Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

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Every week, Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph digs deep into the stories we can’t stop talking about. If you love pop and internet culture, and want to get into how it's shaping and impacting our lives, then subscribe to this show. We talk about things like: funny memes, showbiz stories, internet culture, celebrity news, gossip, Tiktok, Twitter, X, true crime stories, beauty, relationships, dating, hit TV shows, films, movies, Netflix, entertainment, American culture, AI, social media, Black British culture, influencers, content creators, fashion, UK and US music, reality TV, Harry and Meghan, royals, Love Island, politics (with a small p), Hollywood, society, ethics, Disney, new ideas and themes, trends and trending stories, hot takes, and trends in music, fashion, TV and film. Pop Culture with Chante Joseph is funny, chatty and opinionated. Expect to hear: good conversations, clever takes on popular stories, the ‘why’ behind big pop culture stories, why is everyone talking about…, what pop culture gets right and wrong, in conversation with…, reviews of the year, moments of the week, controversy… New episodes drop every Thursday. read less

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The Pop Culture summer wrap-up

The Pop Culture summer wrap-up

For our final episode of the season, Chanté sits down with podcasters Rose Frimpong and Temi Oladimeji to chat through a summer of music feuds, dramatic TV and oversharing on TikTok

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The Pop Culture summer wrap-up

The Pop Culture summer wrap-up

For our final episode of the season, Chanté sits down with podcasters Rose Frimpong and Temi Oladimeji to chat through a summer of music feuds, dramatic TV and oversharing on TikTok

The OC star Ben McKenzie on how crypto took over Hollywood

The OC star Ben McKenzie on how crypto took over Hollywood

What’s the deal with celebrities promoting cryptocurrencies? This week, Chanté chats to actor and crypto-skeptic Ben McKenzie, star of The OC and Gotham, about how cryptocurrencies infiltrated Hollywood and his transition from actor to investigative journalist

Can Strictly survive its biggest scandal?

Can Strictly survive its biggest scandal?

This week, Chanté sits down with pop culture writer and Strictly Come Dancing fan Michael Hogan to discuss the latest Strictly scandal and why the show is such a big deal in the UK

Writer-director Rapman on creating Netflix’s global smash hit Supacell

Writer-director Rapman on creating Netflix’s global smash hit Supacell

This week, Chanté Joseph meets Rapman, the writer and director of Supacell, one of the most watched shows on Netflix, to discuss what it takes to make a hit series, how he’s redefining the superhero genre and what he plans to do next

The ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl and the making of TikTok stars

The ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl and the making of TikTok stars

Hailey Welch, AKA the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl, is everywhere after her viral street interview. Chanté Joseph talks to the journalists Alaina Demopoulos and Cat Zhang about Welch’s overnight celebrity, the proliferation of street interviews on the platform and what this means for ‘virality’ in 2024

The summer of green music festivals

The summer of green music festivals

It’s festival season! But are festivals any good for the environment? This week Chanté chats to Lewis Jamieson of Music Declares Emergency and the Grammy-nominated House DJ Jayda G about how festivals can become more sustainable and why the music industry can be an important voice in the fight for climate justice. Jayda G’s documentary Blue Carbon can be watched here

Are we experiencing Gamergate 2.0?

Are we experiencing Gamergate 2.0?

Ten years ago, misogyny in gaming reached new heights with Gamergate - an online harassment campaign and a right-wing backlash against female journalists and developers in the gaming industry. A decade later, Chanté Joseph talks to the Guardian’s video game editor Keza McDonald and Ash Parrish, a video game reporter for The Verge about what’s changed in the industry and why some believe we’re seeing a resurgence of this online hate campaign

Are we in a new era of queer female pop?

Are we in a new era of queer female pop?

With Billie Eilish’s Lunch in the charts and queer female artists winning big at this year’s Grammy awards, Chanté Joseph speaks to the queer music writers Charis McGowan and Sean B O’Neill about the trend for authentic and sexually explicit queer female pop music, and how we got here

Love Island and looksmaxxing: how are male beauty standards changing?

Love Island and looksmaxxing: how are male beauty standards changing?

As Love Island returns, Chanté Joseph speaks to former contestant Nas Majeed and Guardian writer Simon Usborne, about the increasing pressure to achieve the perfect male body

Taylor Swift: cultural icon or turbo-capitalist?

Taylor Swift: cultural icon or turbo-capitalist?

As Swift’s economy-shifting Eras tour comes to the UK, Chanté speaks to journalist and fan (but not ‘Swiftie’) Elle Hunt about the singer’s journey from country star to billionaire and asks whether her world domination is good for the music industry

Matthew Perry death, and Britney’s memoir – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Matthew Perry death, and Britney’s memoir – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Following the shocking news of Matthew Perry’s death, Chanté speaks to the Guardian’s Zoe Williams about how he captured the spirit of a generation. Plus, music journalist Alim Kheraj on Britney Spears’s memoir.

Black History Month with DJ Target and Henrie Kwushue – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Black History Month with DJ Target and Henrie Kwushue – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

DJ Target joins Chanté to talk about his career in grime and the new series of The Rap Game UK on BBC3. Plus Kiss FM’s Henrie Kwushue’s iconic black British pop culture moments

When celebs get political – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

When celebs get political – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Over the past week celebrities have been showing support for those suffering on both sides of the conflict. But do we want stars to speak out on complex political issues, and if so how can they do it authentically?

Big Brother, the OG reality show – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Big Brother, the OG reality show – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Oh brother! The seminal reality programme is back on our screens for a 20th series. What made it so popular and how has it influenced British TV and pop culture since its debut in 2000? Chanté speaks to former task producer Daniel Nettleton

Beyoncé on the big screen and Mahalia – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Beyoncé on the big screen and Mahalia – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Beyoncé has announced the film of her Renaissance tour will hit cinemas soon, following hot on the heels of Taylor Swift’s Eras movie. Is this all about making money? Plus, Chanté speaks to multi-award-winning R&B singer Mahalia ahead of her UK tour

Franchesca Ramsey on the WGA and Hollywood strikes – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Franchesca Ramsey on the WGA and Hollywood strikes – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Actress and writer Franchesca Ramsey joins Chanté this week to talk about the deal the Writer’s Guild of America has struck with Hollywood studios and what life has really been like on the picket line

Russell Brand and the noughties culture – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Russell Brand faces allegations of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse by four women, which he denies. This week Chanté looks back at the noughties and asks why the culture around comedy and women was so different back then

Naomi Campbell, PLT and fast fashion – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph podcast

Naomi Campbell, PLT and fast fashion – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph podcast

It’s Fashion Week season. After animal rights protests on the Coach runway and Naomi Campbell’s controversial collaboration with fast fashion giant PrettyLittleThing, does sustainability have a future in fashion?

Come see me live at the London Podcast Festival – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Come see me live at the London Podcast Festival – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Chanté will be joined by the matchmaking expert, author, entrepreneur and television host, Paul C Brunson (Married at First Sight UK and Celebs Go Dating). Together they will go behind the scenes to discuss the dynamics of TV dating, the key to a successful relationship and how pop culture plays a significant role in our love lives – whether we want it to or not

Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back!

Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back!

If it’s got you talking, Chanté’s got it covered. We’ll be going beyond the gossip with smart takes on the latest pop and internet culture. Catch Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph every Thursday from 14 September