{"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":"RIP ‘Euphoria’: Creator Sam Levinson Explains Why This Is The End","slug":"rip-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-explains-why-this-is-the-end","published_at":"2026-06-01T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192/rip-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-explains-why-this-is-the-end","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/a32c0b3a-80d8-4935-baef-c0190a9cedc7/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=9257fd86-22fe-4866-89a9-12c73a57a552&awEpisodeId=a32c0b3a-80d8-4935-baef-c0190a9cedc7&feed=W1rB_kgL","summary":"Sam Levinson, the writer, director and creator of “Euphoria,” sat down with Joe and Jon to explain why he felt it was time to end HBO’s juggernaut series. With its third season in seven years, “Euphoria” concluded a thrilling, provocative and tumultuous run with a cast of the defining young actors of the 2020s: Zendaya, who won two Emmys for her portrayal of Rue, Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, Hunter Schafer and more. In this wide-ranging conversation, Levinson, himself a former addict, described staying true to his vision, his approach to shooting sensitive subject matter and the limits of empathy.","meta_description":"Sam Levinson, the writer, director and creator of “Euphoria,” sat down with Joe and Jon to explain why he felt it was time to end HBO’s juggernaut series.…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":4616,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/popcast-55192/episodes/rip-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-explains-why-this-is-the-end/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/popcast-55192/rip-euphoria-creator-sam-levinson-explains-why-this-is-the-end.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}