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.

Music Commentary
Music Interviews
Music History
1
Lily Allen and Tate McRae revive the revenge an...
32 min
2
Can “professor” Charlie Puth pass our qualifyin...
35 min
3
How D'Angelo changed music, in three songs
35 min
4
What do John C. Reilly and Taylor Swift have in...
55 min
5
Taylor Swift’s Showgirl Sound: How to actually ...
67 min
6
The Power of the Trio (ft. Trousdale live at USC)
46 min
7
Doja Cat is the new Janet
33 min
8
Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish...
41 min
9
The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' ch...
39 min
10
The architecture of the album with Djo (Joe Kee...
52 min
11
Finneas and Ashe want you to start a band
49 min
12
Fleetwood Mac's Missing Link Album Returns Afte...
51 min
13
The classical rebel who infiltrated pop music
49 min
14
All roads lead to Pharrell: Tyler, Clipse, and ...
50 min
15
A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sa...
40 min
16
Summer Bummer (with Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmah...
35 min
17
Justin Bieber's Lo-fi Bedroom Swag
41 min
18
How podcasting got its sound ft. Breakmaster Cy...
44 min
19
Is that new song you like AI? Here’s how you ca...
47 min
20
The Benson Boone-Doggle
29 min
21
Can Recession Pop predict the market?
28 min
22
How Americana helped mainstream country find it...
33 min
23
Country music is Mexican (Fuerza Regida and Gru...
30 min
24
The Ballad of Lainey Wilson and Jessie Murph
26 min
25
The hick hop renaissance (BigXthaPlug and Baile...
33 min