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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.

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

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    • 4.1 • 52 Ratings

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.

Listen to this podcast in New York Times Audio, our new iOS app for news subscribers. Download now at nytimes.com/audioapp

    Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

    Lil Jon: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

    An in-depth interview with the Atlanta hip-hop and EDM legend, tracing his path through punk, skateboarding and crunk music on the way to this year’s Super Bowl.

    • 1 hr 44 min
    The Justin Timberlake Conundrum

    The Justin Timberlake Conundrum

    His sixth solo album, “Everything I Thought It Was,” has been met with critical dismissal and weaker sales. Where can the onetime pop superstar turn next? Guests: Steven J. Horowitz and Joshunda Sanders.

    • 59 min
    Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

    Popcast (Deluxe): Is Reality TV in a New Golden Age?

    Catching up on recent hit shows like “Love Is Blind,” “The Traitors” and “Survivor,” including how social media has added another layer of reality.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande

    Popcast (Deluxe): What’s an Industry Plant Anyway? Plus: Ariana Grande

    Discussing the quick ascent of the downtempo R&B singer 4batz, the new Ariana Grande album, “eternal sunshine,” music at the Oscars and more.

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’

    Tate McRae, Dua Lipa and the Fight to Be ‘Main Pop Girl’

    A conversation about a title that emerged from stan communities, and how it’s played a role in pop singers’ careers. Guests: Vulture's Jason P. Frank and Rolling Stone's Larisha Paul.

    • 56 min
    girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

    girl in red: The Popcast (Deluxe) Interview

    An interview with the Norwegian singer girl in red (Marie Ulven) about her second album, “I’m Doing It Again Baby!,” opening for Taylor Swift and more.

    • 1 hr 14 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
52 Ratings

52 Ratings

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unbelievably good!

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lil peep

it’s gorgeous hearing peep talking and i thank u a lot that u talked about him and shared it w the world. i rlly miss peep. i had to cry when i heard his voice. it’s gorgeous. absolutely gorgeous.

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Jung Kook, BTS and English language K-pop

The latest podcast about Jungkook and K-pop is full of xenophobia, racism, and techno-orientalism, chasing an alien fantasy that represents a borderline fetishization of Asians. The fact that it was approved by the New York Times shocks me. It is very ignorant, uneducated and unprofessional and reflects poorly on the New York Times. What is astonishing is the American arrogance that comes from people who claim the English language and popular music as their own, even though neither of them even originated there. Saying that Koreans shouldn't sing in English as if it isn't a universal language is shocking to say the least, but then turning around and saying you should rather listen to Justin Bieber sing in Korean is low. I have no words. The audacity to keep pop music away from Asian artists and only allow white artists to sing it - as if pop didn't evolve from a combination of jazz, swing, blues and rock, all of which have bipoc origins. This podcast proves that many white people simply absorb cultures without thinking and claim them as their own, feeling superior. The podcast is full of bias against an artist and a group, arrogance and ignorance, and gives a known hater of a particular group space to speak instead of discussing this very sensitive topic objectively and seriously without prejudice and bias.

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