DJ Louie XIV
Louie is a DJ, writer and pop music obsessive who has played in venues across the world and clients that include Vanity Fair Magazine, Zac Posen, The New Yorker, Fendi, Twitter, Louis Vuitton, and The Met.
Appears in 264 Episodes
The Best Pop Songs of 2025 LIVE! (with Lindsey Weber, Peyton Dix, and Jason Lipshutz) (Advance Drop - Patreon Preview)
Note: This full episode will be available for free on our main feed on Thursday.In a preview from Pop Pantheon: All Access, As a special treat for our paid subscribers...
The Best Pop Albums of 2025 LIVE! (with Ira Madison III, Doreen St. Félix, & Caryn Ganz)
On Tuesday night in New York City, DJ Louie gathered an all-star panel— critic and best-selling author Ira Madison III, writer and critic Doreen St. Félix, and New Yor...
Our Best and Worst Concerts of 2025 (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, From Gaga to Addison, Lorde, Beyoncé, Scissors Sisters, Mary Blige, Katy Perry, and SO many more, Louie a...
What Rankings Have We Gotten Wrong? Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Pink, & More!
Louie and Russ take listener calls about Pop Pantheon rankings they may have gotten wrong this year and throughout the podcast's run.Fill out Pop Pantheon's 2025 Liste...
Olivia Rodrigo's "Guts" Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, with a new Olivia Rodrigo album seemingly on the horizon, Louie and Russ return to her sophomore effort, ...
Katy Perry's Teenage Dream Track-by-Track + Black Friday Patreon Sales!
We're off for Thanksgiving so as a little treat, we're publishing a Patreon episode from earlier this year where Russ and Louie go track by track on Katy Perry's Teena...
Listener Mailbag: Answering Your Questions on Robyn, Taylor Swift, Tate McRae & More! (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ take listener calls on Robyn's forthcoming album, how Taylor will navigate motherhood in h...
NICOLE SCHERZINGER (with Omri Rolan)
Note: This episode was updated shortly after release to correct a missing audio clip. If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts and hear a gap or missing section, please d...
The Majesty of Rosalia's Lux (with Suzy Exposito) (Patreon Patreon)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are joined by the LA Times' Suzy Exposito to break down Rosalia's ambitious, orchestral, m...
THE PUSSYCAT DOLLS (with Troy McEady)
Troy McEady of Beyond The Blinds returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the defining prefab American girl group of the 2000s, The Pussycat Dolls. Louie and Troy dig into PC...
Grammy Nominations Reactions + New Songs From Katy Perry & Hilary Duff (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ react to the 2025 Grammy nominations plus dissect new songs from Katy Perry and Hilary Duf...
The Best Max Martin Songs of All Time (with Aisha Harris, Molly Mary O'Brien, & Sam Murphy)
Max Martin is the biggest pop producer of all time, having crafted hits across three decades for everyone from Britney and Backstreet Boys to Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perr...
Our 2025 Grammy Predictions: Lady Gaga, Bad Bunny, Sabrina Carpenter & More (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, in anticipation of the 2026 Grammy nominations which will be unveiled this Friday, Louie and Russ share t...
Listener Mailbag! Answering Your Questions about Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Britney Spears & More
Louie and Russ answer your questions about Taylor Swift and interpolation credits, Katy and Miley's recent flops, their favorite lead Britney singles, how they first m...
Unpacking Lily Allen's West End Girl & Demi Lovato's It's Not That Deep (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ discuss new albums from Lily Allen and Demi Lovato and also dive into recent changes to th...
ERYKAH BADU (with Time's Taylor Crumpton)
Time's Taylor Crumpton returns to Pop Pantheon to explore the deeply personal and trenchantly political R&B of neo-soul earth mother Erykah Badu. Taylor and Louie disc...
Dissecting New Albums from Zara Larsson, Olivia Dean, and Audrey Hobert (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ discuss buzzy new albums from three very different pop girlies: Zara Larsson's Midnight Su...
Are Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, & Cardi B Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?
Louie & Russ play a game of Step Up, Step Down where they look at recent career moves by Justin Bieber, Sabrina Carpenter, Doja Cat, Cardi B, and Lorde and decide if t...
Mariah Carey Does Just Enough on Here For It All (with Rich Juzwiak) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie is joined by friend of the pod, Pot Psychology's Rich Juzwiak, to break down Mariah Carey's 16th st...
Taylor Swift Season 1 Mailbag!
Louie and Russ are answering all of your questions about Season One of our Taylor Swift series which covered her early era and first three albums, 2006's debut, 2008's...