DEEP DIVE: The History of Camo, American Soft Power, and Chappell Roan Merch

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Welcome to our first Deep Dive, the monthly segment where we plunge headfirst into the depths of culture.

This month we tracked the history of camo print to try to get to the bottom of why it seems like suddenly everyone from your bi-sexual passing barista to that Shein-clad influencer is wearing it.

Also on the docket: Why is every gay guy dressed like a straight guy? The 2024 election? Is hope a dangerous thing for women like us to have?

Rapture is a podcast hosted by Jerwin Gabriel Santiago and Elizabeth Wayne, two timeless Chicago beauties who are young for their grade.

Join them every other week as they put off going to grad school by plunging the depths of culture, film, and whatever Nietzsche was talking about.

If your biggest regret was wearing Toms in middle school or the Real Housewives of Salt Lake City are your Jungian archetypes, then hiiiii!

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