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.
451
Selena Gomez: Bad Liar, Psycho Songwriter
40 min
452
Breaking Down Alanis Morissette (and our own Pr...
29 min
453
Morgan Page Reveals the Rule of 3 in Julia Mich...
43 min
454
DJ Khaled - I'm The One... six... four... five
34 min
455
Musical Architecture in Charlie Puth + HAIM
38 min
456
The End Of Pop Music As We Know It: Fall Out Bo...
45 min
457
Harry Styles, Eschatology and Teen Girl Fandom
41 min
458
What's to Love About Ed Sheeran? (guest Ross Go...
39 min
459
Zedd + Alessia Cara - Stay (w special guest Grey)
42 min
460
Chained to the Green Light: Katy Perry + Lorde
37 min
461
Oscar Week!: La La Land ft. Genevieve Koski
49 min
462
Zayn, Taylor Swift & The Grammys
30 min
463
The Puzzle of Ariana Grande's "Into You" (with ...
46 min
464
Seduced by the Sound: The Weeknd + Daft Punk
21 min
465
Dreaming Of A White Christmas
White Christmas holds the Guinness World Record for most singles sold and has been covered over 500 times. What makes this song so beautiful and endemically beautiful?
37 min
466
How to Listen to Music in 4 Easy Steps
With a little help from Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah"
43 min
467
Playing it Cool: How Tove Lo Aims High
What it means to put on the mask of the "Cool Girl"
27 min
468
Made In America: Toby Keith & Jay-Z
What do Jay-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean and Toby Keith have in common? Their song's "Made In America."
45 min
469
Good Artists Borrow, Great Artists Steal
41 min
470
The Most Popular Song In The World
In this episode, we zoom in on one of the most annoying melodies to see if there's not some hidden musical craft present in the ubiquitous bleeps and bloops that envelop us.
36 min
471
Lady Gaga Is A Perfect Illusion
How Lady Gaga's "Perfect Illusion" is the apotheosis of her artistic statement.
59 min
472
How Beyoncé to The Beatles Modulate Your Emotions
Certain pop songs have that moment, when everything seems to change , when the drama gets ratcheted up, when the tension increases and our emotions take an elevator ride to the heavens. But what is this mysterious musical trick, and how does it work?
33 min
473
Pop Drops and Chipmunk Soul
37 min
474
The Gideon and Hubcap Show
Hit the road with Gideon and Hubcap on a home-show tour through the Scottish Highlands
22 min
475
Breaking Down The House
Has the ubiquity of house music detracted from its cultural origins?
36 min