The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025

2025-12-26 · 40 min · episode 262 · 14 entities

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Julianne Escobedo Shepherd https://hearingthings.co/author/julianne-escobedo-shepherd
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Lindsay Zoladz https://nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/AMP
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Hearing Things https://hearingthings.co/juliannes-favorite-music-of-2025

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mentioned Julianne Escobedo Shepherd person

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Julianne Escobedo Shepherd https://hearingthings.co/author/julianne-escobedo-shepherd
mentioned Lindsay Zoladz person

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Lindsay Zoladz https://nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/AMP
mentioned Hearing Things person

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Hearing Things https://hearingthings.co/juliannes-favorite-music-of-2025
references Julianne Escobedo Shepherd person

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Julianne Escobedo Shepherd https://hearingthings.co/author/julianne-escobedo-shepherd
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Lindsay Zoladz https://nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/AMP
references Hearing Things person

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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": Hearing Things https://hearingthings.co/juliannes-favorite-music-of-2025

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The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy
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Link in episode "The Bridge: Slate’s Music Club 2025": acast.com/privacy https://acast.com/privacy

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Episode description as stored

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 <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/AMP">Lindsay Zoladz</a>, and <a href="https://www.hearingthings.co/author/julianne-escobedo-shepherd/">Julianne Escobedo Shepherd</a> of <a href="https://www.hearingthings.co/juliannes-favorite-music-of-2025/">Hearing Things</a> in a critics’ roundtable led by Slate’s own <a href="https://slate.com/culture/2025/12/best-music-2025-songs-albums-protest-music-top.html">Carl Wilson.</a> They discuss their favorite albums and singles, as well as the trends that shaped music in 2025.Among this year’s big musical questions: Have we reached peak Bad Bunny yet? Did those animated Demon Hunters reinvent K-pop? Are Geese the saviors of rock, or just muppets with guitars? Is hip-hop ready to move on from Kendrick and Drake? Plus: Rosalia, Water for Your Eyes, Gaga, Wednesday—and of course, Taylor Swift.Note: Slate Plus members can hear this special episode in full. Ad-supported listeners will hear the first half. Want to hear the whole discussion?<a href="http://slate.com/hitparadeplus"> Sign up for Slate Plus!</a> Unlock monthly early-access episodes, bonus episodes of “The Bridge,” and ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Hit_Parade&utm_source=episode_page">slate.com/hitparadeplus</a> to get access wherever you listen.Podcast production by Kevin Bendis. Don’t miss the rest of this year’s Slate Music Club episode! Become a Slate Plus member! Join for monthly early-access episodes, bonus episodes of "The Bridge," and ad-free listening across all your favorite Slate podcasts. Subscribe directly from the Hit Parade show page on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hit-parade-music-history-and-music-trivia/id1291058235">Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4GqbdfOT9Je4nEp5BqnGit">Spotify</a>. Or, visit <a href="https://slate.com/podcast-plus?utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=plus_pod&utm_content=Hit_Parade&utm_source=episode_summary">slate.com/hitparadeplus</a> to get access wherever you listen. Need to set up your Slate Plus feed? If you subscribed through Slate.com, check out our <a href="https://slate.com/podcastfaqs#plusbenefits" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">FAQ</a> at slate.com/podcastfaqs for easy instructions. Members subscribed via Apple Podcasts get automatic access—no setup required.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.