Introducing Switched on Pop

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Politics, Society & Culture, Education, News

4.4 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Vox takes culture seriously. Our coverage seeks to understand how our cultural touchstones work — and what they reveal about who we are. That's why we’re excited to introduce you to Switched on Pop. It's a podcast that digs into the cultural context and musical theory of pop music, and it's now part of the Vox Media Podcast Network. In this episode, you'll meet hosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding. You'll hear some of their favorite interviews, as they pull back the curtain on how pop hits work their magic. You can subscribe to Switched on Pop wherever you get your favorite shows. We are conducting an audience survey to better serve you. It takes no more than five minutes, and it really helps out the show. Please take our survey here: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3X6WMNF Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I hate weed listeners.
0:14.8	You know, if you read the box website, you know that we take culture seriously, whether
0:19.2	we're talking about books, movies, TV, music, we want to understand how cultural touch
0:23.3	stones work and what they were real about who we are, you know, in today's society.
0:27.3	And that's why I'm really excited to introduce you switched on pop.
0:30.2	There's a podcast that digs into musical theory and cultural context of pop music.
0:34.3	It's how part of the Vox Media Podcast Network.
0:36.6	So in this special bonus episode, it's a little bit of a short one just to sort of introduce
0:40.6	you to the series, give you a flavor of it.
0:42.2	You're going to meet hosts Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding.
0:44.6	You're going to hear some of their favorite interviews as they pull back the carton on how
0:47.4	pop hits work their magic.
0:49.1	And if you like what you hear, you should subscribe or just tap the link in the show notes.
0:57.3	I have had Camilla Cabello's Havana stuck in my head.
1:09.5	I mean, I'm just going to go right to the chorus here.
1:12.3	Half of her heart is in Havana.
1:18.3	No, no, no.
1:21.1	He took me back to East Atlanta.
1:23.1	No, no, no, no.
1:25.3	Oh, but my heart is in Havana.
1:27.3	Oh, no, no, no, no, no.
1:31.3	Did I do it?
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