This episode: why Britpop orphaned the very British, very popular Spice Girls, and why feminists refused to adopt them.

Spice Girls (Part 2)

How do we understand the places we visit (and even the places we’ve never been)? As a shorthand, we use agreed-upon touchstones - famous places, famous people famous foods, and, of course, dreams. Dreamed-up people and dreamed-up places and dreamed-up things. This podcast looks at a culture's icons - real and imagined - to see what they say about the culture itself, as well as the outsiders who've elevated those icons above all others.

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Spice Girls (Part 2)

Spice Girls (Part 2)