This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
0:00 Introduction
1:40 Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” film, starring Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling, and the way in which even anti-corporate dissent has been fully absorbed into corporate branding
24:26 A conversation about the way the ‘Barbie’ soundtrack puts contemporary pop stars in its service, but less effectively than the film deploys classic hits by Matchbox Twenty and Indigo Girls
37:57 Drake’s current arena tour, his fanlike desire to enjoy Drake hits alongside his audience and his personality versatility, which spans U.K. rap and cringe comedy podcasts
52:27 The culture war push behind Jason Aldean’s “Try That in a Small Town,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard singles chart after a week of controversy
1:01:34 The New York Times’ “50 Rappers, 50 Stories” project and its inclusion of Violent J from Insane Clown Posse
1:10:43 New songs by Tanner Adell and Valee featuring Z Money
1:15:45 Snack of the week
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