A conversation with Brittany Broski

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Broski Nation, your Supreme Leader has arrived.

Social media megastar and podcast host Brittany Broski spoke as a part of SPA’s lecture series on Nov. 6, “A Conversation With Brittany Broski.”

Broski hosts “Broski Report,” a podcast she releases on YouTube and other podcasting platforms that goes into the inner mechanisms of her mind and the minds of women everywhere: everything from religious guilt to Bad Bunny, Wattpad and nighttime routines.

She also hosts “Royal Court,” a Medieval Times-esque show where she interviews Internet guests such as Cody Ko and Drew Afualo.

She cites “growing up chronically online” as a part of the reason why she knows how the Internet works and how to navigate it.

Broski has a knack for going back and forth between lightheartedness and hard-hitting topics; one of the most memorable “Broski Report” episodes talks about Call of Duty cosplayers and then Ethel Cain and the ramifications of leaving religion.

“I think it makes it more palatable. It’s like the equivalent of a compliment sandwich,” Broski said. “You start off laughing, you get into a really heavy topic, and people are primed to listen, and I find myself doing that by accident…I don’t want to leave people feeling heavy.”

Broski graduated from Texas A&M University in 2019 with a degree in communications and a minor in Spanish.

She talked about the importance of going to college, and by throwing in a “stay in school, Barbs,” she emphasized how beautiful the learning experience of college is: experiencing different cultures, getting out of a hometown and enjoying every moment while it lasts.

If she had to do it all again, Broski said she would pick up a double major in business and Spanish.

The Broski brand is “beautiful and raw,” and Broski said that there aren’t a lot of boundaries between her public and private lives, which is what makes her so personable to so many.

Broski Nation has become “validating” for Broski, and it’s her transparency and vulnerability that makes her audience appreciate her more.

She recognizes that she is multi-faceted, and her success does not come without Broski being first true to herself and then being a businesswoman, telling the audience “You can be so many things at once.”

Broski has become an icon and inspiration to women, establishing that it’s okay to let their inner monologues flow and to shrug off what people are saying about them.

“How freeing it is to break the shackles of men liking you… not only are we complex as humans, but as women,” Broski said to the audience, which resulted in widespread claps.

She mentioned hosting the pink carpet for “Barbie” as one of her major successes.

“It’s a cool feeling when you underestimate yourself, especially as women when we’re taught to do that,” Broski said.

Adrianna Gallucci is a second-year majoring in broadcast journalism. To contact her, please email amg7989@psu.edu.