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Chicagoans is a first-person account from off the beaten track, as told to Anne Ford. This week’s Chicagoan is Subi Shah, maker, Gossip Girl fan, and podcaster.

“OK, so I’ve loved Gossip Girl since the third season. I saw it, and I was like, ‘Oh, my God, this is the worst show I’ve ever seen. I love it so much.’ It’s a bunch of overprivileged white youths, and their issues are like, ‘My maid isn’t waking me up on time.’ You just want to take yourself into this world where everyone has these weird superficial problems.