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Song Exploder

Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing and recording. Hosted and produced by Hrishikesh Hirway.

Episodes

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Song Exploder

Episodes

Elvis Costello - Alison

Olivia Rodrigo - The Cure

Natalie Merchant - Sister Tilly

Paula Cole - I Don't Want to Wait

Charli XCX - Camera

Mitski - Your Best American Girl

Suki Waterhouse - Back in Love

Key Change: Questlove on Prince

Metric - Victim of Luck

Hayley Kiyoko - Girls Like Girls

Key Change: Tatiana Maslany on "Faceshopping" by Sophie

Paul McCartney - Ripples in a Pond

Hot Chip - Boy From School

Key Change: Emma Straub

The xx - Crystalised

Yusuf / Cat Stevens - Father and Son

The Memory Palace: The Thundering Herd, The Vanishing American

Hurray for the Riff Raff - Alibi

Jack Harlow - Say Hello

Key Change: Baz Luhrmann on "Time After Time."