The podcast where DJ Louie XIV and guests completely overanalyze all your favorite pop stars, then rank them in the official Pop Pantheon.

After debating the current chart fortunes of everyone from Kendrick Lamar to Benson Boone, Chappell Roan, Lady Gaga and a bevy of current-charting Tik Tok stars they've never heard of, Louie and Russ throw down cash in a high stakes betting game in which they attempt to figure out what will be the official Song of Summer 2025! Come back this fall to find out who won. <a href="https://events.humanitix.com/mainpopgirlspride">BUY TICKETS TO MAIN POP GIRLS: PRIDE ON JUNE 7 AT PARKSIDE LOUNGE!</a><a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More</a><a href="https://www.poppantheonpod.com/shop/p/niche-legend-dad-hat">Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/?hl=en">Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/">Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv">Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter</a>

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What Will Be the Song of Summer 2025?

In a preview of this week's <a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Pop Pantheon: All Access </a>episode, Taylor Swift's eleventh studio album The Tortured Poets Department— a sprawling, 31 song, two disc, two+ hour melange of music from the superstar— arrived last April amidst peak Taylor cultural overload: her landmark Eras Tour had been globe-trotting for a year, she'd just recently dominated the Grammys winning her record-breaking fourth Album of the Year trophy for previous album Midnights, her non-stop fountain of re-releases of previous works seemed ceaseless, and her new relationship with football star Travis Kelce was plastered all over our TVs and social media feeds constantly. All of that made the album a lot to stomach for many outside of the artist's (massive) core fan base and Poets, though hugely commercially successful, was broadly seen as one of the pop icon's weaker efforts, including by the makers of the podcast. But with the power of hindsight, how does Tortured Poets hold up removed from all of that context? Louie, Russ, and friend of the pod Shaad D'Souza gather to discuss just that, plus each share their... um.. "tailored" versions which help prune the massive tracklist into something more manageable, and maybe good?To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Pop Pantheon: All Access</a> at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access.

Is Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department Misunderstood? (with Shaad D'Souza) (Patreon Preview)

In the wake of our epic Britney series, critic and writer of the Substack <a href="https://inthezine.substack.com/">In the Zine</a> Alim Kheraj joins Louie and Russ to answer all your burning follow up questions: What are our favorite Britney deep cuts? What do we make of the anti-Britneys like Avril? Who would we cast in a proper remake of the Britney, Beyoncé, and Pink Pepsi commercial? And so much more! <a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Join Pop Pantheon: All Access, Our Patreon Channel, for Exclusive Content and More</a><a href="https://www.poppantheonpod.com/shop/p/niche-legend-dad-hat">Shop Merch in Pop Pantheon's Store</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/poppantheonpod/?hl=en">Follow Pop Pantheon on Instagram</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/djlouiexiv/">Follow DJ Louie XIV on Instagram</a><a href="https://twitter.com/djlouiexiv">Follow DJ Louie XIV on Twitter</a>

Britney Mailbag! (with Alim Kheraj)

In a preview of this week's <a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Pop Pantheon: All Access </a>episode, late last week, Lorde ushered in her much-anticipated new era by dropping her latest single, "What Was That," amidst a surprise live pop-up show in New York City's Washington Square Park, before releasing the song's music video soon after. So how is it? And what does it tell us about the possibility of an impending Lorde-aissance? Louie and Russ discuss that, along with the recently announced Lena Dunham and Carly Rae Jepsen-helmed 10 Things I Hate About You Musical and the viral mess of Katy Perry's Lifetimes Tour, before playing a game that tests Louie's Spotify numbers knowledge. To hear the rest of the this episode plus receive weekly bonus episodes of Pop Pantheon, gain access to our Discord channel and so much more, subscribe to <a href="https://www.patreon.com/poppantheon">Pop Pantheon: All Access</a> at the Icon Tier. You can also subscribe for the audio only directly in the Apple Podcasts app. Note for iOS users: Subscribe using your desktop or mobile browser, not the iOS Patreon app, for cheaper rates on Pop Pantheon: All Access.

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