The Death Of Celebrity Mystique: What Bad Bunny, Beyoncé & The Kardashians Reveal About Modern Fame

About this episode

A discussion on modern fame and celebrity mystique featuring culture critic Christiana Mbakwe Medina.

In this episode of Awf the Record, culture critic and Pop Syllabus creator Christiana Mbakwe Medina joins Mona Kosar Abdi and Jeannette Reyes for a sharp, layered conversation on modern fame, celebrity mystique, pop culture, and the systems hiding underneath our favorite headlines. Using Bad Bunny, Beyoncé, The Kardashians, Tyra Banks, Diddy, Taylor Swift, Zendaya, Rihanna, Chappell Roan, Timothée Chalamet, and reality TV as cultural case studies, Christiana breaks down why pop culture is nev...

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Hosts: Mona Kosar Abdi, Jeannette Reyes

Guest: Christiana Mbakwe Medina

Topics covered

• modern fame
• celebrity mystique
• pop culture
• cultural case studies
• systems of fame

Keywords

• celebrity
• pop culture
• fame
• Bad Bunny
• Beyoncé
• Kardashians
• Tyra Banks
• Diddy
• Taylor Swift

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