Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, and Vanity Politics - The Subtext

This week on The Subtext: Macklemore, Ed Sheeran, free speech, and the billionaire power behind the music business. Lee and Savannah unpack the controversy, looking to Dolly Parton as a guide. What happens when public outrage becomes a purity test? Is it all just “vanity politics,” or what are we actually doing about the things we say we care about? Things we mentioned in this episode: M*A*S*H* (https://www.hulu.com/series/ae94231d-...) All in the Family (https://amzn.to/47zwR6V) Olivia Fox Cabane (on the science of charisma) on Armchair Expert (https://armchairexpertpod.com/pods/ol...) The Charisma Myth by Olivia Fox Cabane (https://amzn.to/4AQy6fv) Christ in the Rubble by Munther Isaac (https://amzn.to/4hvb0na) Munther Isaac on No Small Endeavor (https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/munth...) Dr. Queenie Johnson’s Analysis on what she calls “Vanity Politics” (https://www.threads.com/@dr.queenie.e...) The Subtext Beneath the Headlines. Beyond the Obvious. With Savannah Locke and Lee C. Camp. Subscribe to The Subtext wherever you get your podcasts! Follow The Subtext: ⁠Instagram (  / thesubtextshow)⁠   | ⁠Threads (https://www.threads.com/@thesubtextsh... | ⁠X (https://x.com/thesubtextshow/)⁠ | ⁠YouTube (   / @subtextshow)⁠   | ⁠TikTok⁠ (  / thesubtextshow  ) Follow Lee: ⁠Instagram⁠ (  / leeccamp  ) | ⁠Twitter⁠ (https://x.com/leeccamp) | ⁠Lee's Newsletter⁠ (https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/) Follow Savannah: ⁠Instagram (  / )⁠   | ⁠Substack⁠ (https://savannahlocke.substack.com/) Join our Email List: ⁠https://www.nosmallendeavor.com/