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MUNA - What I Want
Episode 248
MUNA is a trio from Los Angeles, made up of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. They’ve been making music together since 2013, when the…
3 years, 3 months ago
Noah Kahan - Stick Season
Episode 247
Noah Kahan is a singer and songwriter from Strafford, Vermont. Last year, in 2022, he released Stick Season, his third record. The title track from t…
3 years, 3 months ago
Sampa the Great - Let Me Be Great (feat. Angélique Kidjo)
Episode 246
Sampa The Great is a songwriter, rapper, and singer from Zambia. She was based in Australia for years, but came back to Zambia in 2020, shortly befor…
3 years, 4 months ago
Son Lux - This is a Life (from 'Everything Everywhere All at Once')
Episode 245
Everything Everywhere All at Once is a sci-fi comedy independent film that came out in the spring of 2022. It’s a huge hit that made over $100 millio…
3 years, 5 months ago
Omah Lay - Never Forget
Omah Lay is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and producer. He’s one of the young stars of Afrobeats, the West African genre that's become a global phen…
3 years, 5 months ago
Book Exploder: James McBride - Deacon King Kong
The final episode of Book Exploder is with author James McBride. He was born in New York City and raised in Brooklyn’s Red Hook Houses housing projec…
3 years, 6 months ago
Iron & Wine - Flightless Bird, American Mouth
In 2002, Sam Beam’s first album as Iron & Wine was released on Sub Pop Records. He’d given them a bunch of demos, and rather than have him re-record …
3 years, 6 months ago
Book Exploder: George Saunders - Victory Lap
George Saunders has won the Booker Prize, and he’s the recipient of a MacArthur Genius Grant. He won the Folio Prize for his collection of short stor…
3 years, 6 months ago
Santigold - Ushers of the New World
Episode 242
Santigold is a singer, songwriter, and producer. She’s put out 4 albums since 2008, and she’s been featured as a collaborator on songs with Jay-Z, Be…
3 years, 6 months ago
Book Exploder: Celeste Ng - Little Fires Everywhere
Celeste Ng is an American writer and author of three novels. Her second novel, Little Fires Everywhere, was published in 2017 and became a #1 New Yor…
3 years, 7 months ago