Introducing Why Are You Like This? with Megan Rapinoe

About this episode

Megan Rapinoe discusses with various cultural figures who challenge the status quo in the new podcast series 'Why Are You Like This?'.

Megan Rapinoe is sitting down with the athletes, artists, activists, and architects of our culture who weren’t satisfied with the status quo and wanted to do things differently. Why Are You Like This? premieres on August 6 wherever you get your podcasts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

People in this episode

Guest: Megan Rapinoe

Topics covered

• culture
• activism
• sports
• interviews
• arts

Keywords

• Megan Rapinoe
• activism
• culture
• sports
• interviews

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Vox Media Podcast Network

Books & works: Why Are You Like This?

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