It's Been a Minute

The Billboard Hot 100's doom loop; Plus, a new kind of true crime story

The same songs are sitting at the top of the music charts longer than ever, and that has Brittany Luse wondering, are our listening habits stuck in a doom loop? Brittany chats with NPR music editor <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/5244882/stephen-thompson">Stephen Thompson</a> to get to the bottom of the top of the charts. Plus, when a daughter or sister disappears how does a family move on without closure? Host Brittany Luse is joined by <a href="https://www.npr.org/programs/fresh-air/">Fresh Air</a> co-host <a href="https://x.com/tonyamosley">Tonya Mosley</a> and and her nephew Antonio Wiley to talk about their new kind of true crime podcast, <a href="https://www.deartbt.com/shan">She Has A Name</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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