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About Switched On Pop

Switched On Pop is a talk TV series that premiered on Netflix on July 14, 2026. It has 1 season and 2 episodes so far and is still airing new episodes. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 8, aired on September 1, 2026.

Songwriter Charlie Harding and musicologist Nate Sloan, a professor at USC’s Thornton School of Music, break down musical ideas and production choices behind today’s biggest hits, pulling songs apart to understand how they work and why they matter.

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2 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2026 · 8 episodes · Last episode: 2 months ago

Switched On Pop Season 1 release dates →
  1. E8

    8. Episode 8

  2. E7

    7. Episode 7

  3. E6

    6. Episode 6

  4. E5

    5. A piano lesson that will change how you listen (ft. Lang Lang)

    For many people – including Charlie and Nate – studying classical piano as a child always felt like a chore. Now, as adults, there’s a newfound appreciation for classical music, but the art form isn’t always accessible. One of the people trying to change that is the world-renowned pianist Lang Lang, classical piano’s greatest interpreter. On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie sits down with Lang Lang at the Steinway showroom in New York City to see how taste changes over time, the different ways a master pianist can interpret a work, and ultimately, why classical music is still important.

  5. E4

    4. Take It to the Bridge (ft. Tayla Parx)

    Bridges open up the world of a song: they're a breath of fresh air and a point of contrast, typically delivered right before the final chorus. But sometimes they accomplish even more, changing the whole meaning of a song by introducing a note of doubt, or even defiance. This is what the best artists do, from Beyoncé to the Beatles to Taylor Swift, but some critics are concerned that the bridge is in danger of being demolished. On this episode, Charlie and Nate speak to songwriter and artist Tayla Parx, who's worked with everyone from Ariana Grande to Panic! At the Disco, to learn why the bridge matters more than ever — and why an artist might still want to skip it altogether.

  6. E3

    3. Preaching to the Chorus (ft. B-Real & Trevor Horn)

    The chorus was once the part of the song that brought us together, the place we gathered to sing. Now it's the most engineered thirty seconds in music. Legendary producer Trevor Horn and hip-hop icon B-Real of Cypress Hill help Charlie and Nate answer the question on their minds: when everything's a hook, is anything a chorus?

  7. E2

    2. Justice for the Verse (ft. Audrey Hobert)

    Everybody sings the chorus, but superfans quote the verse. On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate trace the verse from Shakespeare through opera to TikTok, and songwriter Audrey Hobert shares her philosophy of specific verses and anthemic choruses: you can't have the payoff without the setup.

  8. E1

    1. Let's Get It Started (ft. Aaron Dessner)

    Research says you judge a song in under half a second. So why write an intro at all? On this episode of Switched on Pop, Charlie and Nate kick off their Netflix launch and probe what an intro means in today's musical landscape, alongside special guests like Aaron Dessner (Taylor Swift, The National, Gracie Adams), who helps build the case for intros and reveals the surprising sources that form the opening sounds of Taylor Swift's “cardigan.”

Cast & crew

  • Aaron Dessner

    Aaron Dessner

    Self - Guest

  • Audrey Hobert

    Audrey Hobert

    Self - Guest

  • B-Real

    B-Real

    Self - Guest

  • Trevor Horn

    Trevor Horn

    Self - Guest

  • Tayla Parx

    Tayla Parx

    Self - Guest

  • Lang Lang

    Lang Lang

    Self - Guest

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The most recent episode of Switched On Pop, Season 1 Episode 8, aired on September 1, 2026.

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Switched On Pop has 1 season with 2 episodes in total.

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Switched On Pop first aired on Netflix on July 14, 2026.

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