{"podcast":{"title":"Popcast","slug":"popcast-55192","podcast_index_feed_id":55192,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/W1rB_kgL","website_url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/popcast-pop-music-podcast","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/9257fd86-22fe-4866-89a9-12c73a57a552/7d8f085e-cd8b-44c3-ada7-3da4f2256f9e/3000x3000/caeea2148c5651638ebd01c5abd91b0bca8aa3e21c6d30a32130e1fabc9aae8a4d706cc68dac63427b2af8090e5ea15cef4d57467c6bac60dc9e7870ffeeea5a.jpeg?aid=rss_feed","author":"The New York Times","episode_count":562,"summary":"Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times, and Joe Coscarelli, a culture reporter for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news. Subscribe today at nytimes.com/podcasts or on Apple Podcasts and Spotify. You can also subscribe via your favorite podcast app here https://www.nytimes.com/activate-access/audio?source=podcatcher. For more podcasts and narrated articles, download The New York Times app at nytimes.com/app.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-24T16:21:55.531985+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192"},"episode":{"title":"How Slayyyter Became 2026’s Breakout Pop Star","slug":"how-slayyyter-became-2026-s-breakout-pop-star","published_at":"2026-06-12T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192/how-slayyyter-became-2026-s-breakout-pop-star","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192","url":"https://www.nytimes.com/column/popcast-pop-music-podcast","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pfx.vpixl.com/6qj4J/pscrb.fm/rss/p/nyt.simplecastaudio.com/9257fd86-22fe-4866-89a9-12c73a57a552/episodes/9c2b801b-5925-4c72-ac12-57db03c0fbe7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=9257fd86-22fe-4866-89a9-12c73a57a552&awEpisodeId=9c2b801b-5925-4c72-ac12-57db03c0fbe7&feed=W1rB_kgL","summary":"Slayyyter, who became one of the year's breakout stars with the release of her third studio album “Worst Girl in America” and a viral Coachella set, sat down with Joe and Jon to discuss her slow-simmer career arc, why preexisting pop-star formats didn’t hang well on her shoulders, and how mainstream pop classics and forgotten pop detritus can be equally influential.","meta_description":"Slayyyter, who became one of the year's breakout stars with the release of her third studio album “Worst Girl in America” and a viral Coachella set, sat d…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3650,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/popcast-55192/episodes/how-slayyyter-became-2026-s-breakout-pop-star/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192/how-slayyyter-became-2026-s-breakout-pop-star.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}