Switched On Pop
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Switched On Pop

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. Justice for the Verse (ft. Audrey Hobert)

0.0Jul 21, 2026 · 31 min

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.