Susie Watson, trend analyst and pop culture pundit teams up with cartoonist Barbara Luhring. Together they tear through the real and manufactured trends in pop culture today. Listen in!

Why American Idol Matters

Posted in Podcasts on March 8th, 2006

Susie makes a case for American Idol, one of her favorite show concepts, to Barb, who doesn’t watch it. Arguments include a comparison to Reality Shows and why it isn’t, and the irony-laden comparison to the Olympics which it beat out for viewers 2 to 1. Next she takes on the music business and explains why this system is better than the current “star-makin’ machinery behind the popular song.”

Music: American Idol by Joey Welz from the album Dream Catcher

 
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