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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Silk Sonic's Retro Soul (with Tayla Parx)
How Bruno Mars and Anderson Paak Revived 70s Philly Soul for their Throwback Hit
50 min
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AJR Conjure Broadway on 'OK Orchestra'
Breaking down "Bang" and "Way Less Sad"
41 min
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Return of the Funk Guitar: Cory Wong Breaks Dow...
The guitar rhythms that power pop’s biggest hits
32 min
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What the 63rd Grammys say about the state of pop
Beyoncé, Megan Thee Stallion and Taylor Swift had a big night
39 min
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Kimbra reflects on a song that we used to know
"'Somebody That I Used to Know' is the most unlikely hit—it just made me dream bigger and it made me think the possibilities are endless.”
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Kaytranada's journey from basement beat-making ...
From remixing Janet Jackson, to collaborating with Anderson .Paak
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JP Saxe Didn’t Mean for His Grammy Hit ‘If the ...
Grammy Nominee for Song of the Year
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Adrian Younge's new project sounds like James B...
An unapologetic critique of racism in America — and a funky paean to its greatest Black musicians
31 min
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The Scandalous Sounds of Bridgerton (w Kris Bow...
It's not your mother's Regency drama soundtrack
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How The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” used retro s...
And why it is so misunderstood
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Epik High is our gateway into Korean hip hop (w...
A conversation with Tablo about Epik High Is Here Part 1
50 min
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Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” is a full th...
The power ballad peaked in the 90s. Is it making a comeback?
37 min
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D.O.C. (Death of the Chorus) with Emily Warren
Pop music will never be the same
38 min
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ICYMI: The End Of Pop Music As We Know It: Fall...
The end of the pop drop
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ICYMI: Do You Believe in Life After Autotune?
A conversation with Simon Reynolds
46 min
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Wham! Op. 84 “Last Christmas” with Chilly Gonzales
George Michael & “A Very Chilly Christmas”
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Taylor Swift has "evermore" of a good thing
How how "folklore" followup stacks up
42 min
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Women's Rap Renaissance
Megan Thee Stallion, Tierra Whack, Rico Nasty, Flo Milli, and CHIKA
39 min
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Red Hot + Blue with Meshell Ndegeocello
How a record label fought the AIDS pandemic
40 min
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The Cyndi Lauper Conspiracy (with Sam Sanders)
A synth so unusual it explains the 80s
33 min
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ANTHEMS: Missy Elliott — Work It
Ti esrever dna ti pilf, nwod gniht ym tup
34 min
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ANTHEMS: Smash Mouth — All Star
Somebody... once told me!
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ANTHEMS: Jock Jams — Get Ready For This
Let's Get Ready To Rumble!!!
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ANTHEMS: Queen — We Are The Champions
Freddie Mercury turns opera into sports theater
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Cory Henry has Something to Say
The Funk Apostles update 70s sounds for 2020
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