538 Episodes

  1. What Happens When Nashville Outsiders Become Country’s Big Stars?

    Published: 2/24/2017

  2. Were There Any Real Winners at the Grammys?

    Published: 2/14/2017

  3. Will the Grammy Awards End With a Big Surprise?

    Published: 2/10/2017

  4. Punk Rock Is Alive and Well, No Politics Required

    Published: 2/3/2017

  5. The War Over ‘La La Land’: Gotta Hear Both Sides

    Published: 1/27/2017

  6. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy

    Published: 1/20/2017

  7. Hip-Hop’s Elders and Youth Go to Battle (Again)

    Published: 1/13/2017

  8. Mariah Carey and New Year’s Eve: Is the Fantasy Over?

    Published: 1/6/2017

  9. 10 Songs That Tell the Story of 2016

    Published: 12/30/2016

  10. The Year in Jazz Music

    Published: 12/23/2016

  11. Pop Music Trends in 2016

    Published: 12/16/2016

  12. The Best Albums of 2016

    Published: 12/9/2016

  13. For Bruno Mars and the Weeknd, the Past as Muse

    Published: 12/2/2016

  14. Revisiting Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo'

    Published: 11/25/2016

  15. Mourning the Greats: Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and Mose Allison

    Published: 11/18/2016

  16. Popcast: Division and Unity in Pop, and Beyond

    Published: 11/12/2016

  17. Popcast: A Tribe Called Quest Returns

    Published: 11/5/2016

  18. Popcast: What’s Next for Kesha?

    Published: 10/29/2016

  19. Popcast: Nu-Dance Rises With Help From Streaming

    Published: 10/22/2016

  20. Dylancast: Bob Dylan Wins the Nobel Prize!

    Published: 10/15/2016

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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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.