Fansplaining, with occasionally great episodes
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“When the Popcast exposes you to new music and the social context of music, it succeeds wonderfully. But the ratio of actual music played to comments made by the hosts in a strenuous effort to sound cool is increasingly lopsided towards the latter. On one of the most recent episodes (“The Return of New York Rap”), there weren’t any samples of the songs the hosts were discussing until 25:53. It’s moments like these where the Brooklynite hipsterism of the program risks leaving behind listeners who may not have a great deal of exposure to an artist or genre. (“Haven’t heard of X artist? Do you even know what bars are, bruh?” as host Jon Caramanica might say, like a parent trying just a little too hard to sound cool.) That’s unfortunate, because this show has the potential to make music more accessible to a broad audience but often doesn’t. More sampling, interviews, and accompanying show notes would help it fulfill that promise.”
W.C. Quinn via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
09/22/16
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United States of America ·
07/20/08
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United States of America ·
12/04/18
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“I honestly really want to like this podcast but I find the host both condesending and quite rude to his other pannel members. He's interrupted every woman that I've heard speak on the show, and while I understand that the NYT thinks of itself as 'high-brow' this feels like a music...”Read full review »
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United States of America ·
08/22/17
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