Stephanie Bastek

Stephanie Bastek is the senior editor of the Scholar and the producer/host of the Smarty Pants podcast.

Skater Boy

What a board and four wheels can teach us about living

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 27, 2021

All the Pretty Horses

What is it about the relationship between girls and their ponies?

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 20, 2021

Age of Arthurs

New tales of the Round Table

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 13, 2021

Nature on the Brain

How connecting with the green world makes us healthier

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday August 6, 2021

Here for the Beer

Exploring ancient ales and fermentation re-creations

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 30, 2021

Positively Sweaty

Why perspiration is the essence of life

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 23, 2021

Skin Deep, Only Deeper

How people have used makeup to define—and defy—their roles in society

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 16, 2021

The Feminine Critique

Jessica Hopper shines a spotlight on the too-often-overlooked women of rock history

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 9, 2021

Shelling Out

What seashells reveal about the future of the ocean—and our own past

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday July 2, 2021

The Devils’ Books

What the publishing habits of the 20th century’s dictators reveal

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday June 25, 2021

Keepers of the Old Ways

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday January 17, 2025

The Snow Maiden

By Stephanie Bastek | Monday December 30, 2024

Ho Ho Horror

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday December 27, 2024

Kinship and Contradictions

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday December 13, 2024

Overconsumed

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday November 29, 2024

American Horror Story

By Stephanie Bastek | Thursday October 31, 2024

The Writing on the Wall

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 18, 2024

This Woman’s Work

By Stephanie Bastek | Friday October 4, 2024

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