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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah, Video Vixens and “Stupid Girls” w/ Elizabeth Hinton and Saida Grundy

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This episode, we go back to the “naughties” and look at a conversation Oprah held about the depiction of young girls on TV, in music videos, and beyond. This featured hip-hop dancer Karrine Steffens, who had written a book called “Confessions of a Video Vixen” — as well as the singer PINK, who took on this culture in her song “Stupid Girls.”

Our guests for this episode are Elizabeth Hinton of Yale, and Saida Grundy of Boston University.

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Regulate”—Warren G & Nate Dogg

Rob looks back at some of his most embarrassing song lyric snafus caused by radio edits while deep diving on Long Beach legends Warren G and Nate Dogg. Later, Rob is joined by Logan Murdock to discuss west coast rap, Warren G’s orgin story, and more.

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Logan Murdock

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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Articles of Interest - Fashion Without Capitalism

In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one fashion designer who thrived in this moment.

This is the story of Tamás Király, an unusual artist from an unusual period of Hungarian history, both of which were unusually short-lived. Because Király was murdered in 2013.

Photos of Király and his designs are at https://articlesofinterest.substack.com/

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Down by the Water”—PJ Harvey

Listen as Rob highlights why ‘Loaded Weapon 1’ is the single greatest movie he's ever seen in theaters before he eventually dives into PJ Harvey’s “Down by the Water” and plenty of other ’90s songs from the singer-songwriter. Later, Rob is joined by Yasi Salek of ‘Bandsplain’ to discuss their celebrity twins, PJ Harvey’s music catalog, and much more (56:30).

Host: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Yasi Salek

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark


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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah Runs A Marathon w/ Natalia Petrzela

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This episode, we look at the moment that Oprah Winfrey ran the Marine Corps Marathon — and all that it represented about her relationship with fitness, dieting, and health. Throughout the years, from the infamous “wagon of fat” to her very public experiments with different diets, Oprah’s personal approach to fitness has reflected the way our larger culture thinks about weight and health.

Our guest for this episode is Natalia Petrzela of The New School, author of FIT NATION and host of the podcasts WELCOME TO YOUR FANTASY and PAST PRESENT. Check out all her amazing work on her website!

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Gayle: Road Trip! w/ Brittany Luse

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This episode, we look at an iconic friendship — and an epic road trip. In 2006, Oprah Winfrey and Gayle King drove from California to New York together. Of course, they turned it into an episode for the Oprah Winfrey Show. We look at their friendship, what it says about the bond between Black women, and of course what went down on the very long drive.

Our guest for this episode is Brittany Luse, host of NPR’s It’s Been A Minute.

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

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Articles of Interest - The Black Fashion Museum

The tricky thing about fashion is that, in order to preserve its history, you need to preserve physical garments. And, alas, closet space is finite, cloth gets sun-bleached and eaten by moths, and Americans notoriously do not care about their fashion heritage. So this is why one woman decided to put a call out across the country and make a scrappy archive all by herself.

This story was reported by Enya Hennings. Pictures, details and more at articlesofinterest.substack.com

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Tubthumping”—Chumbawamba

Don't call them one-hit wonders. And don't you dare try to knock them down.


This week, Rob's covering the career of the British anaracho-punks Chumbawamba, including their massive hit "Tubthumping," which took over the world for a spell in 1997. Later, Rob's joined by journalist and critic Dorian Lynskey to try to contextualize the hard-to-contextualize band.


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https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/?lens=twelve


Guest: Dorian Lynskey

Producers: Kevin Pooler and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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You Get A Podcast! - Oprah and Hip-Hop, Trom Ice-T to Jay-Z w/ C. Brandon Ogbunu

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This episode, we look at Oprah’s love/hate — or maybe hate/love — relationship with hip-hop. We break down two key moments: a 1990 episode about rap music featuring Ice-T, Tipper Gore, and Juan Williams; and then Oprah’s very warm interview with Jay-Z about a decade later.

Our guest for this episode is C. Brandon Ogbunu, Assistant Professor in the Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Yale University.

You Get A Podcast is hosted and executive produced by Kellie Carter Jackson, with co-host Leah Wright Rigueur.

You Get A Podcast is produced by Roulette Productions. Executive Producer Jody Avirgan. Producer Nina Earnest. Artwork by Jonathan Conda.

We are a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. Your support helps foster independent, artist-owned podcasts and award-winning stories.

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60 Songs That Explain the '90s - “Gett Off”—Prince and the New Power Generation

Rob reminisces over the first rock concert he attended, where Weird Al Yankovic opened for the Monkees before turning to the iconic force that is Prince and the hypersexual “Gett Off.” Later, Rob is joined by author Daphne A. Brooks to discuss Prince’s 1991 VMAs performance, his relationship with hip-hop, the Jehovah’s Witness era, and much more (1:00:00).Preorder Rob's new book, 'Songs That Explain the '90s,' here:

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/rob-harvilla/songs-that-explain-the-90s/9781538759462/?lens=twelveHost: Rob Harvilla

Guest: Daphne A. Brooks

Producers: Jonathan Kermah and Justin Sayles

Additional Production Support: Chloe Clark

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