{"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":"Introducing History Daily: \"The Launch of MTV\"","slug":"introducing-history-daily-the-launch-of-mtv","published_at":"2026-04-24T07:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900/introducing-history-daily-the-launch-of-mtv","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia-59900","url":"https://shows.acast.com/hit-parade/episodes/69ea5b1e1e5fb1ae46b18a05","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/695d4ed8d1ba84fb8f043f94/e/69ea5b1e1e5fb1ae46b18a05/media.mp3","summary":"Hit Parade is on a brief break, but if you need a daily dose of fascinating stories, check out History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham (the history guy! not the senator!) explores what happened \"on this day in history,\" with a broad mix of politics, sports, technology, medicine, and much more. Chris recommends this episode about the genesis of MTV—including the forgotten role played by a former member of the Monkees. Find History Daily's huge archive of quick-hit history at: https://www.historydaily.com/   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":"Hit Parade is on a brief break, but if you need a daily dose of fascinating stories, check out History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham (the history guy! not th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1029,"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/introducing-history-daily-the-launch-of-mtv/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/introducing-history-daily-the-launch-of-mtv.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}