All Episodes

Carly Rae Jepsen Revels in Abundance on Day and Night (with KC Hoard) (Patreon Preview)

RIHANNA: PART 1 (with NPR's Sheldon Pearce)

Troye Sivan is at His Best on She's The Best (Patreon Preview)

Mailbag: Is It Time For Taylor Swift To Retire the “Hater” Narrative? Plus Rihanna’s legacy & more!

Uplifting Tinashe's Popstar + Charli XCX & Charlie Puth Live (Patreon Preview)

2026 Main Pop Girl Power Ranking (with Fran Tirado & Rose Dommu)

Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore Track-by-Track + Our VMAs Wrap-up (Patreon Preview)

Our Favorite VMA Performances of All Time (with Jake Cornell)

Second Spin: TINASHE (with The Cut's Cat Zhang)

Miley Cyrus' Bass Persuades + Troye Sivan's "Party," Robyn Live, & More! (Patreon Preview)

Are Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ariana Grande Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?

Miley Cyrus' "Bass Persuades" + Ranking All Miley Lead Singles (Patreon Preview)

What Was The Song of the Summer?

Britney Spears' Glory - Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

M.I.A. (with Julianne Escobedo Shepherd)

Charli XCX's Vroom Vroom at 10: Track-by-Track (+ Russ on Music Fashion Film) (Patreon Preview)

Beyoncé's B'Day at 20: Track-by-Track (Originally Published on Patreon on May 11, 2026)

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

An Empty Michael Jackson Biopic and a Lush Kehlani Album (with Mya Abraham) (Patreon Preview)

EN VOGUE (with NPR's Brittany Luse)

Madonna and Olivia Rodrigo End the Main Pop Girl Drought (Patreon Preview)

Are Harry Styles, Bruno Mars, and Zara Larsson Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?

Coachella Weekend 1 + Lady Gaga and Doechii's New Single & Lily Allen Live (Patreon Preview)

The Best Lana Del Rey Songs of All Time (with Jason P. Frank, Walden Green, & Lauren Michele Jackson)

Raye’s This Music May Contain Hope + Slayyyter’s Worst Girl in America (with Steffanee Wang) (Patreon Preview)

MAROON 5 (with Mic The Snare)

Robyn and Charlie Puth Embrace Cringe + Zara Larsson Live (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Albums of the 21st Century So Far (with Shaad D'Souza & Reanna Cruz)

BTS, Blackpink + the State of K-Pop (with Crystal Bell) (Patreon Preview)

Do #1 Hits Matter Anymore? (With Chris Molanphy & Sam Murphy)

The Best Diane Warren Songs of All Time (with Bobby Finger & Lindsey Weber) (Patreon Preview)

Is Whitney Houston Tier 1?

Are the Boys Okay? Harry Styles vs. Bruno Mars (Patreon Preview)

WHITNEY HOUSTON: PART 3 (with Gerrick D. Kennedy)

One Year of Lady Gaga's Mayhem: A Track-by-Track Deep Dive (Patreon Preview)

WHITNEY HOUSTON: PART 2 (with Jason King)

Rihanna's Anti Turns Ten: A Track-by-Track Deep Dive (Patreon Preview)

WHITNEY HOUSTON: PART 1 (with Emily Lordi)

Listener Mailbag: Grimes, Boy Bander Singles, & Our Niche Legend Mt. Rushmore (Patreon Preview)

Mailbag: Gay Guy Music Video Night, Lorde’s Missed Moment, Letterboxd top 4 + More

Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl + Charli XCX in The Moment (with Reanna Cruz) (Patreon Preview)

The Long Road to Bad Bunny's Super Bowl (with Julianne Escobedo Shepherd and Alana Casanova-Burgess)

What the 2026 Grammys Got Right and Wrong (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Songs of the 21st Century So Far (with Brittany Spanos & Jason P. Frank)

Final Grammys Predictions! (Patreon Preview)

RICKY MARTIN (with Nuria Net)

Revisiting Harry Styles' Harry's House: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

The Best Madonna Singles of All Time (with Joan Summers & Annie Zaleski)

New Music from Robyn & Bruno Mars + Reacting to More of Your Unpopular Opinions (Patreon Preview)

Reacting to Your Unpopular Opinions about Addison Rae, Sabrina Carpenter, & More (with Ivy Wolk)

Ranking Every Taylor Swift Track 5 (Patreon Preview)

ABBA (with Carl Magnus Palm) (Rerun from 4/22/22)

The Worst Pop of 2025 & Predictions For 2026 (Patreon Preview)

It's Addison Rae's World. We're Just Living in It (Rerun from 6/9/25)

Top of the Flops 2025 (with Omri Rolan) (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Songs of 2025 LIVE! (with Lindsey Weber, Peyton Dix, and Jason Lipshutz)

Taylor Swift's New Docuseries + The Pop Pantheon Awards 2025! (Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Songs of 2025 LIVE! (with Lindsey Weber, Peyton Dix, and Jason Lipshutz) (Advance Drop - Patreon Preview)

The Best Pop Albums of 2025 LIVE! (with Ira Madison III, Doreen St. Félix, & Caryn Ganz)

Our Best and Worst Concerts of 2025 (Patreon Preview)

What Rankings Have We Gotten Wrong? Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Pink, & More!

Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)

Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Track-by-Track + Black Friday Patreon Sales!

Listener Mailbag: Answering Your Questions on Robyn, Taylor Swift, Tate McRae & More! (Patreon Preview)

NICOLE SCHERZINGER (with Omri Rolan)

The Majesty of Rosalia's Lux (with Suzy Exposito) (Patreon Patreon)