Hi, I'm Anne Strange Champs.

Welcome back to the best of our knowledge.

This week's show is about something we tend not to take all that seriously.

Pop music, the gazillion dollar industry that churns out hits and creates celebrities,

and which seems almost by definition ephemeral.

But you know, pop music is a powerful vehicle for bringing people together. and which seems almost by definition ephemeral.

But you know, pop music is a powerful vehicle for bringing people together across every kind of border and barrier.

And in an increasingly divided world,

pop music fans just might have something to teach us about community and hope.

Keep listening. It's to the best of our knowledge.

I'm Anne Strange Champs.

This hour, we're talking pop music.

Big, brash, stadium-filling, fandom-inspiring, mass-produced, industrial strength, lyrics, hooks, and beats.

Music designed at top charts. Span the globe, go big,, and beats. Music designed at top charts.

Span the globe, go big or go home.

Music that's about one thing and one thing only.

Fans.

Yes, I'm Dina Bautista.

I'm a mother of three.

I'm 53 years old.

And you're also a... I'm a BTS fan.

We call ourselves Army moms.

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