Popcast

by The New York Times

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

Episodes

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

1h 22m · Published 08 May 15:43

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

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

1h 22m · Published 01 May 19:36

Picking the best edited track list for “The Tortured Poets Department” one week later and charting the recent rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars.

Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

1h 2m · Published 26 Apr 18:05

Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it. Guests: Caryn Ganz and Stereogum's Tom Breihan.

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

1h 20m · Published 24 Apr 16:33

A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift’s “imperial era,” the use of her rumored relationships and production choices.

Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

39m · Published 17 Apr 22:14

Digging into “Only God Was Above Us,” an LP that’s both catchy and complex. Guest host: Jon Pareles. Guests: The New Yorker's Amanda Petrusich and Pitchfork's Matthew Strauss.

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

1h 19m · Published 17 Apr 20:33

Breaking down the convoluted recent beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross and more).

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

1h 7m · Published 09 Apr 03:33

A conversation about how the pop superstar’s genre experiments explore race and power, and the implicit politics that come with them. Guests: Marcus K. Dowling and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd.

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

1h 23m · Published 03 Apr 19:41

How conversation about very specific aspects of the new albums “Cowboy Carter” and “We Don’t Trust You” can obscure talk of their musical quality.

Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

1h 44m · Published 27 Mar 21:58

An in-depth interview with the Atlanta hip-hop and EDM legend, tracing his path through punk, skateboarding and crunk music on the way to this year’s Super Bowl.

The Justin Timberlake Conundrum

59m · Published 26 Mar 20:16

His sixth solo album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” has been met with critical dismissal and weaker sales. Where can the onetime pop superstar turn next? Guests: Steven J. Horowitz and Joshunda Sanders.

Popcast has 770 episodes in total of non- explicit content. Total playtime is 656:34:39. The language of the podcast is English. This podcast has been added on February 22nd 2023. It might contain more episodes than the ones shown here. It was last updated on May 14th, 2024 06:10.