Song Exploder

Sam Fender is a singer and songwriter from the town of North Shields in England. He won th... more

My guest today is Jia Tolentino. Jia is the author of the essay collection Trick Mirror, w... more

Melina Duterte goes by the name Jay Som. She’s a singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumenta... more

Fall Out Boy is a band from Chicago that formed in 2001. Their first album, Take This To Y... more

Gigi Perez is a singer and songwriter from Florida, and at 25 years old, she’s already had... more

Jason Schwartzman, actor, songwriter, and musician, talks  about how the soundtrack to 'Ru... more

Goo Goo Dolls formed in 1986 in Buffalo, New York, and by the time 1998 rolled around, the... more

Little Simz is a rapper from England who put out her first album in 2015. She’s won the Me... more

My guest today is Shirley Manson. Since 1994, she’s been the lead singer of the band Garba... more

Anohni is a singer and songwriter originally from England, who started putting out music i... more

In June 2024, I got to go to the Solid Sound Festival in North Adams, Massachusetts, which... more

Lorde is a Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, and producer. Her second album, Melodr... more

Tears for Fears is a duo formed in 1981 in Bath, England by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.... more

Lizzo is a Grammy- and Emmy-winning singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She’s been pu... more

My guest today is my friend Samin Nosrat, the author of the bestselling, award-winning coo... more

Jake Lenderman plays and records under the name MJ Lenderman. He put out his first album i... more

My guest today is James Acaster, a comedian, author, musician, and interviewer. He's filme... more

Lucy Dacus is a singer and songwriter from Richmond, Virginia. She put out her first album... more

The TV show Severance debuted on Apple TV+ in February 2022. It was created by writer Dan ... more

My guest today is [Hanif Abdurraqib,] (https://www.abdurraqib.com/) a poet, cultural criti... more