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.
All Episodes
Learning to love: Oasis
September 10, 2024 · 53min
Newcomers: Porter Robinson
September 6, 2024 · 34min
Sabrina Carpenter is more than Short n' Sweet
September 3, 2024 · 37min
Newcomers: Jhayco
August 30, 2024 · 22min
Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet
August 27, 2024 · 46min
Newcomers: Magdalena Bay
August 23, 2024 · 23min
Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?
August 20, 2024 · 46min
Kesha v Katy + Tayla Parx on pop’s obsession with eras
August 13, 2024 · 44min
Introducing One Song
August 9, 2024 · 1hr 14min
brat but it's a podcast about the album by CharliXCX
August 6, 2024 · 41min
Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024
July 30, 2024 · 34min
Is country the new hip hop?
July 23, 2024 · 35min
The music industry's AI fight
July 19, 2024 · 49min
Switched-On Wendy Carlos
July 17, 2024 · 37min
The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained
July 15, 2024 · 26min
Lawrence: the kick-ass eight-piece family band reshaping the music business
July 9, 2024 · 49min
The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina
July 2, 2024 · 46min
Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)
June 25, 2024 · 37min
Bootsy Collins is gonna funk you up (with Bootsy Collins)
June 18, 2024 · 40min
Freaking out about songwriting with Nile Rodgers
June 11, 2024 · 35min
Begging songs and basketball's musicality (with Hanif Abdurraqib)
June 4, 2024 · 29min
Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist (with Charlie Puth)
May 28, 2024 · 39min
Billie Eilish hits both hard and soft
May 21, 2024 · 43min
Gastropod: Why are restaurants so loud? Plus the science behind the perfect playlist
May 17, 2024 · 44min
Is pop music just fast food? (with Gastropod)
May 14, 2024 · 39min
Rosie Tucker's unending bliss
May 10, 2024 · 23min
Eurovision 2024: from Baby Lasagna to Windows95Man
May 7, 2024 · 33min
Justice is never-ending
May 4, 2024 · 41min
Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots
April 30, 2024 · 53min
Taylor Swift's Literary Era
April 23, 2024 · 46min