Pop Music For Smart People
88 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsEver wondered what's down the rabbit hole when you get to the end of pop music today?? ... WELL FOLLOW ME your host Ryan Courtney every week as I guide you through the musical wonderland me and my magical friends have created. Each week I feature different artists based on a central theme from my life and musical influences. I also have the pleasure of interviewing some of these artists for the show. Come listen for new music.
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Who Runs The World: Time To Listen To BIPOC Artists!
August 25, 2022 06:27 - 26 minutes - 61.1 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People it's time to listen to and learn some lessons from BIPOC shes/hers/thems/theys music artists. These artists are using their voices to empower, advocate and propel BIPOC voices! Some of the artists on this episodeare no stranger to the show such as Mysie, but many of the artists are newcomers to the show including Maliibu Miitch, The Linda Lindas, Naika, India de Beaufort, YENDRY, Priya Ragu, Hana Vu, Esty and Amanda Reifer. All these amazing arti...
A Chat With .satya.
August 08, 2022 03:38 - 1 hour - 56.3 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the pleasure of chatting with Satya Chavez who goes by the artist name .satya. We got to chat about her life and beginnings in music including her background and career in musical theater. We also discussed her single "Burn" which I featured on my Countdown Of Queer Bops episode because it is an absolute banger!! We also got to chat about Encanto first of all because we both love that movie and seondly because Satya did a live loope...
The Three Pop Kweens Of India!
July 27, 2022 17:10 - 15 minutes - 34.6 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour in which we feature amazing music artists from every country in the world. This week we are in the second most populated country in the world India. I am featuring three amazing female music artists that are all making such smart and unique music. They are RANJ, Kayan and Tribemama Marykali and all three of these amazing women are creating certified bops y'all. There were so many amazing artists to choose from but these...
Category Is... Queer Edition!
July 13, 2022 04:13 - 1 hour - 59.6 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we finish out our 2022 Pride series with a little game of Category Is... Queer Edition! I am joined by my husband Nicholas Opp as we both offer up our song selections for 5 different categories including Sad Gay Boy Summer, She Done Already Done Had Verses, These Boots Were Made For Twerkin, Bal READ FOR FILTH! and The Rational Anthem Of The United States Of Queer. We each feature so many amazing queer artists including MUNA, alexmaax, Randa, Tom...
PMFSP 81.2 The Home Of Queer Bops!
June 29, 2022 19:13 - 27 minutes - 25.8 MBThis week Pop Music For Smart People was taken over by the radio station PMFSP 81.2 to do a countdown of 10of the best bops by queer artists that have come out recently. The artists featured on the countdown are .satya., Miss Benny, Bergo Husky, July Jones, NIMMO, Chubby Cat, Kiddy Smile, Catz 'n Dogz, Mette, Michael Medrano, RITTYBO and Jammy. All of these artists are creating amazing tracks that definitelyhad to be featured during our Pride series for 2022. So come on in and listen to the ...
Songs To Soothe My Gay Soul!
June 15, 2022 00:57 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we kick off our 2022 Pride Series!! All the artists featured from now until the end of June will be queer artists who are all making incredible music. The artists I am featuring today all have the ability to soothe my soul with their music. The three artists are Jake Wesley Rogers, CLAY and flowerkid. All three of these artists are creating music that really highlights the queer experience in a very honest and vulnerable way. Through their tracks...
Indigenous Bops Just Hit Different!
June 06, 2022 10:21 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring Indigenous music artists from across the globe. The artists being featured today are Otyken, The Halluci Nation, UUTAi, Olox, Snotty Nose Rez Kids and Electric Fields. All of these Indigenous artists are creating music that infuses the traditional sounds of their tribes and communities with current music sounds and genres such as edm, pop music and house music. These artists are implementing cultural vocal techniques such as throat...
A Chat With Dope Saint Jude
June 02, 2022 05:35 - 54 minutes - 124 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the opportunity to chat with the immensely talented Dope Saint Jude. I featured her on Episode 58 Who Runs The World: Outliers which is a series I am doing highlighting badass women in music from all walks of life and across the globe. This amazing artist is creating powerful, fun music that makes you want to move ya body! During the episode we chat about her evolution as an artist, the role activism plays when it comes to being an ...
A Chat With Gess
May 26, 2022 12:38 - 34 minutes - 78.9 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chatted with the immensely talented music artist Gess! I featured his song Clouds on Episode 74: Sensual, Sexual, Sexy, Sex, Sex, Sex! which featured ten bops that all revolved around sex. Not only does this song embody the essence of sexual energy but Gess's aesthetic and brooding musical vibes play right into this theme. Gess and I discuss the influences that molded his signature sound, some of his singles such as Darkside, Plastic an...
The Schmoopy Poopy Booby Dooby Love Song Episode!
May 20, 2022 14:50 - 30 minutes - 28 MBLove is in the air this week at Pop Music For Smart People!. This week I am featuring 12 love songs! Last week we covered sex and now it is on to love songs. I also ordered the tracks to show the different stages of love. We start off with sweet and cuddly phase when you are falling for someone and the artists with songs in this area are HEIGHTS, Thilo, Liv Lovelle, Ash Leone and OddKidOut. Next we move into the have fallen in love and are getting to really know each other phase and the arti...
A Chat With Glume
May 12, 2022 03:50 - 59 minutes - 136 MBOn this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with the immensely talented Glume. We chat about how she got into music, some of her musical influences and some of her amazing bops including "Get Low" and "Body". We also discuss her kismet connection to the one and only Marilyn Monroe. So come give the episode a listen and learn about this incredible artist who is pumping out certified bangers. If you would like to support an indie podcaster...
Sensual, Sexual, Sexy, Sex, Sex, Sex!
May 10, 2022 03:47 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBOn this frisky episode of Pop Music For Smart People we dive into the world of sex! I am featuring ten bops that are all about doing the deed, getting it on, going to pound town and slappin da bass man!! the Featured artists this week are Alex Mali, Gold Fir, Gudfella and Levity, Gess, Roisin Murphy, 1st Vows, Madison Olds, Havelock, James Indigo and Dounia. All these artists have created a banger that revolves around well... BANGING lol. So come join me and listen to this list of sexy songs...
Who Runs The World: Retro Vibes
May 02, 2022 11:20 - 16 minutes - 37.6 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our series Who Runs The World featuring amazing female music artists from across the globe and from all walks of life. This week I am featuring three badass women who are making music that has some retro vibes. The artists are Glume, The Last Artful, Dodgr and Uffie. All three of these incredible artists are making bops that have a retro feel to them. I feature some of their best bangers including "Mine", "Lightwork" and "Get Low". So...
Don't Worry! I Got It Covered!
April 26, 2022 02:38 - 26 minutes - 24.2 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring 10 of some of my favorite covers that have come out in the last 5 years. The list is all over the place and includes covers by KR3TURE and Sea-Ren, Avenue Beat, serpentwithfeet, Gabriel Garzon-Montano, MUNA, The Naked And Famous, Hannah Grace, Superorganism, Tune-Yards, Giant Rooks and AnnenMayKantereit. I'm sure you will recognize most of these songs but they have all been given a revamp by the artists listed above. So come listen...
A Chat With SuperKnova
April 21, 2022 03:42 - 44 minutes - 40.9 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the amazing opportunity to chat with SuperKnova. I featured this artist on a recent episode of the show titled Just Tik Tik TikToking All My Boxes! in which I featured four music artists I discovered through TikTok She is an extremely talented trans artist and activist who I have been listening to non stop lately. We chat about her musical influences, her activism and how she also got the title of MD, yup you heard me right she comp...
Take Me To Nigeria!
April 15, 2022 19:51 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBOn this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour featuring music artists from every country on the globe and today we are traveling to Nigeria. This amazing country is producing some incredible artists that are guaranteed to make ya body move. The Nigerian artists I am featuring are Jaido P, Good Girl LA, Zinoleesky and Candy Bleakz. So come on a trip with me to Nigeria to experience the amazing sounds of afro-fusion and get ready to sweat a bit lol. To suppor...
Just Tik Tik TikToking All My Boxes!
April 02, 2022 14:39 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBHello! On this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we are going back into the Popcorn Princess's data bass of artists I have found on TikTok. As I pretty much live in that app now it is where I find many of the artists that I feature on the show and TikTok has become one of the best places for new artists to be discovered and go viral with their music. On this week's episode I am featuring four of those artists and they are SuperKnova, Figgy Baby, Sophie Hunter and Zee Machine. All four of...
What's Your Sign? Asking For Me!
March 23, 2022 15:06 - 34 minutes - 79.1 MBHey what's your zodiac sign? In part two of Pop Music For Smart People's zodiac music pairing we cover the second set of 6 signs that we didn't discuss last week. I am taking each one of the zodiac signs and picking 3 words or concepts to describe each of those signs and from that i am matching up musical artists to each one based on the mood and vibe of their music and the lyrical content in their tracks. The 6 zodiac signs we are gonna talk about today are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagitt...
What's Your Zodiac? Asking For Me!
March 22, 2022 07:30 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBQuestion? What's your zodiac sign? In Part 2 of Pop Music For Smart People's zodiac episodes we match up musical artists to the other six zodiac signs not covered last week which are Aries, Gemini, Leo, Libra, Sagittarius and Aquarius. The artists featured this week are RAAVE TAPES, Verite, Little Monarch, Anna Shoemaker, Salt Cathedral and Lawawndah. Each one of these musical acts is making music that is representative of one of these zodiac signs. So come on in and see if you relate to the...
What's Your Sign? Asking For A Friend!
March 13, 2022 20:04 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring artists that I think match up with different Zodiac signs. I am doing 6 signs in this episode and 6 in next week's episode. The six for this week are Taurus, Cancer, Virgo, Scorpio, Capricorn and Pisces. The artists that are featured on this episode are Eliza, LIA LIA, Family Jools, Joey Labeija, Saint Bodhi and Bronze Whale. So come check it out and see if I matched your sign with the same vibe of music. You can support t...
Mezcal, Salsa and Beats!
March 05, 2022 05:41 - 14 minutes - 32.6 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we continue our world tour and are stopping in our southern border buddy Mexico. I am featuring three extremely talented artists that are from and are based in Mexica. All three of these artists are so unique and innovative in their respective genres. They are Bruses, Nina Dioz and Cuauh. Mexico is honestly churning out so may badass artists so it was hard to narrow down to three so y'all can definitely expect a part two for this episode at some ...
With Your Powers Combined...
February 21, 2022 02:36 - 21 minutes - 49.6 MBEarth, Fire, Air and Water!!! In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature four musical artists or duos that represent each of these four elements. How you ask?? Ummmm I'm actually not even completely sure but it all boiled down to the feeling each of these artists make me feel with their music. The artists are Stalgia who represent water, Monica Martin who represents earth, Mina and Bryte who represent fire and Yehra who represent air. I love this episode so much and had so much ...
Let's Get Berl(IN)to It!!
February 11, 2022 14:14 - 22 minutes - 50.5 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we are taking a trip to Germany to discover four amazing artists that are based in Berlin. The four artists I am featuring today are Angel Rider, Badmomzjay, Moglii and Riiva. All four of these artists are either from or currently live in Germany. They are all super different but you can definitely hear a couple common threads through all their work. Germany is technically the birthplace of techno and EDM music and because of that the music scene...
Who Runs The World? Punk AF!
January 30, 2022 01:52 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am doin the third installment of my Who Runs The World series highlighting incredible female music artists from all over the globe. This week the category is artists that have a punk mentality as it relates to their work or creativity. The three artists featured this week are Buzz, Sizzy Rocket and Girli. All three of these badass power houses are creating mind blowing bops that sit on the edge of conventional mainstream music. Some of the song...
A Chat With RAAQEL
January 26, 2022 15:53 - 51 minutes - 117 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I had the pleasure of chatting with the immensely talented RAAQEL. This badass rapper from the Bay Area is delivering smart rhymes and disgusting beats. We discuss how she got into music, her track Chips she released with Xakra and we dive into her new EP 3am in Frisco which. The EP consists of 7 tracks which are all amazing and compliment each other so well, We discuss some of the tracks including Fakin', BURRR, Feel Alive, The Hatter an...
Top 12 Songs Of 2021: The One Year Anniversary Special
January 22, 2022 20:30 - 18 minutes - 15 MBIn this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring my top 12 songs of 2021 and we are also celebrating the show's 1 year anniversary!!!! YAAAAAAASSSSS!!! I cant believe it's been a year and I am so excited for 2022!! Thank you so much to everyone who has listened the past year!! Also thank you to all the amazing artists I have had the pleasure of chatting with and all the others I have featured for making amazing music. This week's list includes artists such as Jades G...
Too Many Songs Not enough Time!!
January 16, 2022 21:35 - 16 minutes - 37.2 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature 10 songs that were released in 2021 that I wasn't able to feature last year but that definitely need to be heard. All of these songs for sure could not be looked over and for that reason I wanted to do this episode so these bangers are not slept on. So come listen to 10 songs from 2021 that I know you will be glad you heard. To support the show you can do so at www.buymeacoffee.com/PMFSP Visit our website www.popmusicforsmartpeople.co...
Who Runs The World: Outliers
January 08, 2022 09:10 - 21 minutes - 48.5 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I revisit the Who Runs The World episode with a part two. This time I am featuring three amazing female artists that are outliers of mainstream music and are paving their own music pathways. They are Grace Ives, Dora Jar and Dope Saint Jude. In this episode I feature three songs by each of these super talented women including tracks such as Mirror, Wizard and Grrrl Like. This will be a continuing series featuring amazing female musical artists so...
Songs That Made 2021 A Little Less Of A Dumpster Fire!
January 03, 2022 13:19 - 31 minutes - 72.9 MBHappy New Year!!! In this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring 12 songs that helped me to get through the dumpster fire that was 2021. The list has songs by artists such as Rude Cat, Renforshort, Moglii, duendita, Ella Langley, Big Kill and NCognita. All of the songs on this list helped me in some way or another in the past year from distracting me with a living room dance session to getting a good cry out! Many of the songs on the list are also connected to some of the close...
Tracks On The Naughty List! We Checked Twice!
December 26, 2021 06:05 - 17 minutes - 39.9 MBHappy Holidays to all! On this holiday episode of Pop Music For Smart People I decided to create a playlist of Christmas bangers that are definitely on Santa's naughty list. There are some sexy tracks by artists like DYLN, Smino and Masego. There are some hype AF tracks from artists like DJ Snake, Little Sis Nora and Party Favor. With a sprinkling of some of your Christmas classics remixed such as You're A Mean One and Jingle Bells. To support the podcast you can go to www.buymeacoffee.com/...
Who Runs The World?
December 19, 2021 06:18 - 24 minutes - 55.4 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am answering the question Who Runs The World? Squirrels?? No Silly it's of course badass FEMALE DJs! I featured four amazing female DJ/producers who are each making their own mark on EDM. They are Chong The Nomad, Kilamanzego, CloZee and Zingara. All four of these artists are innovating electronic music and each bring such a unique spin to the many genres that exist within this music space. So come on in and listen to why female music creators ...
Team WERK Makes The Dream WERK!
December 11, 2021 19:43 - 18 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring three music groups or collectives that have 4 or more members and are making music that I can't stop listening to. They are seeyousoon, 404 Guild and Sub-Radio. All three of these musical groups are very different but are all using their combined talents to churn out grade A bangers. Featuring songs such as Fix Your Face, Substation and Disco. Come check out the episode and find some songs for your next playlist!! If you would lik...
Let's Play Category Is...
December 03, 2021 13:29 - 20 minutes - 47.2 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I decided to play a little game of Category Is... I asked some of my friends and hubby what songs they would submit for certain categories and I filled in the rest. Definitely got some great submissions. Some of the artists featured are Michael Blume, Roisin Murphy, NVDES, PNAU, lemin, Sean Leon, Chika, Sam Dew, Griz and Ocean Peasant. So come listen and join the game. What are your picks for each category?? Want to throw the podcast some love w...
The POPcorn Princess's Excellent Adventure!
November 21, 2021 00:03 - 20 minutes - 16.7 MBIn this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel back in time to different decades but all the music featured is from current artists. The artists and music featured this week could all have been popular in other decades based on their similarity to the sounds of what was popular back then. The decades we are traveling to are the 50s including Luna Luna, the 60s including Ambar Lucid and Ashleigh Ball, the 70s including Victoria Monet, Khalid, SG Lewis and John-Robert, the 80s ...
Queen ElizaBEAT The II
November 12, 2021 22:04 - 21 minutes - 20.2 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel back across the pond to feature three artists who hail from the UK. Those artists are Jones, Greentea Peng and Deema. All three of these artists have super unique sounds but also have something in common, other than living in the UK, they are all churning out grade A bangers. Some of these bangers are "Can I?", "Downers" and "Giving It Up". So come travel with me to England and let's enjoy a hometown favorite of BANGERS & mash!! If you...
Back Down To Earth
November 05, 2021 23:10 - 18 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we come back down to earth from our trip to outer space. I am featuring three artists that are piloting our spaceship back down to earth and they are Chuck Sutton, BAMBII and LOONY. All three of these artists are creating music that makes me feel like I am floating back down to earth including such songs as Rosetta, NYCE and be cool. So come listen and figure out why I am calling this genre of music zero gravity bangers. To support the show go t...
EDC Las Vegas 2021 Blasted Me Into Space!
October 30, 2021 22:51 - 22 minutes - 18 MBIn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I discuss the craziness that was EDC Las Vegas 2021 which I attended last weekend. I talk about all the amazing sets I got to see including DJs such as Sidepiece, Zhu, Diplo feat Lil Nas X, DJ Snake, Whethan, Rezz and Troyboi. I also talk about some of the sets I had to miss unfortunately including Dom Dolla, Alan Walker, ATliens and OMNOM. The festival was amazing and the lights and art installations made me transcend to another dimensio...
What Happens In Vegas Stays On A Playlist
October 15, 2021 23:07 - 18 minutes - 14.9 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I created a 10 song playlist to get me pumped up for my Vegas trip this upcoming week. Me and my best friend Jessie Epling are going to EDC Vegas and I cannot wait! So I have compiled a list of songs that get me turned all the way up! The list includes the following artists Wild Belle, Royal Cinema, Raquel Divar, Xakra, Mindchatter, Milan Ring, Jean Deaux, Apashe, Alina Pash, LOONY, Zelly Vibes, UPSAHL and Troyboi. So come to sin city with me and ...
A Chat With Novaa
October 13, 2021 16:16 - 56 minutes - 45.6 MBOn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chat with the immensely talented Novaa. This amazing artist is based in Berlin, Germany and is creating soothing electro pop that will definitely give you full body goosies. We talk about some of her influences on her music, her collaboration with fellow artist Moglii and some of her amazing songs such as Drones and Tonic Water. Go check out the episode and go stream Novaa's music and follow her on her social platforms which are below. ...
Yebba Da Werk!!
October 10, 2021 12:39 - 43 minutes - 34.7 MBIn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am joined by my good friend Brandon Scott as we discuss our shared love of Yebba and her new album Dawn. We go through this revolutionary album track by track and discuss how we feel about each one. Yebba is one of the best vocalists I have ever heard and her new album is in my opinion a masterpiece. Come join me and Brandon as we stan out over Yebba and laugh at each other a bit as well. If you want to support the show you can do so a...
Full Body Goosies!
October 01, 2021 23:44 - 15 minutes - 12.6 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I am featuring four artists and one band that are making music that gives me full body goosies. They are Joshua Henry, Novaa, Sensi Sye, Joey Gerlach and Perta. These artists are all creating not only music but atmospheres that literally cause physical reactions while listening. So come listen to the episode and get ready for goosies as this music is guaranteed to produce them. If you would like to support the show you can do so at www.buymeacof...
Tik Tik TikTok BOOM!!
September 24, 2021 17:55 - 21 minutes - 17.3 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature four artists I discovered on TikTok. This app is allowing creators to share their amazing talents with many people and these four artists caught my attention on the app. The artists are LG (Team Genius), Timms, Gianni Canetti and Makenzie Thomas. All four of these artists are making amazing music including tracks such as Drippin, Itsy Bitsy, Freakout and Cream. Check out the episode and find some new music for your playlist. If you wou...
Black Girl Magic!
September 17, 2021 21:12 - 14 minutes - 11.2 MBIn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature five amazing black female artists who are making music I promise you want to hear. These artists are Ayoni, Starrah, Sampa The Great, Kilo Kish and Shawnee Dez. All of these amazing women are carving out unique musical paths for themselves and fall into many different genres including neo-soul, R & B, hip hop, pop and electronic. You definitely need to check this episode out and come get into all this black girl magic. If you would lik...
The Beats Are Outback!!
September 10, 2021 10:58 - 15 minutes - 12.3 MBOn this episode of Pop Music For Smart People we travel down under to discover some of the talented artists coming from Australia. The three artists being featured on this episode are G-Flip, Yaak featuring jas. and CLYPSO. All three of these artists are very different but are all making certified bangers in their own regards. Some of the songs featured include Hyperfine by G-Flip, Storm by CLYPSO and Mind by Yaak and jas. These artists represent the diverse talent that is coming from Austra...
I Know they Are Different But They Hit The Same
September 03, 2021 23:30 - 19 minutes - 45.4 MBOn this week's episode of Pop Music For Smart People I feature three unique artists all with different sounds but somehow they all hit my feels exactly the same. The artists are Denai Moore, James Delaney and WENS. All three artists are unbelievably talented and each create music in their own way but the way they each make me feel when I am listening is very similar. So come on and check them and see if they make you feel the same way. Support the show at www.buymeacoffee.com/PMFSP Visit t...
A Chat With Robyn Harris
September 02, 2021 00:27 - 58 minutes - 47.2 MBIn this very special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I got to chat with the incredibly talented Robyn Harris about her amazing music, her evolution as a music artist and some of the stories surrounding her creative process. We also talk about some of her songs such as Look At Me and Sippin Tea and what led to their creation and lyrics. Come check out this amazing artists and definitely go support her on her social platforms linked below. Her music can be found on all major streaming pl...
I'm Sorry To Interrupt, But I Have To Go Drop It Low
August 27, 2021 21:32 - 15 minutes - 36.5 MBWho is ready to drop it low? Well ya better get ready because even if you aren't the three artists featured on this week's episode are gonna force ya to the dancefloor with their music. Those artists are Sophia Eris, Mavi Phoenix and Suzi Wu. All three of these artists are creating make ya sweat and twerk on ya furniture kinda music and I am all the way here for it!! Featuring three songs by each artist which include Eat Them Apples, Boys Toys and Who's Got The Boom just to name a few. So co...
A Chat With Jessie Defranco
August 25, 2021 09:47 - 45 minutes - 103 MBIn this special episode of Pop Music For Smart People I chat with the immensely talented singer/songwriter Jessie Defranco. We talk about her music and creative process and the inspiration behind some of her songs such as Miracle and Just Pretend. We both live in Chicago and discuss why we love the city and what brought us here. We also chat about our floofers because we are both doodle owners!! Her dog Roger actually curbed the conversation that way when he came to cuddle Jessie during our ...
Artist Spotlight- Madelline
August 21, 2021 00:07 - 7 minutes - 16.3 MBIn this special shorter episode of Pop Music For Smart People I spotlight a single artist and showcase four of her songs. The artist I feature is named Madelline and during the episode I discuss the evolution of her musicality and express my excitement in what she will do in the future. Madelline is based in Montreal and her take on beats and musicality is completely unique and surprising. The song that got me interested in Madelline is called daffodils which I feature in this episode. To ...
Y'ALL!!
August 13, 2021 18:46 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBIn this episode I go back to my roots and where I am from and feature three artists that Nashville. TN there home. These artists are Bien, Woodmont and Robyn Harris. All three are using amazing songwriting skills and the passion behind their voices to bring us a list of songs that are definitely gonna make ya feel some things. I am from Nashville and can tell you this city is constantly turning up new and emerging artists that you should have your eye on and this episode highlights three of ...