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The B Side: Music Beyond Borders
by Parker Sosa-Kibby
The B-Side is a podcast about the sounds, stories, and cultures that shape the music we hear every day. Hosted by Parker and Dheeraj, the show flips the record over to explore music beyond the charts — where identity, history, and global influence come together.Each episode breaks down major music moments through different cultural perspectives, from halftime shows and global pop icons to genres that cross language and borders. The B-Side looks at how music connects people, even when words fall short.If you’ve ever heard a song or artist and felt like you only understood it, this is the show for you.
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Playlists & Algorithms and how we break them
How streaming platforms, TikTok, and YouTube shape what music gets popular across borders. Comparing "what’s trending" in each culture and how we defy them.
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Songs the World Sang, But Didn’t Understand
Songs that blew up worldwide but carried different (or lost) meanings depending on language and culture — from Macarena to Gangnam Style to Despacito, plus one-hit wonders that became global memes without people knowing what they were really about.
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Track One: Press Play (Halftime Edition)
Introducing the hosts and perspectives of The B-Side, and diving into Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show as a lens on how Latin music is shaping global pop culture.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The B-Side is a podcast about the sounds, stories, and cultures that shape the music we hear every day. Hosted by Parker and Dheeraj, the show flips the record over to explore music beyond the charts — where identity, history, and global influence come together.Each episode breaks down major music moments through different cultural perspectives, from halftime shows and global pop icons to genres that cross language and borders. The B-Side looks at how music connects people, even when words fall short.If you’ve ever heard a song or artist and felt like you only understood it, this is the show for you.
HOSTED BY
Parker Sosa-Kibby
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