Music History Podcasts
Updated: Sept 2021
300 Episodes
Started: Feb 2019
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.)
Latest Episode:
New Music Friday: The Top 11 Albums Out On Sept. 10
10 Sep 2021
38 MINS
38m
10 Sep 2021
324 Episodes
Started: Aug 2014
Latest: Week 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.
Latest Episode:
Miss the Old Kanye? Try the New Kanye.
07 Sep 2021
1 HR 01 MINS
1h 01m
07 Sep 2021
108 Episodes
Started: Jun 2017
Latest: Week ago
NAMM’s resident Music Historian Dan Del Fiorentino and co-hosts Michael Mullens, and Ashley Allison 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.
Latest Episode:
Ep. 108 - Earth Wind Fire
08 Sep 2021
1 HR 03 MINS
1h 03m
08 Sep 2021
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.
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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/)
Latest Episode:
Celebration Rock: Best Albums of the Decade with Ian Cohen
04 Nov 2019
2 HR 08 MINS
2h 08m
04 Nov 2019
227 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.
Latest Episode:
Mustafa - Air Forces
08 Sep 2021
20 MINS
20m
08 Sep 2021
25 Episodes
Started: Oct 2017
Latest: Month ago
Step right up. Come on in.
Latest Episode:
CR023/PH09 - Loneliness Surrounds: Virginia Wynette Pugh
10 Aug 2021
1 HR 44 MINS
1h 44m
10 Aug 2021
175 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.
Latest Episode:
QLS Classic: Michael Che
13 Sep 2021
2 HR 07 MINS
2h 07m
13 Sep 2021