# Switched on Pop

A podcast by Vulture. Listen closer to pop music, and hear how it moves us. Hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.

Feed: https://feeds.megaphone.fm/switchedonpop

## Latest episodes

- [The 'bummer hope' of midwest emo (ft. Yvette Young and Mike Kinsella)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/fd1e81548839) (2026-10-27, 31 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8996790217.mp3
- [The rise of surrealist pop: KATSEYE and ADÉLA](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/6a482e474673) (2026-10-20, 49 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2522822538.mp3
- [Why we need bad music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/efb6a1781f6a) (2026-10-14, 62 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5676980915.mp3
- [Has Taylor Swift jumped the shark?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/fbd99ed44de5) (2026-10-06, 48 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6438250978.mp3
- [Carly Rae Jepsen’s pop pedagogy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/9a085035f7be) (2026-09-29, 50 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6770456495.mp3
- [Tove Lo wants her music to sound out of control (ft. Tove Lo)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/e82772d6f676) (2026-09-22, 39 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2410082403.mp3
- [Lizzy McAlpine summons Nick Drake & Joni Mitchell](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/bacf8e35d7b8) (2026-09-18, 58 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9343671175.mp3
- [The power of singing together (ft. Tiny Habits)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/e1d49faa747a) (2026-09-15, 41 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6104975972.mp3
- [Questionably Country](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/7b99824e9354) (2026-09-01, 35 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6931455565.mp3
- [Phoebe Bridgers opens her Moleskine](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/120b7e08d765) (2026-08-25, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1349538119.mp3
- [We have Confessions to make...](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/f7775946a36e) (2026-08-18, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2165158977.mp3
- [A piano lesson that will change how you listen (ft. Lang Lang)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/e1b43c0908af) (2026-08-11, 37 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7434139940.mp3
- [IV. Take It to the Bridge (ft. Tayla Parx)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/58b31ce86fa3) (2026-08-04, 43 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8446030082.mp3
- [III. Preaching to the Chorus (ft. Cypress Hill and Trevor Horn)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/716ec15f7956) (2026-07-28, 51 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8382607640.mp3
- [II. Justice for the verse (ft. Audrey Hobert)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/d0c838758589) (2026-07-21, 34 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP3791918011.mp3
- [I. Let's get it started (ft. Aaron Dessner)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/140dcf830104) (2026-07-14, 41 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9150691030.mp3
- [Switched On Pop on Netflix July 14th](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/203569f7635e) (2026-07-14, 2 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP6907816425.mp3
- [Music only the World Cup could make](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/ebb3a60619c5) (2026-06-30, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5858627685.mp3
- [Why we can't resist Swedish pop (ft. Zara Larsson) ICYMI](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/9d8465451c29) (2026-06-23, 45 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7042116842.mp3
- [2hollis is the underground’s genre-hopping vampire](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/6a13421d52b9) (2026-06-18, 32 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9146452726.mp3
- [Pop music for an internet-pilled generation](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/821384998e63) (2026-06-17, 26 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7945246406.mp3
- [The new wave of pop is here, and it’s feral](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/578aeb7b981b) (2026-06-16, 33 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4765639463.mp3
- [Olivia Rodrigo has The Cure for sadness](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/21c64841b134) (2026-06-15, 43 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5658943326.mp3
- [Paul McCartney went back to Liverpool for something new to say](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/308f1f6bd860) (2026-06-09, 43 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9257293661.mp3?updated=1780940966
- [How a sci-fi dystopia became a personal utopia (ft. Arc Iris)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/3dd578d8dd47) (2026-06-05, 14 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7000739079.mp3?updated=1780697732
- [Why bands give us purpose (ft. MUNA)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/7967be210b78) (2026-06-02, 53 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5091820996.mp3?updated=1780355924
- [Drake's Slop Era](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/611e1a4034bd) (2026-05-26, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5041929888.mp3?updated=1779923652
- [Kacey Musgraves walks country’s borderlands](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/ebd34d7561b3) (2026-05-19, 40 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2298880193.mp3?updated=1779208971
- [Rostam reimagines American music](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/a60a8430862e) (2026-05-15, 55 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9062236159.mp3?updated=1778882464
- [Eurovision is back – but not without controversy](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/761602b0d906) (2026-05-12, 55 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5984181893.mp3?updated=1779215737
- [Samara Cyn is rap's best new writer](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/3376b18cb3e0) (2026-05-08, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5676168730.mp3?updated=1778258342
- [Olivia Rodrigo and the second verse massacre](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/5a5ed5b489ac) (2026-05-05, 45 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9996609217.mp3?updated=1778003134
- [Hrishikesh Hirway made an album about running out of time — in no time](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/239865871b02) (2026-04-28, 44 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7396232350.mp3?updated=1777440120
- [BTS is back. But K Pop is not the same.](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/f3781d8e2705) (2026-04-21, 49 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5763088862.mp3?updated=1776796750
- [Maggie Rogers: going viral is a trap](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/806b35fea503) (2026-04-17, 38 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5323395149.mp3?updated=1776445866
- [Learning to Love Train: "Drops of Jupiter" is back in the atmosphere](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/3e8592fc683c) (2026-04-14, 48 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2173720082.mp3?updated=1776186284
- [Slayyyter might actually be the 'Worst Girl in America'](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/62cca9beddee) (2026-04-07, 39 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2140624628.mp3?updated=1775528294
- [How Charlie Puth honored Whitney Houston for 125 million people (live at Berklee NYC)](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/d3d51f20cb7f) (2026-04-03, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4933627691.mp3?updated=1775178724
- [RAYE’s maximalist masterpiece is the hope we need](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/50f5513a0c3c) (2026-03-31, 43 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP4986569445.mp3?updated=1774903673
- [Where have all the white rappers gone?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/155fed74e73a) (2026-03-24, 51 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP9720942946.mp3?updated=1774296612
- [Jacob Collier can make anyone sing](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/b3868280a388) (2026-03-17, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5554928676.mp3?updated=1773699068
- [Harry Styles loses himself to dance](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/3ef752bf8051) (2026-03-10, 44 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP1145343030.mp3?updated=1773103076
- [Can Bruno Mars counterprogram his way to another hit album?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/1204533ff204) (2026-03-03, 45 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8120980525.mp3?updated=1772487921
- [Charli XCX’s "Wuthering Heights" fever dream](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/fca10a99c42c) (2026-02-24, 49 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5614457716.mp3?updated=1771908864
- [Will Sinners do for blues what O Brother did for bluegrass?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/2671e6869d06) (2026-02-17, 52 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5756071101.mp3?updated=1771363909
- [Jazz is A$AP Rocky’s secret weapon](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/264a465b2c3d) (2026-02-10, 36 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8097718561.mp3?updated=1770696345
- [Does humor belong in music?](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/0a965d9fd0a9) (2026-02-03, 49 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP8591147472.mp3?updated=1770080011
- [And the Grammy goes to…](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/124d167f8486) (2026-01-27, 53 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP2131769097.mp3?updated=1769480056
- [Robyn’s new songs bring “drum 'n' grace” to the dance floor](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/c39e52b2cbe4) (2026-01-21, 47 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP7278488406.mp3?updated=1768957883
- [Audrey Hobert says the quiet part out loud](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/934552872/d8fde046ccb6) (2026-01-13, 56 min): audio https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5402157154.mp3?updated=1768270564

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