Prof Holger Schramm talks in an interview about why it is so difficult to say goodbye to pop stars

In the podcast episode "Forever Young? When pop stars leave" by hr Info Kultur is about the question of what happens when pop stars die, end their careers or increasingly disappear from our lives and why such farewells often affect us more than expected. Prof Schramm explains how this perceived closeness to celebrities arises and why parasocial relationships can contribute to such a loss being experienced particularly intensely.

You can listen to the article here .