{"podcast":{"title":"Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia","slug":"hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900","podcast_index_feed_id":59900,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/695d4ed8d1ba84fb8f043f94","website_url":"https://slate.com/podcasts/hit-parade","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/695d4ed8d1ba84fb8f043f94/show-cover.jpg","author":"Slate Podcasts","episode_count":215,"summary":"What makes a song a smash? Talent? Luck? Timing? All that—and more. Chris Molanphy, pop-chart analyst and author of Slate’s “Why Is This Song No. 1?” series, tells tales from a half-century of chart history. Through storytelling, trivia and song snippets, Chris dissects how that song you love—or hate—dominated the airwaves, made its way to the top of the charts and shaped your memories forever. Get more of Hit Parade with Slate Plus! Join for monthly early-access episodes, bonus episodes of \"The Bridge,\" and ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe directly from the our show page on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Or visit slate.com/hitparadeplus to get access wherever you listen. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900"},"episode":{"title":"Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 2","slug":"hooked-to-the-silver-screen-edition-part-2","published_at":"2025-12-26T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900/hooked-to-the-silver-screen-edition-part-2","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hit-parade/episodes/695d4ef20c30a1408dc29206","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695d4ed8d1ba84fb8f043f94/e/1000741062430/media.mp3","summary":"If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through this year’s KPop Demon Hunters , soundtracks have launched hits, defined genres—and sometimes even eclipsed the films that inspired them in the first place. Rock classics, funk jams, rap bangers, even Christmas standards: all became hits because we heard them first at the cinema. Join Chris Molanphy as he unspools nearly a century of hit movie music, from Simon & Garfunkel’s groundbreaking ode to “Mrs. Robinson,” to the, ahem, titanic tin whistle of “My Heart Will Go On.” Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our FAQ at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3165,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900/episodes/hooked-to-the-silver-screen-edition-part-2/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900/hooked-to-the-silver-screen-edition-part-2.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}