What do Mardi Gras, professional wrestling, dance, and Ted Lasso have in common?

More than you’d expect.

Andrew Miragliotta introduces us to New Orleans’ Lucha Krewe, where wrestling, Mexican Lucha Libre traditions, music, dance, and celebration come together to build community. Like the AFC Richmond locker room, the krewe reminds us that movement—whether in sport, dance, or parade—can create connection and belonging.

Join us for a conversation about joy, performance, and why moving together continues to be one of our most powerful ways of connecting with one another.

📸: Lucha Krewe

A haircut can be so much more than a haircut. And hair is more meaningful than just a style.

Inspired by Sam's barbershop scene in Ted Lasso, this conversation with performance, play, and digital arts scholar A.M. Darke explores the cultural significance of Black hair and the importance of representing Black culture with care, complexity, and joy. We also discuss the Open Source Afro Hair Library, an innovative project expanding how Black hair is represented in digital spaces.

Join us for a conversation about culture, representation, and the ways thoughtful design can help people feel seen, valued, and celebrated. Soon to be released, wherever you get your podcasts!

📸: “Inga” by Seren Sensei from Open Source Afro Hair Library

What happens when “boys will be boys” gets turned on its head—and we start seeing men differently?

In this Group Chat about Sam’s haircut scene, our team reflects on how Ted Lasso, and even Heated Rivalry, challenged some of the stereotypes we’ve come to associate with masculinity. Instead of the expected locker-room bravado, these stories give us spaces shaped by vulnerability, friendship, care, community, and even queer intimacy.

We talk about how seeing these possibilities in popular culture have impacted us, encouraging us to think differently about the men and masculinities we encounter in our own lives.

And, of course, there’s a little Swan Lake in there, too. 🦢

Join us for a conversation about the popular culture that doesn’t just reflect the world around us, but can change the way we see it—and each other.