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.

Music Commentary
Music Interviews
Music History
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How Dirty Projectors Make You Feel Energy (with...
David Lonsgtreth breaks down "I Feel Energy"
52 min
402
Stairway To Hell: Greta Van Fleet’s Scorching A...
Is Greta Van Fleet a Led Zeppelin Homage or a Copy?
56 min
403
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Love the 90s
34 min
404
Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
33 min
405
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
42 min
406
Drake vs Drake
40 min
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Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eye...
25 min
408
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Nelly + Katy Perry (P...
22 min
409
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
410
The Resistance is Dancing in the Streets
27 min
411
Switched on Summer: Getting Around with the Bea...
27 min
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The Pure Pop of Charlie Puth + Carly Rae (ft Ha...
43 min
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Afrofuturism in Kali Uchis & Clipping (with Dav...
46 min
414
Finding Equanimity In 'No Tears Left To Cry'
How tempo rubato, modal interchange and the amen break create equanimity.
35 min
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Can AI 'Algorhythms' Write Pop Songs? (With Tar...
51 min
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Listening Differently to Lorde | with MARIAN HILL
42 min
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Kacey Musgraves Gives Us Butterflies
26 min
418
Gucci Gang and the Neural Substrate of Subjecti...
25 min
419
How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
48 min
420
808s & Havana Heartbreak
54 min
421
My My My! Troye Sivan + Queer Pop (w Gina Delva...
55 min
422
90s Nostalgia in Bruno Mars and Charlie Puth
32 min
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Justin Timberlake's Identity Crisis
34 min
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Dua Lipa's Minor Mantra (w Emily Bootle)
17 min
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All I Want for Xmas is a Year in Review Episode
38 min