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
376
How Streaming Changed the Sound of Pop
33 min
377
Top 40 Activism with Justin Tranter
44 min
378
What Makes An Award Winning Song?
The Shadow Grammys
38 min
379
What Makes a Song Sexy?
31 min
380
The Deep History of '7 Rings'
36 min
381
Do You Believe in Life After Autotune?
A conversation with Simon Reynolds
46 min
382
Slay Bells, All Year Long
37 min
383
Look What You Made Us Do
54 min
384
Entering Beard Phase with Mike Posner
50 min
385
How Dirty Projectors Make You Feel Energy (with...
David Lonsgtreth breaks down "I Feel Energy"
52 min
386
Stairway To Hell: Greta Van Fleet’s Scorching A...
Is Greta Van Fleet a Led Zeppelin Homage or a Copy?
56 min
387
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Love the 90s
34 min
388
Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
33 min
389
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
42 min
390
Drake vs Drake
40 min
391
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eye...
25 min
392
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Nelly + Katy Perry (P...
22 min
393
Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990s.
46 min
394
The Resistance is Dancing in the Streets
27 min
395
Switched on Summer: Getting Around with the Bea...
27 min
396
The Pure Pop of Charlie Puth + Carly Rae (ft Ha...
43 min
397
Afrofuturism in Kali Uchis & Clipping (with Dav...
46 min
398
Finding Equanimity In 'No Tears Left To Cry'
How tempo rubato, modal interchange and the amen break create equanimity.
35 min
399
Can AI 'Algorhythms' Write Pop Songs? (With Tar...
51 min
400
Listening Differently to Lorde | with MARIAN HILL
42 min