Podcast Episodes

Questlove on 'Summer of Soul' Secrets, The Roots' Future, His Sly Stone Documentary

Questlove on how 'Summer of Soul' was influenced by Public Enemy, why 'Get Back' is a hip-hop movie, why the Roots have 700 song ideas for their next…

4 years, 8 months ago

How Ronnie Spector Broke Free: Her Brave Life and World-Shaking Music

Hear unearthed audio of Ronnie Spector on her life with Phil Spector and the birth of the Ronettes, and dive deep into her story, with Andy Greene, A…

4 years, 9 months ago

The Best 2021 Albums You Didn’t Hear

We guide you through the hip-hop, country/Americana, and metal albums you may have missed in 2021, as well as some bigger names, from Megan Thee Stal…

4 years, 9 months ago

The Secret History of Steely Dan

Donald Fagen on losing Walter Becker, developing Steely Dan’s sound, and much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt

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4 years, 9 months ago

The Best (and Weirdest and Saddest) Holiday Songs

Rob Sheffield and Brittany Spanos join host Brian Hiatt for a rundown of their favorite Christmas and holiday songs, from Mariah Carey to Ariana Gran…

4 years, 10 months ago

Best Albums of 2021, From Olivia Rodrigo to Rauw Alejandro

Inside Rolling Stone’s genre-spanning picks for 2021’s best albums, with Mankaprr Conteh, Julyssa Lopez, and Rob Sheffield joining host Brian Hiatt

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4 years, 10 months ago

Reinventing Pop with Finneas: Billie Eilish, His Solo Career and More

Finneas tells all about co-creating music with his superstar sister, launching his solo career, writing for Justin Bieber and much more in an in-dept…

4 years, 10 months ago

The Endless Beatles Revelations of 'Get Back'

Rob Sheffield and host Brian Hiatt break down Peter Jackson's astonishing, eight-hour Beatles documentary 'Get Back.' Plus: inside the new Brian Wils…

4 years, 10 months ago

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss: The Rolling Stone Interview

Plant and Krauss on their new album, the legacy of Led Zeppelin and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?,' surviving the '80s and much, much more, in an in-de…

4 years, 10 months ago

Inside the Tragedy at Astroworld Festival

How did 10 people die at a Travis Scott concert? An in-depth look at one of the worst concert tragedies in years, with on-the scene reporting and mor…

4 years, 11 months ago