Cover image of Switched on Pop

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. Fr... Read more

Ranked #1

Podcast cover

The Scandalous Sounds of Bridgerton (w Kris Bowers)

The Scandalous Sounds of Bridgerton (w Kris Bowers)

The Netflix series Bridgerton has hooked audiences with its bodice-ripping sex scenes, a colorblind approach period dram... Read more

9 Feb 2021

41mins

Ranked #2

Podcast cover

ICYMI: Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star (ft. FINNEAS)

ICYMI: Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star (ft. FINNEAS)

On a trajectory to be one of the biggest pop stars for this generation, seventeen year old Billie Eilish is not, however... Read more

31 Dec 2019

46mins

Similar Podcasts

Ranked #3

Podcast cover

How The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” used retro sounds and modern bass to break every record

How The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” used retro sounds and modern bass to break every record

This Sunday, The Weeknd will perform his distinctly dark brand of pop at the Super Bowl halftime show. On the surface, t... Read more

2 Feb 2021

38mins

Ranked #4

Podcast cover

Disclosure: Where Energy Flows

Disclosure: Where Energy Flows

Howard and Guy Lawrence, the brothers behind Disclosure, found global acclaim in 2012 with their song “Latch” ft. Sam Sm... Read more

22 Sep 2020

40mins

Most Popular Podcasts

Ranked #5

Podcast cover

The Man Behind the Rocketman with Giles Martin

The Man Behind the Rocketman with Giles Martin

Rocketman is a spectacle the size of Elton John, four films in one. It contains a biopic, jukebox musical, addiction rec... Read more

11 Jun 2019

52mins

Ranked #6

Podcast cover

Hotline Hello: Drake and Adele

Hotline Hello: Drake and Adele

Drake and Adele are two megastars who may not seem to share much in common on the surface, but their recent hits exhibit... Read more

4 Nov 2015

34mins

Ranked #7

Podcast cover

Can't Help Falling in Lauv (the interview)

Can't Help Falling in Lauv (the interview)

This week, Charlie talks to Lauv, the singer, songwriter and producer behind unfailingly catchy tracks such as “Mean It”... Read more

3 Mar 2020

33mins

Ranked #8

Podcast cover

Songs of Summer Call-in Special

Songs of Summer Call-in Special

Every year, critics and media outlets the world over put out definitive song-of-summer guides based on... well, we’re no... Read more

20 Aug 2019

53mins

Ranked #9

Podcast cover

D’Angelo and the Legacy of Voodoo (with Faith Pennick)

D’Angelo and the Legacy of Voodoo (with Faith Pennick)

In the year 2000, D'Angelo released Voodoo—with some help from Questlove, Angie Stone, Raphael Saadiq, and a band of jaz... Read more

31 Mar 2020

44mins

Ranked #10

Podcast cover

The Deep History of '7 Rings'

The Deep History of '7 Rings'

"7 Rings" is Ariana Grande's latest smash, a glittering banger that owes much to Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 classic ... Read more

29 Jan 2019

39mins

Ranked #11

Podcast cover

Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?

Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?

The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990... Read more

27 Jul 2018

49mins

Ranked #12

Podcast cover

Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star (ft. FINNEAS)

Billie Eilish is a Different Kind of Pop Star (ft. FINNEAS)

On a trajectory to be one of the biggest pop stars for this generation, seventeen year old Billie Eilish is not, however... Read more

9 Apr 2019

46mins

Ranked #13

Podcast cover

ANTHEMS: Jock Jams — Get Ready For This

ANTHEMS: Jock Jams — Get Ready For This

In 1995, ESPN launched Jock Jams Volume 1, a compilation record that would define the sound of sports for the next quart... Read more

3 Nov 2020

35mins

Ranked #14

Podcast cover

90s Music Canon

90s Music Canon

Matt Daniels, editor of the publication The Pudding, wanted to find out what songs from his youth would last into the fu... Read more

18 Aug 2020

38mins

Ranked #15

Podcast cover

How Streaming Changed the Sound of Pop

How Streaming Changed the Sound of Pop

Streaming hasn't just changed the way we listen to music, it's changed the way that pop music sounds. After years of los... Read more

12 Mar 2019

36mins

Ranked #16

Podcast cover

Keith Urban on The Speed of Now Part 1

Keith Urban on The Speed of Now Part 1

Keith Urban is a legend of country. He’s been releasing hit records for two decades now. Each album he describes as a po... Read more

2 Oct 2020

43mins

Ranked #17

Podcast cover

Lil Nas X: Country at the Crossroads

Lil Nas X: Country at the Crossroads

Lil Nas X currently holds the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with his surprise hit “Old Town Road.” But though t... Read more

16 Apr 2019

42mins

Ranked #18

Podcast cover

Unlocking the Rhythms of Rosalía

Unlocking the Rhythms of Rosalía

Back in the fall of 2017, our producer Megan Lubin went for a stroll near her house, popped in earbuds, and heard a song... Read more

5 Nov 2019

49mins

Ranked #19

Podcast cover

Taylor Swift’s Beethovian Blank Space

Taylor Swift’s Beethovian Blank Space

Taylor Swift’s Blank Space is about emptiness of the heart. This motif of Blank Space is contained through the entire pi... Read more

26 Mar 2015

16mins

Ranked #20

Podcast cover

How Beyoncé to The Beatles Modulate Your Emotions

How Beyoncé to The Beatles Modulate Your Emotions

Certain pop songs have that moment, when everything seems to change but still remain the same, when the drama gets ratch... Read more

9 Sep 2016

38mins

“Podium: AI tools for podcasters. Generate show notes, transcripts, highlight clips, and more with AI. Try it today at https://podium.page”