About this episode
Yasi Salek and Paul Hamann continue their deep dive into Madonna's career, discussing her acting, music evolution, and the political context of her work.
Yasi is joined by creative director Paul Hamann as they continue the Bandsplain Madonna deep dive. They discuss Madonna’s celebrated acting role in Evita and the lasting vocal changes that came with it, her career-elevating work of Ray of Light, the ahead-of-its-time Music, and how the increasingly fraught political situation in America impacted one of her most misunderstood works, American Life. Plus: motherhood, mysticism, the perfect pop single that landed on the Austin Powers soundtrack, and how Madonna kept finding new ways to bend pop stardom around her own evolution. Episode PlaylistListen to the Madonna: Part 3 playlist here. CREDITS:Host: Yasi Salek @yasisalekGuests: Paul Hamann @hamann.coProducer: Rob SundermannEditor: Adrian BridgesAdditional Production Supervision: Justin SaylesTheme Song: Bethany Cosentino Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: Yasi Salek
Guest: Paul Hamann
Topics covered
- Madonna's acting career
- music evolution
- political impact on art
- motherhood
- pop stardom
Keywords
- Madonna
- Paul Hamann
- Evita
- Ray of Light
- American Life
- pop music
- politics
- motherhood
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Evita, Ray of Light, Music, American Life
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