Hear Me Out: Pop Stars Run Politics Now
On today\u2019s episode of Hear Me Out: who runs the world?\n\nKamala Harris is having a brat summer, which means that you\u2019re likely seeing lots of questions about what brat summer is and why anyone cares. But the meme being co-opted by the Harris campaign is just a small piece of the bigger puzzle.\n\nWriter and podcast host H. Alan Scott joins Hear Me Out to argue that pop stars have a huge amount of political influence \u2014 that, coupled with \u201ccool factor,\u201d could swing the election.\xa0\xa0\n\nIf you have thoughts you want to share, or an idea for a topic we should tackle, you can email the show: hearmeout@slate.com\n\nPodcast production by Maura Currie.\n\nWant more Hear Me Out? Subscribe to Slate Plus to access ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe today on Apple Podcasts by clicking \u201cTry Free\u201d at the top of our show page. Or, visit slate.com/hearmeoutplus to get access wherever you listen.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices