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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, 8 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, 8 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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, 9 months ago
Beyoncé's Gift To Africa (with Ivie Ani)
For the live action remake of the Lion King, Beyoncé, (who voices Nala in the film), recorded and curated a companion soundtrack called The Gift. She…
6 years, 10 months ago
LCD Soundsystem and the Unbearable Sameness of Restaurant Playlists
Why is it that every hip restaurant plays the same music? When Eater restaurant editor Hillary Dixler Canavan kept hearing similar songs while dining…
6 years, 10 months ago
The $50M Beat Marketplace That Broke the Billboard
Lil Nas X licensed the beat for “Old Town Road” from an e-commerce platform. He originally bought a non-exclusive copy of the backing track for just …
6 years, 10 months ago
Shawn Mendes and the Rhythm of Rhyme
Shawn Mendes’ hit song “If I Can’t Have You” is so ridiculously catchy that Charlie had it stuck in his head after the first chorus. How is that poss…
6 years, 10 months ago