PBS Idea Channel

Does Pop Culture Need To Be 'Popular'? (3x24)

Air date: Sep 10, 2014

What is 'Popular Culture'? Despite what the term may lead you to think, it is NOT just media that is numerically popular! Tom Waits most certainly is part of popular culture, regardless of his ZERO billboard hits. So what are the qualifications for 'Pop Culture'? And where the heck does the internet come into play in all this?