There’s an influencer for everything—including the intersection of geology, volcanology, academia, and queer joy. This week, we are chatting with  Denali (@dykanite), a PhD student and science communicator  with nearly 300k Instagram followers whose viral posts make earth science funny, fierce, and deeply human. They dig into how a geology joke launched an entire platform, why science isn’t neutral, and what it means to be an openly queer researcher in a field still catching up to the moment.  It’s smart, hilarious, and will totally change the way you look at rocks.

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Out of F*cks to Give with Carla Sosenko

Under the Influence is a deep dive into social media, a place haunted by aspirational marketing where it feels like every other person is a social media influencer trying to sell you something, all while posed in perfect houses that never seem to get messy. And behind this airbrushed perfection is money, so much money. Billions and billions of dollars. Journalist and mom Jo Piazza looks at how we got here, what it all means and how the commodification of every single aspect of our lives is driving everyone (but mostly women and mothers) a little insane.