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.
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
The Star Spangled Banger!
Feb. 13, 2024
53:05
Brittany Howard's Chaos Theory (with Brittany Howard)
Feb. 6, 2024
35:47
The b*tch of loving musical theater (with Bridger Winegar)
Jan. 30, 2024
45:25
Kali Uchis takes on the world
Jan. 23, 2024
36:05
Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande
Jan. 16, 2024
38:16
The case of the missing vocals, and other listener questions
Jan. 9, 2024
46:04
Too Fast? We’re Curious: The sped-up remix phenomenon - ICYMI
Jan. 2, 2024
25:52
Wham! Op. 84 “Last Christmas” with Chilly Gonzales - ICYMI
Dec. 25, 2023
48:56
"Did I mention that it's Christmas in this club?" (w Matt Rogers)
Dec. 19, 2023
32:58
Nicki Minaj's Roman Empire
Dec. 12, 2023
50:22
Hear the Year: The music we loved in 2023
Dec. 5, 2023
44:32
Behind the Scenes of Switched on Pop on Harman Audio Talks
Nov. 28, 2023
31:21
Noah Kahan’s Folk Pop Revival
Nov. 21, 2023
39:54
Why Country Music Dominated 2023's Charts
Nov. 14, 2023
47:55
The Beatles: "Now and Then" and Forever
Nov. 7, 2023
30:49
Rerecording Taylor Swift's 1989, Dark Side of the Moon, and Demi Lovato
Oct. 28, 2023
42:50
Chartbreakers: Mitski tops the TikTok chart
Oct. 24, 2023
43:05
How Talking Heads reinvented the concert film (with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz)
Oct. 17, 2023
50:56
Feeling Fine with Faye Webster
Oct. 11, 2023
41:55
Metro Boomin Wants Some More
Oct. 6, 2023
39:57
In Defense of Crunk
Oct. 3, 2023
41:27
Made In America: Jay-Z & Toby Keith ICYMI
Sept. 28, 2023
46:08
The Art of Flow (with DJ Jazzy Jeff) ICYMI
Sept. 26, 2023
35:28
Doja Cat’s Satanic Suite
Sept. 19, 2023
39:44
Jimmy Buffett: Next Year in Margaritaville
Sept. 12, 2023
36:55
Beyoncé's 'Renaissance' Era ICYMI
Sept. 5, 2023
30:54
Olivia Rodrigo’s Good Ideas
Aug. 29, 2023
31:35
Wonders: "Stacy's Mom" and Adam Schlesinger
Aug. 22, 2023
30:46
The mid-career crises of Travis Scott and Post Malone
Aug. 15, 2023
36:11
Song Camp 2: Electric Boogaloo! (with Alex Tumay, Wolftyla, Nicholas Petricca, Grace VanderWaal)
Aug. 11, 2023
34:55
The secret world of songwriting camps
Aug. 8, 2023
34:05
Your cursive singing is tearing this family apart!
Aug. 1, 2023
31:04
Barbie and the plasticity of pop
July 25, 2023
46:20
How Louis Armstrong invented the modern pop star
July 18, 2023
33:13
Speak Now (about Taylor's versions)
July 11, 2023
46:17
My Beyoncé Ticket Cost $4,000: Why the Touring Industry Might Be Broken – Into It with Sam Sanders
July 4, 2023
25:18
What makes a gay anthem?
June 27, 2023
35:49
Switches Brew: blink-182, Kate Bush, BewhY, The Pointer Sisters, Saint Levant
June 20, 2023
26:32
Chartbreakers: Mexican regional y más
June 13, 2023
44:56
Listening 2 Daft Punk: Random Access Memories
June 6, 2023
36:59
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