#212 - Ashley Mears - Why Do People Go To Nightclubs?

Published: Aug. 20, 2020, 5:30 a.m.

b"Ashley Mears is a writer, sociologist and former fashion model.\\nWhat happens if a sociologist decides to do immersive ethnographic research and become a party girl for 6 months, following some of the biggest promoters around New York & Miami and assessing what's going on?\\nWhy do men spend \\xa31000's on bottles of champagne in VIP clubs? Why is the music so loud? Why is there a very specific type of girl on these tables? What are the anthropological underpinnings of nightclubs?\\nSponsor:\\nSign up to FitBook at https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/ (enter code MODERNWISDOM for 50% off your membership)\\nExtra Stuff:\\nBuy Very Important People - https://amzn.to/3gO6azy\\xa0\\nGet my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity \\u2192 https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/\\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\\n-\\nGet in touch.\\xa0Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the MW YouTube Channel or message me...\\nInstagram:\\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\\nTwitter:\\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\\nYouTube:\\xa0https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast\\nEmail: https://www.chriswillx.com/contact\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"