Flop Alert, Ariana Grande Edition
Podcast takes on new tracks from Glinda the Good, electro-pop girlie Kim Petras, and breathless New York rapper Errol Holden.
The concept behind our podcast Waste or Taste is simple: Every episode, a group of Hearing Things founders gets together, with each person bringing a new song to the table. Then we debate whether those songs are “waste” or “taste.” Sometimes we reach a critical consensus; other times there’s fisticuffs, absurdity, or both.
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On this episode, Jill, Julianne, and Dylan discuss Ariana Grande’s gossipy confession “Hate That I Made You Love Me,” Kim Petras’s surprisingly deep architecture ode “Brutalist,” and Harlem rapper Errol Holden’s Björk-sampling “$2700 P.C.’’ Bonus topics include: the feminist bona fides of SpongeBob Munchkin, what it means to be a trans pop star in 2026, and the progressive masculinity of San Antonio Spurs center Victor Wembanyama.
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