Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

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.

Episodes

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

November 2, 2023 • 31 mins
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.
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Black History Month with DJ Target and Henrie Kwushue – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

October 26, 2023 • 26 mins
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
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When celebs get political – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

October 19, 2023 • 25 mins
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?
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Big Brother, the OG reality show – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

October 12, 2023 • 22 mins
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
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Beyoncé on the big screen and Mahalia – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

October 5, 2023 • 30 mins
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
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Franchesca Ramsey on the WGA and Hollywood strikes – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

September 28, 2023 • 25 mins
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
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Russell Brand and the noughties culture – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

September 21, 2023 • 24 mins
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
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Naomi Campbell, PLT and fast fashion – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph podcast

September 14, 2023 • 19 mins
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?
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Come see me live at the London Podcast Festival – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

September 11, 2023 • 44 secs
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
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Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph is back!

September 7, 2023 • 29 secs
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
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Shon Faye on Elliot Page & trans in pop culture – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

June 29, 2023 • 32 mins
The writer and presenter talks to Chanté about her Q&A with Elliot Page and how trans people have been represented in pop culture
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Windrush at 75: How Caribbean culture dominated British music – Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

June 22, 2023 • 27 mins
Today, Britain celebrates Windrush Day. Chanté speaks to music journalist Lloyd Bradley, ‘Queen of Lover’s Rock’ Sandra Cross and grime MC D Double E about the influence of Caribbean culture on British music
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Black Mirror is back. Why is it so creepily good? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

June 15, 2023 • 29 mins
As the sixth series starts, we ask what makes science fiction so popular and are we still looking to the far future for our dystopia?
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Match-making on reality TV: does it work? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

June 8, 2023 • 24 mins
This week Chanté talks to Paul C Brunson from Married at First Sight UK about what goes into pairing couples and he spills the tea on the forthcoming series
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Will party holidays live forever? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

June 1, 2023 • 26 mins
This week Chanté reflects on the history of party holidays. As she gears up to go to Days Like This in Malta, she talks to Ant and MK who created DLT. And she chats to DJ S, founder of legendary garage night Pure Silk, about taking over Ayia Napa in the mid-1990s
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Martha Stewart on Sports Illustrated: a win for women? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

May 25, 2023 • 24 mins
Eighty-one-year-old Martha Stewart has made history by becoming the oldest woman to grace the cover of Sports Illustrated. Chanté talks to model Nicola Griffin, who appeared in Sports Illustrated in her 50s, and speaks with journalist Poorna Bell about the different expectations for older women of colour.
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Why are influencers taking feuds to the boxing ring? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

May 18, 2023 • 27 mins
Social media influencers and YouTubers including KSI and Jake and Logan Paul are making millions by taking their internet feuds into the boxing ring. How did the world of boxing become the arena for social media beef?
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Why are so many publications in trouble? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

May 11, 2023 • 27 mins
Gal-dem, Buzzfeed News and Vice have all hit financial trouble and are either shutting down or close to it. Chanté talks to the Guardian’s media editor Jim Waterson and Gal-dem’s former politics editor Moya Lothian-McLean about where it is all going wrong.
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Is the US better at TV chat than Britain? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

May 4, 2023 • 27 mins
As the US pays tribute to Jerry Springer and the internet continues to delight in Drew Barrymore’s confessionals, Chanté talks to Trisha Goddard about the art of a good conversation. And she talks to journalist Michael Hogan about why the British struggle with late-night chatshows
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Are queer characters finally getting the spotlight? Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph

April 27, 2023 • 27 mins
Dr Who has announced drag queen Jinkx Monsoon as the next villain on the show. Is it problematic that they are cast as a villain or is this an iconic moment for the queer community?
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