This week we got into a surprisingly thorough conversation on the shifting tides of critical appreciation for pop music. Regular contributor Aya Lehman brought her wide-ranging knowledge on all things pop music to a discussion with Carter and Thomas Seraydarian.

(We apologize for the less-than-stellar audio quality for this episode, we promise that we're investing in better microphones very soon.)

Thomas' article on Pitbull and Globalization can be found here: http://www.xfdrmag.net/seventh-day-crossmas-critically-acclaimed-pitbull/

Aya's review of REPUTATION can be found here: https://merrygoroundmagazine.com/reputation-taylor-swift/