538 Episodes

  1. Romeo Santos & Prince Royce Interview! Why Bachata Is Still Underrated in Latin Music and Beyond

    Published: 19/12/2025

  2. Can a Celebrity Be Conservative? How Pop Culture Is Shifting in Trump’s America

    Published: 02/12/2025

  3. Why Is Taylor Swift So Polarizing Now? A ‘Showgirl’ Roundtable + Listener Mailbag!

    Published: 10/10/2025

  4. Breaking Down Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

    Published: 04/10/2025

  5. Hayley Williams Interview! On the State of Paramore, Going Solo & Touring With Taylor Swift

    Published: 01/10/2025

  6. Ed Sheeran Interview! On Overcoming Grief, Fighting for His Songwriting & A Career Full of Hits

    Published: 12/09/2025

  7. What Was the Song of This Summer? Amelia Dimoldenberg, Zohran Mamdani, Questlove & More Share Their Picks

    Published: 27/08/2025

  8. Earl Sweatshirt Interview! On ‘Live Laugh Love,’ Growing Up in Odd Future & Becoming a Dad

    Published: 22/08/2025

  9. Anticipating Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

    Published: 18/08/2025

  10. BigXthaPlug Interview! From Solitary Confinement to Nashville’s Favorite Rapper

    Published: 15/08/2025

  11. MGK Interview! On Bob Dylan, Megan Fox, Rehab & His New Pop Album

    Published: 08/08/2025

  12. Ethel Cain Interview! On Knowing When to Apologize & When to Stand Firm

    Published: 30/07/2025

  13. Justin Bieber’s Experimental ‘Swag’ Resurgence

    Published: 21/07/2025

  14. 13 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Big Hits Right Now

    Published: 18/04/2025

  15. Doechii! NewJeans! Ye! Answering Your Listener Mailbag Questions

    Published: 07/04/2025

  16. Bon Iver Interview! How Justin Vernon Got Happy (It Took a Lot of Work)

    Published: 26/03/2025

  17. Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next — or Last — Superstar?

    Published: 20/03/2025

  18. Lady Gaga Sells ‘Mayhem’ Hard. But Does It Work?

    Published: 15/03/2025

  19. The Oscars’ Best (and Worst!) Music Moments

    Published: 04/03/2025

  20. RZA Interview! How He Got Wu-Tang Clan Back Together for a Final Tour

    Published: 24/02/2025

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The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.

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