Holly sits down for a long chat with Monia Ali of the Fandom Exile Substack to discuss stan culture, online platforms, the industry's hand in shaping our current media landscape, and how Louis Tomlinson's career was kneecapped to ensure the success of Harry Styles. Monia's Fandom Exile newsletter can be found here: https://exiledfan.substack.com A list of all songs and video clips played in the episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/42ko2dru

Holly and James continue watching Taylor Swift's Eras tour. Holly geeks out over songwriting, while James endures it. And this episode ends with a good moral for the kids! A full list of songs played in the episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/s6fx6fhv

If you haven't heard enough people talking about Taylor Swift yet, have we got a show for you! Holly and James sit down at their moss-covered podcasting desks to talk about Taylor Swift's Eras Tour movie and her surprising lack of chart megastardom until the pando. A full list of songs used in this episode can be found here: https://rentry.co/vz277mym

It's the final episode of Pop Could Never Save Us, and Holly and James finish off their time in 2018 by picking through the dust of the mumble rap debate and Eminem's kamikaze attack on the game. SONGS DISCUSSED: 1) I Love It - Lil Pump & Kanye West 2) FEFE - 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj 3) Lucky You - Joyner Lucas & Eminem 4) RAP DEVIL - Machine Gun Kelly 5) Killshot - Eminem A full list of all songs featured on the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/uyrqa The Pick of the Week playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tc2ZHF8JGfdlA7wdm74lK?si=8fb096655979462c

It's 28th September 2018 and Holly and James settle in for the worst Top 5 of the entire show while musing about dubstep, the Millennial/Zoomer generational handover, and whether Kanye was always like he became. SONGS DISCUSSED: 1) Promises - Calvin Harris, Sam Smith, Jessie Reyez 2) Eastside - Benny Blanco, Halsey, Khalid 3) I Love It - Kanye West, Lil Pump 4) Happier - Marshmello, Bastile 5) Body - Loud Luxury, Brando A list of all songs featured in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/3dp5i

Holly and James are back in the present day for one last time to enjoy life in plastic! SONGS DISCUSSED: 5) Barbie World - Ice Spice & Nicki Minaj 4) vampire - Olivia Rodrigo 3) Dance The Night - Dua Lipa 2) What Was I Made For - Billie Eilish 1) SPRINTER - Dave & Central Cee A full list of all songs played in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/zie8d The Pick of the Week playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tc2ZHF8JGfdlA7wdm74lK?si=7b5a3c8fd56e47c2

Holly and James finish off their time in 2003 to discuss Sugababes and Shadymania. SONGS DISCUSSED: 5) Sugababes - Hole In The Head 8) Obie Trice - Got Some Teeth 11) 50 Cent - P.I.M.P. A full list of all songs featured in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/6vh4f

PART 1 OF A TWO PARTER. Holly and James go back in time to 21st October 2003, preminisce about the stars who are still relevant, reminisce about 9/11, MTV Cribs, and childhood egg throwing antics, and attempt to find where the love is. SONGS DISCUSSED: 1) Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful 2) Blue - Guilty 3) Kevin Lyttle - Turn Me On 4) Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love 5) XXXX XXXXX XXXXX [SEE PART 2!!] A full list of all songs played in the episode can be accessed here: https://rentry.co/i7zqt

While Holly and James were recording a real episode, Melle Mel put out a diss track to Eminem and James thought we should do an episode on their beef and careers. SONGS DISCUSSED: EZ Mil & Eminem - Realest Melle Mel - Response To Eminem's Latest Diss List of all songs featured in episode - Eminem - Kamikaze DJ Kay Slay Feat. Melle Mel, Raekwon, Cee-Lo Green & Grandmaster Caz - Hip Hop Frontline The Last Poets - On The Subway Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five feat. Melle Mel and Duke Bootee - The Message Run-DMC - My Adidas Grandmaster Melle Mel - Don't Shoot DJ Kay Slay Feat. Various Artists - Rolling 110 Deep Macklemore & Ryan Lewis Feat. Eric Nally, Melle Mel, Kool Moe Dee & Grandmaster Caz - Downtown DJ Shadow & De La Soul - Rocket Fuel Scroobius Pip feat. De La Soul - Thou Shalt Always Kill Method Man interview on Math Hoffa's podcast Eminem - Survival Eminem - These Demons Eminem feat. Joyner Lucas - Lucky You Eminem - The Conspiracy Freestyle Eminem - Right For Me Eminem - Venom Juice WRLD - ON GOD XXXTentacion - Jocelyn Flores J.I.D. feat. Lil Durk - Bruddenem Kid Bookie - Don't Get Drunk And Beef Freestyle Juice WRLD rapping along to Eminem - Role Model in his car Cyne - Steady Eminem - Kamikaze interview Metal Gear Solid 4 - After defeating Liquid Ocelot (boss) Melle Mel interview - The Art of Dialogue podcast 50 Cent - In Da Club Jay Z - The Story of O.J. Eminem - Yah Yah Eminem - Rap Olympics 1997 battles EZ Mil & Eminem - Realest Grandmaster Melle Mel - One More KRS-One tells the story of his rap battle against Melle Mel Kool Moe Dee vs Busy Bee Starski Rap Battle at the Harlem World, Manhattan, 1981 Melle Mel - Response To Eminem's Latest Diss Eminem - Elevator Melle Mel - M-3 Eminem's Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Acceptance Speech Eminem - Just Lose It The Game - The Black Slim Shady Eminem - Big Weenie Eminem - Stan Eminem - Bad Guy Eminem - The Real Slim Shady Eminem - Rap God SNL Live - Eminem vs Old School Rappers

Holly and James continue enjoying their time in 1994, chatting about Disney, gangsta rap, fading old rock stars, and the birth of nu-metal. SONGS DISCUSSED: 1) A Whole New World (Aladdin's Theme) - Peabo Bryson & Regina Belle 2) That's How I'm Livin' - Ice-T 3) Come Baby Come - K7 4) My House - Terrorvision 5) I've Got You Under My Skin - Frank Sinatra & Bono 6) Bat Out Of Hell & I Would Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) - Meat Loaf The PCNSU Pick Of The Week playlist is available here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3tc2ZHF8JGfdlA7wdm74lK?si=c0221471ef8842cf A playlist of the 2nd-8th January 1994 chart is here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/33uwR8G9HCxvr2GEorefUt?si=63b43381afce4bb8 A full list of all songs appearing in the episode is available here: https://rentry.co/fmgzc