484 Episodes

  1. Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande

    Published: 16/01/2024
  2. The case of the missing vocals, and other listener questions

    Published: 9/01/2024
  3. Too Fast? We’re Curious: The sped-up remix phenomenon - ICYMI

    Published: 2/01/2024
  4. Wham! Op. 84 “Last Christmas” with Chilly Gonzales - ICYMI

    Published: 25/12/2023
  5. "Did I mention that it's Christmas in this club?" (w Matt Rogers)

    Published: 19/12/2023
  6. Nicki Minaj's Roman Empire

    Published: 12/12/2023
  7. Hear the Year: The music we loved in 2023

    Published: 5/12/2023
  8. Behind the Scenes of Switched on Pop on Harman Audio Talks

    Published: 28/11/2023
  9. Noah Kahan’s Folk Pop Revival

    Published: 21/11/2023
  10. Why Country Music Dominated 2023's Charts

    Published: 14/11/2023
  11. The Beatles: "Now and Then" and Forever

    Published: 7/11/2023
  12. Rerecording Taylor Swift's 1989, Dark Side of the Moon, and Demi Lovato

    Published: 28/10/2023
  13. Chartbreakers: Mitski tops the TikTok chart

    Published: 24/10/2023
  14. How Talking Heads reinvented the concert film (with Tina Weymouth and Chris Frantz)

    Published: 17/10/2023
  15. Feeling Fine with Faye Webster

    Published: 11/10/2023
  16. Metro Boomin Wants Some More

    Published: 6/10/2023
  17. In Defense of Crunk

    Published: 3/10/2023
  18. Made In America: Jay-Z & Toby Keith ICYMI

    Published: 28/09/2023
  19. The Art of Flow (with DJ Jazzy Jeff) ICYMI

    Published: 26/09/2023
  20. Doja Cat’s Satanic Suite

    Published: 19/09/2023

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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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