533 Episodes

  1. The New Battles Over the Direction of Jazz

    Published: 1/4/2019
  2. Your Questions About Pop Music, Answered (or Ruled Unanswerable)

    Published: 12/27/2018
  3. A New Kind of Pop Star Has Arrived

    Published: 12/21/2018
  4. Listening to the Best Songs of 2018

    Published: 12/13/2018
  5. How the Grammy Nominations Really Made Us Feel

    Published: 12/8/2018
  6. Debating the Best Albums of 2018: Janelle Monáe, Soccer Mommy and More

    Published: 12/7/2018
  7. 6ix9ine’s Troubled Past and Uncertain Future

    Published: 12/1/2018
  8. The Gentle Return of Mariah Carey

    Published: 11/29/2018
  9. Kane Brown, Pistol Annies and Country Music’s Inclusion Problem

    Published: 11/17/2018
  10. Remembering Roy Hargrove, Who Brought Jazz History Into Tomorrow

    Published: 11/9/2018
  11. Robyn, Pop’s Reluctant Pacesetter

    Published: 11/2/2018
  12. BTS Conquered America. What’s Next for K-Pop?

    Published: 10/26/2018
  13. For Those About to Rock, An Uncertain Fate

    Published: 10/20/2018
  14. ‘A Star Is Born’ Is Here. Let’s Discuss.

    Published: 10/11/2018
  15. How Lil Wayne Became One of Hip-Hop’s Most Durable Stars

    Published: 10/5/2018
  16. Should They Stay or Should They Go? Pop Stars and Retirement

    Published: 9/28/2018
  17. What Makes for a Great Celebrity Profile?

    Published: 9/20/2018
  18. Remembering Mac Miller, Low-Key Hip-Hop Bellwether

    Published: 9/15/2018
  19. Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 2

    Published: 9/10/2018
  20. Remembering The Village Voice, Music Criticism's Crucible: Part 1

    Published: 9/10/2018

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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.