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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Charli XCX’s "Wuthering Heights" fever dream
46 min
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Will Sinners do for blues what O Brother did fo...
48 min
3
Jazz is A$AP Rocky’s secret weapon
33 min
4
Does humor belong in music?
45 min
5
And the Grammy goes to…
49 min
6
Robyn’s new songs bring “drum 'n' grace” to the...
43 min
7
Audrey Hobert says the quiet part out loud
52 min
8
2026 Pop Predictions: big beat, animated avatar...
56 min
9
The Sound of Silence from Unexplainable
29 min
10
Naughty or nice? The 2025 holiday music round up
35 min
11
The year that killed music (best and worst of 2...
45 min
12
Why pop songwriters break the rules (ft. Amy Al...
55 min
13
How Sombr’s bedroom recordings became his bigge...
37 min
14
"It’s a Hail Mary every time" (ft. Marc Rebillet)
50 min
15
Quitting Spotify (ft. Deerhoof)
42 min
16
Is there a Disney curse?: Demi, Selena, and Miley
46 min
17
Rosalía's 'LUX' brings the symphony to the club
42 min
18
Lily Allen and Tate McRae revive the revenge an...
32 min
19
Can “professor” Charlie Puth pass our qualifyin...
35 min
20
How D'Angelo changed music, in three songs
35 min
21
What do John C. Reilly and Taylor Swift have in...
55 min
22
Taylor Swift’s Showgirl Sound: How to actually ...
67 min
23
The Power of the Trio (ft. Trousdale live at USC)
46 min
24
Doja Cat is the new Janet
33 min
25
Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish...
41 min