The podcast where DJ Louie XIV and guests completely overanalyze all your favorite pop stars, then rank them in the official Pop... more
Hit Girls author Nora Princiotti returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss two infamous celebrities turned fleeting pop divas of the... more
Kesha released her sixth studio album on Friday – notably, her first as an independent artist. Friend of the pod... more
We put out another call for our audience's most unpopular pop opinions and boy did you deliver. Switched on Pop... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Lorde's long-awaited fourth studio album, Virgin, dropped this past... more
Louie and Russ gather for an installment of "Step Up, Step Down," where they discuss recent career developments for Miley... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Sister auteurs Haim returned on Friday with their 4th... more
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield returns to Pop Pantheon for the second and final part in our Elton John series. Rob... more
Rolling Stone’s Rob Sheffield makes his Pop Pantheon debut for our special two-part Pride series on one of the most... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Tik Tok Influencer turned gay pop fan cause célèbre... more
Rolling Stone staff writer Larisha Paul returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the best pop songs you might have missed... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ get together to talk Louie's night... more
Host of the Legends Only podcast Bradley Stern returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the best pop songs of 2025... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ dive deep into the trenches of... more
Louie and Russ answer listener questions about the current 2026 Grammy Album of the Year Frontrunners, why Chappell Roan's "The... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, on the cusp of Lorde's forthcoming fourth studio album... more
Writer and editor Ilana Kaplan joins Pop Pantheon to discuss one of pop’s criminally under-appreciated secrets, Haim. Louie and Ilana... more
After debating the current chart fortunes of everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga and a... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department—... more
In the wake of our epic Britney series, critic and writer of the Substack In the Zine Alim Kheraj joins... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, late last week, Lorde ushered in her much-anticipated new... more
Reanna Cruz joins Pop Pantheon to break down the rise of Mr. Worldwide himself, Pitbull. Reanna and Louie explore Pitbull's... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, NPR's Isabella Gomez Sarmiento joins Russ to discuss the... more
Queer men are the backbone of modern pop fandom. And yet so few, even in 2025, get to the top... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, The Ringer’s Nora Princiotti joins Russ to talk about... more
In a game of "Step Up, Step Down," Louie and Russ discuss recent career developments from Lady Gaga, Drake, Selena... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are answering your burning questions regarding... more
As a sequel to a recent episode recapping The Best Albums of the 2020s So Far, critic Shaad D'Souza, The... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, this past Friday, just over a year after the... more
We've finally arrived! After four episodes and nearly ten hours of discussion and dissection, Pop Pantheon's Britney Spears Mega Series... more
For the fourth episode in our five-part series on Britney Spears, Beyond The Blinds’ Troy McEady returns to Pop Pantheon... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, on Friday, Chappell Roan finally dropped her long-awaited country... more
For the third episode in our five-part series on Britney Spears, The New York Times pop music editor Caryn Ganz... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Lady Gaga just dropped her hotly anticipated 7th studio... more
For the second in our five-part series on Britney Spears, NPR’s Ann Powers joins Pop Pantheon to discuss Britney’s first... more
For the first in our five-part series on Britney Spears, The New Yorker’s Doreen St. Felix returns to Pop Pantheon... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, is pop music stuck in a nostalgia loop? Pop... more
Lady Gaga's seventh studio album Mayhem drops on March 7 and in anticipation of the big day, Carey O'Donnell, Kristen... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Katy Perry's second studio album Teenage Dream is deemed... more
Louie and Russ are answering your questions about whether pop stars like Cher can still exist, what Olivia Rodrigo should... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ break down Kendrick Lamar's explosive Super... more
Critic Stephen Kearse joins Pop Pantheon for the conclusion of our two-part series on Kendrick Lamar ahead of his Super... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night's Grammys featured show-stopping performances from Doechii, Chappell... more
Rolling Stone’s Mankaprr Conteh returns to Pop Pantheon for part one of our two-part series on Kendrick Lamar ahead of... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Ultimate Friend of the Pod Rich Juzwiak returns to... more
Somehow, we're halfway through the 2020s, which makes it the perfect time to take stock: what have been the best... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Madonna's thirteenth studio album, 2015's Rebel Heart, was released... more
Chris Molanphy returns to Pop Pantheon for the second and final part in our Cher series. Chris and Louie pick... more
Chris Molanphy returns to Pop Pantheon for part one of our special two-part series on the Goddess of Pop herself,... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, pop music stops for no man, even Santa Claus.... more
Happy New Year! Before we get back to new episodes and our regularly scheduled programming next, we're unlocking one of... more
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, last night's Grammys featured show-stopping performances from Doechii, Chappell Roan and... more