Explore every episode of the podcast A Soulful Storm
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| BLACKPINK 'DEADLINE' Album: Was it worth the wait? | 17 Mar 2026 | 00:36:37 | |
Host Tasha is joined by journalist Jeff Benjamin and Ashley from A3 Day Podcast in part two of their conversation about Blackpink’s latest EP, "Deadline" (released Feb 27). They share candid reactions to the five‑song project, the shift toward English‑language tracks, production choices (including controversial Dr Luke credits), how the solo releases compare, and what this release means for fans and the broader K‑pop industry. | |||
| KATSEYE Controversy: Is Manon's hiatus based on racial discrimination | 07 Mar 2026 | 00:54:34 | |
Host Tasha Sampa is joined by journalist Jeff Benjamin and K-pop commentator and historian, Ashley, to unpack this week's K-pop fallout: Manon of KATSEYE announcing a hiatus, contradictory messages, and the intense reaction from fans and prominent Black artists. They explore how HYBE has handled the optics, differences between Western and K-pop media responses, and the broader issues of race, representation, and artist advocacy within the industry.
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| Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl: A Cultural Mic Drop | 23 Feb 2026 | 01:03:54 | |
Host Tasha and unofficial co-host Brie unpack Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show, celebrating its cultural references, guest moments, and impact on Latinx visibility. They also explore the ongoing conversation about representation for Asian artists and whether a K-pop idol will ever headline the Super Bowl?
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| Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova talks "Heated Rivalry", identity and K-dramas | 15 Jan 2026 | 00:43:20 | |
Host Tasha sits down with actor Ksenia Daniela Kharlamova to discuss her journey from circus training in Russia to acting, playing Svetlana on "Heated Rivalry", and what bilingual, biracial representation means on screen. @sampatasha @asoulfulstormpodcast @kseniadaniela | |||
| Black Girl Roundtable: K‑Pop In 2025 Review — Hits, Misses & Hot Takes | 05 Jan 2026 | 01:35:20 | |
Host Tasha Sampa reunites the Black Girl Roundtable with guests Brie, Sydney (SydTheKid), and Ashley of a3day podcast for an end‑of‑year K‑pop special. They name their best, worst and most unexpected things that happened in K-pop in 2025
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| Heated Rivalry season 1 finale review feat. Versha Sharma | 28 Dec 2025 | 00:51:54 | |
Tasha with guests Brie and former editor-in-chief of Teen Vogue, Versha Sharma, reviews the season 1 finale of the hit show, Heated Rivalry. | |||
| The Girls Don’t Want to Perform Any More (with journalist Jeff Benjamin) | 14 Mar 2025 | 02:01:45 | |
Back with another episode of A Soulful Storm and I'm so excited to have the wonderful Jeff Benjamin joining me on the show! We discuss LISA's new album, BLACKPINK'S solo music, why everyone wants to drop like Beyoncé and how unforgiving fandoms can be... | |||
| New York & Milan Fashion Week | 27 Sep 2024 | 01:33:34 | |
Topics of the week - Lollapalooza Berlin from Karen's POV, SEVENTEEN with DJ Khalid and the best/worst K-pop looks from New York & Milan Fashion Week | |||
| SEVENTEEN headline Lollapalooza Berlin | 16 Sep 2024 | 02:11:16 | |
Topics of the week - SEVENTEEN & Burna Boy at Lollapalooza Berlin. Brie asks Tasha in her exclusive interview with Tommy Hilfiger, Stray Kids and the impact of K-pop idols in luxury fashion | |||
| SEVENTEEN’S historic Glastonbury performance | 29 Jun 2024 | 01:21:12 | |
SEVENTEEN became the first K-pop group to perform at Glastonbury and Tasha (journalist), Karen (YouTuber AfroMinx), and Brie reviewed the show. | |||
| Cowboy Carter and SEVENTEEN Follow Tour encore | 05 Apr 2024 | 02:02:35 | |
Topics of the week - review of Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter album and SEVENTEEN's Follow Tour Encore concerts | |||
| The Oscars & K-pop idols at fashion week | 18 Mar 2024 | 01:48:37 | |
Topics of the week - The Oscars, Beyoncé's country album, the best & worst dressed K-pop idols at fashion week and S.coups not enlisting in the military
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| Interview with cast & crew of BBC show ’Gangnam Project’ | 07 Mar 2024 | 00:30:22 | |
Special interview with showrunners Sarah Haasz, Romeo Candido & actor Julia Kim Caldwell of BBC's upcoming K-pop dramedy "Gangnam Project". Streaming CBBC and BBC iplayer from 26th February 2024.
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| Megan vs Nicki and the DPR Drama | 05 Feb 2024 | 01:50:06 | |
Topics of the week: Megan Thee Stallion vs Nicki Minaj, why the DPR Gang are in turmoil, Stray Kids to headline BST Hyde Park | |||
| Oscars’ snub Barbie & Hyuna’s bad decisions | 25 Jan 2024 | 01:29:24 | |
Black Girl Roundtable of K-pop 2024 - Hyuna dating a man affiliated with the Burning Sun Scandal, Oscars snub Barbie, and do we need rap in K-pop?
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| FKA Twigs’ banned Calvin Klein ad and Nana Tour with SEVENTEEN | 18 Jan 2024 | 01:19:18 | |
Topics of the week: Katt Williams interview, FKA Twigs banned Calvin Klein interview, BTS docu-series on Disney+ and Nana Tour With SEVENTEEN | |||
| Black Girl Roundtable of K-pop: Things we are leaving in 2023 | 28 Dec 2023 | 01:10:38 | |
Grammys writer Ashlee Mitchell, Metro journalist Sarah Deen, K-pop YouTuber Karen (AfroMinx) and Sydney, unofficial co-host Brie and Reuters freelance producer Tasha discuss things in K-pop we want to leave behind in 2023 | |||
| The Black Girl Roundtable of K-pop | 21 Dec 2023 | 01:12:44 | |
Grammys writer Ashlee Mitchell & Metro writer Sarah Deen, K-pop YouTube reactors Karen (AfroMinx) & Sydney, Brie and Tasha have a Black girl gathering to discuss our best K-pop moments of 2023 | |||
| Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé review | 10 Dec 2023 | 02:05:32 | |
Topics of the week: Tasha and Brie talk about SEVENTEEN winning their first MAMA Daesang and review Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé | |||
| SEVENTEEN Comeback Special: ”SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN” | 26 Oct 2023 | 01:26:06 | |
Special epsiode: Brie and Tasha discuss SEVENTEEN's highly anticipated new album SEVENTEENTH HEAVEN | |||
| Top Five K-pop performances of all time | 05 Oct 2023 | 00:14:39 | |
Mini episode: Dame Diddy, Ambitious Ace, and Bang Bang Boomerang of the YouTube channel TRC Reactions drop by to give their top 5 K-pop performances
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| SHINee: Can we leave colourism in 2023 | 29 Sep 2023 | 02:02:00 | |
Topics of the week: 15-year-old murder in Croydon, Taemin & Key's colourist comments (this was recorded before they apologised), SEVENTEEN & Hongjoong from ATEEZ at fashion week | |||
| Case of the ex: Sophie Turner & Taylor Swift vs Joe Jonas | 21 Sep 2023 | 02:05:55 | |
Topics of the week: My recap of Vogue World (London Fashion Week) is K-pop finally part of mainstream media, our top 10 K-pop songs, and the revenge of Sophie Turner | |||
| Women’s World Cup final: we saw you kiss her in 4K | 31 Aug 2023 | 01:37:28 | |
Topics of the week: YouTube reactor Karen (AfroMinx), Brie and I talk the Women's World Cup Final and the non-consensual kiss, Omega X, and why ITZY deserves better
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| Usher is a villain: shout out to Keke Palmer | 24 Aug 2023 | 01:57:42 | |
Topics of the week: The guys from the TRC Reaction channel joins me to discuss Keke Palmer in Usher's MV, Fifty Fifty's legal updates and if we really need two K-pop comebacks per year | |||
| BTS are not your political pawns, and leave Joshua from SEVENTEEN alone! | 17 Aug 2023 | 02:15:28 | |
Topics of the week - K-pop reactor Karen (AfroMinx), Brie and Tasha talk about the disaster of the World Scout Jamboree, Joshua of SEVENTEEN'S dating protests and which K-pop stars would be at Beyoncé's Renaissance concert | |||
| KISS OF LIFE talk about their single ”Shhh”, debut album & songwriting for Le Sserafim | 03 Aug 2023 | 00:32:40 | |
Special episode: K-pop girl group KISS OF LIFE talk about their debut, being a trainee, and answer some fun questions | |||
| Men Are Mad - For Right & Wrong Reasons: Ariana Grande & Halle Bailey’s boyfriend & SEVENTEEN’s concert | 27 Jul 2023 | 01:49:52 | |
Topics of the week - Ariana Grande's divorce, Halle Bailey's boyfriend's insecure album rants and SEVENTEEN's Follow to Seoul concert review | |||
| Keke Palmer’s Baby Daddy Drama | 13 Jul 2023 | 01:42:54 | |
Topics of the week - British GQ Journalist Lucy Ford, regular guest Brie and I talk about Keke Palmer's boyfriend shut shamming her oN Twitter, EXO's new album, parents' filing a police complaint against Hwasa, and all things Barbie
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| BLACKPINK in your area: BST Hyde Park | 06 Jul 2023 | 01:03:16 | |
Topics of the week - NME journalist Rhian and TashaSampa talk about BLACKPINK headlining BST Hyde Park, HBO's The Idol and Fifty Fifty's contract problems | |||
| Descent into Caratland: How I became a Seventeen fan | 29 Jun 2023 | 00:30:24 | |
Mini episode - finds out how Brie made sure I became a Seventeen fan
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| Ashlee Mitchell talks on interviewing BTS, Rosè from Blackpink & Oceangate | 22 Jun 2023 | 01:08:53 | |
Topics of the week - TashaSampa & content creator Ashlee Mitchell talk about interviewing K-pop idols (BTS, BLACKPINK, ENHYPEN, etc), Oceangate, Jonathan Majors & Meagan Good, and Pharrell Williams's Louis Vuitton show
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| BTS’ 10th Anniversary and EXO’s Chaotic Comeback | 15 Jun 2023 | 01:07:16 | |
Topics of the week: BTS' 10 year anniversary, CBX of EXO suing SM and Jeonghan (Seventeen) & Ten (NCT WayV) attend fashion week | |||
| KAMP L.A: The K-pop Fyre Fest | 27 Oct 2022 | 01:04:01 | |
Topics of the week: KAMP L.A. being the K-pop Fyre Fest & BTS enlisting to the military | |||
| BTS Chapter 2: Sun’s Out, Chest & Thighs Out | 30 Jun 2022 | 00:27:37 | |
Special mini episode: TashaSampa & Brie recap our top 5 BTS moments | |||
| BTS: ”We Are On a Break!” | 23 Jun 2022 | 01:32:15 | |
Topics of the week: BTS said they were going on a break and the world went mad. | |||
| Love & Leashes and The Tinder Swindler | 24 Feb 2022 | 01:06:48 | |
Season 2, episode 1: Topics of the week: A review of the BDSM film Love & Leashes - A review of the Netflix docu-film The Tinder Swindler | |||
| Ep 35| The Bonnet of Salvation feat The Report Card Podcast | 02 Apr 2021 | 01:20:22 | |
Topics of the week: Introductions to K-pop - underrated artists - Derrick Jaxn & the bonnet of salvation | |||
| Ep 34| The Grammys Used BTS & Beyoncè | 21 Mar 2021 | 01:21:06 | |
Topics of the week with celebrity interviewer Lucy Ford: The Grammys Used BTS - WAP still makes you men mad - Beyoncè is the Greatest of all time but her Grammys don't reflect it | |||
| Ep 32| The K-pop Thanos Snap | 02 Mar 2021 | 01:43:50 | |
Topics of the week: Half of a K-pop being removed from Spotify - BTS face racism from German Radio host - Asian Hate Crimes - SHINee's Back | |||
| Ep 31| Bridgerton: The Best Part of Christmas | 08 Jan 2021 | 01:37:02 | |
Topics of the week - Soul - Jingle Jangle - Bridgerton - GOT7 leaving JYPE - The Best & Worst K-pop songs of 2020 | |||
| Ep 30| Tiffany Haddish vs The Grammys & Ivy Pak Allows Black-fishing | 23 Dec 2020 | 01:36:12 | |
Topics of the week: Ivy Park allowing Black fishing - Tiffany Haddish vs The Grammys - Snoop Dogg vs WAP | |||
| Ep 29| Fenty Beauty and Black representation on T.V. | 28 Oct 2020 | 01:22:19 | |
Topics of the week: Since its Black History Month we brought back the Black Girl Round Table | |||
| Ep 27| Breonna Taylor and Megan Thee stallion. Everyone fails Black Women | 01 Oct 2020 | 01:23:42 | |
Topics of the week: Breonna Taylor convictions- Megan Thee Stallion and disrespectful Tory Lanez - Why does everyone fail Black women? | |||
| Ep 26| Chadwick Boseman’s Impact & BTS Explode Like Dynamite | 04 Sep 2020 | 01:23:47 | |
Topics of the week: Chadwick Boseman passes away - BTS go number 1 and perform at the VMAs. | |||
| Ep 25| BTS Is Coming Back In English feat Ikran Dahir | 07 Aug 2020 | 01:02:48 | |
Topics of the week: BTS's English Single - K-pop VMA nominations - BTS unpopular opinions - BTS Lightning Round Quiz | |||
| Ep 24.5| The Avengers of Kpop: Girl Group Edition | 23 Jul 2020 | 00:15:10 | |
To celebrate the comebacks of so many female K-pop idols, Tasha & Helen (from UKPOP PODCAST) decided to play a game and create our own girl group. | |||
| Ep 24| Ateez Culturally Appropriate & The Battle of the Thirst Traps | 17 Jul 2020 | 01:30:29 | |
Topics of the week is: The men of South Korea are thirst trapping - Hoonjong from Ateez wears blue cornrows- Seulgi & Irene single review | |||
| Ep 17| Colourism here, there and everywhere | 03 Jul 2020 | 02:14:43 | |
Special guests Helen from UKPop Podcast, Nezzy from Tales From The Plantation Podcast & TashaSampa discuss Nella Rose being canceled, how colourism affects the musicians we like (Solar from Mamamoo) and how colourism has affected our lives. | |||
| Ep 23| Hospital racism and the return of BlackPink & President Hwasa | 03 Jul 2020 | 01:43:29 | |
Topics of the week: Institution Racism Tasha experienced in hospital- BTS's Stay Gold - Blackpink's new song & video - Hwasa's new album & song | |||