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
Naughty or nice? The 2025 holiday music round up
35 min
2
The year that killed music (best and worst of 2...
45 min
3
Why pop songwriters break the rules (ft. Amy Al...
55 min
4
How Sombr’s bedroom recordings became his bigge...
37 min
5
"It’s a Hail Mary every time" (ft. Marc Rebillet)
50 min
6
Quitting Spotify (ft. Deerhoof)
42 min
7
Is there a Disney curse?: Demi, Selena, and Miley
46 min
8
Rosalía's 'LUX' brings the symphony to the club
42 min
9
Lily Allen and Tate McRae revive the revenge an...
32 min
10
Can “professor” Charlie Puth pass our qualifyin...
35 min
11
How D'Angelo changed music, in three songs
35 min
12
What do John C. Reilly and Taylor Swift have in...
55 min
13
Taylor Swift’s Showgirl Sound: How to actually ...
67 min
14
The Power of the Trio (ft. Trousdale live at USC)
46 min
15
Doja Cat is the new Janet
33 min
16
Stockholm syndrome: Why we can't resist Swedish...
41 min
17
The music theory behind K Pop Demon Hunters' ch...
39 min
18
The architecture of the album with Djo (Joe Kee...
52 min
19
Finneas and Ashe want you to start a band
49 min
20
Fleetwood Mac's Missing Link Album Returns Afte...
51 min
21
The classical rebel who infiltrated pop music
49 min
22
All roads lead to Pharrell: Tyler, Clipse, and ...
50 min
23
A brief history of terrible lyrics (with Sam Sa...
40 min
24
Summer Bummer (with Commotion’s Elamin Abdelmah...
35 min
25
Justin Bieber's Lo-fi Bedroom Swag
41 min