Episode 1: Hot Debut 2nd Lead Syndrome

We set the stage with the very first episode the podcast, a mix of heavy-hitting k-pop culture analysis with an anthropological twist.

0:26 Podcast Mission Statement

2:07 Origin story

4:26 Radio Palava and the Vulcan mind meld

6:55 Kay was looking for someone who also wanted to take K-pop seriously

8:21 The K-pop journalistic analogue to Harper’s; erudition with accessibility

12:50 How Kay discovered K-pop

14:05 The intent to blog and West African music

17:04 What the hell is anthropology? Let us explain what we do at the same time we completely dodge the question

24:01 De-linking our content production from the K-pop news cycle; in-depth select coverage

26:16 A joyous engagement with theory

27:10 Stanning talent and the principles of our analysis

29:22 “Jackson Wang, he’s so hot”

32:14 Do it for the love and Emily’s secret hip hop past

34:01 Personal disclaimers and limitations

35:45 Language

40:35 Self-reflexivity and our biases

42:42 We love Kendeul