260. Roxane Gay: Should We Quit Social Media?
Author and cultural observer, Roxane Gay, examines the landscape of the internet and our relationship with it. We discuss the line between constructive criticism and online toxicity; how to decide when to speak up and when to stay quiet; and how to stay human and allow redemption in an online world that demands perfection.\n\nPlus, a breakdown of our shared unguilty pleasure: Naked Attraction.\n\nAbout Roxane:\xa0\nRoxane Gay is the author of several books, including\xa0Ayiti,\xa0An Untamed State,\xa0New York Times\xa0bestsellers\xa0Bad Feminist\xa0and\xa0Hunger; and the national bestseller\xa0Difficult Women.\n\nHer writing appears in Best American Mystery Stories, Best American Short Stories, Best Sex Writing, A Public Space, McSweeney\u2019s, Tin House, Oxford American, American Short Fiction, Virginia Quarterly Review, and many others. She is a contributing opinion writer for the\xa0New York Times.\xa0\n\nShe also has a newsletter, \u201cThe Audacity\u201d \u2013 and once had a podcast, The Roxane Gay Agenda.\n\nHer latest book,\xa0Opinions, is available now.\n\nTW:\xa0@rgay\nIG:\xa0@roxanegay74\n \nTo learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy\n \n Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices