Switched on Pop
By Vulture
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.
Latest episode
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Justice is never-ending
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Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots
The past few months have brought everything from a nuclear hip-hop beef to existential power-pop. -
Taylor Swift's Literary Era
Taylor Swift's 11th studio album finds her in the world of literature -
Lost Notes: How Fela Kuti Found Afrobeat in LA
My Lady’s Frustration -
Berlin's Hottest Club is Rico Nasty & Boys Noize
Rico Nasty and Boys Noize are challenging the sounds of UNESCO-certified Berlin techno. -
Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery
Joe Keery's unexpected pop stardom -
Cowboy Carter: This Ain't Country
Act II is America -
Hip-hop's Sea Change at Rolling Loud
What attending the world's largest hip-hop festival revealed about the genre -
Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined
Pianist Lara Downes updates a George Gershwin classic on the 100th anniversary of its premiere -
Eternal Sunshine of Ariana Grande's Mind
Ariana Grande wipes away the past through vocal virtuosity and harmonic trickery