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Episode: Charles Ponce De Leon on Rolling Stone and Hip Capitalism
Pub date: 2026-07-01

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Rolling Stone: just saying the words conjures a whiff patchouli and pot smoke, flashes of of Jim Morison, Janis Joplin, and Lester Bangs, and strains of the Grateful Dead and Sly and the Family Stone.

But our guest this month argues that the magazine was so much more than that. Rolling Stone was in fact pivotal in the remaking of consumer capitalism since the 1960s. In our conversation, we talk about evolving taste cultures, the co-optation of radical politics, and the past and future of criticism. And don't worry—Lester Bangs is in there too. So fire up your hi-fi, flip on your black light, and listen to today's interview.

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