533 Episodes

  1. Would Prince Have Wanted His Rough Drafts Made Public?

    Published: 12/8/2019
  2. Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations

    Published: 11/22/2019
  3. Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back

    Published: 11/20/2019
  4. Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star?

    Published: 11/11/2019
  5. Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective

    Published: 10/30/2019
  6. The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit

    Published: 10/19/2019
  7. The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music

    Published: 10/11/2019
  8. Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning?

    Published: 10/5/2019
  9. A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress?

    Published: 9/29/2019
  10. How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?

    Published: 9/22/2019
  11. Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?

    Published: 9/7/2019
  12. What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era?

    Published: 8/29/2019
  13. Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?

    Published: 8/27/2019
  14. A Tribute to David Berman, Who Never Hid His Truth

    Published: 8/16/2019
  15. Funkmaster Flex and Tyler, the Creator’s Unlikely Buddy Comedy

    Published: 8/2/2019
  16. How Many Streams Is a T-Shirt Worth? Breaking Down Chart Dilemmas.

    Published: 7/26/2019
  17. The Loudness of João Gilberto, Bossa Nova’s King of Quiet

    Published: 7/19/2019
  18. How Hootie & the Blowfish Inspired Both Love and Hate

    Published: 7/8/2019
  19. Taylor vs. Scooter: The Pop Music Civil War of 2019

    Published: 7/3/2019
  20. The Unexpectedly Deep Musical Roots of Hootie & the Blowfish

    Published: 7/1/2019

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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.