536 Episodes

  1. Will the Grammy Awards End With a Big Surprise?

    Published: 2/10/2017
  2. Punk Rock Is Alive and Well, No Politics Required

    Published: 2/3/2017
  3. The War Over ‘La La Land’: Gotta Hear Both Sides

    Published: 1/27/2017
  4. The Crooner in Chief: Barack Obama’s Musical Legacy

    Published: 1/20/2017
  5. Hip-Hop’s Elders and Youth Go to Battle (Again)

    Published: 1/13/2017
  6. Mariah Carey and New Year’s Eve: Is the Fantasy Over?

    Published: 1/6/2017
  7. 10 Songs That Tell the Story of 2016

    Published: 12/30/2016
  8. The Year in Jazz Music

    Published: 12/23/2016
  9. Pop Music Trends in 2016

    Published: 12/16/2016
  10. The Best Albums of 2016

    Published: 12/9/2016
  11. For Bruno Mars and the Weeknd, the Past as Muse

    Published: 12/2/2016
  12. Revisiting Kanye West's 'The Life of Pablo'

    Published: 11/25/2016
  13. Mourning the Greats: Leonard Cohen, Leon Russell and Mose Allison

    Published: 11/18/2016
  14. Popcast: Division and Unity in Pop, and Beyond

    Published: 11/12/2016
  15. Popcast: A Tribe Called Quest Returns

    Published: 11/5/2016
  16. Popcast: What’s Next for Kesha?

    Published: 10/29/2016
  17. Popcast: Nu-Dance Rises With Help From Streaming

    Published: 10/22/2016
  18. Dylancast: Bob Dylan Wins the Nobel Prize!

    Published: 10/15/2016
  19. Popcast: Tyler Glenn at the Crossroads

    Published: 10/8/2016
  20. Popcast: Finding the Joy (and Humor) in Bon Iver’s Pain

    Published: 9/30/2016

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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. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.