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Every week, Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph digs deep into the stories we can’t stop talking about. If you love pop and internet culture, and want to get into how it's shaping and impacting our lives, then subscribe to this show. We talk about things like: funny memes, showbiz stories, internet culture, celebrity news, gossip, Tiktok, Twitter, X, true crime stories, beauty, relationships, dating, hit TV shows, films, movies, Netflix, entertainment, American culture, AI, social media, Black British culture, influencers, content creators, fashion, UK and US music, reality TV, Harry and Meghan, royals, Love Island, politics (with a small p), Hollywood, society, ethics, Disney, new ideas and themes, trends and trending stories, hot takes, and trends in music, fashion, TV and film. Pop Culture with Chante Joseph is funny, chatty and opinionated. Expect to hear: good conversations, clever takes on popular stories, the ‘why’ behind big pop culture stories, why is everyone talking about…, what pop culture gets right and wrong, in conversation with…, reviews of the year, moments of the week, controversy… New episodes drop every Thursday.

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    Latest episodes from Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    The Pop Culture summer wrap-up

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 8, 2024 26:00


    For our final episode of the season, Chanté sits down with podcasters Rose Frimpong and Temi Oladimeji to chat through a summer of music feuds, dramatic TV and oversharing on TikTok

    The OC star Ben McKenzie on how crypto took over Hollywood

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2024 26:19


    What's the deal with celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies? This week, Chanté chats to actor and crypto-skeptic Ben McKenzie, star of The OC and Gotham, about how cryptocurrencies infiltrated Hollywood and his transition from actor to investigative journalist

    Can Strictly survive its biggest scandal?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 25, 2024 25:17


    This week, Chanté sits down with pop culture writer and Strictly Come Dancing fan Michael Hogan to discuss the latest Strictly scandal and why the show is such a big deal in the UK

    Writer-director Rapman on creating Netflix's global smash hit Supacell

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2024 26:40


    This week, Chanté Joseph meets Rapman, the writer and director of Supacell, one of the most watched shows on Netflix, to discuss what it takes to make a hit series, how he's redefining the superhero genre and what he plans to do next

    The ‘Hawk Tuah' girl and the making of TikTok stars

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 11, 2024 24:01


    Hailey Welch, AKA the ‘Hawk Tuah' girl, is everywhere after her viral street interview. Chanté Joseph talks to the journalists Alaina Demopoulos and Cat Zhang about Welch's overnight celebrity, the proliferation of street interviews on the platform and what this means for ‘virality' in 2024

    The summer of green music festivals

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 4, 2024 28:10


    It's festival season! But are festivals any good for the environment? This week Chanté chats to Lewis Jamieson of Music Declares Emergency and the Grammy-nominated House DJ Jayda G about how festivals can become more sustainable and why the music industry can be an important voice in the fight for climate justice. Jayda G's documentary Blue Carbon can be watched here

    Are we experiencing Gamergate 2.0?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 27, 2024 26:38


    Ten years ago, misogyny in gaming reached new heights with Gamergate - an online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against female journalists and developers in the gaming industry. A decade later, Chanté Joseph talks to the Guardian's video game editor Keza McDonald and Ash Parrish, a video game reporter for The Verge about what's changed in the industry and why some believe we're seeing a resurgence of this online hate campaign

    Are we in a new era of queer female pop?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 20, 2024 29:41


    With Billie Eilish's Lunch in the charts and queer female artists winning big at this year's Grammy awards, Chanté Joseph speaks to the queer music writers Charis McGowan and Sean B O'Neill about the trend for authentic and sexually explicit queer female pop music, and how we got here

    Love Island and looksmaxxing: how are male beauty standards changing?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 13, 2024 23:21


    As Love Island returns, Chanté Joseph speaks to former contestant Nas Majeed and Guardian writer Simon Usborne, about the increasing pressure to achieve the perfect male body

    Taylor Swift: cultural icon or turbo-capitalist?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 6, 2024 23:38


    As Swift's economy-shifting Eras tour comes to the UK, Chanté speaks to journalist and fan (but not ‘Swiftie') Elle Hunt about the singer's journey from country star to billionaire and asks whether her world domination is good for the music industry

    Matthew Perry death, and Britney's memoir – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2023 31:22


    Following the shocking news of Matthew Perry's death, Chanté speaks to the Guardian's Zoe Williams about how he captured the spirit of a generation. Plus, music journalist Alim Kheraj on Britney Spears's memoir.

    Black History Month with DJ Target and Henrie Kwushue – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2023 26:19


    DJ Target joins Chanté to talk about his career in grime and the new series of The Rap Game UK on BBC3. Plus Kiss FM's Henrie Kwushue's iconic black British pop culture moments

    When celebs get political – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 25:07


    Over the past week celebrities have been showing support for those suffering on both sides of the conflict. But do we want stars to speak out on complex political issues, and if so how can they do it authentically?

    Big Brother, the OG reality show – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2023 22:55


    Oh brother! The seminal reality programme is back on our screens for a 20th series. What made it so popular and how has it influenced British TV and pop culture since its debut in 2000? Chanté speaks to former task producer Daniel Nettleton

    Beyoncé on the big screen and Mahalia – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 30:09


    Beyoncé has announced the film of her Renaissance tour will hit cinemas soon, following hot on the heels of Taylor Swift's Eras movie. Is this all about making money? Plus, Chanté speaks to multi-award-winning R&B singer Mahalia ahead of her UK tour

    Franchesca Ramsey on the WGA and Hollywood strikes – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2023 25:49


    Actress and writer Franchesca Ramsey joins Chanté this week to talk about the deal the Writer's Guild of America has struck with Hollywood studios and what life has really been like on the picket line

    Russell Brand and the noughties culture – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2023 24:40


    Russell Brand faces allegations of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse by four women, which he denies. This week Chanté looks back at the noughties and asks why the culture around comedy and women was so different back then

    Naomi Campbell, PLT and fast fashion – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2023 19:45


    It's Fashion Week season. After animal rights protests on the Coach runway and Naomi Campbell's controversial collaboration with fast fashion giant PrettyLittleThing, does sustainability have a future in fashion?

    Come see me live at the London Podcast Festival – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2023 0:44


    Chanté will be joined by the matchmaking expert, author, entrepreneur and television host, Paul C Brunson (Married at First Sight UK and Celebs Go Dating). Together they will go behind the scenes to discuss the dynamics of TV dating, the key to a successful relationship and how pop culture plays a significant role in our love lives – whether we want it to or not

    Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2023 0:29


    If it's got you talking, Chanté's got it covered. We'll be going beyond the gossip with smart takes on the latest pop and internet culture. Catch Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph every Thursday from 14 September

    Shon Faye on Elliot Page & trans in pop culture – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 29, 2023 32:11


    The writer and presenter talks to Chanté about her Q&A with Elliot Page and how trans people have been represented in pop culture

    Windrush at 75: How Caribbean culture dominated British music – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 27:18


    Today, Britain celebrates Windrush Day. Chanté speaks to music journalist Lloyd Bradley, ‘Queen of Lover's Rock' Sandra Cross and grime MC D Double E about the influence of Caribbean culture on British music

    Black Mirror is back. Why is it so creepily good? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 29:40


    As the sixth series starts, we ask what makes science fiction so popular and are we still looking to the far future for our dystopia?

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    Match-making on reality TV: does it work? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2023 24:48


    This week Chanté talks to Paul C Brunson from Married at First Sight UK about what goes into pairing couples and he spills the tea on the forthcoming series

    Will party holidays live forever? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 26:55


    This week Chanté reflects on the history of party holidays. As she gears up to go to Days Like This in Malta, she talks to Ant and MK who created DLT. And she chats to DJ S, founder of legendary garage night Pure Silk, about taking over Ayia Napa in the mid-1990s

    Martha Stewart on Sports Illustrated: a win for women? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later May 25, 2023 24:45


    Eighty-one-year-old Martha Stewart has made history by becoming the oldest woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. Chanté talks to model Nicola Griffin, who appeared in Sports Illustrated in her 50s, and speaks with journalist Poorna Bell about the different expectations for older women of colour.

    Why are influencers taking feuds to the boxing ring? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 27:05


    Social media influencers and YouTubers including KSI and Jake and Logan Paul are making millions by taking their internet feuds into the boxing ring. How did the world of boxing become the arena for social media beef?

    Why are so many publications in trouble? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2023 27:05


    Gal-dem, Buzzfeed News and Vice have all hit financial trouble and are either shutting down or close to it. Chanté talks to the Guardian's media editor Jim Waterson and Gal-dem's former politics editor Moya Lothian-McLean about where it is all going wrong.

    Is the US better at TV chat than Britain? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 27:50


    As the US pays tribute to Jerry Springer and the internet continues to delight in Drew Barrymore's confessionals, Chanté talks to Trisha Goddard about the art of a good conversation. And she talks to journalist Michael Hogan about why the British struggle with late-night chatshows

    Are queer characters finally getting the spotlight? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 27, 2023 27:00


    Dr Who has announced drag queen Jinkx Monsoon as the next villain on the show. Is it problematic that they are cast as a villain or is this an iconic moment for the queer community?

    Why are big gigs so expensive now? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 25:12


    Music fans are battling long queues, technical issues and huge prices in order to see their favourite artists perform. Why has it become such a struggle? Chanté speaks to the Guardian's deputy music editor Laura Snapes and Emma Reid from Outlier Artists

    Will AI ruin music as we know it? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2023 29:44


    From David Guetta using an AI Eminem in a set, to an entire AI-generated Kanye West verse going viral. Is artificial intelligence making music better or is the industry under threat?

    Why has gaming taken over? – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 28:10


    You don't need to look far to see that gaming is everywhere with film versions of Tetris, Super Mario Bros and Dungeons & Dragons in cinemas this week. Chanté talks to Rhianna Pratchett, video game writer on Tomb Raider, Timi and Joey from The Nerd Council podcast and the Guardian's video games editor Keza MacDonald about why it is dominating

    Succession: why do we love watching the super-rich? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 30, 2023 26:51


    The fourth and final season of Succession has arrived. Buckle up for more luxury yachts, holiday homes, helicopters and Machiavellian storylines. But why does Succession make us want to watch the lives of the super-rich? Chanté talks to writer Michael Hogan, and Mickey Down the co-creator of the TV series Industry

    Can pop culture do ADHD? (Spoiler: no) – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 23, 2023 28:45


    This week Chanté looks at whether pop culture can get the portrayal of neurodiversity right – from Bart in The Simpsons to Phil Dunphy in Modern Family. And why people self-diagnosing on TikTok can be problematic

    Are we over the Oscars? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 16, 2023 27:06


    Awards season reached its climax with the Oscars this week. Despite being the biggest event in Hollywood, are viewers really that bothered any more? Chanté speaks to Michael Schulman, author of Oscar Wars: A History of Hollywood in Gold, Sweat and Tears

    Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 0:47


    Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back for series 2 with more deep dives into the week's biggest stories in popular culture. Join her every Thursday from 16 March

    There's something about … astrology – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2023 25:33


    As we enter 2023, astrological predictions for the year have already started to appear on social media. But it's not only TikTokers who love astrology. Chanté talks to Clara Amfo, host of Written in the Stars, a reality TV dating show that matches people based on their natal charts

    Review of the year 2022 – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 40:01


    Chanté is joined by TV critic Scott Bryan and producer Yasmin Philgence to talk through the biggest pop culture moments of 2022

    Candice Brathwaite on dating in 2022 – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2022 30:36


    You've heard of Spotify Wrapped, now get ready for dating wrapped on Tiktok. Chanté talks dating disasters, situationships and (not) finding love in 2022 with her personal agony aunt Candice Brathwaite

    Harry and Meghan – do we really need more of them? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2022 27:25


    Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries has racked up more than 81m viewing hours, and that is only for volume one. As the second volume drops today, we ask: do we really need more of their story?

    Is going on reality TV worth it? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 26:01


    The writer and host talks to former Love Island contestant Tyler Cruickshank about the challenges of returning to normality after being on reality TV, and what impact appearing on a show can have on a person's career prospects

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