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Switched on Pop
Switched on Pop
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A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain... more

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Episodes

Does It Trance? The Weeknd & FKA Twigs

In last month's episode predicting the coming year in pop, one of the team's predictions was that trance music – the... more

11 Feb 2025 · 46 minutes
Liz Pelly's Mood Machine says the playlist isn't the product — you are

Behind Spotify's promise of infinite music lies a carefully engineered system that shapes not just what we hear, but how... more

04 Feb 2025 · 53 minutes
25 Predictions for 2025: Grammys, J-pop, kazoos and more

2024 was an unpredictable year, and 2025 seems to be cut from the same cloth. So for this episode of... more

28 Jan 2025 · 57 minutes
Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico

The first great release of 2025 is already here: Bad Bunny's newest album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. Over the course... more

21 Jan 2025 · 46 minutes
Our jingle sucks. Let’s change it.

What happens when your podcast’s theme song—cobbled together from GarageBand loops—gets called “game show music” and likened to a cereal... more

14 Jan 2025 · 41 minutes
Have Disney musicals lost their edge?

Critics are not feeling the love tonight when it comes to Disney's latest sequels, Mufasa and Moana 2. They've called... more

07 Jan 2025 · 41 minutes
Going Off Book

On this very special episode, we join forces with the hilarious podcast OFF BOOK. When our powers combine, Zach and Jess... more

31 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
Auto-Tune always and forever

Popular music changes all the time, but there’s been one consistent element in practically everything released in the last two... more

24 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
Santa Claus is coming to town and stalking America

The first time you hear "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," it probably registers as just another cheery holiday standard.... more

20 Dec 2024 · 33 minutes
Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé

Three artists quietly reshaped pop music in 2024, though you might not know it from your Spotify Wrapped. As listeners... more

17 Dec 2024 · 42 minutes
Switched on Pop
Does It Trance? The Weeknd & FKA Twigs
Switched on Pop