Popcast

By The New York Times

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.

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The podcast currently has 546 episodes available.

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January 11, 2020 In 2019, Jazz Reckoned With Old Boundaries, and Marched Past Them
A conversation about the best jazz albums of the year, and what they tell us about the genre’s future. Guests: Martin Johnson and Giovanni Russonello.
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56min
December 31, 2019 Were These the Best Albums of the 2010s?
A revealing (and hilarious) look back at our year-end lists from the past decade. Guests: The New York Times's Jon Pareles and Joe Coscarelli.
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1h 16min
December 20, 2019 Debating the Best Albums of 2019
How do you measure a year in pop? Guests: The New York Times's Jon Pareles, Joe Coscarelli and Caryn Ganz.
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58min
December 13, 2019 Juice WRLD and the Crisis of SoundCloud Rap-Era Fame
Success is coming faster than ever for a new generation of musicians. But at what price? Guests: David Turner; the directors Ramez Silyan and Sebastian Jones.
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52min
December 08, 2019 Would Prince Have Wanted His Rough Drafts Made Public?
A memoir and a deluxe edition of “1999” offer a new perspective on the meticulous artist. Guests: Jon Pareles, Naima Cochrane, Keith Murphy and Jay Smooth.
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53min
November 22, 2019 Dissecting the 2020 Grammy Nominations
Lizzo, Billie Eilish and Lil Nas X lead the way. But has the Recording Academy’s relationship to pop changed? Guests: The full New York Times pop music team.
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53min
November 20, 2019 Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Lana Del Rey: Pop Stars (and Their Fans) Clap Back
Are artists responsible when their fan armies can be weaponized? Guests: Joe Coscarelli and Lindsay Zoladz.
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1h 11min
November 11, 2019 Can Reality Television Produce a Plausible Rap Star?
Netflix’s “Rhythm + Flow” is the most recent example of the reality-TV business trying to get into the hip-hop business. Guests: Complex's Frazier Tharpe and Stereogum's Tom Breihan.
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58min
October 30, 2019 Kanye West’s ‘Jesus Is King,’ From the Gospel Perspective
Gospel music insiders on the rapper’s turn to religious music and how his album relates to contemporary holy hip-hop. Guests: Root's Hasan James and The Journal of Gospel Music's Robert Marovich.
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1h 5min
October 19, 2019 The Rise of DaBaby, From Memes to the Mosh Pit
The year’s most consistent new hip-hop star combines intense rhymes with online savvy. Guest: Joe Coscarelli.
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1h 15min

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