538 Episodes

  1. How Taylor Swift Shapes the Story of Her Eras

    Published: 3/31/2023

  2. The Inevitability of Ice Spice

    Published: 3/22/2023

  3. The Return of Morgan Wallen (Who Never Went Away)

    Published: 3/16/2023

  4. Celebrating De La Soul, With Questlove

    Published: 3/8/2023

  5. Pharrell and Luxury Fashion’s Hip-Hop Obsession

    Published: 3/1/2023

  6. SZA’s Very Roundabout Path to Success

    Published: 2/18/2023

  7. Lil Yachty Breaks Boundaries and Takes on Rap Conservatism

    Published: 2/10/2023

  8. Grammys 2023: Hip-Hop Wins, Beyoncé Wins (Sort of)

    Published: 2/7/2023

  9. Blackpink, Aespa, NewJeans: The Evolution of K-Pop Girl Groups

    Published: 1/26/2023

  10. Ticketmaster Under the Magnifying Glass

    Published: 1/19/2023

  11. Jazz’s Year of Reckoning With Tradition

    Published: 1/12/2023

  12. The Year of Bad Bunny

    Published: 1/6/2023

  13. Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 2

    Published: 12/31/2022

  14. Year-End Listener Mailbag: Your 2022 Questions, Part 1

    Published: 12/28/2022

  15. 2022: The Songs of the Year

    Published: 12/14/2022

  16. The Best Albums of 2022? Let’s Discuss.

    Published: 12/7/2022

  17. 2022: The Year in Atlanta Rap

    Published: 12/1/2022

  18. Separating Big Business and Bad Behavior in ‘Tár’

    Published: 11/16/2022

  19. 50 Years of Stevie Wonder’s ‘Talking Book’

    Published: 11/9/2022

  20. Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’: Listener Mailbag

    Published: 11/2/2022

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