541 Episodes

  1. Answering Your Questions About Taylor, Mitski, Emo and More

    Published: 07/02/2020

  2. When Did the Super Bowl Halftime Show Become Political?

    Published: 01/02/2020

  3. The Grammys, Dissected: Out With the Old, in With the Billie, Lizzo and Tyler

    Published: 28/01/2020

  4. How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwriter

    Published: 17/01/2020

  5. In 2019, Jazz Reckoned With Old Boundaries, and Marched Past Them

    Published: 11/01/2020

  6. Were These the Best Albums of the 2010s?

    Published: 31/12/2019

  7. Debating the Best Albums of 2019

    Published: 20/12/2019

  8. Juice WRLD and the Crisis of SoundCloud Rap-Era Fame

    Published: 13/12/2019

  9. Would Prince Have Wanted His Rough Drafts Made Public?

    Published: 08/12/2019

  10. Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations

    Published: 22/11/2019

  11. Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back

    Published: 20/11/2019

  12. Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star?

    Published: 11/11/2019

  13. Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective

    Published: 30/10/2019

  14. The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit

    Published: 19/10/2019

  15. The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music

    Published: 11/10/2019

  16. Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning?

    Published: 05/10/2019

  17. A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress?

    Published: 29/09/2019

  18. How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?

    Published: 22/09/2019

  19. Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?

    Published: 07/09/2019

  20. What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era?

    Published: 29/08/2019

15 / 28

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.

Visit the podcast's native language site