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.
Latest Episode
Key Change: Demi Adejuyigbe on The Strokes (19.11.2025)
Previous Episodes
- Clipse - The Birds Don't Sing
- Buckingham Nicks - Frozen Love
- Fleetwood Mac - Go Your Own Way
- A-ha - Take On Me
- Lady Gaga - Abracadabra
- Key Change: David Chang on "I See a Darkness"
- Ethel Cain - Nettles
- Sam Fender - People Watching
- Key Change: Jia Tolentino on "I Love You Always Forever"
- Jay Som - Tenderness
- Fall Out Boy - Sugar, We're Goin Down
- Gigi Perez - Sailor Song
- Key Change: Jason Schwartzman on the ‘Rushmore’ soundtrack
- Goo Goo Dolls - Iris
- Little Simz - Free
- Key Change: Shirley Manson on Siouxsie and the Banshees
- Anohni - 4 Degrees
- Jeff Tweedy - How to Write One Song
- Lorde - Sober
- Tears for Fears - Everybody Wants to Rule the World
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