The Pop Pod

The JADE Interview: JADE Reacts to Angel Of My Dreams Going Viral Again, Her Next Album & Solo Career

JADE’s year took an unexpected turn. She was working on the follow-up to her debut album 'That’s Showbiz Baby!' when her debut single, 'Angel Of My Dreams', soundtracked

2027 Grammy Nomination Predictions

Voting has officially closed for the 2027 Grammy Awards, and now we await the nominations. Olivia Rodrigo and Olivia Dean are shaping up to be two of the biggest contende

The Rebecca Black Interview: Freedom, Unserious Pop and The Legends Of The Genre

Rebecca Black knows the Pop industry in and out. She’s not only been an active participant in it for well over a decade, she’s also a fan. It feels like, she’s always lea

The Rachel Chinouriri Interview: Breaking Moulds, Studying Pop Girlies & Pop Bangers

Rachel Chinouriri joins the podcast off the back of the release of her second album 'I Think I Spoke Too Soon...' The album comes off the back of a huge period of change

The MNEK Interview: Working With Zara Larsson, Flo & Dua Lipa + Crafting His Own Sound

MNEK has helped shape the sound of modern pop, writing and producing hits for Dua Lipa, Beyoncé, Little Mix, FLO and Zara Larsson. Now, he's stepping back into the spotli

The Tinashe Interview: Challenging Pop Stardom, Embracing Multitudes, Janet Jackson & More

We’re uplifting Tinashe today and always. Over the past near 15 years, I’ve watched Tinashe shape pop stardom in her own vision from huge chart hits to cult favourites. I

The Lizzy McAlpine Interview: Joni Mitchell, Broadway, Ariana Grande & Freedom

Lizzy McAlpine is on The Pop Pod! A huge period of change informed Lizzie’s fourth album ‘Angel’. The adventurous, warm and experimental folk-pop record doesn’t come long

The Lizzie McAlpine Interview: Joni Mitchell, Broadway, Ariana Grande & Freedom

Lizzie McAlpine is on The Pop Pod! A huge period of change informed Lizzie’s fourth album ‘Angel’. The adventurous, warm and experimental folk-pop record doesn’t come lon

The Tove Lo Interview: Rejecting Popstar Tropes, Embracing The Darkness On 'Estrus' & Perfect Swedish Pop

Tove Lo has had a very interesting career. Her first album 'Queen Of The Clouds' landed her in the mainstream quickly but ever since then she's taken left turns. Rather t

The Carly Rae Jepsen Interview: How She Shaped Pop Music In Her Own Way, Her Most Ambitious Album Yet & Pop Classics

Carly Rae Jepsen loves pop music but on her own terms. She burst into the spotlight with one of the very early viral moment 'Call Me Maybe' but since then has operated in

The Asha Banks Interview: Sad Music, 'Your Fault' Music and Perfect Pop Songs

Asha Banks is the latest guest on The Pop Pod. Banks is one of the most talented slashies around. She's known for her roles on the screen like 'My Fault' and 'Your Fault'

Responding To Your Controversial Pop Opinions: Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande and More

I asked for controversial pop opinions and you really did deliver. On this episode, we go through some of the best (and worst) ones that we received touching on everythin

The Shygirl Interview: Radical Positivity, Madonna and A New Album ‘Swallow!’

Shygirl has announced her second album, 'Swallow!'. It's a positive, uplifting and sometimes menacing record that balances desire and contentment. She's dug into UK dance

Ranking The 10 Best Dua Lipa Songs + Discussing What's Next For Her

Dua Lipa is back on the charts with ‘Training Season’ getting an unexpected second life which has us thinking about all things Dua. Jono & I decided it was the perfect ti

The Hemlocke Springs Interview: Her Boundary-Breaking Debut Album, Prince & 'Gnarly' Pop

Hemlocke Springs is the latest guest on The Pop Pod. When I put together a list of artists that I wanted to speak to this week, Hemlocke was top of my mind. Her debut alb

Bop Or Flop: The #1 Singles Of 2010 (Kesha, Rihanna, Katy Perry & More)

A bonus throwback episode for you today. Jono and I went through all the US number one singles of 2010 and bop'd or flop'd them. As it turns out, 2010 was a pretty groun

The Natasha Bedingfield Interview: Writing Pop Classics, The Song That Was Banned By Radio & 'Dot Dot Dot'

A maker of several pop classics joins The Pop Pod. Natasha Bedingfield is behind some of the biggest pop songs of this millennium including 'These Words' and 'Unwritten'.

The Ravyn Lenae Interview: Following Up 'Love Me Not', Nelly Furtado & Her Most Out Of The Box Album Yet

At the top of last year, I interviewed Ravyn Lenae briefly right as 'Love Me Not' was beginning to bubble. 1.3 billion streams later, it's a rare ubiquitous hit. Now, she

The Flo Interview: Girl Groups, Hangovers, Music Videos & Perfect Pop Songs

Flo are, in my opinion, the best girl group on the planet right now. I got to sit down with them in London ahead of the release of their second album 'Therapy At The Club

Reviewing Ariana Grande 'Petal' Track-By-Track

Ariana Grande's new album 'Petal' is good because Ariana is too good to make a bad album. There are, however, some frustrations about how polite it is at times. Jono and