Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Taylor Swift just dropped a new album. The numbers are massive, the headlines are glowing… but the discourse tells another story. From feminist contradictions to feud fatigue, from AI controversies to cultural blind spots, the shine of Showgirl has sparked something we haven’t seen in years: a real backlash. In this episode of The Pop Professor, we unpack why this moment feels different. Is Taylor still leading the cultural conversation, or has...
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Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Taylor Swift just dropped a new album. The numbers are massive, the headlines are glowing… but the discourse tells another story. From feminist contradictions to feud fatigue, from AI controversies to cultural blind spots, the shine of Showgirl has sparked something we haven’t seen in years: a real backlash. In this episode of The Pop Professor, we unpack why this moment feels different. Is Taylor still leading the cultural conversation, or has...
Lecture 103. Katy Perry — From Firework to Fadeout
THE POP PROFESSOR PODCAST
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Lecture 103. Katy Perry — From Firework to Fadeout
Katy Perry’s career is one of the most dramatic arcs in modern pop — a rise from gospel obscurity to record-breaking superstardom, followed by a sharp and very public decline. This episode of The Pop Professor Podcast traces her journey in six parts: from her reinvention with One of the Boys, to the unprecedented dominance of Teenage Dream, the cracks that surfaced during Prism, the messy rollout and cultural backlash of Witness, the missteps and overexposure of her Idol years, and her retrea...
THE POP PROFESSOR PODCAST
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know Taylor Swift just dropped a new album. The numbers are massive, the headlines are glowing… but the discourse tells another story. From feminist contradictions to feud fatigue, from AI controversies to cultural blind spots, the shine of Showgirl has sparked something we haven’t seen in years: a real backlash. In this episode of The Pop Professor, we unpack why this moment feels different. Is Taylor still leading the cultural conversation, or has...
