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Trick Mirror by Jia Tolentino

Jia Tolentino reads from her provocative, incisive essays about modern life - from the cult of weddings to the all-pervasive internet.

Radio 4,8 episodes

Episodes

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I Thee Dread Part 1
Jia Tolentino considers weddings in her essay I Thee Dread, from her book Trick Mirror.
15 mins04 Nov 2019
I Thee Dread Part 2
Jia Tolentino takes on the excesses of the wedding industry.
15 mins04 Nov 2019
The I In The Internet Part 1
Jia Tolentino asks 'how did the internet get so bad?'
15 mins04 Nov 2019
The I In The Internet Part 2
'How did the internet get so bad?’ asks Jia Tolentino in this wide-ranging essay.
15 mins04 Nov 2019
Always Be Optimizing
Jia Tolentino considers the pressure on women to be an ideal version of themselves.
15 mins04 Nov 2019
Always be Optimizing - Part 2
The pressures on women to present their best selves to the world.
15 mins04 Nov 2019
The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams - Part 1
Jia Tolentino argues that scamming is the ‘definitive millennial ethos’
15 mins04 Nov 2019
The Story of a Generation in Seven Scams - Part 2
A provocative essay which argues that scamming is the ‘definitive millennial ethos’.
15 mins04 Nov 2019