Bow down, Queen Bey's 'Renaissance' era has finally arrived

Beyoncé's new album is here! Guest host Anna Sale chats with Dan Runcie, founder of the hip hop site <em>Trapital</em>, and Joey Guerra, music critic for the <em>Houston Chronicle</em>. They talk about <em>Renaissance</em>, what Beyoncé means to us and how this album meets the moment. <br/><br/>Also, <em>It's Been a Minute</em> producer <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/959668312/liam-mcbain">Liam McBain</a> talks to culture writer <a href="https://twitter.com/crispinoblong?s=20&t=2RbNrvCEdz68FcKSBsoIYw">Crispin Long</a> about their shared obsession with reality dating shows. They discuss how these shows lay bare our society's obsession with marriage, and why reality dating drama is so compelling — even to folks who don't buy into the fixation on finding "the one."<br/><br/>— Read Crispin's <em>Astra Magazine</em> essay on reality dating shows: "<a href="https://astra-mag.com/articles/heterosexual-vortex/">Heterosexual Vortex</a>"<br/><br/><em>You can follow us on Twitter </em><a href="https://twitter.com/NPRItsBeenAMin?s=20&t=_6NHrHmmTYT5ZzGUXI4uaQ"><em>@NPRItsBeenAMin</em></a><em> and email us at </em><a href="mailto:ibam@npr.org"><em>ibam@npr.org</em></a><em>.</em>