All Episodes

Karol G’s No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto + Becky G's Baraja Bendita (with Isabella Gomez Sarmiento) (Patreon preview)

The Chaos and Calculations of Camila Cabello's C,XOXO (with Omri Rolan) (Originally Published on Patreon on 7/1/24)

New Music from Troye Sivan, Phoebe Bridgers, Ravyn Lanae & More (Patreon Preview)

Did Pop Music Used to Be Better?

Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor vs. Confessions II: Which is Better? (Patreon Preview)

TEGAN AND SARA (with Annie Zaleski)

Ariana Grande Goes Dark on Petal (with Rachel Handler) (Patreon Preview)

Second Spin: MADONNA: PART 3 (with Annie Zaleski)

Charli XCX Bucks Brat on Music, Fashion, Film (with Joan Summers) (Patreon Preview)

Second Spin: MADONNA: PART 2 (with Jason King)

Second Spin: MADONNA: PART 1 (with Edward Russell)

Madonna's Halftime Show, Gracie Abrams' Daughter From Hell, + a Charli XCX Vibe Check (Patreon Preview)

Are Oliva Rodrigo, Lizzo, and Madonna (!) Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?

Bebe Rexha's Dirty Blonde + Hilary Duff's Luck... or Something (Patreon Preview)

The Best Ariana Grande Songs of All Time (with Kyle Denis, Larisha Paul, & Nora Princiotti)

The Revelations of Madonna's Confessions II (Patreon Preview)

Lizzo's Pass (with StraightioLab's George Civeris and Sam Taggart)

MORE Listener Mailbag: Beyoncé, Olivia Rodrigo, Geese, and more! (Patreon Preview)

MICHELLE BRANCH & VANESSA CARLTON (with Molly Mary O'Brien)

Ariana Grande's Dangerous Woman: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

New Pop Girl Power Ranking (with Ivy Wolk)

The Utility of Cliché on Olivia Rodrigo's You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love (with Lauren Michele Jackson) (Patreon Preview)

Listener Mailbag! Taylor Swift, Rihanna, Janet Jackson, & More

New Music from Taylor Swift, Madonna, & Tinashe + Early Grammy Predictions (Patreon Preview)

RUPAUL (with Paper's Joan Summers)

Ariana Grande Makes a Half Hearted Return + Kim Petras Finds Her Groove (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop You Might Have Missed in 2026 So Far (with Pitchfork's Walden Green)

Madonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Songs of 2026 So Far (with NPR's Hazel Cills)

New Music From Charli XCX & Gracie Abrams, + Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Requiem and Blue Dot Fever (Patreon Preview)

LILY ALLEN (with The Guardian's Laura Snapes)

Beyoncé's B'Day at 20: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

What Will Be The Song of Summer 2026?

Kacey Musgraves Goes Back to Basics + Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter & Zara Larsson (Patreon Preview)

Hot 100 Dumpster Dive 2026