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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Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet
"Die With A Smile" is no joke
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Newcomers: Magdalena Bay
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Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + ...
In which we attempt to match Tinashe's freak
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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
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Introducing One Song
Breaking down Blondie's "Call Me"
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brat but it's a podcast about the album by Char...
brat boy summer
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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
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The music industry's AI fight
Switched on Vergecast
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Switched-On Wendy Carlos
The story of Wendy Carlos' synthesizer with This is Love
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The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Expla...
Or is it?
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Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band ...
The music business is a family business
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The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sab...
Pop music has found itself in a girl-aissance
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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
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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
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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.
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Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with...
Unpacking the classic "My Girl" through the lens of sports and sound
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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.
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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
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Gastropod: Why are restaurants so loud? Plus th...
Charlie and Nate join Gastropod to discuss the sonics of culinary acoustic bliss
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Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)
Breaking down the most iconic fast food jingles
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Rosie Tucker's unending bliss
The indie rocker writes bangers that spell doom without despair
21 min
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Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man
This year, Eurovision has one rule: there are no rules!
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Justice is never-ending
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Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s po...
The past few months have brought everything from a nuclear hip-hop beef to existential power-pop.
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