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This week’s episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture overview show on YouTube, hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, is made up entirely of questions from viewers and listeners, and includes segments about:
Selena Gomez’s sub rosa pop superstar, who has been close to many of pop’s biggest ideas over the past decade, but never quite took center stage
The stages of BTS’ US success, both before and after it began anticipating how the music would be received in this country
The sudden rise of Renee Rapp, actress turned TikTok pot stirrer and future pop star
The persistence of Doja Cat, an unconventional pop star who seems immune to the foibles of ordinary pop stars, who cannot deviate from their carefully constructed images
The idiosyncratic career choices of Earl Sweatshirt, who has time and again rejected the conventions of rap stardom and instead continued to craft cutting edge hip-hop on his own terms
Tracks of the week, including “Making Noise for the Ones You Love,” a new song from Chicago band Ratboys, and “Ticking,” a song from country folk singer Zach Bryan’s new self-titled album
Snacks of the week