What would be considered pop punk today? In the past, groups like Fall Out Boy and Green Day had talented musicians with deep understandings of music. In contrast, musicians like Machine Gun Kelly, a failed rap artist, tried to revive the genre with mediocre lyricism, little musicianship and bad style. How does that change the idea of what pop punk is and where the genre is headed?

In this episode, we’ll talk about the pros and cons of fandom culture and whether or not it is descending into a toxic environment. We’ll discuss the intentions and creations of fandoms, what fandoms look like today, the impact of social media, and some examples of fandoms that have gotten a bad rep and some that we view as neutral.

With the release of boygenius’s album, the record, there will be more talks about how great Phoebe Bridgers is while diminishing the talent and appreciation for the other members, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. This episode of Glow My God touches on how the rising fame of solo artists impact bands/supergroups.

In this episode, we’ll be talking about the commodification of sad girl indie. We’ll discuss how we got here, the gendered term of sad girl indie, the problems with labeling artists, and reflect on the ways listeners can appreciate sad girl indie music for art again rather than as a commodity or aesthetic.

They say art is the playground for the wealthy, and music is not exempt from that. Whether it be independent music or mainstream pop, there is an undeniable fact that those with a privileged background will be more likely to succeed in music today. How many of our favorite musicians are given the platform they have due to their generational wealth and how can we as listeners broaden our horizons?

In this episode, we will be talking about the problem with ranking music. Our world is obsessed with data and listing things to organize how we feel. There's Pitchfork that scores its music on a scale of 10, MusicCritic which bases itself on a scale of 100, Anthony Fantano, a weird hipster man that operates on a scale of 10 and has “light” or “strong” on certain numbers, and finally, Rolling Stone, who really popularized the way we rank music.

TikTok is unlike YouTube because of one pivotal reason – the length of each video. Because of the fifteen-second to 3 minute-time range, users can scroll through dozens of videos a day, filled with dozens of different songs and creators. TikTok exposes its users to such a wide range of media that there’s a place for everyone, and among all those videos are the musicians of tomorrow. Based on just a few lyrics or beats, a new trend emerges, and before the creator knows it, their music is famous. But… Not everyone is sold on it, and some believe that the fledgling app is a fad that will come and go.

In this episode, we discuss the often unsung heroes of the music industry: producers. We highlight some of our personal favorite and least favorite producers.

In this episode, we delve into the wide world of EDM and why it's a genre worth exploring. We discuss what artists and genres within EDM we enjoy the most and which ones we could do without.

In this episode, we recap the best and worst of the Grammys and then debate whether modern albums should still be released on vinyl.

In this Valentine’s day themed episode we debate everything related to love songs and our personal picks for our all-time best love songs, worst love songs, and best anti-love songs.

We debate the worst, best modern classics, and best classic Christmas songs of all time on this holiday-themed episode!

What's the best way to show an artist we're investing in their music? We debate the ethics of streaming platforms versus sites like Bandcamp.

It's Kendrick Lamar vs. Andre 3000 in this heated debate over who the best rap lyricist of all time is (and we have the receipts!).

We talk about Justin Bieber's and Selena Gomez's targeted social media campaigns to usurp Roddy Rich from the Billboard charts earlier this year, how streaming has changed the meaning of charts, and the power of K-pop fans.

We talk about all things film award season and music from Emimem to "Cats" to Laura Dern.

We talk about the culturally appropriative acts of ROSALÍA, Gwen Stefani, and more.

We talk all things Kanye West and JESUS IS KING.

We discuss The Yoko Ono Effect, in which we dissect why female artists are demonized through their relationships with male artists.

We speak on Taylor Swift's Lover and why Swift is the pop icon she is today.