A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Ch
Songwriter Ross Golan comes over to start up a conversation, encouraging us to follow his lead and g
Charlie and Nate sit down with up-and-coming producer duo Grey—fresh off their hit "Starving" with Z
Two artists who haven't released new music since 2013 recently remerged into the limelight: Katy Per
With the Academy Awards around the corner, Charlie and Nate try something new: a break down of the m
"I Don't Wanna Live Forever," the new track from Zayn and Taylor Swift, finds two members of the pop
"Into You" was one of the biggest hits of 2016, the stellar production of reclusive legend Max Marti
"I Feel it Coming" might be the slowest burning jam to hit the charts in ages, in which the Weeknd e
White Christmas holds the Guinness World Record for most singles sold and has been covered over 500
50 episodes in, hosts Charlie and Nate take a step back to think about how they listen to music and
On the surface, Tove Lo's new hit "Cool Girl" boasts a snappy, earworm chorus and an empowering mess
Back in 2011, two pop songs dropped with the same patriotic title: "Made in America." But the simila
Host Charlie spent the last two weeks listening to every song on the Billboard Hot 100. What did he
The Nokia ringtone used to be heard more than a billion times per day, making it one of the most pop
Lady Gaga's new single "Perfect Illusion" is the apotheosis of her artistic statement. She is well k
Certain pop songs have that moment, when everything seems to change but still remain the same, when
A strange syndrome is wreaking havoc on the voices of our biggest pop stars. From Rihanna to Justin
This episode marks something of a departure from the norm. With Charlie away, host Nate, aka "Hubcap
The fingerprints of house music are all over mainstream pop, but much of its sound has been whitewas
How do you create a hit that both breaks sound barriers and chart records? Drake has done this with
We have more information about pop stars lives than ever before, but this transparency is not always
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