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Mastering Music (with Dallas Taylor of Twenty Thousand Hertz)
Dallas Taylor, host of the stellar sound design series Twenty Thousand Hertz, stops by to fill Nate in on the science and style of mastering: the sub…
6 years, 5 months ago
Jazz 1959
Charlie's out on parental leave, which means no one is here to stop Nate from going off the rails. And you know what means... JAZZ! As soon as dad le…
6 years, 5 months ago
BONUS: Charli XCX and The Future of Music (with Dani Deahl)
The pace of new music releases these days is dizzying. Sometimes it’s like watching someone do a magic trick--we *swear* those songs weren’t there a …
6 years, 5 months ago
The “Baby Shark” Phenomenon (with Andrea Silenzi)
For most parents, “Baby Shark” is the nightmare that will not end. Ever since the South Korean educational company Pinkfong released the song earlier…
6 years, 6 months ago
BONUS: Who are the Picassos of pop? (with Ross Golan)
Ross Golan is no stranger to Switched on Pop. This week, the songwriter and host of the hit podcast And The Writer Is… joins Charlie for a BONUS epis…
6 years, 6 months ago
Switched Off Book the Improvised Musical (with Jess McKenna and Zach Reino)
On this very special episode, we join forces with the hilarious podcast OFF BOOK. When our powers combine, Zach and Jess of Off Book, plus their kill…
6 years, 6 months ago
ICYMI: How to 'Make Me Feel' with Lizzo
"Make Me Feel," is the first hit from Janelle Monáe's 2018 album Dirty Computer, and a sensual song about the fluidity of desire. In the pre-chorus,…
6 years, 6 months ago
ICYMI: Why is 90s Pop so Bizarre?
Today we're revisiting an episode inspired by a pair of classic VH1 shows: “Behind the Music” and “Where Are They Now?”
Our subjects are two songs rep…
6 years, 6 months ago
Songs of Summer Call-in Special
Every year, critics and media outlets the world over put out definitive song-of-summer guides based on... well, we’re not always entirely sure. Certa…
6 years, 7 months ago
Chance The Rapper, Kehlani, & The Shifting Sound of R&B — with Oak Felder
The sound of R&B is difficult to pin down. Since the 1950s, the label has been used both as a genre and as a catch-all for the entirety of black popu…
6 years, 7 months ago