Show Notes
Ben Kawaller just flew to South Korea to inject salmon sperm into his face.
On this week’s episode of “Second Thought,” Suzy Weiss, Dan Ahdoot, and Ben unpack the bizarre rise of the male beauty economy. Ben recounts his surreal trip to Seoul, where he underwent a series of cutting-edge cosmetic procedures—including “Crowtox,” laser treatments, and the infamous Rejuran salmon DNA injections.
They also discuss Ben’s new podcast series, “Strange Bedfellows,” which explores the complicated political and cultural history of the LGBTQ coalition. From the shift from “gay” to “queer,” to the tensions within the movement itself, the discussion digs into how identity politics, gender ideology, and coalition-building reshaped American culture over the last several decades.
Plus: theater etiquette collapse, the Met Gala, Jeff Bezos funding the arts, Spirit Airlines shutting down, why nobody knows how to behave in public anymore—and whether fashion is actually art.
Smart, funny, provocative, and completely unhinged. You don’t want to miss it.
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