Taking In The Feuds Drop It Like It's Pop podcast

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Singers in tears, actors confronting inappropriate questions… Some pop culture Q&As have left a lasting, indelible mark in the media landscape. As the past few years seem to have brought about a softer approach to getting answers, Georgie and Vicken take a hard look at one of the cornerstones of PR and journalism: the interview. From light-hearted conversations to blatant, plain bullying, the DILIP media specialists revisit, decipher, praise or, yes, call out, the good, the bad, and the ugly behind the question mark. Get in touch with us…

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Bonjour mate: Down under and the French connection 2:10:27

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Friendships are often born out of shared interests, passions, and experiences. But what do Melbourne gal Georgie and Frenchman Vicken have in common that has resulted in such a special bond? Among other things, a love of each other’s country. Join our two media specialists as they share their very special take on how France sees Australia and vice versa. From iconic films to news coverage, to music, TV, fashion and gastronomy, the DILIP duo takes a hard look at soft power and pays homage to the greats of pop culture from Down Under and The Hexagon (and the glue that binds them all, Tina Arena). Get in touch with us…

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Taking in the Feuds 2:00:45

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Picking sides is sometimes hard. In this episode, Georgie and Vicken’s friendship is put to the test as they analyze pop culture’s most notorious recent feuds in disagreement. Besties turned frenemies, iconic casts that could not stand each other, lovers’ spats, and siblings wars: no feud is too complex for our media specialists to take on. And from the PR-orchestrated kiss and make-ups to podcasts as the ultimate truth vehicles, the DILIP duo reveal all the media mechanisms at play when things in pop get ugly. Get in touch with us…

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Comedy: the pressure to be funny 1:54:56

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Is there anything more ubiquitous in pop culture today than comedy? From comic relief to formal roasting, from talk shows to awards ceremonies, it’s everywhere, a language all its own, and with it comes the permanent pressure to be funny. Join communications specialists Georgie and Vicken for their longest episode yet, as they look into the mechanisms of stand-up comedy, its presence in the media and how a bad joke can send even the most apt PR specialists into a spinning frenzy. Get in touch with us…

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Comedy: the injunction to laugh 1:39:31

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Has anything changed more in the cultural landscape of the past two decades than the comedy that makes us laugh? Join Seinfeld-fan Georgie and forever Friends-fan Vicken as they jokingly confront their very different views on comedy. From the pressure put on audiences to LOL on cue to the greatly varying senses of humour differences in culture can create, no topic is off-limits for the media-savvy Drop it Like It’s Pop duo. Get in touch with us…

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Crossover albums: the new Renaissance 1:24:35

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As Beyoncé’s Renaissance Act II: Cowboy Carter takes the world by storm, Drop it Like It’s Pop dives into the concept of crossover in pop culture. Fun fact: Renaissance means to be born again. But Queen Bey’s refusal to define her latest project as anything other than a Beyoncé record has the world wondering where one genre stops, and another begins... Join Georgie and Vicken as they take a closer look at the media and PR mechanisms at play in artists reinventing themselves. Get in touch with us…

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Taylor -Made: A new era in narrative and media discourse 1:25:42

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