{"podcast":{"title":"Switched on Pop","slug":"switched-on-pop-201364","podcast_index_feed_id":201364,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/switchedonpop","website_url":"http://www.switchedonpop.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/346a34ce-22b8-11e6-abd8-d3ed82576c92/image/ebf9ab0e511da49509fdfa2af73c8a35.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Vox Media Podcast Network","episode_count":535,"summary":"Listen closer to pop music — hear how it moves us. Hosted by musicologist Nate Sloan & songwriter Charlie Harding. From Vulture and the Vox Media Podcast Network.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-06T10:17:03.473852+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/switched-on-pop-201364"},"episode":{"title":"Samara Cyn is rap's best new writer","slug":"samara-cyn-is-rap-s-best-new-writer","published_at":"2026-05-08T15:32:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/switched-on-pop-201364/samara-cyn-is-rap-s-best-new-writer","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/switched-on-pop-201364","url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5676168730.mp3?updated=1778258342","audio_url":"https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/257/traffic.megaphone.fm/VMP5676168730.mp3?updated=1778258342","summary":"How do you write a rap verse that's clever without saying so? Samara Cyn, one of the sharpest young writers in hip-hop, joins us to talk about Detour, her new EP about going analog. We get into wordplay versus narrative, the Missy Elliott blueprint behind \"oooshxt!\", and why she takes a knee in the vocal booth when a line won't come out. Songs Discussed Samara Cyn — \"Sinner\" Samara Cyn \"BUSHWICK\" Samara Cyn — \"FREE\" Samara Cyn — \"Highest\" Samara Cyn — \"oooshxt!\" Samara Cyn — \"summer's turning\" Samara Cyn — \"over influence\" Samara Cyn — \"Nomad\" Samara Cyn — \"Bad Brain\" Newsletter: https://switchedonpop.substack.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices","meta_description":"How do you write a rap verse that's clever without saying so? Samara Cyn, one of the sharpest young writers in hip-hop, joins us to talk about Detour, her…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2254,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/switched-on-pop-201364/episodes/samara-cyn-is-rap-s-best-new-writer/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/switched-on-pop-201364/samara-cyn-is-rap-s-best-new-writer.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}