Nora talks about her experience at the Eras Tour in Edinburgh, Scotland (1:00). Then, Nora and Nathan talk about the meteoric rise of Chappell Roan and her 2023 album 'The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess.' They discuss how her career took off this summer after opening for Olivia Rodrigo and performing on NPR's 'Tiny Desk Concert' (16:05), what happens wh ... Show More
Yesterday
Building Our Perfect Justin Bieber Album
Ahead of the Grammys and Justin Bieber's nomination for Album of the Year, Nora and Nathan take a journey through his discography by building their perfect Bieber album. They each select three lead singles, an underrated deep cut, a collab or guest feature, a cover song, a title ... Show More
1h 34m
Jan 8
New Music Rumblings from Olivia Rodrigo, Bruno Mars, and Robyn. Plus, Our Vacation Playlists
Nora and Nathan talk about Olivia Rodrigo seemingly teasing a new album (1:00) and a few other artists that also may be teasing new music coming in 2026 (25:42). Then, they each build a 10-song playlist of stuff they were listening to during their time off, including "reincarnate ... Show More
1h 7m
Jun 2022
BONUS: BobbyCast #332 - Morgan Wade on Writing Songs In Secret Her Entire Life and Never Writing Down Her Lyrics + The Success of “Wilder Days” and Her Debut Album + Working as A Tax Examiner and Finding Her First Band On Craigslist
In this episode of The BobbyCast: Bobby sits down with one of his favorite new artists, Morgan Wade. She made waves with her debut album “Reckless” and had a huge year in 2021. Morgan talks about how she didn’t start performing in front of people until she was 19, finding her fir ... Show More
1h 2m
Feb 2021
The Best Music Of January: NPR Staff Picks
In January, we saw ourselves in FKA twigs and Jazmine Sullivan, drank from Ian Sweet's astral pop, shuffled Cassandra Jenkins' Tarot deck and got lost in William Parker's tone worlds. Songs featured on this episode: • FKA twigs (feat. Headie One, Fred again..), "Don't Judge Me"
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37m 28s
Apr 2017
What's to Love About Ed Sheeran? (guest Ross Golan)
Songwriter Ross Golan comes over to start up a conversation, encouraging us to follow his lead and give Ed Sheeran's chart-annihilating record "Shape of You" a chance. Ross, a studio vet with multiple #1 hits (including numbers discussed on this very podcast, such as Ariana Grand ... Show More
41m 32s
Apr 2015
Pop Shop Podcast 4/2/15: Rihanna, Natalie La Rose Interview, TIDAL, Zayn Malik
Natalie La Rose stops by to discuss her debut single “Somebody” featuring Jeremih, and before that, Jason and Keith discuss “Uptown Funk!” scoring its 13th week atop the Hot 100; Rihanna’s new single, “Bitch Better Have My Money”; the launch of TIDAL and how it will impact the Bi ... Show More
51m 4s