{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6a0f5f69d7997e788c702ea1/6a85ae3cc0d0ecd3d6d1b2ae?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Incel-ification of the Internet with Josh Lora","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6a0f5f69d7997e788c702ea1/1787151078887-6b53624c-97e2-43be-95c2-afdcc91c23eb.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>This week, Ira sits down with writer, cultural critic, and TikTok commentator Josh Lora (@tellthebeees) to unpack the cultural forces shaping what we watch, read, and obsess over online. They get into Christopher Nolan’s <em>The Odyssey</em>, the internet’s growing fixation on masculinity, and why TikTok has turned beauty, loneliness, and dating into a warped competition. Along the way, they debate the state of BookTok, the death of counterculture, and whether reality TV needs a little more mess. Plus, Josh explains the Harry Jowsey lore and why you absolutely do not need to watch <em>Let’s Marry Harry</em>.</p><p><br></p><p>00:00 Ira Madison III Introduces the Episode</p><p>04:21 Josh Lora Joins Ira: Christopher Nolan &amp; The Odyssey</p><p>07:40 The Odyssey, Identity &amp; Representation</p><p>12:05 Christopher Nolan’s Fascination With Masculinity</p><p>20:45 Masculinity, Guilt &amp; the “Great Man”</p><p>24:29 Interstellar, Spider-Man &amp; Male Loneliness</p><p>32:29 TikTok, Beauty Standards &amp; Online Culture</p><p>41:09 Daria, Punk &amp; the Death of Counterculture</p><p>46:55 Celebrity Fandom &amp; the Rise of Stan Culture</p><p>52:58 BookTok, Reading Culture &amp; DNFing Books</p><p>56:06 Why Internet Culture Is Getting Darker</p><p>01:06:41 Reality TV, Netflix &amp; the Death of the Reality Star</p>","author_name":"Ira Madison III"}