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2025-03-26

  Key Change: James Acaster on OutKast

My guest today is James Acaster, a comedian, author, musician, and interviewer. He's filmed comedy specials for HBO and Netflix, which are hilarious and high concept. His musical project, Temps, has released an album and an EP. He’s written multiple bo...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-03-19

  Lucy Dacus - Thumbs (Re-Issue)

Lucy Dacus has a new album coming out on March 28th, called Forever Is A Feeling. So, in the week before it comes out, I thought it could be nice to revisit her Song Exploder episode from 2021. It’s about the beautiful and brutally heartbreaking song "...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-03-05

  Theodore Shapiro - Severance (Main Title Theme)

The TV show Severance debuted on Apple TV+ in February 2022. It was created by writer Dan Erickson, and developed into a series by director and executive producer Ben Stiller. He directed the pilot and most of the episodes. After the first season came ...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-02-26

  Key Change: Hanif Abdurraqib on The Clash

Key Change is a conversation series within Song Exploder, where I talk to fascinating people about the music that's transformed them. My guest today is Hanif Abdurraqib, a poet, cultural critic, and New York Times bestselling author of books like They ...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-02-19

  Sasami - In Love With A Memory (feat. Clairo)

Sasami is a singer, songwriter and producer who grew up in Los Angeles. But now she’s based in Northern California, and as you’ll hear in this episode, that’s significant. Sasami went to school for classical French horn. She was in the band Cherry Glaz...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-02-05

  of Montreal - Wraith Pinned to the Mist and Other Games

Kevin Barnes started of Montreal in 1996 in Athens, Georgia. The Sunlandic Twins came out in 2005; it was their seventh album. And I remember when that album came out, how it felt like they were suddenly everywhere. And the breakout song from that brea...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-01-29

  Key Change: Sophie Thatcher on Elliott Smith

Key Change is a new conversation series within Song Exploder, where I talk to fascinating people about the music that's transformed them.My first guest is Sophie Thatcher, an actor and musician whose credits include starring in the TV show Yellowjacket...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-01-22

  Yola - Symphony

Yola is a singer/songwriter and actress. She released her solo debut album in 2019, which was nominated for 4 Grammys, including Best New Artist and Best Americana Album, and Rolling Stone named it one of the best country albums of the year. But the th...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2025-01-08

  Adrianne Lenker - Sadness As a Gift

Adrianne Lenker is a singer and songwriter. She’s the lead singer of the critically acclaimed and beloved band Big Thief, and her work as a solo artist is also critically acclaimed and beloved. Her most recent solo album, Bright Future, was named one o...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author
2024-12-18

  Sabrina Carpenter - Please Please Please

Sabrina Carpenter is a singer, songwriter, and actress. She had a huge year with her album Short N Sweet, which came out in August 2024. It debuted at #1, and went platinum within a month. At the upcoming Grammys, she’s nominated for Song of the Year, ...
  Hrishikesh Hirway author