A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
Did Kendrick Lamar kill hip-hop?
Nov. 5, 2024
58:25
Where are all the scary songs?
Oct. 29, 2024
32:24
The virtuosity of Stevie Wonder
Oct. 22, 2024
1:07:06
The last decade of pop explained
Oct. 15, 2024
54:02
Learning to love: Coldplay
Oct. 8, 2024
49:45
Fall Out Boy and the worst earworm ever
Oct. 1, 2024
41:51
Mexican pop is bigger than you think
Sept. 24, 2024
44:36
How Megan Thee Stallion brought Japanese hip hop to the Hot 100
Sept. 17, 2024
42:30
Learning to love: Oasis
Sept. 10, 2024
53:18
Newcomers: Porter Robinson
Sept. 6, 2024
34:47
Sabrina Carpenter is more than Short n' Sweet
Sept. 3, 2024
40:23
Newcomers: Jhayco
Aug. 30, 2024
22:46
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet
Aug. 27, 2024
46:57
Newcomers: Magdalena Bay
Aug. 23, 2024
23:02
Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?
Aug. 20, 2024
46:15
Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession with eras
Aug. 13, 2024
44:25
Introducing One Song
Aug. 9, 2024
1:14:08
brat but it's a podcast about the album by CharliXCX
Aug. 6, 2024
41:18
Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024
July 30, 2024
34:36
Is country the new hip hop?
July 23, 2024
35:39
The music industry's AI fight
July 19, 2024
49:04
Switched-On Wendy Carlos
July 17, 2024
37:36
The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained
July 15, 2024
26:22
Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band reshaping the music business
July 9, 2024
49:11
The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina
July 2, 2024
46:07
Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)
June 25, 2024
37:05
Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)
June 18, 2024
40:09
Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers
June 11, 2024
35:06
Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with Hanif Abdurraqib)
June 4, 2024
29:46
Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Charlie Puth)
May 28, 2024
39:03
Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft
May 21, 2024
43:07
Gastropod: Why are restaurants so loud? Plus the science behind the perfect playlist
May 17, 2024
44:03
Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)
May 14, 2024
39:24
Rosie Tucker's unending bliss
May 10, 2024
23:41
Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man
May 7, 2024
33:22
Justice is never-ending
May 4, 2024
41:34
Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots
April 30, 2024
53:38
Taylor Swift's Literary Era
April 23, 2024
46:19
Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
April 20, 2024
32:10
Berlin's Hottest Club is Rico Nasty & Boys Noize
April 16, 2024
44:49
Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery
April 9, 2024
39:11
Cowboy Carter: This Ain't Country
April 2, 2024
39:27
Hip-hop's Sea Change at Rolling Loud
March 26, 2024
42:47
Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined
March 22, 2024
30:28
Eternal Sunshine of Ariana Grande's Mind
March 19, 2024
44:52
How to DIY a Music Career (with Amelia Meath and David Gray at SXSW)
March 15, 2024
37:03
Is Beyoncé's music #sponcon? And other mysteries LIVE in Brooklyn
March 12, 2024
44:47
Jacob Collier unites the world
March 5, 2024
60:25
Beyoncé's Country
Feb. 27, 2024
44:00
Adult Contemporary, but make it cool (with CHROMEO)
Feb. 20, 2024
29:54
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