It's a Keat/Pete episode! This week we're talking the recent election "controversies" surrounding Chappell Roan & Taylor Swift, whether celebrities & artists are obligated to share political opinions, if you can separate art from the artist, & we spend some time honoring Gavin Creel, a theatre legend who passed away far too young.

Timestamps:
00:00- 00:45 Intro
00:45-07:45 Election Season & How it affects our business
07:45-08:56 Taylor & Chappell endorsement Controversies pt 1
08:56-11:42 JK Rowling & Separating Art from Artist
11:42-13:24 Do you feel comfortable endorsing a candidate?
13:24-16:19 Do celebrity endorsements matter?
16:19-17:29 Do moral obligations play a role?
17:30-19:18 There is so much money in the right wing grift
19:18-20:33 Moral obligations pt 2
20:33-21:55 Is it a celebrity's responsibility to make endorsements?
21:55-29:59 The Taylor & Chappell endorsement Controversies pt 2
29:59- 30:41 How gender plays a role
30:41-32:31 All Things Go and Show cancellation
32:31-33:33 Ticketmaster is a criminal enterprise
33:33-36:37 Fans expect perfection from famous people
36:37-39:55 The Taylor Swift Effect, explained
39:55-41:41 Taylor & Chappell endorsement controversies pt 3
41:41-43:07 the stakes in the election and why people sit out
43:07-44:17 Taylor & Chappell endorsement controversies pt 4
44:17-47:02 where we get stuck
47:02-48:42 Is it a celebrity's responsibility to make endorsements pt 2
48:42-50:48 Chappell White House Visit & Greater impact
50:48-52:32 Is Art inherently political?
52:32-57:11 The resurgence of pop-punk & American Idiot
57:11-1:15:35 Gavin Creel Tribute

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