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List Of Pop Culture Podcasts
This is a list of podcasts that discuss popular culture. Pop culture podcasts often discuss entertainment news and celebrity gossip. Podcasts References {{Reflist Pop Culture Pop or POP may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Music * Pop music, a musical genre Artists * POP, a Japanese idol group now known as Gang Parade * Pop!, a UK pop group * Pop! featuring Angie Hart, an Australian band Albums * Pop (Gas al ... Popular culture studies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Culture
Popular culture (also called mass culture or pop culture) is generally recognized by members of a society as a set of practices, beliefs, artistic output (also known as, popular art or mass art) and objects that are dominant or prevalent in a society at a given point in time. Popular culture also encompasses the activities and feelings produced as a result of interaction with these dominant objects. The primary driving force behind popular culture is the mass appeal, and it is produced by what cultural analyst Theodor Adorno refers to as the "culture industry". Heavily influenced in modern times by mass media, this collection of ideas permeates the everyday lives of people in a given society. Therefore, popular culture has a way of influencing an individual's attitudes towards certain topics. However, there are various ways to define pop culture. Because of this, popular culture is something that can be defined in a variety of conflicting ways by different people across diff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kid Fury
Gregory A. Smith (born November 24, 1987), known professionally as Kid Fury, is an American YouTube vlogger, comedian, and writer. He is best known as the co-host of podcast ''The Read'', with Crissle West. Early life Kid Fury was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where his parents emigrated from Jamaica. He has two younger brothers. He enjoyed comedy from a young age and especially liked ''In Living Color'', ''Martin'' and ''Moesha''. Career YouTube vlogs Kid Fury launched a YouTube channel in 2010 where he hosted a vlog series called ''Furious Thoughts''. At the time of the launch he also had a comedy blog and created the YouTube account to drive traffic to his blog. His videos featured comedic, unfiltered takes on pop culture and his real life and attracted a large, diverse audience. ''The New York Observer'' called him "Black Twitter's Kingmaker", and ''Ebonys Jamilah Lemieux compared him to Eddie Murphy. Kid Fury moved to New York City in 2012. As of July 2013, his video ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daily Pop
''E! Daily Pop'' is an American daytime talk show that airs on E!. It premiered on May 1, 2017. Premise The show covers pop culture and celebrity news. Cast Catt Sadler, Carissa Culiner, and Justin Sylvester were the original hosts when the show premiered. Sadler left in December 2017 after a pay dispute between herself and fellow co-host Jason Kennedy. Morgan Stewart started making frequent appearances in early 2018 and later became a full-time host. Stewart also previously appeared on the E! reality series ''Rich Kids of Beverly Hills''. Culiner left the show on May 5, 2021. Stewart announced she left the show to focus on hosting '' Nightly Pop'' on June 13, 2022. Production The show premiered on May 1, 2017. The second season premiered on January 1, 2018. A second talk show, ''Nightly Pop'', premiered on October 29, 2018. Morgan Stewart stars in the show alongside Hunter March and Nina Parker. The third season premiered on January 2, 2019. On March 13, 2020, i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dlisted
Dlisted is a celebrity gossip blog written by Michael K. The site originally started on January 23, 2005 as the D-List, but changed its name to Dlisted due to copyright issues with '' Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List''. Overview Dlisted focuses on celebrity gossip and is known for covering the exploits of particular celebrities in detail, including Britney Spears, Madonna, Angelina Jolie, Lady Gaga, Gwyneth Paltrow, Lindsay Lohan's mother Dina Lohan, UK glamour model Katie Price, media personality Phoebe Price, and former Playboy model Shauna Sand. The site has bestowed nicknames on several of its subjects, including "Prince Hot Ginge" for Prince Harry, and "Rojo Caliente" for Christine Marinoni, the wife of Cynthia Nixon. Dlisted also includes regular features, including "Hot Slut of the Day" (which culminates in a vote for "Hot Slut of the Year") and a "Caption This" contest. Michael K's style and humor have been described as "snarky" and "unforgiving," which fit the blog ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Who? Weekly
''Who? Weekly'' is a bi-weekly celebrity gossip podcast presented by Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber. Focusing on tabloid coverage of celebrities, it tackles, according to the tagline, "everything you need to know about the celebrities you don't". History ''Who? Weekly'' began as an occasional newsletter written by friends and pop-culture writers Bobby Finger and Lindsey Weber before spinning off into a podcast. The first episode was aired on January 18, 2016 on the HeadGum network. The podcast is currently released independently. In both the newsletter and in the podcast, celebrities, ex- reality television contestants, YouTube stars, broadway actors, and social media influencers are categorized as either "''Whos''" or "''Thems''" – roughly D-list vs A-list celebrities – according to their name recognition and the nature of their fame. Whos and Thems are named for the likely response to hearing a person's name: "who?" vs "oh, them!" This extends into, for example, descr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BuzzFeed
BuzzFeed, Inc. is an American Internet media, news and entertainment company with a focus on digital media. Based in New York City, BuzzFeed was founded in 2006 by Jonah Peretti and John S. Johnson III to focus on tracking viral content. Kenneth Lerer, co-founder and chairman of ''The Huffington Post'', started as a co-founder and investor in BuzzFeed and is now the executive chairman. Originally known for online quizzes, "listicles", and pop culture articles, the company has grown into a global media and technology company, providing coverage on a variety of topics including politics, DIY, animals, and business. In late 2011, BuzzFeed hired Ben Smith of ''Politico'' as editor-in-chief, to expand the site into long-form journalism and reportage. After years of investment in investigative journalism, by 2021 '' BuzzFeed News'' had won the National Magazine Award, the George Polk Award, and the Pulitzer Prize, and was nominated for the Michael Kelly Award. BuzzFeed generates ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nichole Perkins
Nichole Perkins is an American poet, writer, and podcaster. Perkins co-hosted the podcast ''Thirst Aid Kit'' with Bim Adewunmi (2017-2020). She is the author of the poetry collection ''Lilith, But Dark'' (2018) and the memoir '' Sometimes I Trip on How Happy We Could Be'' (2021). Life and career Perkins was born and raised in Nashville, Tennessee. Growing up she was an avid reader of books by authors such as Beverly Cleary and Mildred Taylor. She also began reading romance novels during childhood. She received her bachelor's degree from Dillard University, an HBCU in New Orleans. Perkins relocated to New York City in 2017 to pursue a professional writing career after receiving an Emerging Writers Fellowship at BuzzFeed. She published personal essays as a part of the fellowship and drafted many essays that would later be included in her memoir. In that position she and her colleague Bim Adewunmi started the podcast ''Thirst Aid Kit'' after bonding over their shared enjoyme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bim Adewunmi
Bim Adewunmi is a British writer and journalist. She is a producer for ''This American Life'' and previously worked as a culture writer at BuzzFeed and ''The Guardian''. She co-hosted the podcast '' Thirst Aid Kit'' with writer Nichole Perkins (2017-2020). Her debut play, ''Hoard'', premiered at Arcola Theatre in May 2019. Career In 2014, Adewunmi began writing an opinion and culture column in the Lifestyle section of ''The Guardian''. She became a culture editor for BuzzFeed in 2015. She left ''The Guardian'' in October 2018 and joined the American public radio program ''This American Life'' as a producer in April 2019. ''Thirst Aid Kit'' In November 2017, Adewunmi co-developed and began co-hosting '' Thirst Aid Kit'', a podcast about celebrity lust, with writer Nichole Perkins. BuzzFeed ended its relationship with the podcast in January 2019. The podcast was picked up by '' Slate'' in August 2019, and it returned on September 26, 2019, until the hosts decided to forma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thirst Aid Kit
''Thirst Aid Kit'' is a podcast about celebrity lust and sexual desire hosted by journalist Bim Adewunmi and writer Nichole Perkins. The podcast premiered on November 1, 2017, and the finale episode aired on September 17, 2020. It was officially produced by BuzzFeed until January 2019 and was picked up by '' Slate'' in September 2019. ''Thirst Aid Kit'' was named to "best podcast" lists by ''Time'' and ''Entertainment Weekly''. History Development Adewunmi and Perkins worked together at BuzzFeed and mutually enjoyed discussing pop culture and their celebrity sexual interests. This encouraged them to pitch the idea of a podcast about celebrity crushes to BuzzFeed executives. The purpose of ''Thirst Aid Kit'' (''TAK'') is to openly discuss celebrities they find attractive and do so in an unabashed manner. According to Perkins, "It's really important to give women a space to show what we are interested in and what women want." They also use ''TAK'' to highlight people whose ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Slate (magazine)
''Slate'' is an online magazine that covers current affairs, politics, and culture in the United States. It was created in 1996 by former '' New Republic'' editor Michael Kinsley, initially under the ownership of Microsoft as part of MSN. In 2004, it was purchased by The Washington Post Company (later renamed the Graham Holdings Company), and since 2008 has been managed by The Slate Group, an online publishing entity created by Graham Holdings. ''Slate'' is based in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C. ''Slate'', which is updated throughout the day, covers politics, arts and culture, sports, and news. According to its former editor-in-chief Julia Turner, the magazine is "not fundamentally a breaking news source", but rather aimed at helping readers to "analyze and understand and interpret the world" with witty and entertaining writing. As of mid-2015, it publishes about 1,500 stories per month. A French version, ''slate.fr'', was launched in February 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Turner (journalist)
Julia Turner (born c. 1979) is an American journalist and critic. She is Deputy Managing Editor of the ''Los Angeles Times'' from 2018 and a co-host of the '' Slate'' Culture Gabfest podcast. She was previously the editor-in-chief of online magazine '' Slate'' from 2014 to 2018. Turner grew up in Boston, the daughter of two ''Boston Globe'' journalists. She attended Brown University. She joined online magazine '' Slate'' as an editorial assistant in 2003. She was deputy editor of ''Slate'' from 2008 to 2014, when she succeeded David Plotz as editor-in-chief. Turner stepped down as editor-in-chief in October 2018, to join the ''Los Angeles Times'' as a Deputy Managing Editor overseeing arts and entertainment. She was previously one of a panel of three hosts on Slate and WNYC WNYC is the trademark and a set of call letters shared by WNYC (AM) and WNYC-FM, a pair of nonprofit, noncommercial, public radio stations located in New York City. WNYC is owned by New York Public Radio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dana Stevens (critic)
Dana Shawn Stevens (born June 30, 1966) is an American film critic who writes for ''Slate''. She is also a cohost of the magazine's weekly cultural podcast, the ''Culture Gabfest''. She is the author of a 2022 book about Buster Keaton and the 20th century titled ''Camera Man: Buster Keaton, the Dawn of Cinema, and the Invention of the Twentieth Century''. Life and career Stevens grew up in Scarsdale, New York; and San Antonio, Texas. She graduated from Vassar College and attained a doctorate in comparative literature from UC Berkeley in 2001 with a dissertation on Fernando Pessoa: ''A Local Habitation and a Name: Heteronymy and Nationalism in the works of Fernando Pessoa''. She joined ''Slate'' in mid-2003, writing the magazine's ''Surfergirl'' column on television and pop-culture. Before joining Slate she wrote under the pseudonym "Liz Penn" on her own (now-defunct) website/blog called the High Sign. She has written for ''The New York Times'', ''The Washington Post'' Book Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
