Payton Selby

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Episode 1

The Park and It’s Artifacts: Covid Time New York, an allegory to the Beat Generation

Payton delves into the despair of 2020 New York City and mirrors it to the 1950’s era of industrialization in the city that displaced many of the struggling artists of the Beat Generation. This episode features the essay: “The Park and It’s Artifacts.” She also analyzes one of the most seminal pieces of the Beatnick poetry: Howl by Allen Ginsberg.

Episode 2

Quicksand: The Crisis in American Girlhood

Payton discusses the modern day mental health “crisis in american girlhood” and reads her essay “Quicksand.” This episode also delves into social media and the present sexual assault pandemic among American young women.