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Critical Condition

Shay Omi

Critical Condition is a forensic autopsy of pop culture that blends an English major’s analytical deep-dive with a counselor’s focus on the human cost and a physician’s precision. By examining how trauma and socio-political trends turn people into consumable objects, Shay looks at our biggest stars with precision and empathy to ask the essential question: why do we treat each other the way we do?

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Episodes

13 episodes

  1. Dying by Your Point of View: Why Ariana Grande Deserves Our Radical Empathy 1:04:37
  2. This Moonman Didn't Land: The Fall of the VMAs 45:59
  3. The Emancipation of BLACKPINK 1:20:54
  4. From Standing Ovation to Eviction Notice: Taylor Swift's Encore 1:03:13
  5. Chappell Roan and the Paradox of Boundaries 1:06:28
  6. Ed Sheeran, Macklemore and the Consequences of Free Speech 1:31:40
  7. The Blush That Broke the Beauty Community 38:24
  8. Taylor Swift is Losing Control of the Narrative 1:10:35
  9. HYBE is Eating Itself 46:28
  10. Olivia Rodrigo and the New Purity Culture: The Rise of Progressive Moral Policing 31:51
  11. Love Island USA & The Fiji Panopticon 47:40
  12. Justin Bieber: From Complex Trauma to Bieberchella Reclamation 1:08:02
  13. Critical Condition Trailer 1:51