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8 Best Music History Podcasts of 2023

Updated: May 2023


All Songs Considered

By NPR  

Music  

300 Episodes

Started: Dec 2020

Latest: Few days ago

Hosts/nerds Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are your friendly music buddies with the week's best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more. Hear songs that can completely change your day, with humor, heart and (sometimes) a whole lot of noise. Directions for use: Morning commute, the gym, or alone time. (If rash persists, discontinue use.)

Best Episodes of All Songs Considered:

New Music Friday: The best releases out on May 12

NPR Music's picks for the best albums out this week include debuts from singer Madison McFerrin, the U.K. electronic duo Overmono, deep grooves from Rahill, Céline Dion, Belinda Carlisle and more.Feat…

Popcast

By The New York Times  

Music Commentary  Music  Music Interviews  

403 Episodes

Started: Aug 2014

Latest: Few days ago

The Popcast is hosted by Jon Caramanica, a pop music critic for The New York Times. It covers the latest in popular music criticism, trends and news.

Best Episodes of Popcast:

Ed Sheeran Is Vindicated, But Other Copyright Battles Rage On

Do current protections account for how music is actually made now? Guest: Ben Sisario.

The Music History Project

By NAMM Resource Center  

Music  

129 Episodes

Started: Jun 2017

Latest: Week ago

NAMM’s resident Music Historian Dan Del Fiorentino and co-hosts examine the innovative creations, evolution of musical instruments, the changing world of music retail, music industry icons, and other topics covered in NAMM’s Oral History program. The NAMM Oral History program boasts over 4,500 interviews and is continually growing. For more information about NAMM’s Oral History program please visit https://www.namm.org/library.

Best Episodes of The Music History Project:

EP. 129 - Latin Jazz

Join us, Suzanne, Alex and Dan, as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with a fun discussion about Latin Jazz! This episode will feature two legends of Latin Jazz, bandleader, percussionist and songw…

Mogul

By Gimlet  

Music History  Music  Society & Culture  
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Mogul is a show about hip hop’s most iconic moments, told by the people who lived them. In Season 3, we’re telling the story of DJ Screw, a reclusive genius who changed the sound of music forever. An auteur who created his own genre — Chopped and Screwed — Screw slowed music down until it sounded like syrup coming out of your speakers. It quickly became the soundtrack to the city of Houston, before influencing an entire generation of rappers. But the man behind the beats was a mystery to all but his closest collaborators, and to this day he remains one of hip-hop’s greatest enigmas.

Best Episodes of Mogul:

Celebration Rock

By Cumulus Media Minneapolis / KXXR-FM  

Music  

100 Episodes

Started: Sept 2016

Latest: Year ago

Rock Critic Steven Hyden ("Your Favorite Band Is Killing Me", "Twilight Of The Gods") talks with rock stars and the country’s biggest music writers about what’s happening in rock. Presented by 93X (www.93X.com) and Uproxx.com (http://uproxx.com/music/)

Best Episodes of Celebration Rock:

Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen

Steve decided to take the podcast out of hibernation for this special one-off episode on the best albums of the 2010's, with special guest Ian Cohen. See [omnystudio.com/listener] (https://omnystudio.…

Song Exploder

By Hrishikesh Hirway  

Music  

276 Episodes

Started: Jan 2014

Latest: Week ago

Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.

Best Episodes of Song Exploder:

New Order - Blue Monday

In May 1980, the band Joy Division was devastated by the death of lead singer Ian Curtis. The three remaining band members, Bernard Sumner, Peter Hook, and Stephen Morris, decided they would keep maki…

Questlove Supreme

By iHeartRadio  

Music  Society & Culture  

305 Episodes

Started: Nov 2019

Latest: Few days ago

Questlove Supreme is a fun, irreverent and educational weekly podcast that digs deep into the stories of musical legends and cultural icons in a way that only Questlove and Team Supreme can deliver. Led by Each episode is driven by conversation ranging from the guest’s origins (along with a few never-before-revealed secrets to their success) to their life passions and current projects. This is not your typical interview show. This is about legends and legends in the making bringing their legacy to life in their own words. Previous guests have included Usher, Michelle Obama, Chris Rock, Steve Miller, Maya Rudolph, Weird Al, Chaka Khan, Babyface and many more.

Best Episodes of Questlove Supreme:

Charlamagne Tha God Pt. 2

In Part 2 of Charlamagne Tha God's sitdown interview with Questlove Supreme, the media leader remembers his famed Birdman video being an inflection point for The Breakfast Club. Charlamagne discusses …

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