Switched on Pop
A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.
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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
35 min
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Newcomers: Jhayco
The Puerto Rican singer debuts a new sound
21 min
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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet
"Die With A Smile" is no joke
42 min
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Newcomers: Magdalena Bay
21 min
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Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + ...
In which we attempt to match Tinashe's freak
41 min
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Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession wi...
Two pop icons go head to head on their latest singles
39 min
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Introducing One Song
Breaking down Blondie's "Call Me"
71 min
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brat but it's a podcast about the album by Char...
brat boy summer
36 min
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Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024
The rise and fall and rise of a pop phenom
30 min
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Is country the new hip hop?
Post Malone, Morgan Wallen & Shaboozey
33 min
65
The music industry's AI fight
Switched on Vergecast
47 min
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Switched-On Wendy Carlos
The story of Wendy Carlos' synthesizer with This is Love
34 min
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The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Expla...
Or is it?
24 min
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Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band ...
The music business is a family business
47 min
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The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sab...
Pop music has found itself in a girl-aissance
44 min
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Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Em...
Nate and Reanna sit down with Empress Of to talk beatboxing, billboards, and Björk
35 min
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Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Boots...
With his new album on the way, Bootzilla runs through some of his career’s funkiest hits
38 min
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Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers
We invited the chair of the Songwriters Hall of Fame to talk about the making of a great song.
33 min
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Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with...
Unpacking the classic "My Girl" through the lens of sports and sound
28 min
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Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Ch...
Coming off a recent shoutout, Puth is releasing a new single called “Hero,” inspired by Taylor Swift.
37 min
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Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft
On her new record, Billie Eilish finally graduates from her signature anti-pop persona into full blown pop stardom
41 min