Ethel Cain appeared on the most recent episode of The New York Times' music podcast, Popcast, to talk about everything from her upcoming album to her recent controversy involving unearthed racist posts. During her conversation with the hosts, pop music critic Jon Caramanica and culture reporter Joe Coscarelli, Cain addressed the controversy at length for the first time.Cain's racist posts uploaded on Tumblr when she was a teenager resurfaced among the singer's fanbase in recent months. In these posts, Cain admitted to using the n-word and saying things like "build that wall" to mock Latin people. She also posted a photo of herself wearing a shirt that said "Legalize Incest," among many other harmful jokes. She uploaded a lengthy statement in which she apologized and took accountability for her actions, while also sharing that she felt the timing of these resurfaced posts was part of a "transphobic hate campaign." @popcast After offensive social media posts were resurfaced online, the singer and songwriter Ethel Cain responded in a detailed letter to her fans. On Popcast, she addressed the controversy at length for the first time. For the full interview, visit YouTube.com/popcast or wherever you get your podcasts . #music #ethelcain #popcast In a clip that was posted to TikTok, the "American Teenager" singer said that seeing her old posts get unearthed was "deeply shameful and embarrassing." She noted that it was especially now that she's created a project centered around trauma and healing, "coming from these places in life where you've been shot down and hurt." Cain continued and said, "To then have things that you have done, that are shooting down other people and hurting people, it's one of the worst things you can do."The singer then goes on to say that her posts were intentionally inflammatory and stands by not making excuses for her past statements. "For every bit of pain that you've caused, you have to try and atone for it. When I look at that person, I see someone who did not care about their life and did not care about what they said."At that point in her life, Cain explains, she had no friends, no followers, and that these posts were between her and a bunch of other edgelord teenagers. The clip ends with her reflecting on the fact that now, as a 27-year-old, she knows better than to put all of her business on the internet and to say things like what was resurfaced.