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Coachella Weekend 1 + Lady Gaga and Doechii's New Single & Lily Allen Live (Patreon Preview) Apr 14, 2026

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, From Sabrina and Justin to Addison, Pink Pantheress, Slayyyter, & Katseye, Louie and Russ talk some of the buzziest performances from Coachella weekend. They also dig into Lady Gaga and Doechii's "Runway" and Russ' experience seeing Lily Allen perform West End Girl live.

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Check out a playlist of our best Lana songs of all time

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The Best Lana Del Rey Songs of All Time (with Jason P. Frank, Walden Green, & Lauren Michele Jackson) Apr 09, 2026

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Louie is joined by Vulture's Jason P. Frank, Pitchfork's Walden Green, and critic Lauren Michele Jackson to draft the 20 best Lana Del Rey songs of all time.

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Raye’s This Music May Contain Hope + Slayyyter’s Worst Girl in America (with Steffanee Wang) (Patreon Preview) Apr 06, 2026

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are joined by The Fader's Steffanee Wang to break down new albums from Raye and Slayyyter.

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Check out our Maroon 5 Essentials Playlist

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MAROON 5 (with Mic The Snare) Apr 02, 2026

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Mic The Snare returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the career of one of the most successful bands of the century, Maroon 5. Louie and Nick dig into the M5's beginnings as a high school band called Kara’s Flowers, their pivot to funky pop rock on their 2002 blockbuster debut Songs About Jane, and the softer reception to their second and third records— as well as the start of lead singer Adam Levine’s tenure on NBC's The Voice— that lead to a commercial rebirth for the ages with the pop banger “Moves Like Jagger." Finally, Louie and Nick break down Maroon 5’s descent into the dregs of the pop machine that produced some truly unfortunate music but kept them, sometimes bafflingly, at the top of the charts through most of the 2010s and finally, rank the group in The Official Pop Pantheon.

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Robyn and Charlie Puth Embrace Cringe + Zara Larsson Live (Patreon Preview) Mar 30, 2026

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In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ talk about their experiences seeing Zara Larsson's Midnight Sun Tour before breaking down new albums from Charlie Puth and Robyn

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The Best Pop Albums of the 21st Century So Far (with Shaad D'Souza & Reanna Cruz) Mar 26, 2026

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Louie is joined by Shaad D'Souza and Reanna Cruz to count down their favorite pop albums of the century so far.

Read Crystal's cover story profile of Jung Kook in Rolling Stone

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BTS, Blackpink + the State of K-Pop (with Crystal Bell) (Patreon Preview) Mar 24, 2026

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Journalist and editor Crystal Bell joins Russ from Seoul, South Korea to break down BTS' big comeback. Last week, the K-pop boy band released their first studio album in six years, Arirang, following each member of the group completing South Korea's mandatory military service. Crystal and Russ break down the album, BTS' live performance comeback and their new Netflix documentary BTS: The Return. Then they discuss BLACKPINK's recent EP, Deadline, and discuss how K-Pop has changed since both groups rose to prominence and helped to popularize K-Pop around the world.

Read Crystal's review of BTS: The Return in Mashable

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Do #1 Hits Matter Anymore? (With Chris Molanphy & Sam Murphy) Mar 19, 2026

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Friend of the Pod Sam Murphy recently posted a TikTok positing an interesting question about whether Hot 100 #1s have the same salience as they used to have. To parse this question out further, Louie is joined by Sam and Chris to talk about the state of the #1 single, the Billboard charts, and what it all says about the music listen functions in 2026.