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.
376
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
377
Post Malone has us Running in Circles
Is Post Malone a musical genius, a happy accident, or both?
37 min
378
Hopes and Fears of Mac Miller, Future, Drake, a...
When dreams and nightmares collide on the Top 40
41 min
379
Dua Lipa’s Disco Fever
Dua Lipa remembers the disco era in her hit “Don’t Start Now.”
36 min
380
ICYMI: Chance The Rapper, Kehlani, & The Shifti...
Originally aired March 9, 2018
53 min
381
ICYMI: Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop...
44 min
382
Dolly Parton's America (with Jad Abumrad)
From "Jolene" to "9 to 5," what makes Dolly Parton such a masterful songwriter?
38 min
383
Who's Afraid of the Sound of TikTok? (w Cat Zhang)
Can Charlie handle the cacophony of music's newest movement?
34 min
384
Paper Planes, Chandelier & What the #@%! is Tim...
36 min
385
Prelude & Feud on a 'G' Thang: Biggie vs Tupac
42 min
386
Pop is the Sound We Need Right Now (with Electr...
39 min
387
The Past, Present, and Future of EMO (with Alle...
Diving deep into a misunderstood genre
50 min
388
When Pop and Classical Collide (with James Benn...
Uncovering the history of Classical crossover
57 min
389
Unlocking the Rhythms of Rosalía
How Rosalia meshes flamenco and pop (with Megan Lubin and Marcela Valdes)
46 min
390
Rihanna Party! (with Gina Delvac)
How do you tease an album from Rihanna? (w/Gina Delvac)
52 min
391
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
392
A Brief History of Men Singing Really High
Hits today favor male falsetto, but has it always been the case?
44 min
393
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
394
Mastering Music (with Dallas Taylor of Twenty T...
The sugary glaze on all pop music
53 min
395
Jazz 1959
What jazz's most pivotal year can teach us about pop of the present
46 min
396
BONUS: Charli XCX and The Future of Music (with...
How artists are changing their release strategies in the streaming era
34 min
397
The “Baby Shark” Phenomenon (with Andrea Silenzi)
The dark magic of kids music (with Andrea Silenzi)
34 min
398
BONUS: Who are the Picassos of pop? (with Ross ...
Bonus episode with And the Writer Is...
44 min
399
Switched Off Book the Improvised Musical (with ...
We made a musical (with OFF BOOK)
88 min
400
ICYMI: How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
Originally aired March 9, 2018
49 min