- 12 minutes 1 secondMiley Cyrus' Bass Persuades + Troye Sivan's "Party," Robyn Live, & More! (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ discuss live shows from Eli and Robyn, Troye Sivan's newest single, "Party," Miley Cryus' latest solo album, Bass Persuades, and who they think will headline the upcoming Super Bowl Halftime Show.
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21 September 2026, 6:49 pm - 55 minutes 9 secondsAre Taylor Swift, Drake, and Ariana Grande Moving Up or Down in the Pop Pantheon?
In a game of "Step Up, Step Down," Louie and Russ discuss recent career developments from Taylor Swift, Drake, Ariana Grande, Charli XCX, Gracie Abrams, and Audrey Hobert to determine whether they're currently trending up or down in the official Pop Pantheon.
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17 September 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 25 secondsMiley Cyrus' "Bass Persuades" + Ranking All Miley Lead Singles (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie shares his experience seeing Backstreet Boys live at The Sphere in Vegas. Then, Louie and Russ get into about Miley Cyrus' new single, "Bass Persuades," the lead single from her forthcoming album of the same name, before ranking it amongst all of Miley's lead singles.
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14 September 2026, 5:57 pm - 44 minutes 37 secondsWhat Was The Song of the Summer?
Louie and Russ come together to debate what this year's song of the summer was. Was it Ella Langley's chart topper "Choosin' Texas"? What about Taylor Swift's latest mega-single, "I Knew It, I Knew You" or Ariana Grande's "Hate That I Made You Love Me"? Maybe Olivia Rodrigo? Drake?! Or something not even on the top of the charts, like Slayyyter or Madonna. They discuss the summer in pop and then reveal the winners of the 2026 Pop Pantheon Song of the Summer Draft.
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10 September 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 44 secondsBritney Spears' Glory - Track-by-Track (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ go track-by-track on the final studio album from Britney Spears, Glory, in honor of its 10th anniversary.
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7 September 2026, 12:00 pm - 2 hours 23 minutesM.I.A. (with Julianne Escobedo Shepherd)
Julianne Escobedo Shepherd returns to Pop Pantheon to unpack the career of a pop star who changed the very notion of what a “pop star” could be: M.I.A. Louis and Julianne dig into M.I.A.’s origins, from England to Sri Lanka, India and back, her first mixtape and breakthrough with 2005’s Arular. Next they discuss 2007’s Kala and “Paper Planes,” the 2010’s Maya, the mess that followed the 2012 and her commercial decline. Finally, they discuss her later era music, recent string of controversies and rank M.I.A. in The Official Pop Pantheon.
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3 September 2026, 4:00 am - 11 minutes 46 secondsCharli XCX's Vroom Vroom at 10: Track-by-Track (+ Russ on Music Fashion Film) (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Russ shares his belated thoughts on Charli XCX's latest, Music Fashion Film, before he and Louie go track-by-track on 2016's Vroom Vroom, the pivotal Sophie-produced EP that forever changed Charli's sound and career.
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31 August 2026, 4:00 am - 1 hour 33 minutesBeyoncé's B'Day at 20: Track-by-Track (Originally Published on Patreon on May 11, 2026)
Pop Pantheon is off until September. In the meantime, we're dropping some gems from our Patreon for free! This week, we're sharing our episode from May of this year where Russ and Louie went track-by-track on Beyoncé's second album, B'Day, to commemorate it's upcoming 20th anniversary.
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27 August 2026, 4:00 am - 11 minutes 23 secondsKarol G’s No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto + Becky G's Baraja Bendita (with Isabella Gomez Sarmiento) (Patreon preview)
NPR Music reporter Isabella Gomez Sarmiento returns to Pop Pantheon All Access to join Russ for a discussion about two albums from Latin pop stars released this month. First they tackle Karol G's sonic pivot on her recent breakup album No Me Arrepiento de Sentir Tanto, then they unpack the many diverging paths that led to Becky G's new record Baraja Bendita.
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24 August 2026, 4:00 am - 59 minutes 6 secondsThe Chaos and Calculations of Camila Cabello's C,XOXO (with Omri Rolan) (Originally Published on Patreon on 7/1/24)
Pop Pantheon is off until September. In the meantime, we're dropping some gems from our Patreon for free! This week, we're sharing our episode from July 2024 reviewing Camila Cabello's C,XOXO.
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20 August 2026, 4:00 am - 10 minutes 37 secondsNew Music from Troye Sivan, Phoebe Bridgers, Ravyn Lanae & More (Patreon Preview)
In a preview of this week's Pop Pantheon: All Access episode, Louie and Russ go deep on new songs from Troye Sivan, Flo, Ravyn Lanae, Phoebe Bridgers, Tyla, and Adela.
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