In ‘Wannabe,’ NPR’s Aisha Harris reckons with the pop culture that shapes us

Aisha Harris wants everyone to take pop culture more seriously.

“It's often seen as the desert or the counterprogramming to the real stuff that's happening,” she said. “Obviously, there are some things that are more important than others, but I also think that pop culture and politics go absolutely hand-in-hand in every way possible.