Switched on Pop
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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Dua Lipa’s Disco Fever
Dua Lipa remembers the disco era in her hit “Don’t Start Now.”
36 min
252
ICYMI: Chance The Rapper, Kehlani, & The Shifti...
Originally aired March 9, 2018
53 min
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ICYMI: Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop...
44 min
254
Dolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)
From "Jolene" to "9 to 5," what makes Dolly Parton such a masterful songwriter?
38 min
255
Who's Afraid of the Sound of TikTok? (w Cat Zhang)
Can Charlie handle the cacophony of music's newest movement?
34 min
256
Paper Planes, Chandelier & What the #@%! is Tim...
36 min
257
Prelude & Feud on a 'G' Thang: Biggie vs Tupac
42 min
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Pop is the Sound We Need Right Now (with Electr...
39 min
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The Past, Present, and Future of EMO (with Alle...
Diving deep into a misunderstood genre
50 min
260
When Pop and Classical Collide (with James Benn...
Uncovering the history of Classical crossover
57 min
261
Unlocking the Rhythms of Rosalía
How Rosalia meshes flamenco and pop (with Megan Lubin and Marcela Valdes)
46 min
262
Rihanna Party! (with Gina Delvac)
How do you tease an album from Rihanna? (w/Gina Delvac)
52 min
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Why U Love 2 Listen 2 Prince (with Anil Dash)
Anil Dash breaks down the musical elements that made Prince so ahead of his time
31 min
264
A Brief History of Men Singing Really High
Hits today favor male falsetto, but has it always been the case?
44 min
265
Total Request Live! Taylor, Lana, Kim, and More...
NPR's Sam Sanders stops by to break down the tracks that Switched On listeners have been loving
40 min
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Mastering Music (with Dallas Taylor of Twenty T...
The sugary glaze on all pop music
53 min
267
Jazz 1959
What jazz's most pivotal year can teach us about pop of the present
46 min
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BONUS: Charli XCX and The Future of Music (with...
How artists are changing their release strategies in the streaming era
34 min
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The “Baby Shark” Phenomenon (with Andrea Silenzi)
The dark magic of kids music (with Andrea Silenzi)
34 min
270
BONUS: Who are the Picassos of pop? (with Ross ...
Bonus episode with And the Writer Is...
44 min
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Switched Off Book the Improvised Musical (with ...
We made a musical (with OFF BOOK)
88 min
272
ICYMI: How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
Originally aired March 9, 2018
49 min
273
ICYMI: Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
Originally aired 7/27/2018
45 min
274
Songs of Summer Call-in Special
Hotline Sing: The People Have Spoken
51 min
275
Chance The Rapper, Kehlani, & The Shifting Soun...
The Sounds of Contemporary R&B According To Super-Producer Oak Felder
52 min