Popcast (Deluxe): Bottoms, Hard Knocks & Uncovering Rap History
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This weeks episode of Popcast (Deluxe), the weekly culture roundup show on YouTube hosted by Jon Caramanica and Joe Coscarelli, includes segments on:
- The queer teen horror-comedy Bottoms, the second film from Emma Seligman, which stars Ayo Edibiri and Rachell Sennott, and sends up both teen raunch comedies of the 1980s and 2000s as well as conventional coming-of-age stories. Also discussed: the links between Bottoms and the summer blockbuster Barbie, and also the Netflix Sandler-family vehicle You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah.
- The summer in reality television, including Hip Hop Treasures, Hard Knocks: Training Camp with the New York Jets, and the social media storytelling thats accompanied Deion Sanderss arrival as coach of the football team at University of Colorado Boulder.
- Recent books about hip-hop mixtapes and fashion
- Caroline Calloways Scammer, which turns several waves of viral infamy into a feisty memoir
- Snack of the week
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