About this episode

Lauren and Amanda Dobbins discuss the highlights and lowlights of the Met Gala red carpet and various cultural discourses surrounding it.

Lauren’s guest is The Ringer’s Amanda Dobbins. They discuss the best and worst of the Met Gala red carpet, the Bezos discourse, the tech bro discourse, why the theme of the gala and the exhibit have to be different (do they?), plus more ‘Devil Wears Prada 2’ talk. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Host: Lauren

Guest: Amanda Dobbins

Topics covered

• Met Gala
• red carpet
• tech discourse
• fashion
• celebrity culture
• Devil Wears Prada

Keywords

• Met Gala
• Amanda Dobbins
• red carpet
• Bezos discourse
• tech bro discourse
• Devil Wears Prada 2

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer

Books & works: Devil Wears Prada 2

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