Happy Addison Week! In this special episode we return to the original Stargirl Miss Addison Rae to review her debut album Addison, out last week. We talk audiovisual worldbuilding, heavy-handed references, her first real live performances, plus the attendant media rollout, Internet hysteria, and collective impulse to claim that we saw her first. We also circle back to the Artist vs. Muse debate, and I argue that her uniquely uncomplicated portrayal of her own sexuality has the power to heal internalized misogyny in 2025. We end on the question, “How does watching Addison make you feel?” and hear some responses from listeners from “little girls playing mermaids” to “embodied sensual force.” Hell yes!<a href="patreon.com/STARGIRLpod" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">*Subscribe to the STARGIRL Patreon for access to exclusive episodes and more!*</a>Discussed:<ul><li>STARGIRL episodes: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/2SDMdBH7uSkXVa4990IeaM?si=rTTvmx_VRAiYuoQPnjPImw">Addison Rae Part I</a> (May 2022), <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/62z27avLczKbqQqSwBdbnZ?si=pFj76IhxRve-3MCyH4NcHA">Addison Rae Part II</a> (December 2024)</li><li>Podcast interviews: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/3ZRYkoj92WA1FYinrxQcvL?si=PoJfZLMKSga0rKLb2ZOPbg">Popcast</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-H_H7sT9KjE">Zane Lowe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/03/arts/music/addison-rae-addison-album.html">Addison by Caroline Tomkins for the NYT</a></li><li><a href="https://www.elle.com/culture/music/a64462999/addison-rae-interview-2025/">Addison profile in ELLE</a></li><li>Addison album reviews: <a href="https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/addison-rae-addison/">Pitchfork</a>, the <a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/06/25/how-addison-rae-went-from-tiktok-to-the-pop-charts">New Yorker</a><a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/6NNZVbPXLX9m88OhsUYqNC?si=XVSuDHEWTkq1SUpWlH6BPg">“Body Doubles and Aquadisease”</a> Nymphet Alumni</li></ul>

Podurama

Home

Trending

Personal

Your Podcasts

New Episodes

My Files

Favourite Episodes

Tags (Folders)

Recently Played

Bookmarks

Followed Playlists

Episode 73: Addison

STARGIRL

AI Chapters

AI Insights

Reviews