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 194 Episodes
GWEN STEFANI PART 2: THE SOLO YEARS (with NPR's Hazel Cills)
For part two of our Gwen Stefani series, NPR Music editor Hazel Cills returns to Pop Pantheon to tackle Gwen's solo career. Louie and Hazel discuss Gwen striking out o...
GWEN STEFANI PART 1: NO DOUBT (with Molly Mary O'Brien)
And Introducing host Molly Mary O’Brien joins the show for part one of a double-header on Gwen Stefani! This week, Molly and Louie discuss No Doubt, a local SoCal ska ...
Revisiting Robyn's Honey (with Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger joins Pop Pantheon: All Access to revisit Robyn's most recent album, 2018's lo...
Listener Mailbag: Dua, Charli, The Idol, Behind-The-Scenes & More!!
Louie and Russ are answering listener questions about what's next for Charli XCX, how Dua Lipa fits into the broader trend of cult-of-personality pop stars, whether Th...
PAULA ABDUL (with Hit Parade's Chris Molanphy)
Hit Parade host Chris Molanphy returns to discuss one of the defining pop stars of the late 1980s, Paula Abdul. Louie and Chris discuss the virtuosic choreography that...
A Deep Dive into Speak Now, OG and TV (with Every Single Album's Nora Princiotti) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Host of the Ringer's Every Single Album podcast Nora Princiotti is back on the show to talk all things Sp...
Send Us Your Questions for Our Listener Mailbag Episode!
We’re planning a mailbag episode that's dropping very (and we mean mean VERY) soon + we want your questions! Curious what Louie thinks of a recent trend in pop? Want t...
Checking in on Taylor Swift's Re-Recordings So Far (with Charlie Harding, Larisha Paul & Nora Princiotti)
On the eve of the third installment of Taylor Swift's re-recording project of her first seven studio albums, Speak Now (Taylor's Version), Switched on Pop's Charlie Ha...
CHARLIE PUTH (with Steven J. Horowitz)
Steven J. Horowitz returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the career of contemporary pop’s sexiest studio rat, Charlie Puth. Louie and Steven tackle Charlie’s oddball care...
The Bebe Rexhafication of Kim Petras on Feed the Beast (with Vulture's Jason P. Frank) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Patreon episode, Vulture's Jason P Frank joins PP:AA to discuss Kim Petras' first major label studio album, Feed the Beast, which dropped F...
The Holy Bond Between Queer Men & Pop Divas (with Dr. Craig Jennex)
In the final installment of our pride series, Assistant Professor of English at Toronto Metropolitan University and author of the journal article "Diva Worship and the...
LITTLE RICHARD (with Jason King)
Incoming Dean of the Thornton School of Music at USC Jason King returns to Pop Pantheon to discuss the life and career of the architect of rock ‘n roll, Little Richard...
Does Mariah Carey's Glitter Deserve #Justice? (with Matt Jacobs) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, entertainment writer Matt Jacobs, who penned a piece for Vulture called "The Never-ending Story of Glitte...
What Makes a Great Pride Anthem? (with Canada's Drag Race Winner Priyanka)
Winner of Season One of Canada's Drag Race Priyanka joins Pop Pantheon to chop it up about what makes the ideal pride anthem. First, Louie and Priyanka discuss Pri's n...
KIM PETRAS (with Vulture's Jason P. Frank)
In preparation for her major label debut, Feed The Beast, dropping later this month, Vulture’s Jason P. Frank joins Pop Pantheon to discuss a star who is perhaps the f...
New Music Speed Round: Janelle Monáe, Kylie Minogue, G-Flip & More (with Who? Weekly's Lindsey Weber) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access Episode, friend of the pod Lindsey Weber drops by to talk new songs from Janelle Monáe, Kylie Minogue, G-Flip & mo...
ARETHA FRANKLIN (with Mark Bego)
Aretha Franklin: The Queen of Soul author Mark Bego joins Pop Pantheon to unpack the life and career of the greatest singer in American history, Aretha Franklin. Louie...
The Best Pop Music of 2023 (So Far) (with The Wall Street Journal's Myles Tanzer)
Editor at The Wall Street Journal Myles Tanzer joins DJ Louie to break down 2023 in pop music so far. The two debate the broader state of pop this year, both aesthetic...
Jessie Ware's That! Feels Good! & the State of the Disco Revival (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's episode of Pop Pantheon: All Access, Louie and Russ gather to discuss British pop star Jessie Ware's fifth studio album, the disco-homaging...
(Almost) One Year Of Renaissance: Where Does It Rank In Beyoncé's Catalog? (with Hunter Harris, Ira Madison III & Puja Patel)
Beyoncé's massive Renaissance World Tour kicks off next week in Stockholm, Sweden so DJ Louie got a veritable Beyhive of all stars— writer of the substack Hung Up Hunt...
How Tik Tok Has Changed Pop Stardom (with The New Yorker's John Seabrook)
The New Yorker's John Seabrook joins Pop Pantheon to discuss his recent exhaustive piece, "So You Want To Be a Tik Tok Star". John and Louie discuss how the social med...
Ariana Grande's Positions (with Steven J. Horowitz) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Pop Pantheon's first guest ever (!!) Steven J. Horowitz is back to revisit the first artist ever featured...
FIFTH HARMONY (with Service 95's Brennan Carley)
In the third episode of our girl group trilogy, US Editor and Culture Director of Service 95 Brennan Carley joins the show to discuss the (very) brief rise and fall of...
What's Gone Wrong for Chlöe Bailey? (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of the latest episode of Pop Pantheon: All Access, Louie and Russ discuss the rollout for Chlöe Bailey's debut solo album, In Pieces, which debuted last w...
TLC (with The New Yorker's Doreen St. Félix)
The New Yorker’s Doreen St. Félix returns to Pop Pantheon for the second episode in our new girl group trilogy, digging into the crazy, sexy and cool career of one of ...
THE RONETTES, THE SHIRELLES, THE MARVELETTES & THE SHANGRI-LAS (with Dr. Jacqueline Warwick)
Author of the book Girl Groups, Girl Culture: Popular Music and Identity in the 1960s, Dr. Jacqueline Warwick, joins Pop Pantheon to kick off the first of a trilogy of...
Lana Del Rey's Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd (with Shaad D'Souza)
As a follow-up to last week's Lana Del Rey deep dive, music critic Shaad D'Souza returns to the show to break down her ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a ...
LANA DEL REY (with Kathy Iandoli)
In preparation for her ninth studio album, Did You Know That There's a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, dropping tonight, Kathy Iandoli joins Pop Pantheon to explore the enigm...
KACEY MUSGRAVES (with Who? Weekly's Bobby Finger)
Author and Who? Weekly co-host Bobby Finger joins Pop Pantheon to unpack the career of sly country agitator turned alt pop girlie Kacey Musgraves. Bobby and DJ Louie d...
Miley Cyrus' Endless Summer Vacation (with Shaad D'Souza) (Patreon Preview)
Miley Cyrus just dropped her 8th studio album, Endless Summer Vacation, last Friday, so critic Shaad D'Souza- our guest for our Miley episode and who reviewed the new ...