Switched on Pop

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.

http://www.switchedonpop.com

Eine durchschnittliche Folge dieses Podcasts dauert 36m. Bisher sind 405 Folge(n) erschienen. Dieser Podcast erscheint wöchentlich.

Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 12 hours 15 minutes

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Accidental Kpop star Eric Nam risks it all to go his own way


Eric Nam really has been There and Back Again


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 January 19, 2022  37m
 
 

The Weeknd drives through purgatory (with a little help from Jim Carrey)


Dawn FM revives Vaporwave to make The Weeknd’s best album yet


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 January 11, 2022  37m
 
 

Why do new Christmas songs fail?


Ariana, Kelly, and Bieber try to join the holiday canon


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 December 21, 2021  26m
 
 

Tai Verdes TikTok-ed his way to a breakout hit


"It's where the attention is"


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 December 14, 2021  31m
 
 

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Raise The Roof


"Talking about music is like dancing about architecture"


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 December 7, 2021  31m
 
 

The Beatles get back to their roots


Why 'Let It Be' has four official recordings and which one is the best


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 November 30, 2021  40m
 
 

Taylor, Adele & Silk Sonic’s broken hearts club


Breaking down every type of heartbreak on the radio dial


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 November 23, 2021  41m
 
 

Snotty Nose Rez Kids on hip hop and Indigenous protest


"In hip hop, you have the MC. Well, we have our storytellers."


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 November 16, 2021  26m
 
 

The State of the Pop Union


We take the musical temperature by consulting the charts, the platforms, and the people.


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 November 9, 2021  35m
 
 

Why ABBA songs just hit different


After 40 years, the Swedish hitmakers are back with new music. Does it match up to their classic hits?


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 November 2, 2021  34m