#212 - Ashley Mears - Why Do People Go To Nightclubs?

<p>Ashley Mears is a writer, sociologist and former fashion model.</p> <p>What happens if a sociologist decides to do immersive ethnographic research and become a party girl for 6 months, following some of the biggest promoters around New York & Miami and assessing what's going on?</p> <p>Why do men spend £1000's on bottles of champagne in VIP clubs? Why is the music so loud? Why is there a very specific type of girl on these tables? What are the anthropological underpinnings of nightclubs?</p> <p><strong>Sponsor:</strong></p> <p class="p1">Sign up to FitBook at <a href= "https://fitbook.co.uk/join-Fitbook/"><span class= "s1">https://fitbook.co.uk/join-fitbook/</span></a> (enter code MODERNWISDOM for 50% off your membership)</p> <p class="p1"><strong style= "font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Open Sans', 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;"> Extra Stuff:</strong></p> <p>Buy Very Important People - <a href= "https://amzn.to/3gO6azy">https://amzn.to/3gO6azy</a> </p> <p><a href="https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">Get my free Ultimate Life Hacks List to 10x your daily productivity →</a> <a href= "https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/">https://chriswillx.com/lifehacks/</a></p> <p>To support me on Patreon (thank you): <a href= "https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom"><span class= "s1">https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom</span></a></p> <p class="p1">-</p> <p class="p1"><strong>Get in touch. </strong>Join the discussion with me and other like minded listeners in the episode comments on the <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">MW YouTube Channel</a> or message me...</p> <p class="p1">Instagram: <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx">https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">Twitter: <a href= "https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx">https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx</a></p> <p class="p1">YouTube: <a href= "https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast">https://www.youtube.com/ModernWisdomPodcast</a></p> <p class="p1">Email: <a href= "h