541 Episodes

  1. For Those About to Rock, An Uncertain Fate

    Published: 20/10/2018
  2. ‘A Star Is Born’ Is Here. Let’s Discuss.

    Published: 11/10/2018
  3. How Lil Wayne Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Durable Stars

    Published: 05/10/2018
  4. Should They Stay or Should They Go? Pop Stars and Retirement

    Published: 28/09/2018
  5. What Makes for a Great Celebrity Profile?

    Published: 20/09/2018
  6. Remembering Mac Miller, Low-Key Hip-Hop Bellwether

    Published: 15/09/2018
  7. Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 2

    Published: 10/09/2018
  8. Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 1

    Published: 10/09/2018
  9. How We Arrived at Ariana Grande’s Big Moment

    Published: 28/08/2018
  10. Nicki Minaj and Travis Scott, Rivals With Common Problems

    Published: 21/08/2018
  11. Aretha Franklin: The Artist We Knew, and the Woman We Didn’t

    Published: 17/08/2018
  12. The Shrinking Space Between Band T-Shirt and High Fashion

    Published: 10/08/2018
  13. Can Guns N’ Roses, or Any Artist, Erase an Unflattering Moment?

    Published: 04/08/2018
  14. Who’s in Charge of Telling Whitney Houston’s Story?

    Published: 27/07/2018
  15. When Superfans Attack

    Published: 21/07/2018
  16. Drake: Platinum in a Day, but Still at a Crossroads

    Published: 05/07/2018
  17. Kanye West: You Asked, We Answered

    Published: 27/06/2018
  18. XXXTentacion, Mourning and Morality

    Published: 22/06/2018
  19. Charlie Puth and Shawn Mendes, Would-Be Pop Kings

    Published: 16/06/2018
  20. Kanye West’s ‘Ye’ Is Here: Let’s Discuss

    Published: 06/06/2018

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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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