Episode 089 - Who Picks the Winners? A Sorta Sophisticated Guide to the Grammys

Sorta Sophisticated · Jan 28, 2026 · 36m · transcript

In today’s episode, we’re unpacking the Grammys - not as a glamorous awards show, but as one of the last institutions still trying to define musical taste. We’ll look at where they came from, why they’ve always sparked controversy, and how they’ve shaped careers, genres, and our opinions more than we realize. It’s part cultural history, part industry side-eye, and a reminder that the Grammys don’t tell us what music is best -they tell us what a moment values.

Chapters

(00:00:04) - Sort of Sophisticated

(00:00:48) - The Cast of 'This Is Me'

(00:01:13) - The Grammys

(00:02:49) - Who…