Is Taylor Swift’s ‘Lover’ the Beginning or the End of an Era?
Breaking down the sounds, the themes, the obscure (and not-so-hidden) messages and more on her seventh album. Guests: Joe Coscarelli, Caryn Ganz and Jon Pareles. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcast...
27 Aug 20191h 6min
A Tribute to David Berman, Who Never Hid His Truth
Conversations about his songwriting, his struggles and his striking sweetness outside of music. Guests: Jeff Johnson; The New Yorker's Amanda Petrusich; and Nick Weidenfeld. Subscribe today at nytimes...
16 Aug 20191h 15min
Funkmaster Flex and Tyler, the Creator’s Unlikely Buddy Comedy
The Hot 97 D.J. and the hip-hop disrupter shared the wildest interview of the year. Guests: Rolling Stone's Charles Holmes and Pitchfork's Alphonse Pierre. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or o...
2 Aug 20191h 10min
How Many Streams Is a T-Shirt Worth? Breaking Down Chart Dilemmas.
There’s more data about music consumption than ever before. That doesn’t mean we understand who’s the most popular. Guests: The New York Times's Joe Coscarelli and Ben Sisario. Subscribe today at nyti...
26 Jul 20191h
The Loudness of João Gilberto, Bossa Nova’s King of Quiet
A look back at the Brazilian musician’s innovations as one of the genre’s primary architects. Guest: Ben Ratliff Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also ...
19 Jul 201955min
How Hootie & the Blowfish Inspired Both Love and Hate
Critics who were writing about the band at the peak of its fame look back at how the group became so bitterly divisive. Guests: Jim DeRogatis and Danyel Smith. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts ...
8 Jul 201953min
The Unexpectedly Deep Musical Roots of Hootie & the Blowfish
“Cracked Rear View” catapulted the band to superstardom. But the group made great music long before — and after — anyone paid attention. Guest: former A&R representative Tim Sommer Subscribe today at ...
1 Jul 201957min
Why Are the Movies So Obsessed With Pop Stars?
From “Rocketman” to “Her Smell,” “Blaze” to “Vox Lux,” the film industry seems to think all musicians have the same ups and downs. Guests: The New York Times's A.O. Scott; Vanity Fair's K. Austin Coll...
21 Jun 20191h 14min
