Episode 119: Beyonce at Coachella, Kendrick Lamar Wins the Pulitzer, Scandal Signs Off

Episode 119

18th April 2018

#Beychella, #Damn, #ScandalFinale- so much #BlackExcellence in this week’s episode! Find out our thoughts on the epic performance from Beyonce at Coachella, why Kendrick Lamar being honored with the Pulitzer Prize in Music for Damn. was necessary and well deserved and the importance of the drama series Scandal in anticipation of it’s Series Finale. Plus, we discuss the convergence of film, fashion and music in this week’s Big Sell.

Episode notes

This week it’s all about Black (Overachieving) Excellence!

Beyonce Knowles Carter descended from the uppermost level of Heaven and bestowed us with the gift of her life changing performance at Coachella – or as it shall now be forever known . . . BEYCHELLA. We’ll share our reactions to the performance and our reactions to the reactions of her performance.

Kendrick Lamar made history this week by becoming the first Hip Hop artist to win the Pulitzer Prize. We’ll discuss why this is a huge deal for hip hop and the culture at large.

Shonda Rhimes and Kerry Washington end the sensational and soapy groundbreaking series, Scandal this week. We’ll discuss the relevancy of one of television’s most diverse and jaw dropping shows.

And the Big Sell shines a light on an amazing music/video/fashion collaboration featuring singers Karen O and Michael Kiwanuka; director Ana Lily Amirpour and fashion house Kenzo.

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Inside Pop is the weekly podcast that dives deep ​inside the world of pop culture. Television producers Amita Patel and Sean David Johnson bring their knowledge of the entertainment industry and their passion for pop culture to cover the stories you need to know about and care about. Together this dynamic duo brings a welcome diversity (they are African American and Indian American; Male and Female, Gay and Straight, Married and Single and wannabe residents of Sunnydale, CA and Dillon, TX) into the pop culture podcasting landscape.

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