A podcast about the making and meaning of popular music
Best Arts & Culture Podcast — Webbys 2020
Latest episodes
How Popular Music Works, and Why It Matters
From Oxford University Press, through close studies of sixteen modern classics, musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding shift pop from the background to the foreground, illuminating the essential musical concepts behind two decades of chart-topping songs.
“Filled with sophisticated but accessible discussions . . . a toolkit for appreciating popular music.” — WSJ
ANTHEMS
A mini-series on how sport’s biggest songs bring us together
THE 5TH
A miniseries explaining Beethoven’s iconic symphony with the New York Philharmonic
MOVEMENT I, A Battle Brewing
MOVEMENT II, From Struggle to Victory
MOVEMENT III, Putting the Classism in Classical Music
MOVEMENT IV, What Beethoven Would Have Wanted
Hosted by songwriter Charlie Harding & musicologist Nate Sloan
