Song Exploder

My guest today is the actor Tatiana Maslany. One of the things I find so compelling about ... more

Paul McCartney is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer whose career s... more

Hot Chip is a band from London made up of Alexis Taylor, Joe Goddard, Al Doyle, Owen Clark... more

My guest today is the bestselling author Emma Straub. Her books include 'This Time Tomorro... more

The xx formed in 2005, when they were still in high school. They signed to the UK label Yo... more

The legendary singer/songwriter Yusuf / Cat Stevens released his first album in 1967. He’s... more

Today, we're sharing an episode of Nate DiMeo's wonderful podcast, The Memory Palace, whic... more

Alynda Segarra is a singer songwriter from the Bronx. They formed Hurray for the Riff Raff... more

Jack Harlow is from Louisville, Kentucky, and started performing and releasing music in 20... more

My guest today is Baz Luhrmann, the award-winning director whose films include Moulin Roug... more

Thompson Twins originally formed in 1977 in Sheffield, in the UK. “Hold Me Now,” their ico... more

Silvana Estrada is a singer, songwriter, and producer from Veracruz, Mexico. She won the L... more

This week, I wanted to go back and revisit the episode that I made with Iron & Wine in the... more

The Marías is a band from Los Angeles, made up of María Zardoya, Josh Conway, Jesse Perlma... more

Leon Thomas is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actor. He’s nominated for six Grammys a... more

My guest today is John Green. John is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of books in... more

Hit-Boy is an award-winning producer and rapper from LA. He’s one of my all-time favorite ... more

The band Air is a duo from Versailles, France. Their first EP came out in 1995, followed b... more

My guest today is director Rian Johnson, which is exciting for me, because I’ve been a hug... more

Jessie Reyez is a singer and songwriter originally from Toronto. She's won two of Canada's... more

My guest today is Demi Adejuyigbe. One of the things that makes Demi so special is how har... more

Clipse was formed in 1994 by two brothers: Gene Thornton Jr, aka Malice, and his younger b... more

On September 5, 1973, the first and only Buckingham Nicks album was released. It wasn’t a ... more

Next week, I’m going to be publishing an episode with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham ... more

"Take On Me" by A-ha is an iconic hit of the 1980s. It came out in October 1985 with an eq... more

Lady Gaga is a singer, songwriter, producer, and actress from New York. She’s one of the b... more

My guest today is Chef David Chang. He founded Momofuku Noodle Bar in 2004. That was just ... more

Hayden Anhedönia has been making music under the name Ethel Cain since 2019. But it’s not ... more