492 episodes
Popcast The New York Times
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3.5 • 1.3K Ratings
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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.
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Julia Fox Interview! on Charli XCX, ‘It Girl’ Songs & Kanye Lessons
The actress, writer and downtown New York icon discusses her post-Kanye career, what it’s like to see her past go viral and the history of “It Girl” pop songs.
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How A.I. Has Changed Music, and What’s Coming Next
Artificial intelligence has become the dominant disrupter to music creation and distribution. And it’s only getting started. Guests: Bloomberg's Rachel Metz and Billboard's Kristin Robinson.
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Did Dua Lipa Flop? + Miserable Music Movies (Deluxe)
Discussing the imperfect rollout of “Radical Optimism," plus: the recent music movies “Back to Black,” about Amy Winehouse, and “The Idea of You” with Anne Hathaway.
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Billie Eilish Is Done Hiding (Deluxe)
A conversation about the pop singer’s new album, “Hit Me Hard and Soft.” Plus: How Tinashe’s “Nasty” went viral.
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Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe)
Catching up on the conclusion of rap’s heavyweight fight, Zendaya in “Challengers,” a new Central Cee freestyle and Post Malone’s country single with Morgan Wallen.
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The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force
A conversation about one of the most admired, and divisive, figures in rock. Guest host: Ben Sisario. Guests: The Atlantic's Jeremy Gordon, and Joe Gross.
Customer Reviews
Stop talking over Joe
Its frustrating because I want to hear him finish his thought and you interrupt him constantly. I thought this was supposed to be a conversation and you are not valuing what he has to say!
Rudimentary?
Did you ever think maybe you don’t get it because it wasn’t made for you? You’re not like us fellas. Maybe get a Black expert on Black people the next time you want to discuss Black culture/music.
AI
We need to get a sociologist on popcast to talk about AI. Every conversation is coming from an industry or creative perspective but feels like the angle we’re missing is one that considers what it does to humans—both on an individual and collective level—to engage with technologically mediated art. AI-created music is not a new genre or mode or form. It’s an ethical line we’re being asked to cross.