Main Pod Girl

Michaela Jaé, the fabulous singer and actress who you may know from Pose, Loot and American Horror Story, joins the Main Pod Girl club! In this episode, we dive into her debut album 33, as well as her acting roles and our Top 5 Movie Musicals!

12-12

35:19

Jonah Marais of the boyband Why Don't We is our newest Main Pod Girl! We talk about working with Ryan Lewis, discuss the albums we're listening to right now, and play a round of Firsts & Favorites!

11-26

27:29

Legendary pop songwriter, record producer and innovator Evan Bogart ("Halo" by Beyoncé, "SOS" by Rihanna, etc.) joins the show to discuss his love for Halloween music and how Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" came into existence! We also play a round of Popheads Gone Viral, and a game of This or That with some of Evan's biggest hits.

10-31

22:21

Tyler Glenn, lead singer of the timeless pop/rock band Neon Trees, joins us to talk about the band's new album, its soon-to-be-hit "Secret", coming out, the origin of their hit "Everybody Talks", and the summer of Sabrina Carpenter! We also play Song Interrogation and list our Top 5 Band Names!

10-24

33:04

Today's podcast is all about encouraging our American listeners to register to vote. Our guest, Lucille Wenegieme, is the Executive Director of HeadCount, which is the leading nonpartisan organization focused on youth voter registration through celebrity activations, having registered nearly 1.3 million voters through partnerships with popstars like Ariana Grande, Sabrina Carpenter, Demi Lovato, and Cardi B. Register to vote / check registration deadlines: https://vote.gov/register Check your registration status: https://www.vote.org/am-i-registered-to-vote/

10-10

18:14

The newly viral and ever talented Jack Newsome joins the podcast and officially debuts his Main Pod Girl status, as we chat about his TikTok ear training series, the highs and lows of the music industry, and committing to making his debut album. We also play Call DM Block, Fake News Detector and list our Top 5 Albums of this decade so far!

10-02

31:29

Production mastermind Oak Felder joins the podcast to chat about the behind the scenes details on his work with Brandy, Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato and more!

09-05

34:43

Ben Mandelker, host of the hit podcast Watch What Crappens, joins the podcast to help us rewind and look back at some of the pop culture moments of 2012. Carly Rae Jepsen, American Idol, Jessie J and more!

08-14

34:19

Stand-up comedian, actor and television writer Joel Kim Booster joins the podcast to discuss his upcoming film, his work on Loot and Big Mouth, and the pop girlies! Stick around til the end to hear our Top 5 Songs of the Summer.

08-02

29:35

We're celebrating Brat summer by discussing the art of album rollouts with a roundtable of Rolling Stone Senior Editor Brittany Spanos, Billboard Executive Digital Director Katie Atkinson and freelance journalist Rachel Brodsky! We cover all the big pop releases of this year and former years through the different stages of an album rollout.

07-24

01:15:31

Highly decorated actor, songwriter and artist Tayla Parx joins us on Main Pod Girl to talk about her brand new album Many Moons, Many Suns, as well as writing hits for artists such as Ariana Grande and Normani. We also play a game of Who Ya Gonna Call? and list our Top 5 Songs We Wish We Wrote!

07-18

42:41

Billboard's very own Jason Lipshutz and Andrew Unterberger join the show to discuss 2024's game-changing breakout stars: Chappell Roan, Sabrina Carpenter, Tommy Richman, Benson Boone, Hozier, Tinashe, Charli XCX and more! Also approaching the midway point of the decade, we cast our ideal Mount Rushmores of early 2020s popstars.

07-10

58:03

Brooke Candy gets candid about her persona, announces that her upcoming album will be a double album, and confirms some of the rumored song titles! We also play a couple rounds of Fake News Detector, Dictionary Of... and Who Ya Gonna Call?

06-27

31:07

Miley, what's good? In this episode, we get into all things Miley with an all-star lineup of pop culture YouTubers: Mike's Mic, Ashley Norton and Mila Tequila. This nostalgia tour takes us through some behind the scenes insight on the initial casting process of Hannah Montana, to Miley's Bangerz-filled breakout, to her Endless Summer Vacation victory lap. Stay tuned til the end for our Top 5 Miley Moments!

06-19

01:44:18

Main Pop Girlie Alert! Our newest MPG, Chrissy Chlapecka, is here to celebrate the release of her debut EP, Girlie Pop! We talk all things Bimbocore, rank the best chick flicks, introduce a new game called Dictionary Of..., and play First & Favorites.