Decoder Ring: The New Age Hit Machine
Today, we’re excited to share an episode from Slate’s Decoder Ring that we think you’re going to love.For this episode, a story from Slate senior producer Evan Chung about how Yanni, John Tesh and a n...
26 Dec 202225min
Hits of the Year Edition Part 1
Sam the Sham over the Rolling Stones? The Knack over Donna Summer? Wilson Phillips over Mariah Carey? Glass Animals over Harry Styles?On Billboard’s year-end Hot 100, upsets are quite common. Songs th...
16 Dec 202245min
Angry Young Men Edition Part 2
Punk was meant to be angry. But the so-called Angry Young Men of the late ’70s U.K. scene were secret sophisticates in punk clothing. They delivered withering lyrics and snarling attitude over melodie...
3 Dec 202252min
Angry Young Men Edition Part 1
Punk was meant to be angry. But the so-called Angry Young Men of the late ’70s U.K. scene were secret sophisticates in punk clothing. They delivered withering lyrics and snarling attitude over melodie...
19 Nov 20221h 5min
Give Up the Funk Edition Part 2
In the ’70s, funk was pop—the cutting edge of Black music and the way listeners got their groove on, before disco and hip-hop. After James Brown taught a generation a new way to hear rhythm, and Georg...
28 Okt 202248min
Give Up the Funk Edition Part 1
In the ’70s, funk was pop—the cutting edge of Black music and the way listeners got their groove on, before disco and hip-hop. After James Brown taught a generation a new way to hear rhythm, and Georg...
15 Okt 202248min
At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 2
What do you call a song that bombed on the charts back in the day, that now booms out of radios and streaming apps nationwide? Chris Molanphy has a name for these songs: legacy hits. Elton John’s “Tin...
30 Sep 202259min
At Last, My Legacy Has Come Along Edition Part 1
What do you call a song that bombed on the charts back in the day, that now booms out of radios and streaming apps nationwide? Chris Molanphy has a name for these songs: legacy hits. Elton John’s “Tin...
17 Sep 202255min
