483 Episodes

  1. What the 63rd Grammys say about the state of pop

    Published: 16/03/2021
  2. Kimbra reflects on a song that we used to know

    Published: 09/03/2021
  3. Kaytranada's journey from basement beat-making to the Grammys

    Published: 02/03/2021
  4. JP Saxe Didn’t Mean for His Grammy Hit ‘If the World Was Ending’ to Be So Literal

    Published: 23/02/2021
  5. Adrian Younge's new project sounds like James Baldwin meets Marvin Gaye

    Published: 16/02/2021
  6. The Scandalous Sounds of Bridgerton (w Kris Bowers)

    Published: 09/02/2021
  7. How The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” used retro sounds and modern bass to break every record

    Published: 02/02/2021
  8. Epik High is our gateway into Korean hip hop (with Tablo)

    Published: 26/01/2021
  9. Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” is a full throttle power ballad

    Published: 19/01/2021
  10. D.O.C. (Death of the Chorus) with Emily Warren

    Published: 12/01/2021
  11. ICYMI: The End Of Pop Music As We Know It: Fall Out Boy & Charli XCX

    Published: 05/01/2021
  12. ICYMI: Do You Believe in Life After Autotune?

    Published: 29/12/2020
  13. Wham! Op. 84 “Last Christmas” with Chilly Gonzales

    Published: 21/12/2020
  14. Taylor Swift has "evermore" of a good thing

    Published: 15/12/2020
  15. Women's Rap Renaissance

    Published: 08/12/2020
  16. Red Hot + Blue with Meshell Ndegeocello

    Published: 01/12/2020
  17. The Cyndi Lauper Conspiracy (with Sam Sanders)

    Published: 24/11/2020
  18. ANTHEMS: Missy Elliott — Work It

    Published: 17/11/2020
  19. ANTHEMS: Smash Mouth — All Star

    Published: 10/11/2020
  20. ANTHEMS: Jock Jams — Get Ready For This

    Published: 03/11/2020

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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.

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