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.

Music Commentary
Music Interviews
Music History
351
ICYMI: How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
Originally aired March 9, 2018
49 min
352
ICYMI: Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
Originally aired 7/27/2018
45 min
353
Songs of Summer Call-in Special
Hotline Sing: The People Have Spoken
51 min
354
Chance The Rapper, Kehlani, & The Shifting Soun...
The Sounds of Contemporary R&B According To Super-Producer Oak Felder
52 min
355
Beyoncé's Gift To Africa (with Ivie Ani)
The Lion King’s Homage to Afropop
36 min
356
LCD Soundsystem and the Unbearable Sameness of ...
Why does every hip restaurant play the same music?
33 min
357
The $50M Beat Marketplace That Broke the Billboard
Fresh Beats for Sale. Only $29.99!
27 min
358
Shawn Mendes and the Rhythm of Rhyme
31 min
359
Space, The Final Frontier: Madonna, Stephen Put...
56 min
360
What BTS's "Boy With Love" ft. Halsey Can Teach...
38 min
361
"Prince Ali" and Why We're All Music Theorists
27 min
362
Why Does Every Intro Sound Like It's Underwater...
23 min
363
The Man Behind the Rocketman with Giles Martin
50 min
364
The Greatest Pop Stories Never Told (with Jessi...
40 min
365
Should You Care About Ed Sheeran and Justin Bie...
50 min
366
The Smooth Sound of NPR Morning News
38 min
367
Is There An Indie Rock Conspiracy? (Featuring J...
28 min
368
Lizzo And The End of Genre (with Sam Harris of ...
48 min
369
Taylor Swift Causes a PANIC!
38 min
370
Sounds Like Teen Spirit (with Elle Fanning)
53 min
371
Lil Nas X: Country at the Crossroads
39 min
372
Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star (...
44 min
373
BONUS: Bhi Bhiman's 'Peace of Mind' Episode 1
29 min
374
Bhi Bhiman Puts the Music Before the Message
44 min
375
Comeback Kids: The Jonas Brothers are Back
31 min