529 Episodes

  1. When a TikTok Influencer Dances, Who Gets Credit?

    Published: 4/16/2021
  2. The Telling of DMX’s Life Story

    Published: 4/11/2021
  3. Taylor, Billie, Demi, Blackpink: The Pop Star Documentary Boom

    Published: 4/2/2021
  4. The Grammys, Improbably, Made It Work

    Published: 3/16/2021
  5. TikTok and the Pop Music Rough Draft

    Published: 3/13/2021
  6. New Jazz That Agitates for Change

    Published: 3/2/2021
  7. Remembering Sophie, Architect of Future Pop

    Published: 2/15/2021
  8. The Music Lost to Coronavirus, Part 2

    Published: 2/5/2021
  9. Olivia Rodrigo and ‘Drivers License’ Aren’t Going Anywhere

    Published: 1/31/2021
  10. Inside the Bull Market for Songwriting Rights

    Published: 1/19/2021
  11. How Zev Love X Became MF Doom

    Published: 1/7/2021
  12. 2020 Popcast Listener Mailbag: Taylor, Dua, MGK and More

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    Published: 9/28/2020

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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. Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Also, for more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.