Strong Songs

Kirk pays a visit the musical world of The Muppets, from their Sesame Street origins in th... more

Kirk digs into one of the most dense and challenging records in his collection, with an an... more

Kirk digs into Fiona Apple's breakneck 1999 single "Fast As You Can," a cornerstone in her... more

Strong Songs Season Seven kicks off with two of the most famous songs ever recorded, from ... more

Strong Songs Season Seven is now underway! You can listen to the season premiere [right no... more

In between seasons, Kirk re-ran a bunch of old episodes and prefaced each one with a new m... more

In light of Janis Stockhouse's unexpected death at the tail end of 2024, we're re-posting ... more

Kirk talks with Wesley Morris and Josh Gwynn about the endless world of Stevie Wonder. Mor... more

A cross-post of the first episode of "The Wonder of Stevie," a new six-part podcast series... more

Back in August, Kirk went on Dave Hamilton's music podcast "Gig Gab" to talk about music, ... more

An update on what's next now that Season Six is complete, along with some book and music r... more

In the season six finale, Kirk takes a deep dive into Bruce Springsteen's signature song, ... more

As Season Six draws to a close, Kirk opens up the Strong Songs mailbag to answer a bunch o... more

Stage left! It's time for Strong Songs to talk about XTC. Stage right! Now the song is pic... more

Phish may be known for their 30-minute live jams, but turns out you can distill their best... more

You came, you saw, you voted, and you picked Blondie as Strong Songs' first listener-selec... more