We consider two of the biggest hits since Y2K, Beyoncé’s “Crazy in Love” and the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Got a Feeling.” Tune in to dig how these tracks keeps the temperature rising through harmonic suspension, and to ask if will.i.am cribbed “Chopsticks.”

What made summer jams of the aughties like Nelly’s “Hot in Herre” and Katy Perry’s “I Kissed a Girl” so hot? The answer: big, sweaty, doses of harmonic tension.

The Switched on Pop Summer Throwback Series continues! This time, with a deep dive into the musical detritus of the 1990s. In true 90s fashion, our episode is inspired by a pair of classic VH1 shows; “Behind the Music” and “Where Are They Now?”

Our Switched on Summer Throwback Series continues with “Dancing in the Street,” the 1964 Motown hit by Martha and the Vandellas that was co-written by none other than Marvin Gaye.

Our Switched on Summer throwback mini-series begins in the heart of the 1960s, with the Beach Boys’ perennial school’s-out jam “I Get Around.”

We investigate why Charlie Puth’s new jam “BOY” make us feel so weird and talk to Hanif Adburraqib about Carly Rae Jepsen’s epic “Cut to the Feeling.”

Parliament Funkadelic’s Afrofuturist message and infectious grooves are once again in vogue within the music of Kendrick Lamar, Childish Gambino and Kali Uchis.

Ariana Grande has returned with a track that is jarring yet simultaneously catchy. She uses sophisticated musical techniques to tell a story of healing, resiliency, and hope after the attack at her concert in Manchester.

There is a lot of scare about the impending future of artificial intelligence making humans irrelevant. Musician Taryn Southern examines this narrative through her song “Life Support,” written with the aid of AI composition tools.

Samantha Gongol and Jeremy Lloyd are songwriting duo Marian Hill and they are here to share their annoyingly sharp insights on the wistful pop of Lorde’s “Ribs.”

On her single ‘Butterflies,’ Kacey Musgraves demonstrates a tour de force of songwriting. This song is a wild success because it incessantly reinforces one core emotional concept: that queasy anxious feeling in your stomach. No we’re not talking about your leftover lunch, we’re talking about love.

In which Nate tries to convince Charlie that Lil Pump’s SoundCloud Rap hit “Gucci Gang” warps the perceptual present.

Lizzo and Janelle Monáe both collaborated with Prince, making Lizzo uniquely qualified to unwind his influence on Monáe’s song “Make Me Feel.” We also discuss Lizzo’s song “Truth Hurts” and her podcast “Good As Hell” where she talks to the queens of hip hop.

In Camila Cabello’s “Havana” we hear both her Cuban roots and the modern sounds of Atlanta. Though the singer and featured guest Young Thug reference these two geographic identities, the song says so much more through its core musical elements.

Gina Delvac of the Call Your Girlfriend podcast and Darryl W Bullock, author of David Bowie Made Me Gay, join Nate and Charlie to dig into the poetry of Troye Sivan’s “My My My!”, the history of LGBT pop music, and the songs we love to hate.

Today’s artists are reviving the new jack swing and vocal R&B, creating a wave of 90s nostalgia. Uncover how they trick us into somehow loving those days when we got beat up in the middle school parking lot.

Charlie talks laments, Baroque opera, and gender politics in Dua Lipa’s sleeper hit “New Rules” with writer Emily Bootle.

What’s up with Justin Timberlake? We listen deep to his latest, “Filthy,” to try and understand its creator’s conflicting musical worlds.

Charlie and Nate breakdown Mariah Carey’s classic “All I Want for Christmas is You” and revisit their favorite tracks of 2017. Sleigh bells abound.

Björk is uniquely both a pop star and avant-garde composer. Though her music often challenges our ears, underneath her records you’ll find more in common with today’s pop music than you’d expect.