{"podcast":{"title":"Pop Syllabus","slug":"pop-syllabus-7649526","podcast_index_feed_id":7649526,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/popsyllabus","website_url":"https://popsyllabus.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/2fa57a72-ea89-11f0-8488-63dcd1682c0f/image/fac8d1ff938c54bff640f53b3920f7ba.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nkiruka Productions and Companion Arts","episode_count":29,"summary":"Pop Syllabus is a show where host Christiana Mbakwe Medina deconstructs the zeitgeist and answers the big cultural questions. How did we swing from body positivity to thin-being-in? Why do so many people trust wellness influencers over medical doctors? And how did tech oligarchs become the new celebrities? Think of Christiana as a cross between a messy news anchor and guerilla academic. Each week, she and an expert guest will unpack a buzzy topic, and help us understand the moment while going through it.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-22T16:20:16.937550+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526"},"episode":{"title":"Space Racism & Astrology With Margaret Gaida","slug":"space-racism-astrology-with-margaret-gaida","published_at":"2026-02-18T08:05:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/space-racism-astrology-with-margaret-gaida","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO1670320848.mp3?updated=1771957096","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/LLUOO1670320848.mp3?updated=1771957096","summary":"Astrology is everywhere, blending spirituality, social media, and even AI apps that promise to read your future. Today, Christiana speaks with astrology historian, Margaret Gaida, to understand how astrology shapes love, culture, and the hidden inequalities of the cosmic world. Margaret’s website: mghsci.wordpress.com/dissertation Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack | Merch⁠ available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: ⁠advertise@companionarts.com⁠ If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: ⁠hello@popsyllabus.com⁠ 02:20 Astrology in the East vs. West 03:30 Astrological predictions throughout history 07:45 The mothers of astrology 12:45 Why women and LGBTQ+ communities are attracted to astrology 18:32 Astrology and science 23:48 Big Zodiac, tech and AI 29:31 White influencers and astrology 41:04 “Space racism” and dating 44:50 Individualism vs. communities 47:40 The future of astrology in America Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Astrology is everywhere, blending spirituality, social media, and even AI apps that promise to read your future. Today, Christiana speaks with astrology h…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3261,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/pop-syllabus-7649526/episodes/space-racism-astrology-with-margaret-gaida/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/pop-syllabus-7649526/space-racism-astrology-with-margaret-gaida.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}