Pop Music For Smart People – Details, episodes & analysis

On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People it's time to listen to and learn some lessons from BIPOC shes/hers/thems/theys music artists. These artists are using their voices to empower, advocate and propel BIPOC voices! Some of the artists on this episodeare no stranger to the show such as Mysie, but many of the artists are newcomers to the show including Maliibu Miitch, The Linda Lindas, Naika, India de Beaufort, YENDRY, Priya Ragu, Hana Vu, Esty and Amanda Reifer. All these amazing artists are helping to promote equality, diversity and empathy through the musical bangers they create and the persona they emote through thier artistry. So come and listen to these amazing BIPOC artists share who they are and help lift theirvoices through listening to their songs!

Some organizations you can learn about or donate to

Planned Parenthood

Lift Up Our Voices

Initiative For Indigenous Futures

Latin American Music Therapy Network

On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the pleasure of chatting with Satya Chavez who goes by the artist name .satya. We got to chat about her life and beginnings in music including her background and career in musical theater. We also discussed her single "Burn" which I featured on my Countdown Of Queer Bops episode because it is an absolute banger!! We also got to chat about Encanto first of all because we both love that movie and seondly because Satya did a live looped mashup of every song from the movie and it is amazing!! You can see that on her TikTok or her Youtube channel both linked below. She also writes, produces and acts in several musical theater shows and has some coming up in the Chicago area and around the country. you can find tickets to these at her website which is also linked below. Satya thank you so much for coming on the show it was a pleasure chatting with you! Cant't wait to hear the music you are gonna producein the future!

Satya Links

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/satyachachachale/

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@escuchala.satya

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3X9slgxCZKEftZ-qAcOH2Q

Website: https://www.satyachavez.com/

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/6hMTKvQ47WgammoMShMnGh?si=cEu-uVnZTzWZemfBG6BLYw

On this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with the immensely talented Glume. We chat about how she got into music, some of her musical influences and some of her amazing bops including "Get Low" and "Body". We also discuss her kismet connection to the one and only Marilyn Monroe. So come give the episode a listen and learn about this incredible artist who is pumping out certified bangers. 

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On this frisky episode of Pop Music For Smart People we dive into the world of sex! I am featuring ten bops that are all about doing the deed, getting it on, going to pound town and slappin da bass man!! the Featured artists this week are Alex Mali, Gold Fir, Gudfella and Levity, Gess, Roisin Murphy, 1st Vows, Madison Olds, Havelock, James Indigo and Dounia. All these artists have created a banger that revolves around well... BANGING lol. So come join me and listen to this list of sexy songs. Will it be good for you? Cause I know it's gonna be good for me! I need a cigarette!!

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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our series Who Runs The World featuring amazing female music artists from across the globe and from all walks of life. This week I am featuring three badass women who are making music that has some retro vibes. The artists are Glume, The Last Artful, Dodgr and Uffie. All three of these incredible artists are making bops that have a retro feel to them. I feature some of their best bangers including "Mine", "Lightwork" and "Get Low". So come give the episode a listen and discover some new bops for your latest playlist.

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On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring 10 of some of my favorite covers that have come out in the last 5 years. The list is all over the place and includes covers by KR3TURE and Sea-Ren, Avenue Beat, serpentwithfeet, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, MUNA, The Naked And Famous, Hannah Grace, Superorganism, Tune-Yards, Giant Rooks and AnnenMayKantereit. I'm sure you will recognize most of these songs but they have all been given a revamp by the artists listed above. So come listen and let me know if you recognize any of these amazing covers.

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On this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with SuperKnova. I featured this artist on a recent episode of the show titled Just Tik Tik TikToking All My Boxes! in which I featured four music artists I discovered through TikTok She is an extremely talented trans artist and activist who I have been listening to non stop lately. We chat about her musical influences, her activism and how she also got the title of MD, yup you heard me right she completed medical school and makes certified bops!!! We also talk about some of her songs such as Glitter and Blood and Genderfluid Jubilee and how they came to be. Definitely learned so much about this unique and uber talented artist so come give the chat a listen. Thank you so much to SuperKnova for coming on the show and talking about your life and music. Can't wait for more bops!!

On this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour featuring music artists from every country on the globe and today we are traveling to Nigeria. This amazing country is producing some incredible artists that are guaranteed to make ya body move. The Nigerian artists I am featuring are Jaido P, Good Girl LA, Zinoleesky and Candy Bleakz. So come on a trip with me to Nigeria to experience the amazing sounds of afro-fusion and get ready to sweat a bit lol.

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Hello! On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we are going back into the Popcorn Princess's data bass of artists I have found on TikTok. As I pretty much live in that app now it is where I find many of the artists that I feature on the show and TikTok has become one of the best places for new artists to be discovered and go viral with their music. On this week's episode I am featuring four of those artists and they are SuperKnova, Figgy Baby, Sophie Hunter and Zee Machine. All four of these amazing artists are completely unique and are using TikTok to find their ideal listener, which in all four of these cases is me lol. So come on in and listen to why I am using TikTok to find the newest artists and the best bangers.

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Hey what's your zodiac sign? In part two of Pop Music For Smart People's zodiac music pairing we cover the second set of 6 signs that we didn't discuss last week. I am taking each one of the zodiac signs and picking 3 words or concepts to describe each of those signs and from that i am matching up musical artists to each one based on the mood and vibe of their music and the lyrical content in their tracks. The 6 zodiac signs we are gonna talk about today are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius. The artists being matched up to each of these signs are (in no particular order) Salt Cathedral, RAAVE TAPES, Anna Shoemaker, Verite, Lafawndah and Little Monarch. So come listen and see if your zodiac's musical pairing feels like its a match or if I was way off (which I 100% was not lol).

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