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.
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Have Disney musicals lost their edge?
What Mufasa and Moana 2 tell us about the future of your favorite animated musical franchises
37 min
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Going Off Book
Pop Analysis Gone Musical Gone Wild
90 min
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Auto-Tune always and forever
On The Vergecast: how a simple pitch-correction plugin became a dominant sound in music, and how the next technical revolution might follow its lead.
61 min
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Santa Claus is coming to town and stalking America
The Christmas song that holds a mirror to American society
31 min
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Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé
The Algorithm is Lying (But These Artists Are Telling the Truth)
38 min
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The best (and worst) of holiday music in 2024
Doling out sleigh bells and coal to pop stars’ seasonal offerings
35 min
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Kendrick Lamar: from Pulitzer to pop
On GNX, Kendrick Lamar balances artistic complexity with mainstream accessibility.
36 min
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We're off to see the "Wicked"
Defying gravity, one riff at a time
36 min
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Listening 2 Madonna: Ray of Light
The third essential aspect of Madonna's holy trinity is her ever-shifting spirituality.
39 min
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Listening 2 Madonna: Spanish Eyes
To understand Madonna is to see her music as a cultural melting pot.
40 min
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Listening 2 Madonna: Who's That Girl?
The way Madonna communicates gender is integral to understanding her and her music.
44 min
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Fleetwood Mac perfected turning drama into hits
Madison Cunningham and Andrew Bird revive Buckingham Nicks on Cunningham Bird
51 min
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Still Freaky After All These Years: Gaga, Tyler...
Pop music's freakiest artists have all returned with new music
31 min
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Did Kendrick Lamar kill hip-hop?
This summer saw the biggest rap beef in decades. But what does that mean for the future of hip-hop?
53 min
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Where are all the scary songs?
Nate and Charlie take this spooky opportunity to explore the Halloween canon.
27 min
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The virtuosity of Stevie Wonder
Wesley Morris shows us the Wonder of Stevie
62 min
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The last decade of pop explained
Celebrating 10 years of pop music
49 min
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Learning to love: Coldplay
So many critics hate the biggest band in the world. They might be wrong.
45 min
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Fall Out Boy and the worst earworm ever
Helping a music journalist get rid of an unwanted guest
37 min
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Mexican pop is bigger than you think
The new wave of Mexican music includes everything from lovesick teenagers to English-language crossovers.
40 min
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How Megan Thee Stallion brought Japanese hip ho...
"Mamushi," featuring rapper Yuki Chiba, has become a bilingual sensation
38 min
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Learning to love: Oasis
The world of sound beyond the wonderwall
48 min
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Newcomers: Porter Robinson
Porter Robinson has a unique relationship with being famous.
33 min
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Sabrina Carpenter is more than Short n' Sweet
Sabrina Carpenter bends genre to her will
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Newcomers: Jhayco
The Puerto Rican singer debuts a new sound
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