Craig's Pop Life: A Black gay podcast
By Craig Seymour
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Episodes: 48
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A Black, gay celebration of song with Craig Seymour, author of Luther: The Life & Longing of Luther Vandross; All I Could Bare: My Life in Strip Clubs of Gay D.C.; & Who's Your Daddy? His forthcoming book is Special: The Life & Artistry of Janet Jackson (March 2019). Throughout his career, Craig has interviewed Jackson, Mariah Carey, Mary J. Blige, and many others. He holds a Ph.D. in American Studies from UMCP, and his research is housed at the Archives of African American Music & Culture at Indiana University.
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The Truth About Diana Ross
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May 17, 2024 |
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Craig's Pop Life: Be Careful What You Say To Me
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May 13, 2024 |
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Music of Black Gay Pride
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Mar 23, 2024 |
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Aretha Franklin - A Rose Is A Rose
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Mar 17, 2024 |
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My First Music Review
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Mar 10, 2024 |
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Pride 2022 Episode: A Talk with Marc Sadane
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Jun 19, 2022 |
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Cultivating Blackness: A Conversation About Teena Marie
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Apr 17, 2022 |
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Aretha Franklin's A Rose Is Still A Rose
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Jun 01, 2021 |
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Ep 40: Christmas Music Show w/ Beyoncé
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Dec 23, 2019 |
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Ep 39: Review of Prince's memoir The Beautiful Ones
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Nov 09, 2019 |
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Ep 38: My Lauryn Hill interview from 1998
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Oct 21, 2019 |
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Ep 37: Review of Morris Day's Memoir & Why Nostalgic Reissues Are Killing Music
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Oct 14, 2019 |
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Ep 36: My journey with depression, the 4th Anniversary of Janet Jackson's Unbreakable, & Saeed Jones' memoir
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Oct 05, 2019 |
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Ep 35: The importance of Janet Jackson’s Rhythm Nation remixes to black gay history
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Sep 21, 2019 |
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Ep 34: Hustlers Movie (NO SPOILERS), mourning new Janet Jackson music, & Rick Ross’ memoir.
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Sep 12, 2019 |
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Ep 33: My look back at Mary J. Blige's MARY album (with interview clips)
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Sep 06, 2019 |
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Ep 32: MTV VMA After Show; On Missy Elliott, Normani, Shawn Mendes, & More
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Aug 27, 2019 |
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Ep 31: Review of Missy Elliott's Iconography & The Importance of 1619
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Aug 23, 2019 |
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Ep 30: Why POSE's Luther Vandross joke isn't funny (But Flame Monroe is)
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Aug 16, 2019 |
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Ep 29: Toni Morrison, Nina Simone, & Mary J. Blige (new single "Know")
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Aug 11, 2019 |
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Ep 28: Solange's Museum Tour, Sherman's Showcase & More
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Aug 02, 2019 |
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Ep 27: Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and "Tom Holland's Janet Jackson playlist"
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Jul 27, 2019 |
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Ep 26: Reviews of The Lion King & Beyoncé's The Gift (First Listen)
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Jul 19, 2019 |
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Ep 25: Jody Watley Appreciation
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Jul 17, 2019 |
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Ep 24: More Whitney Houston thoughts; Reviews: Spiderman: FFH & The Bobby DeBarge Story
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Jul 05, 2019 |
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Ep 23: New Whitney Houston Single & Janet Jackson Remix Reissues
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Jul 01, 2019 |
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EP 22: The importance of Mary J. Blige ( 2019 BET Awards Recap)
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Jun 24, 2019 |
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EP 21: Janet Jackson Book Update, That Taylor Swift Video, & My Coming Out Story
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Jun 21, 2019 |
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Ep 20: Pose, Season 2 Premiere
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Jun 14, 2019 |
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Ep 19: It's Gay Pride & I Ain't Happy
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Jun 07, 2019 |
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Ep 18: Rocketman review, RuPaul's Drag Race finale (NO SPOILERS), Rocketman review, Teddy Pendergrass documentary & more
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May 31, 2019 |
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Ep 17: What Black, Gay Pride Means To Me
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May 24, 2019 |
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Ep 16: Brené Brown's "The Call To Courage" & Damon Young's "What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Blacker."
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May 17, 2019 |
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Ep 15: Blackness, queerness, & the Met Gala
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May 10, 2019 |
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EP 14: Janet Jackson on the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame, and Madonna and Mariah Carey on the Billboard Music Awards
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May 03, 2019 |
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Ep 13: Aretha Franklin's Amazing Grace
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Apr 26, 2019 |
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Ep 12: Luther Vandross Tribute
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Apr 20, 2019 |
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Ep 11: Beyoncé's Homecoming #Beychella
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Apr 19, 2019 |
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Ep 10: Little movie review (no spoilers) & more
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Apr 12, 2019 |
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Ep 9: Lisa "Left Eye" Lopes, Diana Ross, Labelle, & Mötley Crüe
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Mar 29, 2019 |
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Ep 8: Us movie review (no spoilers)
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Mar 22, 2019 |
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Ep. 7: A Mariah Carey Remix & A Beyoncé Book
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Mar 15, 2019 |
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Ep. 6: The Umbrella Academy, Monica, and more
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Mar 08, 2019 |
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Ep. 5: A Review of Solange's WHEN I GET HOME
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Ep. 4: Paris Is Burning
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Feb 22, 2019 |
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Special 2019 Grammys Edition
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Feb 11, 2019 |
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Ep 2: Blackface, make it stop!
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Feb 08, 2019 |
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Ep 1: Craig Be Knowin'
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Feb 06, 2019 |