Brittany Luse
Stories
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'It's Been a Minute' explores how to throw a dinner party
Government data indicates that Americans aren't throwing dinner parties as much as they used to, but there are good reasons to host them — and ways to ease the pressures of hosting.
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Exploring the drawbacks of trusting some AI search results
NPR's It's Been a Minute podcast explored some of the pitfalls of relying on AI search results, including concerns about accuracy and bias.
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Why the internet sucks (and keeps getting worse)
Do you ever feel like the internet just doesn't work as well as it used to? Or maybe you wish you could go back to the old internet? Where your search queries actually served you what you wanted, and your feeds weren't overrun by ads? Well, it's not just you - the internet IS getting worse, and platforms are getting harder to leave. But how did we get here? Journalist and tech activist Cory Doctorow joins Brittany to lay out why in his new book, Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What to Do About It.Follow Brittany Luse on Instagram: @bmluseFor handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at npr.org/podclub.
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Understanding cringe — and how it can help or hurt us
It's Been a Minute's Brittany Luse on the rise of cringe culture: where it comes from, how it's hurting us, and how leaning into cringe is good for art.
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Taylor Frankie Paul is a new kind of Bachelorette for ABC
ABC's The Bachelorette has chosen The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives star Taylor Frankie Paul as their Season 22 Bachelorette.
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What's behind the trend of so-called 'gray divorces'?
What's behind the trend of so-called "gray divorces," and what is it like for newly single people to seek out new relationships over the age of 50?
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Hasan Piker: a "himbo gateway drug" for progressives?
Hasan Piker likes fitness, gaming, and progressive politics, and millions of young men flock to him for his opinions. Is he the Joe Rogan of the left that Democrats are looking for? Hasan says no.
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Steroids is still fueling discussions about body image online
Steroids have been around for a long time, but the drug is still fueling discussions about body image online.
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Protein seems to suddenly be everywhere. Here's why
Many doctors and researchers feel that most Americans get more than enough protein, but the macronutrient seems to be everywhere these days -- being advertised on candy bars and ice cream.
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'Sing Sing', a film about art in prison, gets 3 Oscar nominations
The movie 'Sing Sing,' starring Colman Domingo and a cast of real-life formerly incarcerated actors, tells the story of a group of incarcerated men who work together to stage an original musical.
