In our epic finale, we travel from Forks, Washington to Hollywood, California on a journey to understand the unexpected (and unintended) ripple effect of Stephenie Meyer’s creation.﻿Transcript: <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRoUePvq3bI4HVwSgRyAg0EONCsx3XUj3fkuVrUWUDBTljJt8hrrgrv6aNkVgQAAfUxlBc-rJw0soqE/pub">HERE</a>Credits:Host, Writer: Alex PappademasShowrunner: Colin McNultyProducers: Sabrina Fang, Lori Galarreta, Taylor JonesProduction Assistant: Stella HartmannComposer, Sound Designer, Mix Engineer: Alex MacInnisTheme Song: Dan LeoneFact Checker: Savannah WrightExecutive Producer for Western Sound: Ben AdairExecutive Producers for Higher Ground: Dan Fierman, Anna Holmes, Mukta Mohan, Janae MarableExecutive Producers for Spotify: Daniel Ek, Dawn Ostroff, Courtney Holt, Julie McNamaraSpecial Thanks: Joe Paulsen, Eric Spiegelman and Jenna Levin Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Season 2: Kendrick Lamar's "To Pimp a Butterfly"

Journalist Alex Pappademas takes us on an epic journey that spans genres, mediums, and generations to explore what happens when a wildly successful piece of pop culture gets so big that it changes the world. This show is about how big hits get dreamed up, how they get made, and what happens when we make them our own.