Podcast Episodes

How to Live a Musical Life in 2026

Season 13 Episode 24

What does it really mean to live a musical life?

As we look ahead to 2026, Adam and Peter talk about music as a way of being. Not a checklist, or a finish line, or something reserved for “professional…

Published on 3 hours ago

"Sign o' the Times" – Prince

Season 13 Episode 23

Prince's Sign O' the Times is one of our most requested albums at You'll Hear It. But, there is a certain window of millennial that doesn't really "get" Prince. If that’s you, this episode is your on…

Published on 4 days, 4 hours ago

"Sinatra at the Sands" — Frank Sinatra with Count Basie and His Orchestra

Season 13 Episode 21

Could this be peak Frank? Sinatra at the Sands captures the energy, the cool, and the incredible voice that made this crooner so iconic. Backed by the Count Basie Orchestra with arrangements by a you…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

The Peter Martin x Strong Songs Interview

Season 13 Episode 20

How much do you know about Peter Martin? In this conversation with Kirk Hamilton of the Strong Songs podcast, Peter shares his musical influences and trajectory as a young jazz pianist. He brings us …

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

"The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill" – Lauryn Hill

Season 13 Episode 19

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The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was one of the BIGGE…

Published on 3 weeks, 4 days ago

"The Köln Concert" – Keith Jarrett

Season 13 Episode 18

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Keith Jarrett's "The Köln Concert" is the best selli…

Published on 1 month ago

"Songs in the Key of Life" – Stevie Wonder

Season 13 Episode 17

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Songs in the Key of Life stands apart, even next to …

Published on 1 month, 1 week ago

"Mingus Ah Um" — Charles Mingus

Season 13 Episode 16

1959 gave us Kind of Blue, Time Out ... and Mingus Ah Um. Adam and Peter dig into Charles Mingus’s most adventurous, soulful record: gospel, bebop, and pure Mingus genius. You’ve never heard it quite…

Published on 1 month, 2 weeks ago

"At Town Hall" – Nina Simone

Season 13 Episode 15

At Town Hall captures a pivotal moment in Nina Simone's story, when she left behind her dream of being a concert pianist and embraced her identity as an indefinable and remarkable talent.

At Town Hall…

Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago

"Thriller" – Michael Jackson

Season 13 Episode 14

In 1981, Michael Jackson and Quincy Jones set out on one of the most ambitious projects in pop music history: an album where every song was a hit. The result was Thriller. The record-breaking, chart-…

Published on 1 month, 4 weeks ago