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Strong Songs

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Kirk Hamilton

Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.

#171

"Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie

Kirk heaps on a second helping of TWO previous Strong Songs artists: Queen and David Bowie... more

20 Feb 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:39

20 Feb 2026

#170

"Rosanna" by Toto

Kirk kicks off Strong Songs Season Eight with a second helping of Toto, whose song "Africa... more

16 Jan 2026

1 HR 00 MINS

1:00:27

16 Jan 2026

#169

Season Eight Announcement!

Strong Songs Season Eight will kick off on Friday, January 16! If you want to listen a we... more

02 Jan 2026

05 MINS

05:16

02 Jan 2026

#168

The Jazz Pianist's Perspective, with Peter Martin

Kirk sits down with jazz piano legend Peter Martin to talk about Peter's musical backgroun... more

28 Nov 2025

1 HR 26 MINS

1:26:21

28 Nov 2025

#167

The Fearless Fela Kuti, with Jad Abumrad

Writer, composer, and Peabody Award-winning podcaster Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about... more

14 Nov 2025

1 HR 56 MINS

1:56:37

14 Nov 2025

#166

Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece [Twenty Thousand Hertz]

This episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz originally ran in August 2025. Kirk's [2020 episode ... more

31 Oct 2025

33 MINS

33:03

31 Oct 2025

#165

Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales

It's fun to talk about TV theme songs, so that's what Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales d... more

17 Oct 2025

1 HR 18 MINS

1:18:05

17 Oct 2025

#164

Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast]

Originally Aired October 20, 2020 The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are risi... more

03 Oct 2025

1 HR 08 MINS

1:08:44

03 Oct 2025

#163

A Bob Dylan Beginner's Guide, with Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell

With so many dozens of albums over so many wildly disparate eras, it can take a lifetime t... more

19 Sep 2025

1 HR 54 MINS

1:54:17

19 Sep 2025

#162

Singing and Songwriting, with The Wailin' Jennys

The Wailin' Jennys have been singing together for more than two decades - recording albums... more

05 Sep 2025

1 HR 11 MINS

1:11:03

05 Sep 2025

#161

Talkin' Tower of Power, with Adam Maness and Peter Martin [You'll Hear It]

Back in May, Kirk joined pianists Adam Maness and Peter Martin of [the You'll Hear It podc... more

22 Aug 2025

1 HR 12 MINS

1:12:30

22 Aug 2025

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