Ranking the 2020s Pop Culture Divas with Ryan Mitchell

Divas! We all love them, and we all have very strong opinions about who deserves a spot in our personal top 3. So this week, Christiana sits down with journalist, culture critic, and the NFL’s first LGBTQ+ brand ambassador Ryan Mitchell to bring back our signature pop culture rubric and rank the biggest divas of the 2020s. But who will take the crown? Listen in to find out.

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00:00 Intro

00:13 Meet Ryan

05:00 Showing up as a Black queer fat person 

07:20 Growing up in the South 

08:22 Ryan’s role as the NFL’s first queer ambassador 

12:12 Navigating the current conservative backlash

15:02 How to show up for queer folks right now 

19:02 How pop culture brings people together 

22:20 The definition of a “Diva” 

27:20 How Christiana made this 2020s diva list 

29:17 The “general population” category for 2020s divas

30:10 The “technicalities” category for 2020s divas

30:48 The “sleeper divas” category for 2020s divas 

32:50 Attitude as part of the criteria 

36:00 Ariana Grande

47:27 Billie Eilish 

55:14 Chappell Roan

59:00 Celebrities are still humans 

01:00:35 Olivia Rodrigo

01:02:50 Sabrina Carpenter

01:04:43 Olivia Rodrigo

01:05:55 Beyoncé

01:12:26 Charli xcx

01:19:29 Cleo Sol and Syd

01:19:37 Yebba

01:20:40 PinkPantheress

01:20:54 SZA

01:20:59 Doechii

01:21:03 Where you can find Ryan Mitchell 

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