On this special Pop Up episode of Pop Unmuted, host Scott Interrante and PhD Candidate Helena Dare-Edwards, both academically invested in One Direction, talk all about the boy band and their chart-topping new album Four.

On Episode 5 of Pop Unmuted, Scott and Kurt are joined by composer/orchestrator Andrew Fox and video game composer/developer Blake Reynolds to discuss various approaches to melodic design in pop music. Then we tackle the quickly rising hit "Habits (Stay High)" by Swedish artist Tove Lo.

On Episode 4 of Pop Unmuted, Kurt and Scott are joined by pop writers David Kenniston and Adam Soybel to discuss this Summer's pop music and what we're looking forward to in the Fall.

For this special Pop Up episode of Pop Unmuted, Scott Interrante and Kurt Trowbridge are joined by music journalist Kira Grunenberg and music producer and Taylor Swift fan Mark Wudtke to discuss Swift's new single "Shake It Off" and her new direction towards Pop.

On Episode 3 of Pop Unmuted, Scott and Kurt are joined by Adam Raza and Annie Dineen, co-founders of The Shotgun Seat, to talk about modern country music and the issues brought up by Maddie & Tae's "Girl In A Country Song" and Maggie Rose's "Girl In Your Truck Song."

On Episode 2 of Pop Unmuted, Scott Interrante talks to Dr. Mark Duffett about boy bands, fandom, and fandom studies.

On Episode 1 of Pop Unmuted, co-hosts Scott Interrante and Kurt Trowbridge are joined by music journalist Kira Grunenberg and Music Theory Ph.D. student Taylor Myers to discuss the role of music theory in popular discourse as well as Ariana Grande's latest single, "Problem."