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 106A. Stayin' Alive Just To Remind You (PT 1)
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Lecture 106A. Stayin' Alive Just To Remind You (PT 1)
In Lecture 106A, we trace the Bee Gees’ improbable journey: from tender ballads to disco dominance, from six straight number ones to being torched in the “Disco Sucks” bonfire at Comiskey Park. Mocked as symbols of excess and overexposure, the brothers were cast out almost overnight. But exile didn’t end them — it forced their greatest reinvention, as the invisible hitmakers behind Barbra Streisand, Dolly Parton, Diana Ross, and more. Text The Professor Support the show
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...
