Switched on Pop

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A podcast about the making and meaning of popular music hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding. Episodes every other Wednesday.

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Switched on Pop

Switched on Pop

Music

485 episodes

Writing The Who’s ‘My Generation' With Pete Townshend

Lady Gaga's Monster Return

How Missy Elliott and Timbaland Freaked the World

Playing "Hide and Seek" with Imogen Heap

“The ‘Umbrella’ Effect: How Rihanna’s Breakout Hit Changed Pop Music Forever”

Learning to love: Tate McRae

Does It Trance? The Weeknd & FKA Twigs

Liz Pelly's Mood Machine says the playlist isn't the product — you are

25 Predictions for 2025: Grammys, J-pop, kazoos and more

Bad Bunny's love letter to Puerto Rico

Our theme music sucks. Let’s change it.

Have Disney musicals lost their edge?

Going Off Book

Auto-Tune always and forever

The many lives of "Santa Claus is Coming to Town"

Breaking Through: Doechii, Mk.gee, Rosé

The best (and worst) of holiday music in 2024

Kendrick Lamar: from Pulitzer to pop

We're off to see the "Wicked"

Listening 2 Madonna: Ray of Light

Listening 2 Madonna: Spanish Eyes

Listening 2 Madonna: Who's That Girl?

Fleetwood Mac perfected turning drama into hits

Still Freaky After All These Years: Gaga, Tyler, The Cure

Did Kendrick Lamar kill hip-hop?

Where are all the scary songs?

The virtuosity of Stevie Wonder

The last decade of pop explained

Learning to love: Coldplay

Fall Out Boy and the worst earworm ever

Mexican pop is bigger than you think

How Megan Thee Stallion brought Japanese hip hop to the Hot 100

Learning to love: Oasis

Newcomers: Porter Robinson

Sabrina Carpenter is more than Short n' Sweet

Newcomers: Jhayco

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars bring back the duet

Newcomers: Magdalena Bay

Tinashe’s “Nasty” takes on Janet and Beyoncé + Are songs getting simpler?

Kesha v Katy

Introducing One Song

brat boy summer

Why Chappell Roan is the sound of 2024

Is Country the New Hip Hop?

The music industry's AI fight

Switched-On

The song of the summer is DEAD with Today Explained

Lawrence: the eight-piece family band reshaping the music business

The Imperfect Feminine: Camila, Charli, and Sabrina

On her new record, Empress Of asks for your consideration (with Empress Of)

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