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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Modern Classics: Seal - Kiss From a Rose
Why Seal's masterstroke resonates almost thirty years later
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How John Denver got huge in Asia
The globalization of "Country Roads"
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Chartbreakers: Jersey Club, Complicated Country...
The Hot 100s triumphs, fumbles, and oddities
28 min
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Five years later, the legacy of Nipsey Hussle's...
Exploring the late rapper's impact with author Justin Tinsley
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“Flowers” and the art of the response song
How Miley Cyrus' hit stacks up next to Bruno Mars and the answer song canon
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Rihanna Party! ICYMI
While we wait for R9
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The L.A. guitar shop that reinvented indie folk
Old Style Guitar Shop and Reuben Cox’s rubber bridge guitar
34 min
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A History of Whammies at the Grammys - Into It ...
It's Grammys weekend and Sam Sanders, host of Vulture's Into It podcast, is ready for disappointment!
23 min
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Wonders: Bobby McFerrin
“Don’t Worry Be Happy” and why all of his work brings us joy
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The New Wave of Paramore
Paramore is back – with a new sound and a new wave sheen.
32 min
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Taylor Swift and the music industry's next $20
Decoder's Nilay Patel on the future of streaming
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SZA's Endless Melody
Why SZA's latest album SOS hits different
28 min
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Too Fast? We’re Curious: The sped-up remix phen...
Tempo-shifted songs are everywhere these days. Where did they come from?
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ICYMI 90s Music Canon
Twenty years after the 90s, which songs are everlasting?
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ICYMI: We *do* talk about Bruno
The mystery of Encanto’s #1 hit
24 min
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Anitta & Rosalía on the borders of Latin pop
How do 'MOTOMAMI' and 'Versions of Me' embody the characteristics of Latin pop?
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How Bad Bunny won 2022
'Un Verano Sin Ti' is a textbook to the sounds of Latin America
33 min
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The soft sounds of Kali Uchis (live from Vultur...
Charlie Harding chats with Kali Uchis about how she crafted her unique sound.
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Why do new Christmas songs fail?
In case you missed it last year: why are there no new Christmas songs?
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The Art of Flow
Exploring what DJ Jazzy Jeff calls the "body clock" of our favorite rappers
33 min
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Willow Smith rocks harder
Charlie and Willow chat about the making of the new record and the many multitudes of rock music.
23 min
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The Sound of Sapphism
Where "sapphic pop" came from and how artists feel about it
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Scary Pockets funkify pop classics (with Lizzy ...
The Bee Gees' “Staying Alive” gets new life
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Up late with Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’
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Steve Lacy brings bedroom pop to the Billboard top
Why "Bad Habit" is the most interesting #1 of 2022 (so far)
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