Australian singer-songwriter Ruel joins the podcast to talk about his new album Kicking My Feet, musical autonomy, and Zara Larsson's candidness on fame.

To wrap up the year, frequent guests Mila Tequila and Andrew Unterberger come on Main Pod Girl to revisit the 2025 pop music bingo cards we made at the beginning of the year, and make some 2026 bingo cards. Feel free to follow along and make your own cards by picking 6 artists from each of the following categories, and then randomizing them on a bingo board (with a free space in the middle):

Group 1: Lana Del Rey, Noah Kahan, Raye, Harry Styles, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake, Justin Bieber, Taylor Swift, Madonna & BTS

Group 2: Avril Lavigne, Doechii, Katy Perry, Beyoncé, Tinashe, Nicki Minaj, Jack Harlow, Post Malone, Lizzo & Carly Rae Jepsen

Group 3: Kendrick Lamar, Tyla, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Bruno Mars, Kelly Clarkson, Cardi B, SZA, Morgan Wallen & Eminem

Group 4: Ariana Grande, Rihanna, Adele, Shakira, Fergie, Normani, Lady Gaga, The Weekend, Sabrina Carpenter & Chappell Roan

Your new obsession has arrived, and it's Jae Stephens! She drops by the podcast to talk about her upcoming mixtape, Total Sellout, the meaning behind her song "Afterbody", and her new podcast!

With the 2026 GRAMMYs nominees being unveiled on Thursday, Nicky Reardon joins the podcast to contemplate which artists will be nominated for Best New Artist this year. We discuss the shoe-ins, who we're rooting for, potential wildcard picks, our personal Best New Artist, and our final predictions.

Soon-to-be Main Pop Boy Grant Knoche joins the podcast to talk all about his new album Good Luck Getting Over Me!

For our 100th episode of Main Pod Girl, we have Austin Mahone revisit the span of his career, from teen stardom to his country crossover to OnlyFans

We're celebrating the 99th episode of the Main Pod Girl by inviting Andrew Unterberger of Billboard and YouTuber Mila Tequila back on the podcast to discuss 50 years of popstar generations, assign some superlatives, and make some predictions!

Mic the Snare comes back on the podcast, and we talk all about the music we can't remember. What makes a song last? What makes a song disappear?

Also, stay tuned until the end for a prediction game on which of this generation's stars will be memory-holed by future generations.

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...Oops! She did it again! Betty Who has returned to the podcast alongside guest co-host Rie to discuss her new music and the past 3 years. We also play a game of Pop Quiz and list our Top 5 Britney Spears songs!

Manchester legends The Ting Tings are our newest Main Pod Girls, touching on their whole career, from "That's Not My Name" to the newest album, Home! We also play a new game called Know Your Wiki.