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Popcast

Popcast


Popcast

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Length:
474 episodes
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

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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.

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp
Language:
English
Format:
Podcast

Episodes1 - 10 of 474 episodes

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Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe)

Catching up on the conclusion of rap’s heavyweight fight, Zendaya in “Challengers,” a ...

89 minutes
May 15, 2024

The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force

A conversation about one of the most admired, and divisive, figures in rock. Guest host...

70 minutes
May 14, 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

Breaking down the heavyweight rap battle after a weekend of dramatic diss tracks.

82 minutes
May 08, 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter

Picking the best edited track list for “The Tortured Poets Department” one week later a...

82 minutes
May 01, 2024

Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double al...

62 minutes
Apr 26, 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era

A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift’s “im...

80 minutes
Apr 24, 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

Breaking down the convoluted recent beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and Future, ...

79 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

Digging into “Only God Was Above Us,” an LP that’s both catchy and complex. Guest host:...

39 minutes
Apr 17, 2024

Beyoncé, ‘Cowboy Carter’ and Filling in History’s Gaps

A conversation about how the pop superstar’s genre experiments explore race and power, ...

67 minutes
Apr 09, 2024

Popcast (Deluxe): Listening to Beyoncé & Future (and the Discourse)

How conversation about very specific aspects of the new albums “Cowboy Carter” and “We ...

83 minutes
Apr 03, 2024