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Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps

A conversation about how the pop superstar’s genre experiments explore race and power, and the implicit politics that come with them. Guests: Marcus K. Dowling and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd.

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  The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force

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  Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

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  Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & S…

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  Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

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  Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era

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  Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

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  Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

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  Popcast (Deluxe): Listening to Beyoncé & Future (and the Discourse)

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  Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

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  The Justin Timberlake Conundrum

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  Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

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  Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande

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  Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’

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  girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

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  Popcast (Deluxe): Is TikTok Done? 4 Crises Holding the App Back