State of the World Edition
In the mid-1980s, Janet Jackson broke away from her world-famous, hit-making family and, with her Control album, rebooted both her career and pop style in the New Jack Swing era. The challenge was fol...
27 Syys 20191h 10min
The Bridge: Ladies of the Canyon and the Rhythm Nation
In this monthly mini-episode of Hit Parade, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Asha Saluja, operations manager for Slate Podcasts and new producer of these monthly mini-episodes. Asha tells Chris about ...
13 Syys 201923min
We Are Stardust, We Are Gold-Certified
Are you tired of hearing how awe-inspiring the Woodstock Music and Art Fair was 50 years ago for 400,000 lucky hippies in Bethel, New York? Imagine how the people of 1969 felt—specifically the million...
30 Elo 20191h 13min
The Bridge: Nostalgic for Number Ones
In this monthly mini-episode of Hit Parade, host Chris Molanphy is joined by Tom Breihan, senior editor at Stereogum and writer of their long-term blog project “The Number Ones,” a chronological revie...
16 Elo 201924min
Without The Beatles
This month, Hit Parade explores the legacy of songs by The Beatles topping the charts...without The Beatles. This is the story of how a discarded Beatles song, a superstar vanity cover, and a bizarre ...
26 Heinä 20191h 7min
The Bridge: Farewell, Lilith Fan
How much do you know about the women rockers who dominated the '90s? Find out in the latest episode of Hit Parade: The Bridge.In this monthly mini-episode of Hit Parade, Host Chris Molanphy is joined ...
19 Heinä 201925min
The Lullaby of Broadway Edition
Musical theater is one of America’s greatest cultural products—and in the mid–20th century, it also dominated the Billboard charts, from My Fair Lady to West Side Story. But the rise of rock and roll ...
28 Kesä 20191h 16min
The Bridge: The "Give My Regards" Edition
Think you know music? Hit Parade, the music history podcast from Slate, is back with a new episode of The Bridge.In this mini-episode of Hit Parade, Host Chris Molanphy is joined by T. J. Raphael, sen...
14 Kesä 201923min
