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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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Hit Parade | Music History and Music Trivia

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Don’t Fear the Repeat Edition

June 27, 2026 9:00am 52 min

We’re all familiar with the concept of a one-hit wonder, but what about artists who hit it big a second time—and never again? This week on Hit Parade, Chris Molanphy lays out the ground rules for one of pop's most misund...

More Than a Feeling Edition

June 12, 2026 9:00pm 50 min

If you were watching cable TV around midday at the turn of the millennium, there’s a good chance you saw a commercial for a compilation CD called Monster Ballads. It promised you more than two hours of musical cheese—som...

Near-Miss Hits: ’70s Edition

May 29, 2026 10:55pm 35 min

In 1979, Sister Sledge changed the sound of wedding receptions forever with “We Are Family.” Believe it or not, the Chic-penned banger never made it to No. 1. Steely Dan helped invent Yacht Rock with 1977’s jazzy bop “Pe...

Dancing With Himself Edition

May 15, 2026 11:50am 44 min

The opening riff of “White Wedding” is instantly recognizable—a skittering, syncopated guitar line quickly swallowed by pummeling drums. But the song itself is a bit of an enigma. Is it rock? Pop? New wave? Rockabilly pu...

Introducing History Daily: "The Launch of MTV"

April 24, 2026 2:00am 17 min

Hit Parade is on a brief break, but if you need a daily dose of fascinating stories, check out History Daily. Host Lindsay Graham (the history guy! not the senator!) explores what happened "on this day in history," with ...

The Queen of Disco Edition Part 2 (Encore)

April 24, 2026 1:00am 41 min

Donna Summer was a hit-maker for two decades and a dance floor deity for more than three. Her collaborations with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte were formative in dance, electronic, and rock music, influencing everyon...

The Queen of Disco Edition Part 1 (Encore)

April 10, 2026 6:15pm 31 min

Donna Summer was a hit-maker for two decades and a dance floor deity for more than three. Her collaborations with Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte were formative in dance, electronic, and rock music, influencing everyon...

Feet on the Ground, Reaching for the Stars Edition Part 2

March 27, 2026 2:00am 52 min

The 100th episode of Hit Parade has put host Chris Molanphy in a reflective mood. So in Part 2, he unfurls the story of the late, great American Top 40 host Casey Kasem—a perennial inspiration for this podcast and the ch...

Feet on the Ground, Reaching for the Stars Edition Part 1

March 20, 2026 10:58pm 56 min

To mark Hit Parade’s 100th episode, host Chris Molanphy is doing something he’s never done: He’s going to talk about himself—and just how nerdy you have to be to host a show like Hit Parade. Chris reflects on the origins...

Country Roads and Summer Nights Edition Part 2

February 27, 2026 2:00am 55 min

These days, country and pop acts regularly invade each other’s territory. But in Nashville during the 1970s, “crossover” was a dirty word. Then came two rising stars who offered up a new hybrid of Americana-style pop.Joh...

Country Roads and Summer Nights Edition Part 1

February 13, 2026 8:30pm 1:04

These days, country and pop acts regularly invade each other’s territory. But in Nashville during the 1970s, “crossover” was a dirty word. Then came two rising stars who offered up a new hybrid of Americana-style pop.Joh...

Starman to Blackstar Edition Part 2

January 30, 2026 2:00am 57 min

Chameleon: That’s long been the word used to describe David Bowie, pop music’s shapeshifting extraterrestrial. He shifted personas, genres, and looks, emerging from swinging London with psychedelic folk before steamrolli...

Starman to Blackstar Edition Part 1

January 16, 2026 9:00pm 1:04

Chameleon: That’s long been the word used to describe David Bowie, pop music’s shapeshifting extraterrestrial. He shifted personas, genres, and looks, emerging from swinging London with psychedelic folk before steamrolli...

The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025

December 26, 2025 3:00am 40 min

The Slate Music Club returns, in this special year-end edition of Hit Parade’s The Bridge! Host Chris Molanphy joins New York Times pop music critic Lindsay Zoladz, and Julianne Escobedo Shepherd of Hearing Things in a c...

Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 2

December 26, 2025 2:00am 52 min

If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through this year’s KPop Demon Hunters, soundtracks have ...

Hooked to the Silver Screen Edition Part 1

December 12, 2025 5:00pm 1:06

If you need confirmation of Hollywood’s vast influence on mass culture, look no further than the pop charts. From the 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs through this year’s KPop Demon Hunters, soundtracks have ...

Pour Some Sugar on Me Edition Part 2

November 28, 2025 2:00am 53 min

When you hear the term “superproducer,” names like George Martin, Quincy Jones, Max Martin, Pharrell Williams or Missy Elliott might come to mind. But … Robert “Mutt” Lange? Probably not. Yet Lange was by some measures t...

Pour Some Sugar on Me Edition Part 1

November 14, 2025 10:20pm 59 min

When you hear the term “superproducer,” names like George Martin, Quincy Jones, Max Martin, Pharrell Williams or Missy Elliott might come to mind. But … Robert “Mutt” Lange? Probably not. Yet Lange was by some measures t...

The Slate Culture Gift Guide

November 12, 2025 2:00am 48 min

Hark, the holiday season is upon us—and with it, the most solemn of festive traditions: a gift guide! In this video and podcast special, Slate hosts Dana Stevens, Chris Molanphy, and Willa Paskin beam in from their colle...

The Slate Culture Gift Guide

November 12, 2025 2:00am 49 min

Hark, the holiday season is upon us—and with it, the most solemn of festive traditions: a gift guide! In this video and podcast special, Slate hosts Dana Stevens, Chris Molanphy, and Willa Paskin beam in from their colle...

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