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The Bridge: R. Kelly and Music's #MeToo Reckoning

The Bridge: R. Kelly and Music's #MeToo Reckoning

FromHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia


The Bridge: R. Kelly and Music's #MeToo Reckoning

FromHit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

ratings:
Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Hit Parade, the music history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge.In this monthly mini-episode, Host Chris Molanphy reflects on the previous full length episode of the show, and invites one Slate Plus member to play some music trivia related to an upcoming episode. This month, Molanphy is joined at the mic by T. J. Raphael, senior producer of the Slate Podcast Network. Together, they discuss the sexual assault allegations facing artist R. Kelly, and whether the #MeToo movement will finally change the music industry. After a break, Molanphy is joined by one listener for some music trivia related to the next full-length episode of Hit Parade, which is all about Creedence Clearwater Revival. How does it all work? The contestant is asked three trivia questions, and the player also has the opportunity to turn the tables—they get a chance to try to stump Molanphy, a music journalist for the past 25 years, with one trivia question of their own.If you’d like to be a contestant on an upcoming show, sign up for a Slate Plus membership here, and then enter as a contestant here. You can also enter to play if you’re already a Slate Plus member.Want your question featured in an upcoming show? Email a voice memo to hitparade@slate.com.  Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Take the Slate podcast survey here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Released:
Feb 15, 2019
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (100)

What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever.