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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

    Billie Eilish Is Done Hiding (Deluxe)

    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.

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Kendrick-Drake Beef Ends + Zendaya, Post Malone & Central Cee (Deluxe)

    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.

    • 1 hr 29 min
    The Legacy of Steve Albini, Rock’s Uncompromising Force

    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.

    • 1 hr 10 min
    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

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