Ranking the 2020s Pop Culture Divas with Ryan Mitchell

About this episode

Christiana and Ryan Mitchell rank the biggest pop culture divas of the 2020s.

Divas! We all love them, and we all have very strong opinions about who deserves a spot in our personal top 3. So this week, Christiana sits down with journalist, culture critic, and the NFL’s first LGBTQ+ brand ambassador Ryan Mitchell to bring back our signature pop culture rubric and rank the biggest divas of the 2020s. But who will take the crown? Listen in to find out. Follow Ryan: Instagram   Follow Pop Syllabus: YouTube | Instagram | TikTok | Substack Merch available now! Sponsor Pop Syllabus: [email protected] If there’s a topic you’d like us to deconstruct, tell us in the comments. Email: [email protected]  00:00 Intro 00:13 Meet Ryan 05:00 Showing up as a Black queer fat person  07:20 Growing up in the South  08:22 Ryan’s role as the NFL’s first queer ambassador  12:12 Navigating the current conservative backlash 15:02 How to show up for queer folks right now  19:02 How pop culture brings people together  22:20 The definition of a “Diva”  27:20 How Christiana made this 2020s diva list  29:17 The “general population” category for 2020s divas 30:10 The “technicalities” category for 2020s divas 30:48 The…

People in this episode

Host: Christiana Mbakwe Medina

Guest: Ryan Mitchell

Topics covered

• pop culture
• divas
• LGBTQ+
• music
• ranking
• interview

Keywords

• divas
• 2020s
• pop culture
• Ryan Mitchell
• LGBTQ+
• music ranking
• celebrity

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NFL

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