Culture Changers with Allison Hare

Has Biohacking Made Us Lonely? Chris Schembra returns for his fourth appearance on Culture Changers to tackle the paradox at the heart of modern life: we've never had more access, more tracking, more optimization—yet we're the loneliest society that has ever existed. We've biohacked our way into a corner. Oura rings, trackers, endless social media connections. We're fitter, more quantified, more efficient. And yet suicide rates have never been higher. Chris breaks down why true fulfillment doesn't come from adding more optimization—it comes from adding friction back. We explore earned intimacy, the cost of outsourcing our emotions, and why a village of 100 friends was born from three people choosing breakfast together.

The psychology of political polarization, explained. NYU neuroscientist Dr. Jay Van Bavel on tribalism, motivated reasoning, and why we can't agree on anything anymore. But there is a way to make it better!

Women are disappearing. Demi Moore, Kelly Osbourne, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo — awards season 2026 looked like the '90s called and asked for their bodies back. And this time, there's a pill for it. I dig into what the GLP-1 explosion is actually doing to women — not just physically, but culturally and politically. Because the pressure to shrink has never just been about aesthetics. I also get personal about my own history with disordered eating and body dysmorphia, and what it means that I'm on a GLP-1 myself. No clean answers. Just an honest, fiery conversation we need to be having.

Allison breaks down why The Pitt — HBO's real-time ER drama set in Pittsburgh — might be the most culturally important show on television right now, exploring collective grief, the danger of assumptions, and our shared hunger to see people overcome impossible situations. It's competence p*rn!

Megachurch culture, evangelical influencers, and culty performative faith? Oh my! (Oh yes!). Allii Hoff Kosik's debut novel Too Blessed To Stress is digging deep into all the juicy inner-workings of it all.

Women are paying thousands of dollars a year just to look “professional” at work. But "professional" requires hair, makeup, nails, skincare, wardrobe, age-defying procedures, etc. Men are (obviously) not. In this episode, I make the case that women’s beauty bills are not just for vanity, but infrastructure to stay relevant and get ahead. And if employers benefit from it, it belongs on payroll.

I sat down with famed actor and author, Josh Pais to talk about all the energy most of us are carrying and how much of it goes into holding ourselves together. We recorded during a heavy moment, responding in real time and paying attention to what shows up in the body, not just the head.

Why I’ve Had It Podcast exploded so fast. A breakdown of language, rage, and point of view—and what political podcasts get wrong.

Culture Changers is back! Why I rebranded, what broke, and why this podcast is going to change some things in the world! Come on, let's go!

In this episode, Allison Hare shares a deeply moving brain cancer survivor story with Christophe van Durme about fear, legacy, and finding peace inside uncertainty.

In Part 2 of Reinvention Room episode, Allison Hare talks with Sarah Edmondson about escaping the NXIVM cult, coercive control, and reclaiming freedom. It's so juicy!

Think your story isn’t big enough? Too ordinary? Too late? Wrong. Fan-favorite Cindy Robinson and I dismantle every excuse that’s been keeping your book in your head instead of on paper.