Under The Influence: Jakiya Brown and Akilah Hughes On Where The Influencer Economy Has Arrived
To reflect on her three-part Longreads series Under The Influence, Culture Columnist Soraya Roberts continues to explore how influencers operate in the online ecosystem, how identity fits in, and what has changed over the last decade, in conversation with influencers-and-more Jakiya Brown and Akilah Hughes. This episode is a production of Longreads and Charts & Leisure, produced by Jason Oberholtzer with help from Garrett Crowe and Soraya Roberts. Hosted by Catherine Cusick. Mixed by Michael Simonelli. Longreads' theme music is written and performed by Brian Donohoe.