Switched on Pop
Listen closer to pop music — hear how it moves us. Hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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The Joy of Music Festivals
Darkside’s Dave Harrington & listeners share their best moments
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The Beauty and Horror of Insane Clown Posse's S...
What we can learn from one of the most controversial, and most misunderstood, music festivals
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How Coachella took the Woodstock look
The Cut takes over Switched On Pop
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Modern Classics: Mark Ronson on Ginuwine's "Pony"
The "Uptown Funk" hitmaker breaks down the innovations behind pop's biggest smashes
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Summer Hits: Jack Antonoff on Bleachers “Stop M...
“The things that pull me to write are when I feel something that scares me or fills me with joy or mystery.”
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Modern Classics: Yola on Childish Gambino’s “Re...
On her new album, Yola channels sounds of the past to shine light on today
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The Appealing Uneasiness of Listening to L’Rain...
How the artist’s album Fatigue “mirrors my interest in illegibility.”
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Summer Hits: City Girls - Twerkulator (with Kyr...
For rap duo City Girls, twerking is more than a dance move - it's a reclamation
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Summer Hits: Lorde - Solar Power (w Hanif Abdur...
Is Lorde's new summer song a banger or a dud?
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Summer Hits: Olivia Rodrigo - good 4 u (with Je...
A history of women raging on the mic
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Modern Classics: Labrinth's "Sexy MF" (with Sam...
Our favorite radio host breaks down Labrinth's "bespoke, maximalist, power pop"
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Growing Pains with Lucy Dacus
“I think a lot of childhood is crisis mode, and if it's not crisis mode, its auto-pilot”
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Summer Hits: BTS - Butter (with Jenna Andrews)
"How cool to have a summer song that can just make people happy”
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Pop’s Worst Kept Secret ft. Emily Warren
The Pact fights back against artists who steal publishing
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40 Years Later, Japanese City Pop is Still Cras...
How Japanese pop of the 1970s and 80s became the sound of our digital present
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J Cole’s The Off Season and the Power of the 12...
A rapper at the top of his game tries to keep himself in shape
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ICYMI Rina Sawayama Reimagines the 00s
The Women Reclaiming Nu-Metal
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Vijay Iyer on why jazz has always been political
Improvised music isn't just virtuosity and technique, it's fighting racism and injustice
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Introducing Galaxy Brains
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Turns out Willow Smith rocks
The emo/pop punk track "Transparent Soul" makes us ask why didn't we take Willow seriously
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Julia Michaels’ Songwriting Superpowers
You’ll Always Know a Julia Michaels Song When You Hear One
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How Take A Daytrip took off (full interview)
The story of the hitmakers behind Lil Nas X’s “Montero” Sheck Wes’s “Mo Bamba” and many more
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The Mystery of Montero AKA Lil Nas X (feat. Tak...
How Lil Nas X Rattled the World to Earn his Second #1 Hit
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Pop On A Perilous Planet (w Kyle Devine)
Musicians Confront the Climate Crisis
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5 Rules of Great Songwriting Collabs, According...
5 Ground Rules for Collaboration
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