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Good for U(?)

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Hosted by Michelle and Wallis, Good for U(?) is a lighthearted podcast about capitalism-critical consumerism in the wellness industry. Each week, we discuss what's haunting our carts, the trends we can't escape, which sexy unique scams to avoid, and our strong opinions (that are loosely held). It's cosmic consumerism gone rogue. Good for u! Is it? Maybe. Who's to say? Not no!

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United States

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Hosted by Michelle and Wallis, Good for U(?) is a lighthearted podcast about capitalism-critical consumerism in the wellness industry. Each week, we discuss what's haunting our carts, the trends we can't escape, which sexy unique scams to avoid, and our strong opinions (that are loosely held). It's cosmic consumerism gone rogue. Good for u! Is it? Maybe. Who's to say? Not no!

Language:

English


Episodes
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Confessions of a professional brand spotter with Emma Chozick from ThingTesting

4/28/2023
Welcome to episode sixty-five. Our most unhinged and ThingTested episode yet. We're talking: Emma Apple Chozick is the head of community and curation at Thingtesting, a third party review platform for modern consumer brands. She oversees the platform’s curation and user incentive programming. Her role gives her a look into what’s coming up and the ability to spot the next big thing to surface for Thingtesting’s community. Follow along with Emma on the gram and Twitter Check our Emma’s chair project @sitting.home Check out Emma’s feature on Arch Digest Our theme song is by ⁠⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠⁠! Check em’ out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:50:13

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From creator to corporate: what’s an influencer to do next?

4/21/2023
Welcome to episode sixty-four. Our most unhinged and de-influenced episode yet. We're talking: We discuss Lee from America’s new content pillars and her NYT profile Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,⁠ our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by ⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠! Check em’ out Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:33:18

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We’re stuck in a dupe loop and side-eyeing Telfar's new pricing model

4/14/2023
Welcome to episode sixty-three. Our most unhinged and dupety-duped episode yet. We're talking: #watertokDupe LoopTelfar introduces a new pricing model. Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by Parallel Dance Ensemble This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds.Studio! Check em’ out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:28:15

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Your sexy unique scent and the beginning of the end of Aesop(?)

4/7/2023
Welcome to episode sixty-two. Our most unhinged and pheromone drenched episode yet. We're talking: L’Oréal buys Aesop. Will the quality last? Good for Who?Pheromone perfumesOur recent exorcized haunted carts Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,⁠ our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by ⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠! Check em’ out Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:36:38

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“Community” founded luxury gyms and reducing mycophobia with Alice Mushrooms

3/31/2023
Welcome to episode sixty-one. Our most unhinged and ‘shroom filled episode yet. Today we delve into the world of functional and psychedelic mushrooms with Charlotte Cruze, co-founder of Alice Mushrooms. Join us while we sip on Ginger Lime Poppi and Trident Nitro Cold Brew Coffee and share our thoughts on: hawking premium restaurant reservationswhite-glove reservation appsApplication-only luxury wellness clubsAlice Mushrooms --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:52:16

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How this royal celeb plans to stay relevant and enter the consumer market

3/24/2023
Welcome to episode sixty. Our most unhinged and cake bossed episode yet. This week’s drinks Poppi Root Beer 👍 Motto Sparkling Matcha 👍 We're talking: The feud between Malibu Juice Club and Malibu Beach Club. We discuss this DTC lifestyle brand feud and the accompanying Reddit snark threadIs Meghan Markle’s “The Tig” really going to compete with Goop?Researchers have developed a new blood test which aims to help detect anxiety from biomarkers. Our Haunted Carts This steamer These Violet_FR serums Sunfood, Organic Cacao Butter Wafers Gift For Women-Cake Decorating Supplies Kit Genetic Genie --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:37:45

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Why are we still talking about Weight Watchers and Gwyneth Paltrow?

3/17/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-nine. Our most unhinged and sleep deprived episode yet. We’re talking: Today’s bevvies: Baloo: Blood Orange Basil 👍 Good idea: Black Currant 👎 Referenced in this episode: WeightWatchers Is Pivoting Back to Weight Loss—Not That They’d Been Fooling AnyoneSleep Loss Causes Loneliness: Here’s How, and WhyLife After Food? A diabetes drug has become an off-label appetite suppressant, changing the definition of being thin and what it takes to get thereThe Art of Being Well podcast interview with Gwyneth Paltrow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:27:18

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The vitamin you didn’t know you needed and an upgraded bullet proof recipe

3/10/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-eight. Our most unhinged and feelings-filled episode yet. We're talking: This week’s drink: Gldn Hour Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,⁠ our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by ⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠! Check em’ out Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:24:32

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The new wellness membership, Big Nut Milk news, and trans fats for the face

3/3/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-seven. Our most unhinged and Crisco-filled episode yet. We’re talking: Referenced: Soy, Oat and Almond Drinks Can Be Called Milk, F.D.A. Says The New York Magazine’s coverage on obesity and Ozempic Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,⁠⁠ our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by ⁠⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠⁠! Check em’ out ⁠Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:32:53

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The not so sexy scam of de-influencing

2/24/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-six. Our most unhinged and shadow-self episode yet. This week’s bevvies and snacks SPICED PIÑARITAJoggyAlice We’re talking Bing’s shadow self. Good for who? Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by Parallel Dance Ensemble This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds.Studio! Check em’ out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message
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We tried to write this with OpenAi but it kept shaming our placentas

2/17/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-five. Our most unhinged and placenta-pilled episode yet. We're talking: The New York Magazine’s New Rules Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by Parallel Dance Ensemble This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds.Studio! Check em’ out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:36:48

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The one thing you can’t take from Ty Haney

2/10/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-four. Our most unhinged and joggy doggy episode yet. Today on the pod we’re lucky to be chatting (and fan girling) with Ty Haney, the founder of Outdoor Voices. Ty shares her take on the future of DTC, what’s perennially haunting her cart, and what to expect from her two new ventures, Try Your Best, and joggy. Check out Try Your Best at tyb.xyz and don’t miss trying the joggy products at getjoggy.co All of our listeners can use code HOLISTICISM for 15% off full priced products getjoggy.co! We’re talking Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,⁠⁠ our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by ⁠⁠Parallel Dance Ensemble⁠⁠ This podcast is edited by ⁠⁠Softer Sounds.Studio⁠⁠! Check em’ out ⁠Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:43:29

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Embedded in Youth (TikTok) Culture with Kate Lindsay

2/3/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-three. Our most unhinged and Embedded episode yet. Join us in gossip with our chronically online and very special guest @kathrynfiona. Kate Lindsay is a culture writer, Pinterest apologist, and co-founder of the Embedded newsletter, your essential guide to what’s good on the internet. Subscribe to the Embedded Substack for weekly essays, interviews, and the very personal browsing habits of Le Internet Cool Kids. We’re talking Try 30 days of free meditation on O-p-e-n here! Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by Parallel Dance Ensemble This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds.Studio! Check em’ out --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:01:00:04

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The ghouls share their (not so scammy) 2023 consumer trend predictions

1/27/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-two. Our most unhinged and predictably lit episode yet. We're talking: Referenced Join fellow ghouls in The Grext,Parallel Dance EnsembleSofter Sounds.Studio⁠Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:40:56

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The most unhinged Pinterest trend predictions for 2023

1/20/2023
Welcome to episode fifty-one. Our most unhinged and beer filled episode yet. We're talking: Pinterest’s annual prediction Check out this episodes Haunted Cart here. Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Our theme song is by Parallel Dance Ensemble This podcast is edited by Softer Sounds.Studio! Check em’ out ⁠Join OPEN now for 30 days free and get unlimited access to breathwork, meditation, yoga, pilates, and more!⁠ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:52:56

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Bypassing big tech’s pleasure censors with Yasemin and Whitney of Jems

12/16/2022
Welcome to episode fifty. Our most unhinged and safely wrapped episode yet. Today we have Yasemin and Whitney, co-founders of Jems condoms, on the pod to talk about the sexual wellness CPG space, and their goals of re-imagining how we talk, think, and market safe sex, both at the checkout counter and behind closed doors. While looking for contraception options between pregnancies, Yasemin and Whitney noticed a void in the condom aisle and put their zone of genius in design, creative, and marketing to work building their sexual wellness company, one condom at a time. Jems condoms contain no hidden ingredients, and the brand aims to speak to the multiplicity of gender and sexual expressions, while providing education on sexual health and wellness. Follow Jems Instagram and TikTok at @jemsforall We’re talking: sexy, Referenced: Susan Alexandra bagsU Beauty --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:46:34

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The spookiest scams, sexiest dupes, and the most haunted carts of 22’

12/9/2022
Welcome to episode forty-nine. Our most unhinged and “wrapped” episode yet. We're talking: Free! Write us an apple podcast review to win this week’s prize: A pack of these super cool Chunks hair clips Experience Open for 30 days free here! Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Check out our ShopMy shelf for the DL on our latest haunted cartsParallel Dance EnsembleSofter Sounds.Studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:51:49

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Wellness rewards for the ghoulies? Derek Flanzraich has thoughts

12/2/2022
Welcome to episode forty-eight. Our most unhinged and health-rewarded episode yet. Today we have a very special guest, Derek Flanzraich of The Ness. Derek previously founded Greatist, and is now on a mission to build the next great credit card company that rewards people for living healthier lives. This week we're talking: Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Check out our ShopMy shelf for the DL on our latest haunted cartsParallel Dance EnsembleSofter Sounds.Studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:51:02

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The zero scam game of slow gifting with Amanda Lee McCarty of Clotheshorse

11/29/2022
Welcome to episode forty-seven. Our most unhinged and slow-gifted episode yet. FREE! Submit a review on Apple podcasts and you’ll be entered to win this week’s prize: A copy of Aesthetica by Allie Rowbottom This week on the pod we had the pleasure of speaking with Amanda Lee McCarty. Amanda Lee McCarty (she/they) wanted to be an art teacher, but somehow ended up with a career in fashion that began as a seasonal part-time sales associate in the fitting rooms at a fast fashion retailer. Since then, they have worked for some of the most iconic millennial fast fashion brands. And yes, if you’ve shopped in this century, you’ve probably bought something they developed. Amanda is also the host/creator/all the things of Clotheshorse, the podcast for people who love clothes, but hate capitalism. Check out Amanda’s guide to slow gifting here. Check out Amanda’s extremely insightful podcast Clotheshorse, support her work on Patreon, peruse the guide to slow gifting here, check out her Small Business, Big Picture classes, and here for an insightful and fun follow. We're talking: Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Check out our ShopMy shelf for the DL on our latest haunted cartsParallel Dance EnsembleSofter Sounds.Studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:01:06:42

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A time-sensitive seasonal scam alert for the ghouls

11/18/2022
Welcome to episode forty-six. Our most unhinged and Columbo’d episode yet. We're talking: FREE! Submit a (hopefully positive) review on Apple podcasts and you’ll be entered to win this week’s prize: Moon Juice’s Acid Potion: Travel Size Check out goodbuy on the app store, chrome extension, shop page, and on their shopify app. Join fellow ghouls in The Grext, our free sexy unique group chat, where you’ll get the tea on the latest products and which scams to avoid. Check out our ShopMy shelf for the DL on our latest haunted cartsParallel Dance EnsembleSofter Sounds.Studio --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/goodforu/message

Duration:00:52:14