<p>I’ve very much been looking to this episode chatting Song of the Summer with Ellie Lin, and it did not disappoint. </p><p>We chat about whether the concept is dead, how other monocultural events — including last year’s election — impact the Song of the Summer, and cast our ballots for what THE song of summer 2025 was.</p><p>Check out my socials to fill out your own ballot and the playlist we put together with all the songs we mentioned.</p><p>Belated edition of the newsletter plus my “What I Leik’d” for July/August will come within the week. </p><p>Looking for folks who’d be interested in talking about any of these topics in the coming months for the podcast: </p><p>* Teenage love triangle shows (esp. <em>The Summer I Turned Pretty </em>and <em>My Life With the Walter Boys</em>) </p><p>* Romantasy/fantasy books in general</p><p>* <em>The Life of a Showgirl </em>+ Taylor/Travis engagement </p><p>* Sports WAGs in general</p><p>* <em>Him </em>(2025) + Sports movies </p><p>* Bruce Springsteen & <em>Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere</em></p><p>And as always, I’m open to other topics, too! Whatever pop culture gossip, movie, album, whatever is itching your brain — let’s chat about it and see if I Leik it, too!</p><p><p>Thanks for reading You Leik That? ! This post is public so feel free to share it.</p></p><p></p> <br/><br/>This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit <a href="https://youleikthat.substack.com?utm_medium=podcast&#38;utm_campaign=CTA_1">youleikthat.substack.com</a>