538 Episodes

  1. 2020 Popcast Listener Mailbag: Taylor, Dua, MGK and More

    Published: 12/23/2020
  2. Taylor Swift’s ‘Evermore’: Let’s Discuss

    Published: 12/15/2020
  3. The Best Albums of 2020? Let’s Discuss.

    Published: 12/9/2020
  4. Saweetie, City Girls and the Female Rapper Renaissance

    Published: 11/29/2020
  5. Who Will Control Britney Spears’s Future?

    Published: 11/18/2020
  6. Ariana Grande, a Pop Star for the Post-Pop Star Age

    Published: 11/10/2020
  7. The Many Mariah Careys

    Published: 10/22/2020
  8. Luke Combs’s Country Stardom and the Remaking of the Bro

    Published: 10/4/2020
  9. Will Pop Music of the Future Rely on Actual Musicians, or Avatars?

    Published: 9/28/2020
  10. Is TikTok a Music Industry Friend or Troll?

    Published: 9/17/2020
  11. Lady Gaga and Katy Perry, Preserving Pop’s Old Guard

    Published: 9/9/2020
  12. Remembering Riley Gale of Power Trip, a Thrash Titan

    Published: 9/1/2020
  13. How Merchandise Bundles Undid the Album Chart

    Published: 8/22/2020
  14. The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 1

    Published: 8/18/2020
  15. The Welcome Return of the Chicks

    Published: 8/10/2020
  16. Answering Your Questions About Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’

    Published: 8/4/2020
  17. Taylor Swift’s ‘Folklore’: Let’s Discuss

    Published: 7/28/2020
  18. Remembering Ennio Morricone, the Film Score Maestro

    Published: 7/20/2020
  19. The Timely Agitation of Run the Jewels

    Published: 7/9/2020
  20. Pop Superfans Are Getting Politically Active. What Happens Next?

    Published: 6/30/2020

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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.