Heartbreak

The music of global girl group KATSEYE might be confusing on first listen. A less-generous read might consider their songs to be rudimentary: the lyrics are mostly nonsense, the instrumentals evoke lesser 2010s pop songs, and the aesthetic can’t decide whether it’s targeted to ch ...  Show more

For the 500th(!) episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate try to answer the question that has stumped critics and philosophers since the dawn of sound: does bad music exist? Their quest to answer something so nebulous leads them through the annals of taste, and in the process ...  Show more

Meet a singer-songwriter who used music to express her feelings of falling in love. 

Almost everyone has a breakup song -- but why? In this episode, Cristen and Caroline explain how we process emotional rejection as physical pain and why music has an analgesic effect. Tune in to learn more (including which breakup songs may be the best).

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Let’s talk about heartbreak. Did you ever feel left out on Valentine’s Day when everyone in class got chocolate except you? Tablo reads listener’s heartbreak stories and gives his two cents… on bowling.  If you enjoy this episode, make sure to subscribe, leave a comment, and rate ...  Show more