{"podcast":{"title":"Greatest Pop Stars","slug":"greatest-pop-stars-7002046","podcast_index_feed_id":7002046,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/greatest-pop-stars-21st-century","website_url":null,"image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/f1778550-5c82-11ef-a80c-bb48bd28815e/image/9382868b20a026143e5e3b675141b749.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Billboard","episode_count":124,"summary":"Billboard's weekly deep dive into the past, present and future of pop stardom, hosted by deputy editor Andrew Unterberger. New episodes every Thursday.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-17T04:18:35.897255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046"},"episode":{"title":"1997 Spice Girls: Vintage Pop Stardom (with Shakey Graves)","slug":"1997-spice-girls-vintage-pop-stardom-with-shakey-graves","published_at":"2026-06-11T14:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/1997-spice-girls-vintage-pop-stardom-with-shakey-graves","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046","url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC5825892501.mp3","audio_url":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/PMC5825892501.mp3","summary":"When the Spice Girls hit U.S. shores in 1997, they detonated on impact, with best-selling albums, chart-topping singles and even a box office-topping movie — a movement that was too phenomenal to last, but one that still transformed the entire decade's pop music and pop culture. This episode of Vintage Pop Stardom sees host Andrew Unterberger joined by singer-songwriter, actor and unlikely Spice Boy Shakey Graves, as we discuss his new album 'Fondness, Etc.' for about 15 minutes and then dive into all things Spicemania, recalling everything about the all-too-brief period when the Girls known as Ginger, Scary, Sporty, Posh and Baby really seemed like they had total world domination in their sights. Check out a YouTube playlist of the biggest Spice moments of 1997, all of which are discussed in the episode, here: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjyxjlx5MpVBNL231wcYXEoJxm96c2Uza&si=7NQ_2EmuDmVL3848 Buy or stream Shakey's excellent new album 'Fondness, Etc.' here: https://shakeygraves.komi.io/ And if you enjoy the pod, please consider donating to the following causes: Transgender Law Center https://transgenderlawcenter.org/ Trans Lifeline https://translifeline.org/ Destination Tomorrow https://secure.givelively.org/donate/destination-tomorrow-inc Gender-Affirming Care Fundraising on GoFundMe https://www.gofundme.com/c/gender-confirmation-surgery-fundraising Human Rights Campaign - In Your Area https://www.hrc.org/in-your-area Also, please consider giving your local congresspeople a call in support of trans rights, with contact information you can find on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠5Calls.org⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"When the Spice Girls hit U.S. shores in 1997, they detonated on impact, with best-selling albums, chart-topping singles and even a box office-topping movi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":7402,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/episodes/1997-spice-girls-vintage-pop-stardom-with-shakey-graves/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/greatest-pop-stars-7002046/1997-spice-girls-vintage-pop-stardom-with-shakey-graves.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}