The Guardian has launched Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph, a brand new weekly podcast series exploring the biggest stories that have everyone talking.

In each episode Pop Culture host, writer and journalist, Chanté Joseph will be joined by guests for funny, open and thought-provoking conversations.

Guests will include people at the centre of the stories providing first-person views, as well as industry experts helping to delve deep into how pop and internet culture impacts our everyday lives. From the latest social media trends, to the reality behind reality TV, Gen Z stan culture and true crime obsessions.

The first episode looks at the return of pop and cultural icon Rihanna to the music scene. After six long years since she released new music, Chanté is joined by writer and broadcaster, Afua Hirsch who spent a night interviewing Rihanna back in 2020, to find out what makes the singer tick and to explore how she’s still so successful, after so long.

Pop Culture with Chanté Joseph will run for ten episodes, with a new episode every Thursday. The first episode is available now on theguardian.com/audio, you can also search, subscribe and listen wherever you get your podcasts.