484 Episodes

  1. Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?

    Published: 8/20/2024
  2. Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession with eras

    Published: 8/13/2024
  3. Introducing One Song

    Published: 8/9/2024
  4. brat but it's a podcast about the album by CharliXCX

    Published: 8/6/2024
  5. Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024

    Published: 7/30/2024
  6. Is country the new hip hop?

    Published: 7/23/2024
  7. The music industry's AI fight

    Published: 7/19/2024
  8. Switched-On Wendy Carlos

    Published: 7/17/2024
  9. The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained

    Published: 7/15/2024
  10. Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band reshaping the music business

    Published: 7/9/2024
  11. The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina

    Published: 7/2/2024
  12. Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)

    Published: 6/25/2024
  13. Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)

    Published: 6/18/2024
  14. Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers

    Published: 6/11/2024
  15. Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with Hanif Abdurraqib)

    Published: 6/4/2024
  16. Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Charlie Puth)

    Published: 5/28/2024
  17. Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft

    Published: 5/21/2024
  18. Gastropod: Why are restaurants so loud? Plus the science behind the perfect playlist

    Published: 5/17/2024
  19. Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)

    Published: 5/14/2024
  20. Rosie Tucker's unending bliss

    Published: 5/10/2024

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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.