Tea Time: Race, Power, and Podcasting

Join your host Jaime Harker as she sips the tea with Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh in a tell-all session about the life, legacy, and demise of their beloved Podcast, Pop Rocket. Karen and Wynter delve into the gendered and racial dynamics of their parent company’s decision to disband the production of Pop Rocket and share how they created a strong bond and resolve to forge on with their own iteration of the show. Karen and Wynter are now hosts of their own Podcast, Waiting to X-Hale, a show dedicated to fleshing out some of the most influential cultural and social movements that defined Generation-X. Karen and Wynter are veteran podcasters with a loyal following and a fresh take on the importance of popular culture in shaping identity. Their strong cultural analysis is rooted from a queer and woman of color experience. Join us for a riveting discussion about race, power, and podcasting!

Episode 3 of the Swerve South podcast, hosted by Karen Tongson, Wynter Mitchell, titled "Tea Time: Race, Power, and Podcasting" was published on December 4, 2019 and runs 28 minutes.

December 4, 2019 ·28m · Swerve South

Summary

Join your host Jaime Harker as she sips the tea with Karen Tongson and Wynter Mitchell-Rohrbaugh in a tell-all session about the life, legacy, and demise of their beloved Podcast, Pop Rocket. Karen and Wynter delve into the gendered and racial dynamics of their parent company’s decision to disband the production of Pop Rocket and share how they created a strong bond and resolve to forge on with their own iteration of the show. Karen and Wynter are now hosts of their own Podcast, Waiting to X-Hale, a show dedicated to fleshing out some of the most influential cultural and social movements that defined Generation-X. Karen and Wynter are veteran podcasters with a loyal following and a fresh take on the importance of popular culture in shaping identity. Their strong cultural analysis is rooted from a queer and woman of color experience. Join us for a riveting discussion about race, power, and podcasting!

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