Popcast
by The New York Times
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Why Zara Larsson Refuses to Censor Herself – or Dim Her Joy
Oct 16, 2026
1h 07m 20s
Karol G on Bringing Latin Culture to the World’s Biggest Stages
Oct 9, 2026
1h 02m 14s
Miranda Lambert on Mentoring Ella Langley, Reconciling with Kacey Musgraves & Country’s New Era
Oct 2, 2026
1h 11m 23s
Jeff Probst Tells All About ‘Survivor’: ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’
Sep 24, 2026
1h 19m 20s
Audrey Hobert on ‘Sue Me’ Success, Gracie Abrams, Malcolm Todd & Her Next Album
Sep 18, 2026
1h 06m 23s
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Audience Interest
- pop music trends
- music criticism
Podcast Focus
- latest music news
- music industry insights
Publishing Consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
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- available on Apple Podcasts
- available on Spotify
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- 🇺🇸United States · Music CommentaryHOME#5240K to 1.5M
- 🇬🇧United Kingdom · Music Commentary#517K to 105K
- 🇩🇪Germany · Music Commentary#414K to 90K
- 🇨🇦Canada · Music Commentary#413K to 81K
- 🇪🇸Spain · Music Commentary#39K to 56K
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Est. listeners per new episode within ~30 days
350K to 2.2M🎙 Daily cadence·566 episodes·Last published 2d ago - Monthly Reach
Unique listeners across all episodes (30 days)
1.2M to 7.3M🇺🇸69%🇬🇧5%🇩🇪4%+13 more - Active Followers
Loyal subscribers who consistently listen
466K to 2.9M
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/16/26 |  Why Zara Larsson Refuses to Censor Herself – or Dim Her Joy | The Swedish pop star Zara Larsson sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss her stratospheric year of taking control of her career and stepping into a new era of bonafide pop superstardom. She spoke about her surge in cultural relevance — from the TikTok resurrection of her 2015 hit “Lush Life” to her remix version of “Stateside” by PinkPantheress being skated to by gold medalist Alysa Liu at the 2026 Winter Olympics — as well as taking joyful music seriously, learning to embrace self-promotion and whether any amount of money is worth trading for being politically outspoken. Popcast is The New York Times’s weekly pop culture chat show, with interviews and analysis from the critic Jon Caramanica and the reporter Joe Coscarelli. | 1h 07m 20s | ||||||
| 10/9/26 | Karol G on Bringing Latin Culture to the World’s Biggest Stages | The Colombian pop star Karol G sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss her recent stadium run of touring her albums – 2025’s “Tropicoqueta” and 2026’s “No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto” – as well as headlining Coachella 2026. She also discusses representing Latin culture on global stages, turning heartbreak into hits like “BbY WOW,” collaborating with Bruno Mars, teaching Drake Spanish and more. | 1h 02m 14s | ||||||
| 10/2/26 | Miranda Lambert on Mentoring Ella Langley, Reconciling with Kacey Musgraves & Country’s New Era | Miranda Lambert rose as one of country’s true female superstars throughout the 2000s and 2010s — an era when women with her level of success in Nashville were few and far between. Lambert sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss country music’s long-running cold war with female performers having a front-row seat to a new version of success as the co-writer of Ella Langley’s record-setting “Choosin’ Texas.” She also talks about her new country disco album “Crisco” — out Oct. 2. — reconciling with Kacey Musgraves on their song “Horses and Divorces, remembering Dolly Parton and more. | 1h 11m 23s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | Jeff Probst Tells All About ‘Survivor’: ‘I Have Nothing to Hide’ | Jeff Probst – host, showrunner and executive producer of ‘Survivor’ – sat down with Joe and Jon ahead of the show’s Sep. 23 Season 51 premiere to discuss the new “Open Era”: A cast of rookies are subject to gameplay elements that can be resurrected from past seasons, or abandoned. He also spoke about evolving from host to showrunner; how the show lives alongside, and sometimes in conversation with, its imitators; and finding the hero’s journey within both the show’s competitors and himself. | 1h 19m 20s | ||||||
| 9/18/26 | Audrey Hobert on ‘Sue Me’ Success, Gracie Abrams, Malcolm Todd & Her Next Album | Audrey Hobert has been one of the defining new pop stars of 2026, rising to fame — gradually — with her 2025 album “Who’s the Clown?” after co-writing some of her longtime friend Gracie Abrams’s biggest hits. She sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss the secrets to her songwriting success, navigating her career alongside Gracie Abrams and brother Malcom Todd, using screenwriting and comedy to inform her music and writing her next album. | 1h 06m 23s | ||||||
| 9/11/26 | Kai Cenat on Quitting Streaming at His Peak to Start a Fashion Brand | In his first interview since stepping away from his streaming empire for most of the last year to create the fashion label Vivet, Kai Cenat sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss the challenges of starting a new venture from scratch, hanging out with celebrities like Lebron James and Nicki Minaj, his fear of being boxed in creatively by fame at such a young age and the liberty afforded by that same success. Kai's first Vivet collection will have its runway debut on Sep. 12. | 1h 12m 59s | ||||||
| 8/21/26 | Busta RhymesJ Dilla+5 | Busta Rhymes | Dillagence 2 | — | Busta RhymesJ Dilla+6 | — | 54m 28s | ||
| 8/14/26 | modern comedypolitics in comedy+4 | Stavros Halkias | TonyUncle Stav | — | Stavros Halkiascomedy+4 | — | 1h 20m 51s | ||
| 8/7/26 | music careertrauma+4 | Travis Barker | HuluBlink-182+1 | — | Travis BarkerBlink-182+4 | — | 1h 02m 59s | ||
| 7/31/26 | musicsummer hits+3 | — | — | — | Song of the Summermusic bracket+6 | — | 51m 57s | ||
| 7/24/26 | music careerindie stardom+3 | Conor Oberst | Bright EyesThe New York Times | — | Conor OberstBright Eyes+5 | — | 1h 12m 38s | ||
| 7/17/26 | The Internetmusic projects+4 | SydSteve Lacy+1 | BeyoncéOdd Future+4 | — | The InternetSyd+8 | — | 1h 07m 24s | ||
| 7/10/26 | Jay-Zalbum debate+4 | — | Reasonable DoubtThe Blueprint | Yankee Stadium | Jay-ZReasonable Doubt+4 | — | 59m 50s | ||
| 7/2/26 | Lizzonew album+3 | Lizzo | PopcastThe New York Times+1 | youtube.com/popcast | Lizzonew album+3 | — | 30m 29s | ||
| 6/26/26 | musicalbum release+3 | Gracie Abrams | Taylor SwiftOlivia Rodrigo+2 | — | Gracie AbramsDaughter From Hell+5 | — | 1h 16m 14s | ||
| 6/18/26 | pop musicmailbag+5 | — | Maroon 5Geese+2 | — | Popcastmusic questions+8 | — | 1h 15m 24s | ||
| 6/12/26 | pop musicartist interview+3 | Slayyyter | Worst Girl in America | — | Slayyyterpop star+3 | — | 1h 00m 50s | ||
| 6/5/26 | M.I.A.music industry+4 | M.I.A. | The New York TimesM.I.7 | America | M.I.A.Kid Cudi+5 | — | 1h 15m 48s | ||
| 6/1/26 | Euphoriatelevision series+4 | Sam Levinson | HBOEuphoria | — | EuphoriaSam Levinson+5 | — | 1h 16m 56s | ||
| 5/29/26 | new albumcreative process+5 | Olivia Rodrigo | you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love | — | Olivia Rodrigonew album+5 | — | 1h 28m 24s | ||
| 5/18/26 | Drakealbum release+3 | — | IcemanHabibti+1 | — | DrakeIceman+5 | — | 1h 28m 02s | ||
| 5/7/26 | songwritersmusic debate+3 | Wesley MorrisSasha Weiss | The New York Times Magazine | — | songwritersdebate+6 | — | 1h 02m 32s | ||
| 5/1/26 | Taylor Swiftsongwriting+3 | — | NYTimes.com | — | Taylor Swiftsongwriting+3 | — | 33m 06s | ||
| 4/23/26 | Anne HathawayFKA twigs+3 | Fka Twigs | Mother MaryThe New York Times app+9 | — | Taylor SwiftLady Gaga+2 | — | 1h 04m 44s | ||
| 3/13/26 | R&Bmusic+3 | Jack Harlow | MonicaWhats Poppin+2 | NYCLouisville | MonicaLouisville+2 | — | 1h 11m 02s | ||
| 3/5/26 | Druskicomedy+2 | Druski | — | AtlantaAmerica | Justin BieberTimothée Chalamet+3 | — | 1h 10m 33s | ||
| 2/26/26 | country musicpolitics+2 | Luke Combs | The Way I AmFast Car | Nashville | NashvilleMorgan Wallen+2 | — | 1h 16m 00s | ||
| 2/9/26 | Bad BunnySuper Bowl+3 | Lady GagaRicky Martin | Bad Bunny’s | — | reactionperformance+1 | — | 51m 09s | ||
| 2/2/26 | GrammysBad Bunny+2 | — | Apple PodcastsSpotify+6 | — | GrammysBad Bunny+2 | — | 45m 14s | ||
| 1/29/26 | GrammysBad Bunny+3 | — | Apple PodcastsSpotify+3 | — | awardscontemporary pop+1 | — | 50m 43s | ||
| 1/16/26 | ASAP RockyRihanna+3 | ASAP Rocky | SpotifyThe New York Times app+5 | — | Don’t Be Dumbexclusive sit-down+1 | — | 1h 16m 36s | ||
| 1/9/26 | famefamily+2 | John Herndon2Hollis | Apple PodcastsSpotify+8 | — | rage-poppost-rock+1 | — | 1h 19m 25s | ||
| 12/30/25 | music momentsTikTok+2 | — | Apple PodcastsSpotify+5 | — | 2025music+1 | — | 53m 01s | ||
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Key insights
What the show covers
- latest music news
- music industry insights
- cultural commentary
- interviews with musicians
Audience interests
- pop music trends
- music criticism
- artist interviews
- popular culture discussions
Platform reach
- available on Apple Podcasts
- available on Spotify
- accessible via podcast apps
- hosted by The New York Times
Publishing consistency
- weekly episodes
- 11 years active
- 548 total episodes
- consistent release schedule
Chart history for Popcast
Peaked at #1 in BE, top 10 in 22 of 50 tracked markets, currently #1 in BE.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BE | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| CH | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Sweden | — | #1 | #1 | — |
| Spain | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Norway | — | #3 | #3 | — |
| Canada | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Germany | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| Denmark | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| GR | — | #4 | #4 | — |
| United States | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| United Kingdom | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Netherlands | — | #5 | #5 | — |
| Australia | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| PT | — | #6 | #6 | — |
| Sweden | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| Finland | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| GR | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| CO | — | #7 | #7 | — |
| CH | — | #8 | #8 | — |
| TR | — | #8 | #8 | — |
Chart Positions
50 placements across 39 markets.
Chart Positions
50 placements across 39 markets.