Pop Could Never Save Us Holly Boson

Holly sits down for a long chat with Monia Ali of the Fandom Exile Substack to discuss stan culture, online platforms, the industry's hand in shaping our current media landscape, and how Louis Tomlinson's career was kneecapped to ensure the success of Harry Styles.



Monia's Fandom Exile newsletter can be found here: https://exiledfan.substack.com



A list of all songs and video clips played in the episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/42ko2dru

Holly and James continue watching Taylor Swift's Eras tour. Holly geeks out over songwriting, while James endures it. And this episode ends with a good moral for the kids!



A full list of songs played in the episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/s6fx6fhv

If you haven't heard enough people talking about Taylor Swift yet, have we got a show for you! Holly and James sit down at their moss-covered podcasting desks to talk about Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie and her surprising lack of chart megastardom until the pando.

A full list of songs used in this episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/vz277mym

It's the final episode of Pop Could Never Save Us, and Holly and James finish off their time in 2018 by picking through the dust of the mumble rap debate and Eminem's kamikaze attack on the game.



SONGS DISCUSSED:



1) I Love It - Lil Pump & Kanye West

2) FEFE - 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj

3) Lucky You - Joyner Lucas & Eminem

4) RAP DEVIL - Machine Gun Kelly

5) Killshot - Eminem



A full list of all songs featured on the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/uyrqa



The Pick of the Week playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tc2ZHF8JGfdlA7wdm74lK?si=8fb096655979462c

It's 28th September 2018 and Holly and James settle in for the worst Top 5 of the entire show while musing about dubstep, the Millennial/Zoomer generational handover, and whether Kanye was always like he became.



SONGS DISCUSSED:

1) Promises - Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez

2) Eastside - Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid

3) I Love It - Kanye West, Lil Pump

4) Happier - Marshmello, Bastile

5) Body - Loud Luxury, Brando



A list of all songs featured in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/3dp5i

Holly and James are back in the present day for one last time to enjoy life in plastic!



SONGS DISCUSSED:



5) Barbie World - Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj

4) vampire - Olivia Rodrigo

3) Dance The Night - Dua Lipa

2) What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish

1) SPRINTER - Dave & Central Cee



A full list of all songs played in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/zie8d



The Pick of the Week playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tc2ZHF8JGfdlA7wdm74lK?si=7b5a3c8fd56e47c2