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After a heavy news week, we are giving you an upbeat episode that you can dance to! First, John Paul Brammer, Hola Papi advice columnist, and Daniel Lavery, writer of The Chatner newsletter, join us to unpack the week in pop culture, including the Met Gala.
Then, we talk to emerging singer songwriter Sofía Valdés. Her forthcoming EP is titled In Bloom.
Plus, three of our favorite music critics give us their best pitch for this year’s song of the summer. You can listen to their picks below.
Summer 2022 playlist:
- “Talk” by beabadoobee (Kristen Kurtis at WXPN in Philadelphia)
- “Love Somebody” by Rotimi (Bekoe at Vocalo 91.1FM Chicago’s Urban Alternative)
- “Don’t Bother Me” by The Suffers (Joey Guerra at the Houston Chronicle)
- “About Damn Time” by Lizzo (Kristen and Joey)