Jul 10

Does Lorde Still Want to Be a Star? Our ‘Virgin’ Feelings

The beloved pop singer’s new album once again ponders whether being famous and obsessed over is all it’s cracked up to be.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcast ... Show More

59m 11s

Jul 3

Reacting to the Diddy Verdict

A conversation, immediately following the jury's decision on Wednesday, about how and why the music mogul was acquitted of the most serious charges at his sex trafficking trial.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subs ... Show More

32m 26s

Jun 24

Clipse Interview! Pusha T & Malice Speak on Kanye, Kendrick, Travis + Music Industry Mess

The duo of brothers discuss “Let God Sort Em Out,” its first album since 2009, and all the drama along the way.Unlock full access to New York Times podcasts and explore everything from politics to pop culture. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spoti ... Show More

1h 12m

Jan 2017

Episode 24: Damien Chazelle On The Music Of La La Land And Whiplash

If you've had the pleasure of watching Damien Chazelle's breakthrough feature Whiplash, you'll know it's a hard act it is to follow. But follow it he has with La La Land, an utterly beguiling 21st century musical set in the city of angels. Having just landed 7 Golden Globes - inc ... Show More

31m 36s

Nov 2021

Episode 277: Lin-Manuel Miranda On The Music Of Encanto, Tick Tick Boom & Hamilton

Our latest guest on soundtracking is the actor, songwriter, playwright, producer, rapper and now feature film director, Lin-Manuel Miranda. Not fair, really, is it?! Lin-Manuel is perhaps most well known for writing the script, music and lyrics for Hamilton, which has been a glob ... Show More

43m 43s

Dec 2019

Episode 174: Greta Gerwig On The Music Of Little Women

Our guest on the very last episode of Soundtracking of the decade is Greta Gerwig, returning to the show to discuss her second outing as a writer/director, Little Women. It's the eighth film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's classic 1868 novel and boasts a staggering cast - inclu ... Show More

33m 19s

Jan 2022

Lin-Manuel Miranda Talks About 'Bruno' & Says His Job on 'Encanto' Was to Prove 'What Music Can Do'

Lin-Manuel Miranda joins the Billboard Pop Shop Podcast to talk all things “Encanto.” Miranda wrote eight songs for the hit Disney animated film and No. 1 soundtrack, including the top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” and “Surface Pressure.” Miranda chats abo ... Show More

32m 22s

Dec 2018

The Reel: Music in Film

This week LA Times music reporters Gerrick Kennedy (@GerrickKennedy), Mikael Wood (@mikaelwood), and Randy Lewis (@RandyLewis2) join Mark Olsen (@IndieFocus) to discuss the intermingling of music and film. First, the group focuses on capturing live performance on film, as seen in ... Show More

22m 10s

Sep 2019

Footnotes: Lin-Manuel Miranda

The Grammy, Tony and Emmy-award winner and creator of smash-hit musical 'Hamilton' Lin-Manuel Miranda joins the gang to talk about the potential Porno musical, his relationship with his own father and the great (but very much not late) Dick Van Dyke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.co ... Show More

28m 32s

In the Weeds of ‘In the Heights’