The Pure Pop of Charlie Puth + Carly Rae (ft Hanif Abdurraqib)

EPISODE #87

Part I: The Doctors Are In! We diagnose a listener’s musical malady, namely: “Why does Charlie Puth’s new jam ‘BOY’ make us feel so weird?!”

Part II: Guest Hanif Adburraqib, author of They Can’t Kill Us Until They Kill Us, helps break down Carly Rae Jepsen’s epic “Cut to the Feeling” to understand why CRJ is a different kind of pop star.

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Check out more of Hanif’s work at his website.

SONGS DISCUSSED

Charlie Puth – BOY

Ismael Miranda – Recordando

Sharon Jones & The Dap Kings – Nobody’s Baby

The Beatles – She’s a Woman

The Cars – Since You’re Gone

Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No 5 in C Minor, I

Carly Rae Jepsen – Cut to the Feeling