Ep. 61: First day of school ft. Casey Lewis
This week Daisy and Francis are joined by Casey Lewis, founder of the After School newsletter and Gen Z consumer trends expert. Casey has been an editor at Teen Vogue, MTV, and New York Magazine, and in 2016, she started a media company for Gen Z, which was acquired by another media company for Gen Z.
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Casey
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Links & References
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Timestamps
00:00 Thomas Bernhard renaissance
05:25 Double dogs and doubled subs
08:00 Gen alpha are the marketing generation
10:11 Denim is back
18:51 Individuality vs. conformity in youth culture
26:46 Brand loyalty in gen z and gen alpha
30:45 Mom's influence on tween shopping
34:00 The uncanny valley of fashion
38:09 Refragmentation of youth culture
44:03 You stole my brainrot
51:30 The ethics of child influencers
58:27 I wanna be your billboard
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Our intro song, Night Life, is written by Nakisso Peralta and performed by Chillers.
