A podcast all about the making and meaning of popular music. Musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding pull back the curtain on how pop hits work magic on our ears & our culture. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

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How Americana helped mainstream country find its soul 2025-06-27
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The Ballad of Lainey Wilson and Jessie Murph 2025-06-25
The hick hop renaissance (BigXthaPlug and Bailey Zimmerman) 2025-06-24
Is Morgan Wallen the problem with country music? 2025-06-23
"Manchild" and other songs about male incompetence 2025-06-17
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808: The drum machine that changed music forever (Twenty Thousand Hertz) 2025-05-25
Chartbreakers: Lorde & Drake reboot, Worship Pop, and the shortest song ever 2025-05-20
‘Sinners’ summons the demons of American music 2025-05-13
Eurovision feast: Poison Cake, Milkshake Man, and Espresso Macchiato (featuring Tommy Cash) 2025-05-06
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Generation Taylor: Gracie, Maisie, Phoebe (with Jensen McRae) 2025-04-22
Music's New Success Model 2025-04-15
Miley Cyrus goes avant-garde 2025-04-08
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