533 Episodes

  1. Why Are the Movies So Obsessed With Pop Stars?

    Published: 6/21/2019
  2. Can Record Labels Be Trusted to Preserve Music History?

    Published: 6/13/2019
  3. Bob Dylan’s Excellent Adventure

    Published: 6/11/2019
  4. Megan Thee Stallion and Rap’s Rising Generation of Women

    Published: 5/25/2019
  5. Are AirPods Worth the Costs?

    Published: 5/20/2019
  6. Vampire Weekend, Indie Rock Heretics Turned Anxious Jam Band

    Published: 5/13/2019
  7. The Return of Bikini Kill and the Long Tail of Riot Grrrl

    Published: 5/5/2019
  8. How Gospel and Pop Learn From Each Other

    Published: 4/30/2019
  9. Is Billie Eilish the Future of Pop?

    Published: 4/19/2019
  10. Lil Nas X and the Long History of Country-Rap

    Published: 4/7/2019
  11. Boy Bands, Now Featuring Grown Men

    Published: 3/29/2019
  12. How a Viral Rap Star Rocketed From Meme to Hit

    Published: 3/21/2019
  13. Can Michael Jackson’s Legacy Ever Really Be Derailed?

    Published: 3/7/2019
  14. The Hip-Hop Superstar as Local Newsmaker

    Published: 3/1/2019
  15. Behind the Ryan Adams Investigation

    Published: 2/18/2019
  16. The 2019 Grammys Make Up for Last Year, Somewhat

    Published: 2/12/2019
  17. Maggie Rogers and Sharon Van Etten Break Free From Old Expectations

    Published: 2/1/2019
  18. Fyre Festival’s Post-Mortems: We’ve Still Got Questions

    Published: 1/25/2019
  19. Listening to Pop Music’s Class of 2019

    Published: 1/18/2019
  20. Bad Bunny Is Just Getting Started

    Published: 1/12/2019

16 / 27

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.