Pop Goes The Actor 5: Operation Enduring Pop Star

Our finale finds us talking about actor/musicians with lasting pop careers: Oscar-winners (Jamie Foxx), Grammy-winners (Childish Gambino), former child stars (Hailee Steinfeld), and Jokers (Jared Leto). After discussing contemporary stank, the competent/memorable axis, music for coffee shops, and the R&B version of that Top Chef challenge where they have to elevate gas-station snacks, we talk about what we've learned about the drive to create art. Grab Ludacris and have a listen.

Intro and outro by David Gregory Byrne; special thanks to Amanda. For more information/to become a patron of the show, visit patreon.com/mastas.

SHOW NOTES

• Record Of The Year Showdown, Episode 4: 2007-2022
• Episode 68: "Stay" Title Bout
• SDB's review of House of Gucci at Best Evidence
• Episode 73: Jamie Foxx feat. Guru & Common, "Any Given Sunday"
• MB on "Life Is A Rock (But The Radio Rolled Me)" at The Lost Songs Project