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Yo-Yo Ma - Prelude, Cello Suite No. 1 in G Major
Yo-Yo Ma is perhaps the most famous and well-loved cellist in the world. He was born in Paris in 1955; his family moved to the U.S. when he was seven…
7 years, 4 months ago
Thao & The Get Down Stay Down - Astonished Man
Episode 69
Thao Nguyen is taking over as the new host of Song Exploder in 2019. This is a reissue of an episode from 2016 in which she was the guest.
Thao & the …
7 years, 5 months ago
Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
Episode 150
Lindsey Buckingham is a singer-songwriter, a guitarist, and a producer. In 1974, he joined the band Fleetwood Mac, along with Stevie Nicks, his girlf…
7 years, 5 months ago
Breakmaster Cylinder - Reply All
Four years ago, on November 24, 2014, the first episode of the podcast Reply All came out. It’s a podcast about the internet hosted by Alex Goldman a…
7 years, 5 months ago
Empress Of - When I'm With Him
Episode 149
Lorely Rodriguez is a singer, songwriter, and producer who goes by the name Empress Of. She’s released two albums, and she’s sung on tracks with Khal…
7 years, 5 months ago
Big Boi - Order of Operations
Episode 148
Big Boi is a rapper from Atlanta. When he was a teenager, he and Andre 3000 formed OutKast, and went on to sell over 25 million records and win six G…
7 years, 6 months ago
John Carpenter - Halloween (Theme)
Episode 147
In 1978, John Carpenter wrote, directed, and scored the film Halloween. It was made on a $300,000 budget, and ended up grossing over $70 million, mak…
7 years, 6 months ago
Janelle Monáe - So Afraid
Episode 146
Janelle Monáe is an award-winning musician and actress who released her first record in 2007. She’s been nominated for multiple Grammys, and starred …
7 years, 6 months ago
Cat Power - Woman
Episode 145
Chan Marshall is a singer-songwriter who’s been making records under the name Cat Power since 1995. In 2018, she put out her tenth album, Wanderer. I…
7 years, 7 months ago
Blood Orange - Saint
Episode 144
Blood Orange is the project of songwriter and producer Devonté Hynes. He’s produced and co-written songs for artists like Carly Rae Jepsen, Solange, …
7 years, 7 months ago