We discuss Lady Gaga's debut album The Fame. In this first episode, we address the context of the cultural landscape surrounding The Fame. Then, we dig deep into pop culture and bring up the media uproar of paparazzi in regards to the fame culture of celebrities just before the 2008 financial crisis.

7. Lady Gaga's The Fame Part 1

Criticism around representation of marginalized people in media has been dismissed as “Biting the hand that feeds you”, but our podcast asks, what happens when we do? Join Julia and Nax as they react to media with queer subtext, queer cult classics and other aspects of the “queer canon.”

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7. Lady Gaga's The Fame Part 1

7. Lady Gaga's The Fame Part 1