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The Internet Culture Of Quarantine, Plus Selena's Legacy

Coronavirus has transformed pop culture and placed its creation in the hands of anyone who has social media. Sam chats with <a href="https://nymag.com/author/e.-alex-jung/">E. Alex Jung</a>, a writer at New York Magazine, about pop culture's shift this year to <a href="https://www.vulture.com/article/quarantine-brain-quarries-2020.html#_ga=2.247423108.1888395591.1607706139-128098920.1607533563">the internet</a>. Then, Sam talks to <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/contributor/alex-zaragoza">Alex Zaragoza</a>, senior staff writer for culture at Vice, about her beef with the new Netflix series Selena: The Series and <a href="https://www.vice.com/en/article/5dp983/netflix-selena-the-series-latinx-exploitation">the exploitation of Selena.</a> Wanna show your love for 'It's Been a Minute'? Support your local NPR station: <a href="http://donate.npr.org/sam">donate.npr.org/sam</a> Learn more about sponsor message choices: <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a> <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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