get So Boring?” by Rachel Seville Tashjian for The Washington Post Ben Doctor Spring 2026 Keith Urban and Maggie Baugh affair rumors amid Nicole Kidman split Tilly Norwood Official Website “Hollywood is Already Falling Behind on AI Video” by Lucas Shaw for Bloomberg “Everything We Know About D4VD” – Billboard Chase Infiniti’s K-pop dance cover of “OMG” by NewJeans Addison Rae’s performance in Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Ed Gein Story Addison Rae performs “Diet Pepsi / New York” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Taylor Swift explains her song “Actually Romantic” “Irony and Proverb Comprehension in Schizophrenia: Do Female Patients ‘Dislike’ Ironic Remarks?” in Schizophrenia Research and Treatment Zara Larsson on Sweden’s Got Talent in 2008 El Chavo Del Ocho (English Version) - Saturday Night Live starring Bad Bunny This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Oct 8, 2025 · 1 hr 20 min
Ep. 136: Jane Birkin w/ Marisa Meltzer
This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz is joined by journalist and author Marisa Meltzer to talk about her new book It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin — the first comprehensive biography of the actress, singer and myth-muse. The two get into the making of Birkin’s image and the unseen real life behind it, plus how aging, style and selfhood intersect. Also discussed: the horrors of Serge Gainsbourg’s man-cave, Timothee Chalamet as inheritor of the Jane B legacy, and why swag might just come from getting older. Links: It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin by Marisa Meltzer (Out now!) Soft Power by Marisa Meltzer Marisa Meltzer This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Oct 1, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Ep. 135: Chinese Century Romanticism w/ Olivia Kan-Sperling
In this episode, Alexi is joined by writer, editor, and dear friend Olivia Kan-Sperling to discuss the aesthetic universe of her brand new novel, Little Pink Book, a lyrical and decadent romantic tragedy set in Shanghai. In unpacking her wide range of influences, we explore shabby chic Orientalism, avant garde florists, Chinese romantasy web novels, baroque bespoke beverages, the emerging field of Wasian studies, the triggering qualities of Clairo’s “Pretty Girl” music video, the possibility of Labubu as a literary format, and much more. Links: Image board Little Pink Book by Olivia Kan-Sperling from Simon and Schuster Olivia’s website Olivia on Instagram @dianadiagram Alexi’s interview with Olivia in Interview magazine Diane Severin Nguyen: In Her Time (Iris’s Version) Empire of Signs by Roland Barthes Molly Tea’s domineering CEO romance receipt promo via Dr. Candise Lin The Architecture of Taste by Pierre Hermé - Lecture to the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2013) Julian Castronovo review of Little Pink Book in BOMB magazine Shanzhai: Deconstruction in Chinese by Byung-Chul Han This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Sep 28, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 134: Fashion and Psychoanalysis w/ Dr. Valerie Steele
In this episode, we welcome back none other than the “Freud of Fashion” herself, Dr. Valerie Steele, to discuss the Museum at FIT’s latest exhibition, Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis. Dr. Steele walks us through central theories on mirrors, masquerade, and eroticism, exploring the deep-seated fears and fantasies that drive what we wear. We dissect how the theories of Lacan and Freud play out on the bodies dressed by Schiaparelli, McQueen, Versace, and many more fashion history greats. Links: Visit Dress, Dreams, and Desire: Fashion and Psychoanalysis at the Museum at FIT (up until January 4, 2026)! Register for the Fashion and Psychoanalysis Symposium at the Museum at FIT, Friday November 14th! Audio Analysis for Dress, Dreams, and Desire (four items) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Sep 24, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Ep. 133: Clown Town (Emergency Roundtable)
In this emergency roundtable report, we discuss how clownery has become a dominant mode of aesthetic and ideological expression, perhaps symbolizing the defeat of authenticity. Recent carnivalesque incidents include the chaotic spectacle of this year’s VMAs, the meteoric rise of the Savannah Bananas, Jay Guapo’s Italian Brainrot Block Party, the political role reversal of the troll and the triggered, Audrey Hobert’s debut album Who’s the Clown, and more. Links: Top Clown Town outfits at the VMAs: Conan Gray in Erik Charlotte, Megan Stalter as hot dog vendor, Doja Cat in Balmain, Ariana Grande’s outfit changes, Sabrina Carpenter in Valentino Sabrina Carpenter Performs “Tears” | 2025 Video Music Awards “I need to see you spin first, sista” from Sex and the City S4 E18 Chappell Roan Performs “Pink Pony Club” (Live From The 67th Grammy Awards) “Chappell Roan on the Queer Origins of her Signature Makeup Look” – Gay Times Flash Mob! The Savannah Bananas Crash The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon “As Savannah Bananas ursue ‘a billion fans,’ are they real competition for MLB?” – The New York Times Jay Guapo’s Brainrot Block Party Tyler Robinson’s bullet casing inscription breakdown – PBS News Hour The story behind FBI Director Kash Patel’s seemingly random ‘Valhalla’ reference Trump’s presidential portraits from 2017 to 2025 “What Is ‘Dark Woke’?” – The New York Times “Why has Gavin Newsom gone ‘dark woke’?” – BBC Mexican influencer Marian Izaguerre dies after posting goodbye video in clown makeup Audrey Hobert Who’s the Clown interview in Teen Vogue “The Clown at Midnight: Coulrophobia, Counterculture, and the Decadent Pierrot Mask” by Samuel Love – Sequitur Passages from Mikhail Bakhtin on the grotesque body and the carnivalesque sense of the world This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Aug 20, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep. 130: Magazine Girl
This week, we discuss the glamorous world of the Magazine Girl, dissecting the real and fictional lives of women who worked at glossy magazines during their heyday. Through profiles of icons including Diana Vreeland, Anna Wintour, Franca Sozzani, Carine Roitfeld, and Plum Sykes, we distill the shared qualities that made these women so foundational to high fashion media. Inspired by Anna Wintour’s recent resignation and the buzz around The Devil Wears Prada sequel, we also ponder who, if anyone, carries on the Magazine Girl legacy today. Links: Image board “The Divine Mrs. V” by Eleanor Dwight for New York “Who is Plum Sykes?” by Taylore Scarabelli for Interview “The Plum and Lucy Show” by Bob Morris for The New York Times The Price of Illusion: A Memoir by Joan Juliet Buck Assorted costumes from The Devil Wear Prada 2 in Dazed “Anna Wintour: Behind the Shades” interview for CBS Controversial Plum Sykes clip Carine Roitfeld interview for The Guardian “Could You Have Landed a Job at Vogue in the ‘90s?” Quiz in The New York Times Anna: The Biography by Amy Odell Interview with Anna Wintour biographer Amy Odell in Hunger A Dash of Daring: Carmel Snow and Her Life In Fashion, Art, and Letters by Penelope Rowlands Excerpts from Diana Vreeland’s Why Don’t You column in British Vogue Franca Sozzani obituary in Vogue “The Condé Empire Was One Big Beautiful Grift” by Emilia Petrarca on Substack This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Aug 14, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Ep. 129: The Jeans of it All | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the suspiciously overblown controversy of Sydney Sweeney’s AE ad spot, our box office takes on Ari Aster’s Black Lives Matter COVID Western and the new Superman, fascinating late night musical debuts from Pinkpantheress and Jessie Murph, the summer of female sexual aggression, our love of senior dating and romance, and more. Links: Sydney Sweeney Has Great Jeans – American Eagle Brooke Shields Calvin Klein Jeans Commercial (1980) Biz on the genes/jeans of it all Sydney Sweeney as Lacanian super predator tweet @default_friend on AE’s busted copy “The Disembodied Body of Marilyn Monroe” by Wendy Lesser There You Are: Brad Pitt for Chanel No. 5 Commercial Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson editorial for You magazine Liam Neeson racism backlash “Sex After 60 in Sag Harbor” by Candace Bushnell for New York magazine A24’s Eddington dir. Ari Aster – Official Trailer “Everyone Wants a Piece of Pedro Pascal” – Vanity Fair cover story “Can David Corenswet Save Superman?” – GQ cover story Ryan Murphy Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy styling backlash “Golden” from K-Pop Demon Hunters hits No. 1 on Billboard PinkPantheress: Illegal/Girl Like Me/Tonight Medley on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Rhythm Heaven music edits by @therealstoinkle Jessie Murph: 1965 on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Chappell Roan - The Subway (Official Music Video) Sabrina Carpenter brings out Earth, Wind & Fire at Lollapalooza Manon and Lara of KATSEYE lez out on stage at Lollapalooza Rachel Zegler’s gratitude surge at Evita curtain call RFK Jr. launches federal crackdown on 7-OH Lola Young - One Thing (Official Music Video) This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Jul 29, 2025 · 12 min
Ep. 128: Hamptons Face w/ Emily Sundberg
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com This week on Nymphet Alumni, Biz interviews New York newsletter phenom and Feed Me founder Emily Sundberg. They discuss the West Village-ification of America, the curious case of Hamptons face and what’s aspirational to young people in New York in 2025. Plus, Emily shares her advice on how to find your voice and how to protect your digital soul.
Jul 24, 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Ep. 127: Opium
In this week’s episode, we explore the cryptic and chaotic world of Opium, the record label founded by Playboi Carti in 2019 that has since evolved into a full-blown subculture of chronically online and fashionably darksided super-fans. From botched merch capsules and vampire cosplay to early TikTok dances and baby mama drama, we descend the Opium iceberg and trawl the Cartinese dark web in attempt to understand the Chrome-bejeweled and Rick-adorned figures shaping youth culture in their image. Links: Image board r/playboicarti on Reddit Opium (Record Label) on KnowYourMeme “Playboi Carti Against His Own Game” by Nolan Kelly – Spike Art Magazine “Playboi Carti and His Offspring Ponder Life After Rage-Rap” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next—or Last—Rap Superstar? – Popcast “The Rowdy World of Rap’s New Underground” by Jon Caramanica – The New York Times [PHOTOS] Misc. video essays on YouTube: * The Opium Aesthetic Explained * The Rise of Opium: Playboi Carti's Unstoppable Label * The Opium Iceberg Explained “Will Playboi Carti Ever Drop His New Album?” – Rolling Stone NEVEREVER by Ken Carson kitten videos on TikTok “The History of Playboi Carti’s Baby Voice” by Greg Gaffney – Complex Ranking Playboi Carti Ad-Libs “Playboi Carti Emoji Combos “Playboi Carti on His Cut-and-Sew Fashion Line ‘Narcissist’” – Paper Magazine “5 Things You Should Know About VLONE” – NSS Magazine Biz on 2hollis This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Jul 16, 2025 · 1 hr 15 min
Ep. 126: Mamacitas and Materialists | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the mass psychosis of Love Island USA, major couture debuts at Dior and Celine, the sauceless hypergamy parable of Celine Song’s Materialists, Cate Blanchett’s chilling epilogue cameo in Squid Game, and current Latina affairs from Katseye’s “Gabriela” to the Sanchez-Bezos midlife nuptial extravaganza. We also review Addison’s stadium debut at Wembley and report on courtroom happenings including Sean “Diddy” Combs and Min Hee-jin. Love Island USA Hearts on Fire Challenge – Teaser on YouTube Cierra Ortega apology video on YouTube @loveislandusastyle on Instagram “Cierra & Vanna & Ethics & Vanity” – The Review of Beauty by Jessica DeFino Bad tattoos on Love Island USA The New York Times on the Sean “Diddy” Combs Verdict Tiny Harris reacts to the Diddy verdict on Instagram Dior Homme Spring 2026 Menswear (J. W. Anderson debut) – Vogue Runway Celine Spring 2026 Ready-to-Wear (Michael Rider debut) – Vogue Runway Marc Jacobs Fall 2025 Ready-to-Wear – Vogue Runway “Materialists Costume Designer Talks About Style Symbolism” – The Zoe Report Cate Blanchett cameo in Squid Game finale on YouTube KATSEYE (캣츠아이) "Gabriela" Official MV on YouTube The Daytona Wind Acting Challenge from RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 14 on YouTube Lauren Sanchez and Jeff Bezos Wedding Exclusive – Vogue Addison Rae opens for Lana del Rey at Wembley NewJeans / HYBE / ADOR / Min Hee-Jin Megathread on Reddit This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Jun 25, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Ep. 125: Manchile (Sam's Birthday Special) | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, in which we subtly celebrate Sam’s birthday, we discuss a variety of women’s issues: the discourse meltdown brought on by Sabrina Carpenter’s chauvinist comeback and her aesthetic shift from pastels and pin-ups to Helmut Newton and Halston; the mass crisis of female reproductive unwellness; Addison Rae’s kaleidoscopic showgirl debut; and the upsetting regression of Sydney Sweeney’s bathwater hustle. We also discuss some boy issues: Luigi Mangione’s lovably centrist birthday dispatch from prison, putting the Guy Fawkes mask on and embracing Redditism, Trump and Elon’s toxic yaoi best friend breakup, and more. To stay subscribed to exclusive episodes and all the glamour of our premium content, head to https://www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe and add your payment info <3 Links: “How Sabrina Carpenter Dream-Come-True'd Her Whole Life” – Rolling Stone Sabrina Carpenter Man’s Best Friend album cover J. G. Ballard on Helmut Newton in The Art Newspaper, 1999 Sabrina Carpenter - Manchild (Official Video) Sports betting based on period cycles Recent PCOS/PMDD celebrity press: Lorde, Bella Hadid, Miley Cyrus Nadya Okamoto/August on TikTok Addison Rae – Addison Pitchfork Review (8.0) Addison Rae Interview: From $20 TikToks to Pop’s Most Promising Prospect – Popcast Addison Rae with superstar vocal coach Eric Vetro Addison Rae – Times Like These (Official Video) (feat. Gio the line cook!) Luigi Mangione’s gratitude-pilled birthday letter from MDC Alex Cooper Accuses Her College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment – Vanity Fair Martin Lawrence on The Jennifer Hudson Show (interview flop) Sydney’s Bathwater Bliss by Dr. Squatch Sydney Sweeney W Magazine cover story Belle Delphine bathwater PayPal controversy – Business Insider This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Jun 18, 2025 · 11 min
Ep. 124: American Scammer
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this episode, we oscillate between antebellum steamboat grifters and prosperity gospel televangelists to unpack the archetype of the American con man: a self-made myth-maker cloaked in charisma, uniqueness, nerve and talent. We discuss itinerant preachers, LA hypebeast cyber-apostles, Herman Melville, identity theft, April Fool’s Day, man-on-the-street content creators, jewelry dropshippers, and more, tracing the legacy of scammers through primary sources from 1850s op-eds to influencer snark pages. Links:
Jun 6, 2025 · 2 hr 7 min
Ep. 123: The Miss Course w/ Angel Money
This week on Nymphet Alumni, Alexi interviews Angel Money, New York nightlife darling and visionary of beauty and commerce. Over the course of more than two hours, we discuss her past life as a Tumblr-famous pale grunge blogger, her balance between New Age spirituality and hedonistic abundance, her intimate knowledge of custom Chinese manufacturing, her fashion controversies from cultural appropriation to exotic animal pelts, mad scientist gray market beauty treatments, the implicit influence of trans aesthetics on 21st century femininity, the mental and physical architecture of transsexuality, and much more. Angel also shares her exclusive recipes for a perfect night out—including her precise methodology for a 48-hour glam—and her high-fantasy vision for the ultimate immersive nightlife experience. Links: Listen to Money Talks with Angel Money Angel’s Share – Document Journal Angel Money on Instagram Angel Money on Twitter This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
May 28, 2025 · 1 hr 25 min
Ep. 122: Welcome to Chumbo w/ Emily Segal
In this episode, we’re joined by the legendary Emily Segal: writer, artist, cultural clairvoyant, and co-founder of K-HOLE and Nemesis. We talk about her brand-conscious NYC upbringing and art school education-by-osmosis, AI and telepathy, the collapse of unified worldviews, and what it means to be a creative director when every pair of jeans is trending at once. Emily also unearths the lost downtown dream of Chumbo and unpacks for us the group polarization and identity negotiation of contemporary parenting culture. Links: NEMESIS on Substack K-HOLE Emily Segal on Instagram The Generational Triennial: Younger Than Jesus at The New Museum Wolff Olins Matan Even on YouTube Mother Media: Hot and Cool Parenting in the Twentieth Century by Hannah Zeavin IDEO This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
May 20, 2025 · 1 hr 33 min
Ep. 121: Whimsimod
In this episode, we introduce the concept of whimsimod to explain the recent trend of pattern-printed and adorably tailored fashion among sensitive indie starlets and Instagram baddies alike. In the process of unpacking this polished yet playful re-envisioning of femininity, we discuss the aesthetic shift from “kiki” to “bouba” over the past year, the history of girly youth diffusion lines like RED Valentino and Blugirl, the current hemline crisis and the accompanying novelty hosiery movement, seminal lady designers including Carolina Herrera and Kate Spade, and more. We also provide a forensic cultural history of the polka dot throughout the decades. Links: Image board “The Power Of Two Claires: Miss Claire Sullivan Talks Designing Clairo’s Grammys Look” — Nylon “Reflections of Clairo” by Clairo — Byline beabadoobee — “Beaches” Jimmy Kimmel Live performance on YouTube beabadoobee slayful Getty Image Patternalia: An Unconventional History of Polka Dots, Stripes, Plaid, Camouflage, & Other Graphic Patterns by Jude Stewart “The Polka Dot’s Past Is Weirder Than You Think” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal Blondita, Lauren Perrin, Ben Doctor, Lucila Safdie TJ Maxx psychosis monologue TikTok (?) Miu Miu Fall 2023 Ready-to-Wear Collection — Vogue Runway Addison Rae’s polka dot catsuit by Miss Claire Sullivan at Coachella Addison Rae Vogue France cover story Disney Channel’s Former Costume Designer Doesn’t Get the Y2K Resurgence Either — Vogue Paloma Sandoval on Instagram “That’s So ’80s:” Wes Gordon Finds Treasures in a Scrapbook From Herrera’s Past — Interview “Carolina Herrera: Portrait of a Lady” by Anamaria Wilson — Harper’s Bazaar Lynn Wyatt's Glamorous Life: Celebrities, Couture, and Castles | Paper Trail on YouTube @chloyorkcity’s 80’s Excess series on TikTok Surrey glasses on EyeBuyDirect “The Enduring Legacy of Kate Spade’s Witty, Misunderstood Life” by Rory Satran — The Wall Street Journal Vogue’s extremely belated trend report on statement socks and tights at NYFW “1960s-Style Tights Are Back. How to Wear Them in 2022.” by Nancy MacDonell — The Wall Street Journal Cero Magazine Issue 9 — Kiko Kostadinov Special Edition featuring our interview with Laura and Deanna Fanning! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
May 14, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Ep. 120: First Glam Ever in Space | Study Break
In this edition of Study Break, we discuss the emancipatory joy of Justin Bieber’s public glow-down, shocking displays of tactical romantic psychosis by girls online, the despair wrought by the all-female Blue Origin space flight, the self-titled musical bonanza of Addison and Jonatan, the subversive pots-and-pans earworm Gnarly by Katseye, reflections on Californian millennialism from HAIM to Meghan Markle, our field trip to Pope Francis’s memorial mass, and more. To stay subscribed to exclusive episodes and all the glamour of our premium content, head to https://www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe and add your payment info <3 Links:“Hailey Bieber’s Dangerous Decade-Long Obsession [Reupload]” on YouTube Justin Bieber e-bike bong photoshoot “I’m Dating A Fan” by Caspar Lee on YouTube (and his gf’s viral TikTok) Benny Blanco reveals Selena Gomez used to wait outside his house for 30 minutes before dates Alexandra French’s “First Glam Ever in Space” Instagram post Katy Perry Sings in Space, Reveals “Lifetimes” Set List Levi Coralynn by Elizaveta Porodina for Alla Carta “The Untold Story Of America's Southern Chinese” (Mississippi Delta Chinese population documentary) on YouTube Addison Rae’s Elle April 2025 cover story KATSEYE (캣츠아이) “Gnarly” Official Music Video dearALICE by SM Entertainment (boy group whose name i couldn’t remember lol) PSYCHIC FEVER “Just Like Dat” Official Music Video Encyclical Letter Fratelli Tutti (On Fraternity and Social Friendship) by Pope Francis Michelle Obama on the Shocking Cost of Living in the White House Meghan Markle Netflix snarking on YouTube This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
May 6, 2025 · 5 min
Ep. 119: Sam's Jurassic World (Minisode)
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit www.nymphetalumni.com In this solo debut episode, Sam introduces us to her fantastically anachronistic obsession: dinosaurs and their recurring impact on fashion and culture. From the “Bone Wars” of the Gilded Age to the fossilized postwar fantasy of The Flintstones to the mass Dinomania surrounding the release of 1993’s Jurassic Park, Sam explores paleontological and prehistoric aesthetics as a reflection of cultural anxieties and technological advancements. She also walks us through major fashion moments including Jeremy Scott’s electroclash cavewomen (S/S 2010) and Gucci’s retro roadside dinosaur encounter (F/W 2017).
Apr 30, 2025 · 1 hr 29 min
Ep. 118: Mukbang
In this very special video episode of Nymphet Alumni, we convene in Hell’s Kitchen to perform our first-ever mukbang. Filmed the evening after our tiki-themed Substack launch party, we attempt to recover with 30 Chick-fil-A nuggets, two Cokes, two large fries, one chicken sandwich, and six Crumbl cookies. Along the way, we unpack the economics of fast food franchising, explore the theological divide between Protestant and Mormon desserts, debate the integrity of Chick-fil-A’s pickle batter and more. Bon appétit! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe
Apr 15, 2025 · 1 hr 47 min
Ep. 116: Hari Files w/ Hari Nef
In this episode, superstar model-actress-writer and certified Tumblr icon Hari Nef joins us to discuss the electric energy of the mid-2010s New York fashion scene— VFILES, Hood by Air, Eckhaus Latta, and more— and the collision of early online content and the fashion industry that birthed some of the most brilliant creative personae of our generation. We learn about Hari’s cutthroat electioneering of the Dazed 100, her double life of uptown collegiate excellence and downtown nightlife chaos, street casting in SoHo and shitposting on the main grid, reflections on a decade of woke ideology, and so much more. We also get exclusive scoop on Hari’s upcoming Candy Darling biopic! Links: Image board Hood By Air – FW 2014 Runway Hood By Air – FW 2013 Runway Kalifa (fka Le1f) profile in The Washington Post Venus X on the origins of GHE20G0TH1K, a club night that shaped the 2010s – Dazed VFILES Model Files Episode 5: Nodels (Not Models) on YouTube VFILES Model Files Season 2 Episode 1: Save SoSo on Youtube “Where Fashion Blogging Began” (Fashin F*gs profile) in The New York Times Blythe Marks on Instagram i-D Meets: Hari Nef on YouTube Hari Nef for the Dazed 100 Hari’s scarily spot-on gay identity prediction tweet from 2014 Enigma (dir. Zackary Drucker) in Variety @FilmUpdates announces the upcoming Candy Darling biopic Hari Nef’s Hottest Fashion Opinions – The Run-Through with Vogue @marcitlali’s legendary amish b***h Tumblr post This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nymphetalumni.com/subscribe