Switched on Pop

Switched on Pop The podcast that breaks down how popular music works hosted by musicologist and songwriter

Pop music surrounds us, but how often do we really listen to what we’re hearing? Switched on Pop is the podcast that pulls back the curtain on pop music. Each episode, join musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding as they reveal the secret formulas that make pop songs so infectious. By figuring out how pop hits work their magic, you’ll fall in love with songs you didn’t even know you liked.

Tudum! Switched On Pop is now on Netflix.
07/14/2026

Tudum! Switched On Pop is now on Netflix.

12 years ago we broke up our band and moved to opposite coasts. Instead of drifting apart, we started a podcast. Partly ...
07/13/2026

12 years ago we broke up our band and moved to opposite coasts. Instead of drifting apart, we started a podcast. Partly because we had a dream of helping people listen more closely to music. Mostly to keep talking to each other. We could never have imagined it would take us here: Switched On Pop is coming to Netflix. Thank you for listening with us all these years. What song should we overanalyze first?

07/09/2026

Switched On Pop is coming to Netflix July 15!

We’ve collaborated with ’s and for years making music on . So it was only appropriate with the release of their album ...
06/06/2026

We’ve collaborated with ’s and for years making music on . So it was only appropriate with the release of their album iTMRW to feature them on the show. The music is a double dystopian of sorts that turns into their own personal utopia. Check it out on anywhere you get Podcasts.

04/22/2026

CharliXCX announced the follow up to ‘BRAT’ will be a rock album

reflects on 10 years of “Alaska” and on her role as an activist. She spoke with NYU students as part of a live taping o...
04/17/2026

reflects on 10 years of “Alaska” and on her role as an activist. She spoke with NYU students as part of a live taping of with host . Listen anywhere you get podcasts.

02/28/2026

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Listening to Zach Tenorio’s mesmerizing ‘Field Trip’
12/20/2025

Listening to Zach Tenorio’s mesmerizing ‘Field Trip’

12/16/2025

Amy Allen describes how she prepares for a session with the world’s biggest artists

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