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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The first great release of 2025 is already here: Bad Bunny's newest album, DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS. Over the course... more
What happens when your podcast’s theme song—cobbled together from GarageBand loops—gets called “game show music” and likened to a cereal... more
Critics are not feeling the love tonight when it comes to Disney's latest sequels, Mufasa and Moana 2. They've called... more
On this very special episode, we join forces with the hilarious podcast OFF BOOK. When our powers combine, Zach and Jess... more
Popular music changes all the time, but there’s been one consistent element in practically everything released in the last two... more
The first time you hear "Santa Claus is Coming to Town," it probably registers as just another cheery holiday standard.... more
Three artists quietly reshaped pop music in 2024, though you might not know it from your Spotify Wrapped. As listeners... more
It's an annual tradition: Every December, artists release their bids to join the hallowed halls of holiday music history. The... more
In 2024, Kendrick Lamar pulled off what seemed impossible: winning hip-hop's biggest rap battle in recent history, securing the Super... more
The year's hottest movie is, against all odds, a musical. Wicked, starring Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, just hit theaters,... more
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