538 Episodes

  1. Lil Baby Is Warming Up to the Spotlight

    Published: 6/21/2020

  2. The Long, Complicated History of ‘Urban’ Music

    Published: 6/15/2020

  3. How Did The Source Cover the 1992 Los Angeles Uprisings?

    Published: 6/7/2020

  4. After Missteps, Pop Stars Apologize … and Sometimes Push Back

    Published: 6/1/2020

  5. The Many Lives of Doja Cat

    Published: 5/18/2020

  6. Remembering Tony Allen and Florian Schneider, Two Pillars of Rhythm

    Published: 5/11/2020

  7. The Triumphant Return of Fiona Apple, Pop Music Renegade

    Published: 4/30/2020

  8. Beyond ‘Trolls’ and ‘Frozen’: What Are Our Kids Listening To?

    Published: 4/19/2020

  9. Dua Lipa, Dance-Pop Crusader

    Published: 4/11/2020

  10. Sam Hunt and Kenny Rogers, Country Music Rule-Benders

    Published: 4/5/2020

  11. What Is the Role of Criticism in a Crisis?

    Published: 3/27/2020

  12. What Music Should I Listen to in a Crisis?

    Published: 3/20/2020

  13. How Will Pop Music Respond to the Coronavirus?

    Published: 3/19/2020

  14. The Unrelenting Space Jams of Tame Impala

    Published: 3/8/2020

  15. The Death of Pop Smoke and the Future of Brooklyn Drill

    Published: 2/28/2020

  16. Justin Bieber Is Back With Confessions, Personal and Musical

    Published: 2/21/2020

  17. Answering Your Questions About Britney, Billie, Aaliyah and More

    Published: 2/14/2020

  18. Answering Your Questions About Taylor, Mitski, Emo and More

    Published: 2/7/2020

  19. When Did the Super Bowl Halftime Show Become Political?

    Published: 2/1/2020

  20. The Grammys, Dissected: Out With the Old, in With the Billie, Lizzo and Tyler

    Published: 1/28/2020

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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.