The Bridge: R. Kelly and Music's #MeToo Reckoning

Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

Slate Podcasts

Music, Music History, Music Commentary

4.8 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2019

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Hit Parade, the music history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge. In this monthly mini-episode, Host Chris Molanphy reflects on the previous full length episode of the show, and invites one Slate Plus member to play some music trivia related to an upcoming episode. This month, Molanphy is joined at the mic by T. J. Raphael, senior producer of the Slate Podcast Network. Together, they discuss the sexual assault allegations facing artist R. Kelly, and whether the #MeToo movement will finally change the music industry. After a break, Molanphy is joined by one listener for some music trivia related to the next full-length episode of Hit Parade, which is all about Creedence Clearwater Revival. How does it all work? The contestant is asked three trivia questions, and the player also has the opportunity to turn the tables—they get a chance to try to stump Molanphy, a music journalist for the past 25 years, with one trivia question of their own. If you’d like to be a contestant on an upcoming show, sign up for a Slate Plus membership here, and then enter as a contestant here. You can also enter to play if you’re already a Slate Plus member. Want your question featured in an upcoming show? Email a voice memo to [email protected]. Podcast production by Danielle Hewitt. Take the Slate podcast survey here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Whether it's an under the radar genre or a proper out there podcast
0:05.0	sometimes it's better when you get weird especially when it comes to switching up your soft drink
0:10.0	introducing new Dr Pepper Zero,
0:12.5	with the same blend of 23 unique flavors,
0:15.3	it tastes just as weird as regular Dr Pepper,
0:18.8	but with zero sugar and zero calories.
0:21.6	It's a taste you can't quite put your finger on. Weird.
0:24.8	But in a surprisingly good way, try more weird with Dr Pepper Zero. I'm a lull in my house.
0:35.0	I'm out on the town.
0:38.0	I'm out on the town.
0:45.0	I'm at the bottom of the bottle. I'm at the bottom of the bottle.
0:47.0	I'm there knocking them down.
0:50.0	Hey everybody, this is Chris Malanfe, host of Hit Parade,
0:55.0	Slate's podcast of pop chart history. Welcome to The Bridge.
1:00.0	But look what I found.
1:07.0	what I found.
1:08.0	Look what I found.
1:10.0	That is look what I found from the soundtrack to the movie A Star is Born,
1:16.0	performed by Lady Gaga in the part of Ali. A recent Vulture magazine feature calls this song a stylistic bridge between Allie's bluesier songs with Jackson Main and her slick pop productions.
1:30.0	It's one final call back to our last episode about the career of Lady Gaga and the way that
1:36.0	career is reflected in A Star is Born. I can't get myself out and hear these voices in my head like a song
1:52.1	but what I found And as always these mini episodes bridge our full length monthly
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