538 Episodes

  1. TikTok’s Music Critics Reflect on 2021

    Published: 12/21/2021

  2. The Best Albums of 2021? Let’s Discuss.

    Published: 12/14/2021

  3. Remembering Stephen Sondheim, Musical Theater Visionary

    Published: 12/7/2021

  4. Adele Returns, From Beyond Space and Time

    Published: 11/30/2021

  5. The Emotional and Financial Business of Taylor Swift’s ‘All Too Well’

    Published: 11/17/2021

  6. Remembering the Velvet Underground Through the Mirror of Film

    Published: 11/16/2021

  7. How the Mosh Pit and ‘Raging’ Came to Hip-Hop

    Published: 11/9/2021

  8. Popcast Mailbag! Halsey, Nicki, TikTok and, of Course, Taylor

    Published: 11/3/2021

  9. glaive and Hyperpop’s Breakthrough Moment

    Published: 10/19/2021

  10. The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 3

    Published: 10/12/2021

  11. The Reporters Who Covered R. Kelly on His Trial and Conviction

    Published: 10/5/2021

  12. Bringing Aaliyah Into the Streaming Era

    Published: 9/28/2021

  13. Kacey Musgraves, Country Music Chameleon

    Published: 9/21/2021

  14. Is Drake Tired of Drake?

    Published: 9/14/2021

  15. Miss the Old Kanye? Try the New Kanye.

    Published: 9/7/2021

  16. Lorde Steals Her Sunshine Back

    Published: 8/30/2021

  17. The Style of Kanye West’s ‘Donda’ Era

    Published: 8/24/2021

  18. The Lox, Triumphant at Verzuz

    Published: 8/16/2021

  19. Billie Eilish’s New Pop Perspective

    Published: 8/9/2021

  20. Lil Nas X in the Pop Stratosphere

    Published: 7/23/2021

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The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.