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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The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' ch...
39 min
27
The architecture of the album with Djo (Joe Kee...
52 min
28
Finneas and Ashe want you to start a band
49 min
29
Fleetwood Mac's Missing Link Album Returns Afte...
51 min
30
The classical rebel who infiltrated pop music
49 min
31
All roads lead to Pharrell: Tyler, Clipse, and ...
50 min
32
A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sa...
40 min
33
Summer Bummer (with Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmah...
35 min
34
Justin Bieber's Lo-fi Bedroom Swag
41 min
35
How podcasting got its sound ft. Breakmaster Cy...
44 min
36
Is that new song you like AI? Here’s how you ca...
47 min
37
The Benson Boone-Doggle
29 min
38
Can Recession Pop predict the market?
28 min
39
How Americana helped mainstream country find it...
33 min
40
Country music is Mexican (Fuerza Regida and Gru...
30 min
41
The Ballad of Lainey Wilson and Jessie Murph
26 min
42
The hick hop renaissance (BigXthaPlug and Baile...
33 min
43
Is Morgan Wallen the problem with country music?
34 min
44
"Manchild" and other songs about male incompetence
27 min
45
Frankly, Sinatra still matters (with Seth MacFa...
46 min
46
Is the future of pop...heavy metal?!
44 min
47
Charli XCX threw this party 4 us
36 min
48
808: The drum machine that changed music foreve...
26 min
49
Chartbreakers: Lorde & Drake reboot, Worship Po...
50 min
50
‘Sinners’ summons the demons of American music
37 min