Best of 2024 so far: hip hop feuds, Hozier’s pop surprise and espresso shots
The past few months have brought us everything from a nuclear hip-hop beef to existential power-pop.
Taylor Swift's Literary Era
Taylor Swift's 11th studio album finds her in the world of literature
Berlin's Hottest Club is Rico Nasty & Boys Noize
Rico Nasty and Boys Noize are challenging the sounds of UNESCO-certified Berlin techno.
Chasing old sounds: Djo's "End of Beginning" with Joe Keery
Joe Keery’s album ‘Decide’ will have you questioning everything
Cowboy Carter: This Ain’t Country
Beyoncé's foray into country music isn't what you expect
Hip-hop's Sea Change at Rolling Loud
What attending the world's largest hip-hop festival revealed about the state of the genre
Rhapsody in Blue, Reimagined
Pianist Lara Downes updates a George Gershwin classic on the 100th anniversary of its premiere
Eternal Sunshine of Ariana Grande's Mind
Ariana Grande wipes away the past through vocal virtuosity and harmonic trickery
How to DIY a Music Career (with Amelia Meath and David Gray at SXSW)
Amelia Meath and David Gray explain how they made have built independent music careers
Is Beyoncé’s music #sponcon? And other mysteries…
At this year's On-Air Fest, Charlie and Nate unpacked musical mysteries about spon-con and new-age frequencies
Jacob Collier Unites the World
Interviewing Jacob Collier on completing his Djesse quadrilogy with his assorted collaborators
Beyoncé's Country
The superstar singer trains her unerring sonic lens on the forgotten Black roots of country music
Adult Contemporary, but make it cool (with CHROMEO)
The Canadian Electro-Funk duo CHROMEO have made consistently funky, highly danceable music for twenty years. Now with their latest album, Adult Contemporary, they are challenging preconceptions of adult contemporary music by redefining its whole meaning.
Brittany Howard’s Chaos Theory (with Brittany Howard)
Brittany Howard’s new record “What Now” furthers her artistry through genre-mashing sounds and textures.
The b*tch of loving musical theater (with Bridger Winegar)
Bridger Winegar joins the podcast to discuss deeply-held opinions on musical theatre.
Kali Uchis takes on the world
Kali Uchis's latest record Orchídeas is a trip through the Latine diaspora – with an additional stop in South Africa.
Soundalikes: Lil Nas X and Ariana Grande
How "J Christ," and "Yes, And?" build off of music history and pop celebrity
The case of the missing vocals, and other listener questions
We’re starting off 2024 the right way: with a listener call-in show!