540 Episodes

  1. When Did the Super Bowl Halftime Show Become Political?

    Published: 2/1/2020

  2. The Grammys, Dissected: Out With the Old, in With the Billie, Lizzo and Tyler

    Published: 1/28/2020

  3. How TikTok Is Killing the Radio Songwriter

    Published: 1/17/2020

  4. In 2019, Jazz Reckoned With Old Boundaries, and Marched Past Them

    Published: 1/11/2020

  5. Were These the Best Albums of the 2010s?

    Published: 12/31/2019

  6. Debating the Best Albums of 2019

    Published: 12/20/2019

  7. Juice WRLD and the Crisis of SoundCloud Rap-Era Fame

    Published: 12/13/2019

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

    Published: 12/8/2019

  9. Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations

    Published: 11/22/2019

  10. Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back

    Published: 11/20/2019

  11. Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star?

    Published: 11/11/2019

  12. Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective

    Published: 10/30/2019

  13. The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit

    Published: 10/19/2019

  14. The Highwomen, Miranda Lambert and the Women Invigorating Country Music

    Published: 10/11/2019

  15. Is 100 gecs the End of Pop, or a New Beginning?

    Published: 10/5/2019

  16. A New Flood of English-Spanish Pop Is Here. Is It Opportunism or Progress?

    Published: 9/29/2019

  17. How Does Post Malone Sound Like Everything and Nothing?

    Published: 9/22/2019

  18. Young Thug Gets His Due, But Is It Too Late?

    Published: 9/7/2019

  19. What’s the Point of Album Covers in the Post-Album Era?

    Published: 8/29/2019

  20. Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?

    Published: 8/27/2019

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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.