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111. How to be Hotter May 29, 2026

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Hot isn't about your face. It's about presence — and presence is something you can actually learn.In this episode we go into the psychology and neuroscience behind what makes someone genuinely magnetic: the difference between presence and performance, why embodiment is a cognitive skill and not just a wellness concept, how your style communicates before you open your mouth, and why the promises you make to yourself are the foundation of real confidence.This episode is connected to How to Be Hotter, a course in the Hot Literati Academy that covers the art of flirting, style as self-expression, sensuality and embodiment, presence and magnetism, and self-care as a philosophical practice. You can take it as a standalone course at hotliterati.com or become a Hot Literati Member and get access to the full library — all courses, all reading companions, everything we've built.Membership is capped at 1,000. We're getting close.Take the course: hotliterati.com/coursesBecome a Hot Literati Member: https://www.hotliterati.com/pricing-plans/listFollow us on Instagram: @hotliteratiHot Literati is a lifestyle brand and community for hot, cool, well-read people.

110. Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov May 22, 2026

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In this episode, hailo discusses the publication history of Invitation to a Beheading by Vladimir Nabokov, then discusses her thoughts on the book, her annotations, consciousness, surrealism, and more. Join our community to become hotter, smarter, and more intellectually confident at https://www.hotliterati.com/Check out our guided courses at https://www.hotliterati.com/coursesFollow hailo https://linktr.ee/haileycolborn#nabokov #vladimirnabokov #literature #russianliterature #bookclub

109. In Defense of Alex Cooper May 17, 2026

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hello! In this episode we're discussing the Alix Earle/Alex Cooper drama, the philosophy of celebrity culture, and the World Wide Web!Join our community at hotliterati.com ! I'd love to get to know you more. We also have Guided Journals, our book club, and so much more on our website.

108. Sula by Toni Morrison May 15, 2026

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In this video, hailo discusses the publication history of Sula By Toni Morrison, then goes through her own annotations and thoughts on the book. Join Hot Literati at hotliterati.com Check out our online courses https://www.hotliterati.com/coursesShop Hot Literati Merch https://www.hotliterati.com/category/all-productsFollow hailo https://linktr.ee/haileycolborn#literature #tonimorrison #sula #books #bookclub #literaryanalysis

107. The Entropy of Beauty May 08, 2026

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The second law of thermodynamics says that disorder always increases. Not sometimes. Always. Ludwig Boltzmann proved it in the 1870s. Rudolf Clausius named it. The universe is moving toward a state of maximum entropy — a cold, uniform, perfectly disordered nothing — and there are no known exceptions to this law.This episode covers the actual physics: entropy and the second law, Edward Lorenz and chaos theory, Ilya Prigogine's Nobel Prize-winning work on dissipative structures — and what all of it has to say about what it means to be organized, alive, and beautiful inside a universe that is structurally committed to falling apart.No metaphors used as shortcuts. The science is real. The conclusion follows from it.Mentioned in this episode: Ludwig Boltzmann, Rudolf Clausius, Edward Lorenz, Ilya Prigogine, Henri BergsonRead more at hotliterati.comJoin Hot Literati Academy: hotliterati.com

106. Stop Competing and Start Cheering People On May 01, 2026

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In this episode, hailo discusses competition versus community and abundance versus scarcity, mentioning Alain de Botton's book Status Anxiety, and Between Women by Eichenbaum and Orbach. Join our community at hotliterati.com

105. How to Stop Dating People who Suck Apr 26, 2026

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In this video, Hailey "hailo" Denise Colborn discusses dating and self love through the lens Pnin by Vladimir Nabokov, bell hooks, the book of Genesis in the Bible, and more. join our community and shop guided journals at hotliterati.com

104. What Your Commute Did to Your Ambition Apr 16, 2026

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Why do some places produce big thinkers and others quietly teach you to want less? In this episode, we're interrogating the invisible architecture of ambition — how the towns we grew up in, the roads we drove on, and the social codes we inherited may have put a ceiling on what we let ourselves want without us ever noticing.We get into the history: the Protestant work ethic, agricultural scarcity, and the tall poppy syndrome that punishes anyone who stands out in a small town. Then we go somewhere unexpected — the neuroscience of walkable cities, and what car-dependent environments actually do to your brain, your mood, and your sense of what's possible.Some people say move to the city. Jane Jacobs says don't destroy what you leave behind. Amsterdam proved that when you redesign the infrastructure, you redesign the people. And Hot Literati exists because sometimes you have to build the conditions for a bigger life yourself.This one is for anyone who grew up somewhere that told them — quietly, persistently, lovingly — to be a little less.

103. Explaining Taxes, but Hot Apr 11, 2026

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Taxes explained for beginners. How tax brackets work, what deductions are, standard deduction vs itemizing, W-2 vs 1099, self-employment tax, traditional IRA vs Roth IRA, and health savings accounts — everything covered in plain language.hotliterati.com | @hotliterati

102. Brain Rot is Not Cute Apr 10, 2026

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In this episode, Hailey "hailo" Denise Colborn discusses brain rot, curiosity , her media diet, and more.

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