Switched on Pop

A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Ch

Episodes

Total: 457

There are few artists pushing the boundaries of their respective genres like Maryland rapper Rico Na

Joe Keery is best known for his acting roles, such as the reformed jock Steve Harrington in "Strange

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter is her foray into country music, but this isn't just dirt roads, blue jeans

Hip-hop is in a weird place right now. Research says that the genre, in both streaming and chart per

What do Duke Ellington, United Airlines, and the K Pop group Red Velvet share in common? They've all

Sidestep the gossip and focus on the music in Ariana Grande’s latest album Eternal Sunshine. The mus

In a landscape where the music industry seems designed to stifle creativity and independence, Amelia

Live from On-Air Fest in Brooklyn, Nate and Charlie investigate listeners’ burning musical mysteries

One of the most inventive and gifted musicians working today is none other than Jacob Collier. Maybe

Beyoncé's Country

2024/2/27

Renaissance Act II truthers, your time has come: There’s new music from Beyoncé, and boy, is it coun

The Canadian Electro-Funk duo CHROMEO have made consistently funky, highly danceable music for twent

The Star Spangled Banger!

2024/2/13

Who is the biggest Diva of them all? The U.S. National Anthem, which borrows its melody from a histo

When it comes to powerful artistry, few can match the intensity of Brittany Howard. Over the past de

When it comes to musical theater, everyone has an opinion. And Bridger Winegar, host of the very fun

Colombian-American singer Kali Uchis has cemented herself as something of a vibe curator; her signat

We live in an age of musical nostalgia where artists wear influences on their sleaves. Case in point

All throughout the year, Switched on Pop gets a litany of musical questions that need answering. To

In case you missed it, last January, we published this story on the rising trend of sped-up music. I

In case you missed it, Wham’s 1984 contribution to the holiday cannon, “Last Christmas,” has surpris

Holiday album releases sometimes have a sense of pandering to them. "I'm a pop star. Here's me singi