This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
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How “The Tortured Poets Department” has aged with the passing of one week since its release
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The huge commercial success of the first week of “The Tortured Poets Department”
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The contemporary expectations of immediate album reviews
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How Swift’s pandemic albums “folklore” and “evermore” introduced a new generation of hardcore fans
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Jon and Joe’s picks for the best songs from “The Tortured Poets Department”
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The rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars, Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter
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Carpenter’s emergence into the shadow of Dua Lipa
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The success of “Espresso”
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Chappell Roan’s meteoric six-month rise and her relationship to drag culture
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Roan’s diaristic and specific songwriting
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Songs of the week from Tommy Richman, Cash Cobain (featuring Bay Swag and Ice Spice) and Shaboozey
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Snack of the week
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