Welcome back to our podcast What’s the Obsession With…? Hosts Adri and Brie take a deep dive into what makes us (you know…humans) get fixated on everything from aliens to ghosts. With some research, personal stories, and wildly speculative theories on all the topics people have been obsessed with since the dawn of civilization.
#007 “…celebrities?”
This time we dive into the obsession with celebrities, own up to our own youthful fixations, and have a chat about “Stan.” From the days of Marie Antoinette to the hundreds of YouTube personalities out there right now, we talk about our (para)relationships with absolute strangers. Do celebrities get anything from our adoration or is all a big drag for them? What do we get from the act of idolizing others? Who did Ancient Greeks stan? Are we hardwired to be fans? Let’s find out!
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