533 Episodes

  1. Ed Sheeran Interview! On Overcoming Grief, Fighting for His Songwriting & A Career Full of Hits

    Published: 9/12/2025
  2. What Was the Song of This Summer? Amelia Dimoldenberg, Zohran Mamdani, Questlove & More Share Their Picks

    Published: 8/27/2025
  3. Earl Sweatshirt Interview! On ‘Live Laugh Love,’ Growing Up in Odd Future & Becoming a Dad

    Published: 8/22/2025
  4. Anticipating Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

    Published: 8/18/2025
  5. BigXthaPlug Interview! From Solitary Confinement to Nashville’s Favorite Rapper

    Published: 8/15/2025
  6. MGK Interview! On Bob Dylan, Megan Fox, Rehab & His New Pop Album

    Published: 8/8/2025
  7. Ethel Cain Interview! On Knowing When to Apologize & When to Stand Firm

    Published: 7/30/2025
  8. Justin Bieber’s Experimental ‘Swag’ Resurgence

    Published: 7/21/2025
  9. 13 Songs You Didn’t Know Were Big Hits Right Now

    Published: 4/18/2025
  10. Doechii! NewJeans! Ye! Answering Your Listener Mailbag Questions

    Published: 4/7/2025
  11. Bon Iver Interview! How Justin Vernon Got Happy (It Took a Lot of Work)

    Published: 3/26/2025
  12. Is Playboi Carti Rap’s Next — or Last — Superstar?

    Published: 3/20/2025
  13. Lady Gaga Sells ‘Mayhem’ Hard. But Does It Work?

    Published: 3/15/2025
  14. The Oscars’ Best (and Worst!) Music Moments

    Published: 3/4/2025
  15. RZA Interview! How He Got Wu-Tang Clan Back Together for a Final Tour

    Published: 2/24/2025
  16. Drake’s Careful Comeback + New Music Round-Up (The Weeknd, Central Cee, Oklou & More)

    Published: 2/20/2025
  17. Kendrick Lamar’s Drake-centric Super Bowl Halftime Show: Instant Postgame Analysis!

    Published: 2/10/2025
  18. Why We (Still) Think the Grammys Are Good Now

    Published: 2/4/2025
  19. Are the Grammys … Good Now? Beyoncé, Chappell, Billie, Kendrick & Taylor Face Off

    Published: 1/30/2025
  20. The Bob Dylan-Timothée Chalamet Connection

    Published: 1/17/2025

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The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.