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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Look At Selena Gomez Now with Justin Tranter & ...
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Five Directions: How do the solo efforts of One...
After a five year hiatus, all of the members of the group released a solo album. Which stands out?
33 min
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Post Malone has us Running in Circles
Is Post Malone a musical genius, a happy accident, or both?
37 min
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Hopes and Fears of Mac Miller, Future, Drake, a...
When dreams and nightmares collide on the Top 40
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Dua Lipa’s Disco Fever
Dua Lipa remembers the disco era in her hit “Don’t Start Now.”
36 min
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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
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Dolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)
From "Jolene" to "9 to 5," what makes Dolly Parton such a masterful songwriter?
38 min
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Who's Afraid of the Sound of TikTok? (w Cat Zhang)
Can Charlie handle the cacophony of music's newest movement?
34 min
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Paper Planes, Chandelier & What the #@%! is Tim...
36 min
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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
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When Pop and Classical Collide (with James Benn...
Uncovering the history of Classical crossover
57 min
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Unlocking the Rhythms of Rosalía
How Rosalia meshes flamenco and pop (with Megan Lubin and Marcela Valdes)
46 min
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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
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A Brief History of Men Singing Really High
Hits today favor male falsetto, but has it always been the case?
44 min
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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
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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
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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)
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