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How Grand Seiko Is Seizing Japan’s Luxury Shopping Moment

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How Grand Seiko Is Seizing Japan’s Luxury Shopping Moment
Tourist shoppers have flocked to Japan to take advantage of top-quality shopping and a weaker yen. Seiko Group president Akio Naito breaks down how the watchmaker’s high-end brand—sometimes referred to as the “Japanese Rolex”—plans to keep up momentum after beating the market this year.
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Marriage and politics are tough negotiations in 'The Diplomat' : Pop Culture Happy Hour

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Marriage and politics are tough negotiations in 'The Diplomat' : Pop Culture Happy Hour
In the Netflix drama The Diplomat, Keri Russell plays an ambassador who’s thrust into an international incident with massive stakes. She’s also sorting through a tumultuous marriage with her husband, a hotshot veteran diplomat (Rufus Sewell). The series combines the tension of Homeland with the administrative drama of The West Wing. The Diplomat just returned for a new season, so in this encore episode, we revisit our conversation about the series.
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Luxury’s Current Slowdown Could Last Longer Than Previous Crises, Chanel Watches and Jewellery President Warns

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Luxury’s Current Slowdown Could Last Longer Than Previous Crises, Chanel Watches and Jewellery President Warns
In an interview with Swiss newspaper Le Temps, Frédéric Grangié said the industry’s main issue is customer fatigue and the trivialisation of luxury. “Customers are tired of being bludgeoned by luxury”, Grangie said, forecasting two years of difficult business.
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Diving into the Black Manosphere : Code Switch

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Diving into the Black Manosphere : Code Switch
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The manosphere is a sprawling ecosystem of podcasts, YouTubers, message boards, and more aimed at disgruntled men. Now a subset of the manosphere aimed at Black men is exposing cracks in Black voters’ steadfast support of Democrats. On this episode, we take a look at how the Black manosphere came to be and wonder: could this loose community of aggrieved dudes swing the election?

This episode was produced by Xavier Lopez and Jess Kung. It was edited by Courtney Stein and Alison MacAdam. Our engineer was Josephine Nyounai.

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