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.
1
Taylor Swift's Literary Era
Taylor Swift's 11th studio album finds her in the world of literature
44 min
2
Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
My Lady’s Frustration
30 min
3
Berlin's Hottest Club is Rico Nasty & Boys Noize
Rico Nasty and Boys Noize are challenging the sounds of UNESCO-certified Berlin techno.
43 min
4
Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" wi...
Joe Keery's unexpected pop stardom
37 min
5
Cowboy Carter: This Ain't Country
Act II is America
37 min
6
Hip-hop's Sea Change at Rolling Loud
What attending the world's largest hip-hop festival revealed about the genre
41 min
7
Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined
Pianist Lara Downes updates a George Gershwin classic on the 100th anniversary of its premiere
28 min
8
Eternal Sunshine of Ariana Grande's Mind
Ariana Grande wipes away the past through vocal virtuosity and harmonic trickery
43 min
9
How to DIY a Music Career (with Amelia Meath an...
Making It Independent in Music
35 min
10
Is Beyoncé's music #sponcon? And other mysterie...
At this year's On-Air Fest, Charlie and Nate unpacked musical mysteries about product placement in pop and new-age frequencies
43 min
11
Jacob Collier unites the world
Interviewing Jacob Collier on completing his Djesse quadrilogy with his assorted collaborators
58 min
12
Beyoncé's Country
The superstar singer trains her unerring sonic lens on the forgotten Black roots of country music
42 min
13
Adult Contemporary, but make it cool (with CHRO...
The two most maligned words in music
28 min
14
The Star Spangled Banger!
The biggest diva to ever sing the national anthem
51 min
15
Brittany Howard's Chaos Theory (with Brittany H...
Brittany Howard’s new record “What Now” furthers her artistry through genre-mashing sounds and textures.
34 min
16
The b*tch of loving musical theater (with Bridg...
An investigation into why musicals provoke such strong reactions
43 min
17
Kali Uchis takes on the world
Kali Uchis's latest record Orchídeas is a trip through the Latine diaspora – with an additional stop in South Africa.
34 min
18
Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande
How "J Christ," and "Yes, And?" build off of music history and pop celebrity
36 min
19
The case of the missing vocals, and other liste...
We’re starting off 2024 the right way: with a listener call-in show!
44 min
20
Too Fast? We’re Curious: The sped-up remix phen...
Tempo-shifted songs are everywhere these days. Where did they come from?
25 min
21
Wham! Op. 84 “Last Christmas” with Chilly Gonza...
George Michael & “A Very Chilly Christmas”
46 min
22
"Did I mention that it's Christmas in this club...
The comedian tackles the tragedy and comedy of the pop star holiday album
31 min
23
Nicki Minaj's Roman Empire
To understand Nicki, you need to understand her alter-ego Roman
48 min
24
Hear the Year: The music we loved in 2023
The music the Switched On Pop team loved this year
42 min
25
Behind the Scenes of Switched on Pop on Harman ...
What makes a hit?
29 min