Episode 69: Sipping Lemonade & Remembering Prince

Episode 69

27th April 2016

The gang reunites this week in a special double discussion episode of Pop Rocket!
First up, Queen Bey’s most personal and controversial album yet, Lemonade. Oliver has some critiques for the “visual album” while Guy reveals the problem some of the younger gay men are having with the record.
Then, a very special discussion of all things Prince. His place in pop culture, the young proteges he worked with, weird Prince party stories, and some Batdance talk, obviously. And Prince-inspired jams to top it all off.

Episode notes

The gang reunites this week in a special double discussion episode of Pop Rocket!

First up, Queen Bey’s most personal and controversial album yet, Lemonade. Oliver has some critiques for the “visual album” while Guy reveals the problem some of the younger gay men are having with the record.

Then, a very special discussion of all things Prince. His place in pop culture, the young proteges he worked with, weird Prince party stories, and some Batdance talk, obviously. And Prince-inspired jams to top it all off.

With Guy Branum, Wynter Mitchell, Oliver Wang and Margaret Wappler.

That’s My Jam:

Wynter Mitchell Prince – Mountains
Oliver WangChaka Khan – I Feel for You
Margaret WapplerEsparanza Spalding – One
Guy BranumPrince – Let’s Go Crazy

Each week we’ll add everyone’s jams to this handy Spotify playlist.

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Guests

  • Guy Branum
  • Margaret Wappler
  • Oliver Wang
  • Wynter Mitchell

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Pop Rocket is a high-octane weekly discussion of the culture we all love to love. Join host Guy Branum and panelists Wynter Mitchell, Karen Tongson, and Margaret Wappler for smart, funny, sometimes sweary chat about everything great in entertainment. Combining comic, journalistic, academic, and digital media expertise, the Pop Rocket team will keep you up-to-date on what’s most exciting in pop culture this week.

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