Audio Letters

Ask Rach: Sensory minimalism, knowledge-maxxing and the celebrity era of Substack

Listen now (31 mins) | "The celebrities have officially arrived"

Dec 4 • Rachael Akhidenor

31:20

Ask Rach: Cool beauty brushes, Dua’s skincare line debacle & bf discourse

Listen now (29 mins) | “Who knew a chic line of brushes is exactly what I want rn”

Nov 19 • Rachael Akhidenor

29:13

Ask Rach 2.0: Posting ennui, spirituality trends & career anxiety

Listen now (35 mins) | “I do think the horizontal post on IG has made it feel kind of fresh again”

Oct 13 • Rachael Akhidenor

35:00

Ask Rach: Paris recs, authoritarian dining, Burberry's comeback & freelancing woes

Listen now (37 mins) | My monthly AMA-style audio letter

Oct 7 • Rachael Akhidenor

37:40

Ask Rach: Holiday Edition

Listen now (34 mins) | Hot restaurants, London life, Louis Vuitton’s $160 lipstick & more

Aug 30 • Rachael Akhidenor

34:37

Manifestation pop, Louboutins & bimbo-feminism

Listen now (28 mins) | "I don't know anyone who's worn a sky-high stiletto of late... but now it's all I want to wear"

Aug 23 • Rachael Akhidenor

28:33

Ask Rach: Lauren Sherman love, challenging beliefs & an ode to being cringe

Listen now (31 mins) | My monthly AMA letter

Aug 7 • Rachael Akhidenor

31:56

The death of cool, Kate Moss + the end of founder-led brands

Listen now (30 mins) | "The culture's current obsession with being cool is kind of, like, inherently lame"

Jul 19 • Rachael Akhidenor

30:58

Ask Rach: Career transitions, ambition delusions & 5-year plans

Listen now (25 mins) | My monthly AMA audio letter

Jul 5 • Rachael Akhidenor

25:12

Life chats with Sharon: Saturn returns, late twenties chaos + finding peace in uncertainty

Listen now (42 mins) | A conversation between 2 friends

Jun 14

42:54

Listen now | The private pod is live, baby.

May 31 • Rachael Akhidenor

3:56

The Row, milestone anxiety, and living life on your own terms

Listen now | "Most ‘midlife crises’ are actually just people getting honest about what they actually want versus what they have been told to want"

Apr 18 • Rachael Akhidenor

13:22

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