476 Episodes

  1. The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 5/10/2024
  13. Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man

    Published: 5/7/2024
  14. Justice is never-ending

    Published: 5/4/2024
  15. Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots

    Published: 4/30/2024
  16. Taylor Swift's Literary Era

    Published: 4/23/2024
  17. Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA

    Published: 4/20/2024
  18. Berlin's Hottest Club is Rico Nasty & Boys Noize

    Published: 4/16/2024
  19. Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery

    Published: 4/9/2024
  20. Cowboy Carter: This Ain't Country

    Published: 4/2/2024

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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.