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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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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

    Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

    Popcast (Deluxe): How Kendrick Lamar Out-Drake’d Drake

    Breaking down the heavyweight rap battle after a weekend of dramatic diss tracks.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter

    Popcast (Deluxe): The Best New Taylor Swift Songs. Plus: Chappell Roan & Sabrina Carpenter

    Picking the best edited track list for “The Tortured Poets Department” one week later and charting the recent rise of a pair of pop’s middle-class stars.

    • 1 hr 22 min
    Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

    Taylor Swift: The ‘Tortured’ Mailbag

    Answering your questions about the sound and substance of the pop superstar’s double album, and the way fans and critics have responded to it. Guests: Caryn Ganz and Stereogum's Tom Breihan.

    • 1 hr 2 min
    Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era

    Popcast (Deluxe): Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured’ Era

    A discussion about the singer’s new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” Swift’s “imperial era,” the use of her rumored relationships and production choices.

    • 1 hr 20 min
    Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

    Vampire Weekend’s New Album Goes Underground and All Over

    Digging into “Only God Was Above Us,” an LP that’s both catchy and complex. Guest host: Jon Pareles. Guests: The New Yorker's Amanda Petrusich and Pitchfork's Matthew Strauss.

    • 39 min
    Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

    Popcast (Deluxe): It’s Drake vs. Everybody … Who’s Winning?

    Breaking down the convoluted recent beef between Drake and Kendrick Lamar (and Future, Metro Boomin, the Weeknd, ASAP Rocky, Rick Ross and more).

    • 1 hr 19 min

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