Adele is back and we’re continuing our deep dive into vocal sampling and production. Oh my pod!

A simple, hypnotic, and slightly mysterious song has stayed on the charts for months, and we’re breaking it down for some mid-winter heat waves.

How does a song travel from 1960s doo-wop to early 2000s Norwegian hip hop to an Italian band in the Eurovision Song Contest? Stay tuned!

It’s simple math… Tom Tom Club + Gangsta Rap Synths = Mariah Carey’s creative and unique follow up to her timeless Christmas anthem.

How do production and vocal performance support the narrative structure of a lyric? Tune in for some good habits to develop in the studio.

What can Katy Perry teach us about music law? Stay tuned for a deep dive into a song that we used to blast in the car back in the early 2010s.

Please, ARMY, we come in peace! We dip our toe into the warm buttery waters of K-pop sensations BTS this week.

Is Maroon 5 a rock band anymore? STDWYD is back for its third season with a discussion of latest rock/hip hop crossover collab.

Do kids even listen to albums now? Season 2 ends with a mega-sized track-by-track review and analysis of SOUR by Olivia Rodrigo.

Wait - Bollywood and pop? Things similar to vocoders, but aren’t? Whoa, whoa, whoa, Spaghetti Westerns and James Bond inspired guitar? Today we dig into Britney Spears’s smash hit Toxic, and dissect to the best of our abilities?