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SUPERFAD
by Stuff Audio
This is the age of the "superfad". Products, ideas and habits that surge into our collective conscience - and frequently burn out just as fast. In this new podcast from Stuff, two of our millennial reporters dive into the crazes. Laura Walters and Katie Kenny have spent a week in a waist trainer, crammed into a tiny house and vegged out on the couch for hours of binge watching to deliver Superfad. Each episode combines lively insights and revealing personal stories from well-known New Zealanders. We also explore the important social and cultural questions raised by the rapid rise and fall of 21st century fads.
Episodes
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Tiny Houses
Pimped-out tiny houses have been popping up all over the country. The movement seems like a natural fit for Kiwis, harking back to our rural roots, but does that extend to urban settings? In the final Superfad episode, hosts Laura Walters and Katie Kenny move in to a tiny house on the prarie.…
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Vaping
Jodi Green lost half her tongue to mouth cancer. It could have been worse if it wasn’t for e-cigarettes, she says. Green is one of the many evangelists for vaping - an alternative to dangerous tobacco cigarettes - who told us their stories for this episode of Superfad. People like Green are…
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Mindfulness
Can a fad be 2500 years old? In the madness of 21st Century living, “mindfulness” is back. Trendy retreats, meditation classes, and mindfulness apps are mushrooming. Evidence of its efficacy has encouraged its use in schools and even by the military. In this episode of Superfad, hosts Laura…
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TV Binge-watching
High speed internet has transformed home entertainment. In the past two decades, Netflix has grown from a California-based mail order DVD outfit to a global streaming service with more than 100 million subscribers. In New Zealand, Lightbox has more than 300,000 subscribers. The once-dominant...
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DNA Mapping
Ancestry.com has about six million DNA samples in its database. In a four-day sale late last year, they sold 1.4 million test kits. In a short space of time, DNA mapping has raced from being the stuff of rarefied scientific research to an almost do-it-yourself process, achievable with a few…
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Cryptocurrency
As Bitcoin soars in price, investors around the world are looking to snatch up some cryptocurrency in the hope of increasing their wealth, and being part of one of the most exciting financial trends of this generation. But it’s harder for New Zealanders to get into the game. In this episode,...
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Waist Trainers
Thanks to the Kardashians, waist trainers have taken off. The stretchy, modern-day corsets are touted as a way to get a flatter tummy, improve your posture and cinch in your waist. But are they an unhealthy obsession? Do they undermine, or empower women? Superfad hosts Katie Kenny and Laura…
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Introducing Superfad, from Stuff
After delivering the most successful New Zealand podcast to date, Stuff presents its next major series in the audio format. In Superfad, two of our millennial reporters dive into the trends that surge and often retreat from the nation's consciousness. Laura Walters and Katie Kenny have spent a…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
This is the age of the "superfad". Products, ideas and habits that surge into our collective conscience - and frequently burn out just as fast. In this new podcast from Stuff, two of our millennial reporters dive into the crazes. Laura Walters and Katie Kenny have spent a week in a waist trainer, crammed into a tiny house and vegged out on the couch for hours of binge watching to deliver Superfad. Each episode combines lively insights and revealing personal stories from well-known New Zealanders. We also explore the important social and cultural questions raised by the rapid rise and fall of 21st century fads.
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This is the age of the "superfad". Products, ideas and habits that surge into our collective conscience - and frequently burn out just as fast. In this new podcast from Stuff, two of our millennial reporters dive into the crazes. Laura Walters and Katie Kenny have spent a week in a waist trainer,...
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SUPERFAD is created and hosted by Stuff Audio.
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