Pop Goes Capitalism

Pop Goes Capitalism

Jacob & Kieran

Episodes 42
Avg. Duration 1h 13m
Activity Dormant
Since Mar 2023
Latest Episode Feb 2025

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Every 2 Weeks
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Episodic
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About This Podcast

A monthly round up of pop & politics, complete with a deep dive into a topic where music meets capitalism!

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Chit Chart: February 2025

Feb 28, 2025 1h 13m

Chit Chart is back for 2025, let's see how much psychic damage February can do to us, as Kieran talks Ukraine & WHSmith (may or may not be connected) and Jacob's Wario in Government is back…

Deep Dive: The Loudness Wars

Feb 15, 2025 1h 10m

New year, new deep dive! This month, Kieran takes us on a tour of 'The Loudness Wars' - a fascinating topic concerning mastering music as loud as possible to stand out, but is this good or bad? FREE…

Deep Dive: Band Aid IS problematic

Dec 15, 2024 1h 22m

It's christmastime, there's no need to be afraid… or is there? Today, Jacob leads the charge against the still bafflingly popular, continuously resurrected and deeply problematic christmas hit, Band…

Chit Chart: November 2024

Nov 30, 2024 1h 6m

Jacob & Kieran take on November, the November is question saw the return of TRUMP, Shops in the UK hating on the chancellor AND, what if you got your pension early if you're about to die? (and…

Chit Chart: October 2024

Nov 02, 2024 1h 10m

Sorry it's late, we're busy bees! - Let's look back to the month just gone, the spookiest month, OCTOBER! Full of spooks like Wes the "right wing lickspittle cunt" Streeting's plan to jab the obese…

Deep Dive: School & Music? [Part 2]

Oct 14, 2024 1h

It's part 2 of Jacob taking us BACK TO SCHOOL! Let's talk school, mental health, autism, trauma and capitalism! Content warning: In this episode, we mention suicidal thoughts. UK support can be found…

Deep Dive: School & Music? [Part 1]

Oct 14, 2024 50m

This month, Jacob is taking us BACK TO SCHOOL, under the guise of talking about music in schools, when really it'll become a general dive into schools as a system and the problems that lay in the…

Chit Chart: September 2024

Sep 29, 2024 1h 9m

Here's a round-up of September's happenings, including a bunch of Labour being shit because that's all that's happening now.FREE PALESTINE: Aid isn't getting into Gaza, Operation Olive Branch has…

Deep Dive: The Fall of Dr Luke

Sep 21, 2024 1h 10m

In the second part of this month’s deep dive, Kieran takes us on a journey through the consequences of music producer Dr Luke’s alleged actions.Content warning: This episode contains references to…

Deep Dive: The Rise of Dr Luke

Sep 14, 2024 1h 16m

This month, Kieran takes us on a journey through the rise of the music producer Dr Luke, and the legal battle that ensued between him and pop icon Kesha.Content warning: This episode contains…

Deep Dive: National Anthems

Aug 14, 2024 1h 9m

Not all national anthems are created equal, they might not even be official, yet they exist and are everywhere! Today, Jacob takes us on a journey from the UK, to Sweden and beyond!*NOTE: This was…

Chit Chart: July 2024

Jul 30, 2024 1h 18m

Through no fault of our own, July has been and gone, Labour have had just under a month in power now, everything is the same, if not worse, so we start off with social media being weird about KAMALA…

Deep Dive: Post Election Blues

Jul 14, 2024 1h 15m

Is this a deep dive? I (jacob) feel quite deep and down, so probably! FREE PALESTINE: Aid isn't getting into Gaza, Operation Olive Branch has loads of details on supporting fundraisers for people…

Chit Chart Extra: No Politics Zone

Jul 03, 2024 53m Bonus

In this extra episode for polling day in the UK (July 4th 2024) we open up the NO POLITICS ZONE... which is actually just a non-political political party, how non-political? Well, have a listen and…

Chit Chart: June 2024

Jun 29, 2024 1h 12m

It's almost time to POP to the polls for the UK's general election, so this month Chit Chart is all about how the election is panning out... spoilers, it's exactly how you expect it to be panning…

Deep Dive: Blurred Lines

Jun 14, 2024 1h 10m

This month, Kieran is digging up the corpse of a song that had a chokehold over the charts and pop culture in 2013, Blurred Lines by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams and T.I. and examining just how…

Chit Chart: May 2024

Jun 07, 2024 1h 4m

In this very on time episode, we look back at the calendar month of May, which included Genderless toilets being banned, a fucking general election being called in the UK, and Israel's horrific…

Deep Dive: Hatsune Miku

May 14, 2024 1h 1m

She's a blue haired android diva from the near future where songs are lost, but how does Hatsune Miku exist within modern capitalism? Jacob take's Kieran down into a deep discussion on ethics and…

Chit Chart: April 2024

Apr 29, 2024 1h 21m

It's April's round up! Kieran & Jacob both lose their minds over a Grindr honeytrap, our final chance to remind you NOT to watch Eurovision this year, and a double rant hits the podcast after…

Deep Dive: Sampling & Capitalism

Apr 14, 2024 1h 18m

An increasing number of songs sound increasingly familiar... Why is this? In this deep dive, Kieran uses his own tracks to explore the of sampling and interpolation, and the influence of capitalism…

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