Mukbangs

Hailey Bieber just sold her 3 year old beauty company Rhode for $1 billion. Is the girlboss back? We investigate the world of celebrity beauty—how are these brands created and what makes one hit vs flop?Topics covered:e.l.f. Beauty Acquires Rhode for $1B—was it a good dealThe ori ...  Show more

What do you get when a former Catholic schoolgirl and a business-school-educated atheist chat religion? A deep dive into the Vatican—how it works as a business, country, and moral guidepost.Topics covered:A quick overview of Christianity and the history of how Protestantism split ...  Show more

Who's hungry? Mukbang is a portmanteau for the Korean words for food + broadcasting and it is a multi sensory experience. Tune in to hear about mukbang's growing popularity, how food porn becomes porn porn, plus an absolutely bonkers video about a grilled girl breast. Bring a hea ...  Show more

We're talking FOOD. Our eating habits, our grocery habits, and trends we love. Lots to unpack as we dive into our kitchens! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices 

Dr Thao Dam explores how food is experienced digitally, through the Korean-originated practice of mukhbang, where people pay to watch others eat inline. These episodes of the Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity (UBVO) podcast were recorded at seminars in 2022, convened by ...  Show more

America loves to go nuts over new food trends and it turns out that the 20th century was a boon time for them. Revisit them with Josh and Chuck in this classic episode.