- 10 minutes 31 secondsMadonna's Confessions on a Dance Floor: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, in anticipation of Madonna's 15th studio album, Confessions II, due out in July, Louie and Russ revisit the 2005's original Confessions on a Dance Floor, the Queen of Pop's last universally-adored effort.
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25 May 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 1 minuteThe Best Pop Songs of 2026 So Far (with NPR's Hazel Cills)
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From Robyn to Charlie Puth, Olivia Rodrigo, Haute & Freddy, Underscores, and more, Louie is joined by NPR's Hazel Cills to countdown their favorite Pop Songs of 2026 so far.
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21 May 2026, 4:00 am - 11 minutes 39 secondsNew Music From Charli XCX & Gracie Abrams, + Lady Gaga’s Mayhem Requiem and Blue Dot Fever (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ talk about Charli XCX's incoming rock era, Gracie Abram's new single, Lady Gaga's latest concert special, the why so many artists are cancelling their tours at the last minute.
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18 May 2026, 5:59 pm - 1 hour 59 minutesLILY ALLEN (with The Guardian's Laura Snapes)
The Guardian's deputy music editor Laura Snapes returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the work and career of one of pop’s most trenchant storytellers, Lily Allen. Louie and Laura dig into Lily's MySpace origins and scrappy 2006 debut, Alright, Still, her status as a British tabloid fixture, and her 2009 electro pop record It's Not Me, It's You. From there, they track her decline in acclaim and on the charts with 2014’s Sheezus and 2018’s No Shame, before discussing her surprise comeback with 2025’s West End Girl. Finally, they rank Lily Allen in The Official Pop Pantheon.
Lily Allen Essentials Playlist
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14 May 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 43 secondsBeyoncé's B'Day at 20: Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, to commemorate the twenty year anniversary of Beyoncé's beloved second solo album, 2006's B'Day, Louie and Russ go track-by-track on one of Queen B's most explosive, concise, and complicated works.
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11 May 2026, 4:00 am - 53 minutes 19 secondsWhat Will Be The Song of Summer 2026?
"Drop Dead?" "Dracula?" Drake? Louie and Russ make bets on what they think will be The Song of Summer for 2026.
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7 May 2026, 4:00 am - 12 minutes 22 secondsKacey Musgraves Goes Back to Basics + Madonna & Sabrina Carpenter & Zara Larsson (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ ponder the latest Madonna single, "Bring Your Love" featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Zara Larsson's remix album Midnight Sun: Girls Trip, and Kacey Musgraves' latest, Middle of Nowhere.
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4 May 2026, 7:11 pm - 1 hour 17 minutesHot 100 Dumpster Dive 2026
Louie and Russ explore the mysterious Billboard Hot 100 and unpack a sample of songs they know nothing about,
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30 April 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 58 secondsAn Empty Michael Jackson Biopic and a Lush Kehlani Album (with Mya Abraham) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ are joined by journalist Mya Abraham to talk about the blockbuster new Michael Jackson biopic, Michael, as well as to deep-dive on R&B diva Kehlani's self titled studio album.
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27 April 2026, 8:47 pm - 2 hours 1 minuteEN VOGUE (with NPR's Brittany Luse)
Journalist, critic and host of NPR's It's Been a Minute, Brittany Luse, makes her Pop Pantheon debut as we dive into the sassy, brassy ‘90s phenom En Vogue. Brittany and Louie explore the girl group’s prefab origins and their storm onto the Billboard charts with 1990’s Born To Sing. Next they dive into their classic sophomore album, 1992’s Funky Divas, their first member shake-up, and 1997’s EV3. Then they explore the group’s post-peak work, their impact on future girl groups, and rank En Vogue in The Official Pop Pantheon.
Pop Pantheon's En Vogue Essentials Playlist
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23 April 2026, 4:00 am - 12 minutes 41 secondsMadonna and Olivia Rodrigo End the Main Pop Girl Drought (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ discuss new music from Madonna and Olivia Rodrigo, and play a game where they predict the commercial and critical reception to a panoply of forthcoming pop girl albums.
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