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Taylor Swift's Midnights (with The Ringer's Rob Harvilla)
Host of the Podcast 60 Songs That Explain the '90s, The Ringer's Rob Harvilla, is back with DJ Louie to break down Taylor Swift's 10th studio album, Midnights, which d...
SPICE GIRLS (with Owen Myers)
Music journalist Owen Myers is back with DJ Louie to discuss the career and legend of British super girl group, Spice Girls. First, Louie and Owen talk through the his...
GEORGE MICHAEL (with Jezebel's Rich Juzwiak)
Senior Writer for Jezebel Rich Juzwiak joins DJ Louie once again to discuss the formidable work and legacy of the iconic George Michael. Louie and Rich discuss George’...
Listener Mailbag! Britney, Bowie, Flops, Divas and More!!
It's listener mailbag time! DJ Louie and Russ are here to tackle questions from across the Pop Pantheon extended universe. Who is the greatest British pop star of all ...
BTS (with Tamar Herman)
Senior Culture Reporter for the South China Morning Post and author of the book BTS: Blood Sweat and Tears, Tamar Herman, joins DJ Louie for a deep-dive on K-Pop pheno...
Lady Gaga's Chromatica Ball (with Steven Avalos, Omri Rolan & Lala Thompson)
For this week's B-Side, DJ Louie is joined by his bffs Steven, Omri and Lala to debrief their night at the Los Angeles Dodger Stadium stop of Lady Gaga's epic, years-i...
DONNA SUMMER (with Black Girl Songbook's Danyel Smith)
Author of Shine Bright: A Very Personal History of Black Women in Pop and host of The Ringer podcast Black Girl Songbook, Danyel Smith, joins DJ Louie to explore the w...
Disco: Past & Present (with The Clive Davis Institute's Jason King)
For this week’s B-Side, DJ Louie is joined by Chair of the The Clive Institute of Recorded Music, Jason King, to talk the history, culture, ethos and aesthetics of dis...
MERCH ALERT!
We did it! We finally made merch!Please welcome to the stage: The Pop Pantheon "Niche Legend" Dad Hat! Be the Carly Rae Jepsen you want to see in the world by purchasi...
USHER (with Rawiya Kameir)
Music writer and Assistant Professor at Syracuse University, Rawiya Kameir, is back on the show to discuss the career and confessions of the great Usher. DJ Louie and ...
MTV VMAs: Past, Present & Our Favorite Moments (with Dunzo's Troy McEady)
The MTV Video Music Awards will air this Sunday, August 28 2022, from the Prudential Center in Newark, NJ but does anybody care? For this week’s Pop Pantheon B-Side, D...
MILEY CYRUS (with Shaad D'Souza)
Music critic Shaad D’Souza joins DJ Louie to talk about one of modern pop’s most captivating, divisive and perplexing figures, Miley Cyrus. Louie and Shaad open with a...
Billboard's Hot 100: Hits, History and Kinks (with Hit Parade's Chris Molanphy)
Every episode of Pop Pantheon contains at least some mention of the Billboard's iconic singles chart, the Hot 100. So for this week's B-Side, DJ Louie is joined by cha...
BEYONCÉ'S RENAISSANCE (with The New Yorker's Doreen St. Félix)
Beyoncé’s seventh studio album and her first in over six years, Renaissance, is finally upon us! For the fourth and final episode of our series on Queen B, DJ Louie is...
BEYONCÉ PART 3: AMERICAN ICON (with Yale University's Dr. Daphne A. Brooks)
Part 3/4! Beyoncé’s latest solo album, Renaissance, drops on July 29th so to get everyone prepared, Pop Pantheon will be releasing a series of four episodes on the wor...
BEYONCÉ PART 2: SOLO SUPERSTAR (with Julianne Escobedo Shepherd)
Part 2/4!Beyoncé’s latest solo album, Renaissance, drops on July 29th so to get everyone prepared, Pop Pantheon will be releasing a series of four episodes on the work...
BEYONCÉ PART 1: DESTINY'S CHILD (with Rolling Stone's Brittany Spanos)
Part 1/4!In the first of four episodes in our new series covering the work and career of pop titan Beyoncé, DJ Louie is joined by Senior Writer at Rolling Stone, Britt...
Song of the Summer: History, Favs and Predictions (with Billboard's Jason Lipshutz)
In this week's B-Side episode, Executive Director of Music at Billboard Jason Lipshutz joins DJ Louie to discuss the Song of the Summer! Louie and Jason dig into the h...
DURAN DURAN (with Annie Zaleski)
Journalist and author of the 33 ⅓ book Duran Duran’s Rio, Annie Zaleski, joins DJ Louie for a deep-dive into ‘80s British pop-rock band and seminal music video-pioneer...
Bey-Side: Beyoncé's "Break My Soul" and Renaissance Predictions
In an emergency B-Side (Bey-Side??), DJ Louie, along with Pop Pantheon producer Russ, break down everything about Beyoncé's latest single, the '90s house-nodding club...
Father's Day Special (with my dad)
My dad, Tim, is not only the biggest Pop Pantheon fan who loves to share his many opinions on all the episodes, but is also a music fanatic and entertainment attorney ...
KELLY CLARKSON (with Legends Only's Bradley Stern)
This week, DJ Louie is joined by music journalist and co-host of the podcast Legends Only, Bradley Stern, to discuss the original American Idol, Kelly Clarkson! First,...
Bloghouse (with Lina Abascal)
Bloghouse has come up a number of times in episodes of Pop Pantheon, from Robyn to Kesha to Scissor Sisters. So for this Week’s B-Side, DJ Louie is joined by Lina Abas...
SCISSOR SISTERS (with Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua)
Happy Pride! To celebrate Pride Month, Fluxblog's Matthew Perpetua joins DJ Louie to talk one of the most iconic gay pop acts of the century, Scissor Sisters. Louie an...
Best Pop Music of 2022 So Far (with Who? Weekly's Lindsey Weber)
We’re halfway through 2022 so for this week’s Pop Pantheon B-Side, DJ Louie is joined by Who? Weekly's Lindsey Weber to talk all their favorite pop songs and albums of...
SHANIA TWAIN (with Kate Dries)
Executive Editor of Dwell, Kate Dries, joins DJ Louie to talk the Queen of Country Pop, Shania Twain. First, Kate lays out some of the scant historical examples of cou...
MTV's Total Request Live (with Dunzo's Troy McEady)
In this week's B-Side episode, host of the podcasts Dunzo and Beyond The Blinds, Troy McEady, joins DJ Louie to discuss Millennial pop cultural touchstone, MTV's Total...
BILLIE EILISH (with Molly Lambert)
Writer and host of the new podcast Heidi World: The Heidi Fleiss Story, Molly Lambert, joins DJ Louie to break down the spectacular emergence of Gen Z's most paradigm-...
One Year of Pop Pantheon: Reassessing All the Rankings
In this week's B-Side episode, DJ Louie reflects on a year of Pop Pantheon, shares how the podcast got started and offers a refresher on all of the tiers, how they wor...
ABBA (with Carl Magnus Palm)
ABBA Scholar and author of 8 (!!!!) books on ABBA, Carl Magnus Palm, joins DJ Louie for an epic deep dive into the Swedish pop legends. First, Louie and Carl discuss t...