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Podcast: Standard Issue Podcast
Episode: Paula Varjack on Nine Sixteenths and changing the narrative
Description: A āwardrobe malfunctionā during the 2004 Superbowl halftime show caused a huge furore and changed the course of Janet Jacksonās career for decades, while her fellow performer, Justin āTrousersnakeā Timberlake thrived. Multidisciplinary artistĀ Paula Varjackās play,Ā Nine Sixteenths, examines the impact of the infamous āNipplegateā incident.
Jen chats to Paula about the play, the forces of racism, sexism and ageism that conspired to derail Jackson, and the hypocrisy that underlines pop culture.
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