Erin Gloria Ryan

writer and podcaster

Erin Ryan is a writer and podcaster. She’s the creator, co-host and executive producer of Crooked Media’s “Hysteria” podcast and a frequent contributor to other Crooked Media podcasts and video series. She’s written for “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” The Daily Beast, Jezebel and other TV shows and publications. 


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Erin Gloria Ryan

5mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

‘South Park’ didn’t just skewer Trump — it exposed the weakness of MAGA edgelords

If operating under the shallow assumption that “South Park” is a show that exists to mock woke culture, Cartman’s despair could be seen as a meta-commentary.

5mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

She always defended the manosphere. Now, they won’t defend her.

The discarding of Lauren Southern by the alt-right demonstrates that the modern conservative ideal of masculinity was never about protection.

6mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

‘Love Island USA’ exposes Gen Z’s messiest dating traits — and it’s hard to look away

Young people aren’t having as much sex as previous generations, which might explain why the performative sexiness on “Love Island USA” is so unsexy.

7mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

‘Sesame Street’ showed me a better world. Thanks to Netflix, my kids will see it too.

My parents read to me every night and bought me preschool workbooks. But the effect “Sesame Street” had on me was distinct from anything they could do.

8mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

MAGA pro-natalists’ ‘newest’ ideas are just recycled Democratic policies

The right is obsessed with low fertility rates — but many of their proposed solutions are basic center-left social programs.

9mos ago
MS NOW Opinion

Is America manly again yet?

The second Trump administration was supposed to bring “masculinity” back to America. The results have been … disappointing.