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
426
How Streaming Changed the Sound of Pop
33 min
427
Top 40 Activism with Justin Tranter
44 min
428
What Makes An Award Winning Song?
The Shadow Grammys
38 min
429
What Makes a Song Sexy?
31 min
430
The Deep History of '7 Rings'
36 min
431
Do You Believe in Life After Autotune?
A conversation with Simon Reynolds
46 min
432
Slay Bells, All Year Long
37 min
433
Look What You Made Us Do
54 min
434
Entering Beard Phase with Mike Posner
50 min
435
How Dirty Projectors Make You Feel Energy (with...
David Lonsgtreth breaks down "I Feel Energy"
52 min
436
Stairway To Hell: Greta Van Fleet’s Scorching A...
Is Greta Van Fleet a Led Zeppelin Homage or a Copy?
56 min
437
Charli XCX and Troye Sivan Love the 90s
34 min
438
Sicko Rap and Drunk Country
33 min
439
The Side Effects of Pop Music with Emily Warren
42 min
440
Drake vs Drake
40 min
441
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Beyoncé and Black Eye...
25 min
442
Summer Heat of the 2000s: Nelly + Katy Perry (P...
22 min
443
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
444
The Resistance is Dancing in the Streets
27 min
445
Switched on Summer: Getting Around with the Bea...
27 min
446
The Pure Pop of Charlie Puth + Carly Rae (ft Ha...
43 min
447
Afrofuturism in Kali Uchis & Clipping (with Dav...
46 min
448
Finding Equanimity In 'No Tears Left To Cry'
How tempo rubato, modal interchange and the amen break create equanimity.
35 min
449
Can AI 'Algorhythms' Write Pop Songs? (With Tar...
51 min
450
Listening Differently to Lorde | with MARIAN HILL
42 min