As the TV version of “Song Exploder” was beginning to prepare for production, Hirway’s fellow Netflix host Samin Nosrat was launching her food series “Salt Fat Acid Heat.” ...

Hrishikesh Hirway is host of the podcast Song Exploder, which examines pop songs and artists. He talks to NPR's A Martinez about releasing an album of his own compositions.

Song Exploder Season 2 doesn’t go deep into The Killers’ most ubiquitously beloved hit, “Mr. Brightside.” Nope. They stump instead for the genius and craftsmanship behind “When You Were ...

Big headphones are a must before diving into Song Exploder, the four-part Netflix documentary series based on the podcast of the same name. Hosted by musician and podcaster Hrishikesh Hirway and ...

Let’s be real, creativity tends to be described as a wild, unruly thing something that hits you in the shower or as you stand at the window, waiting for inspiration to strike like a lightning bolt.

In addition to “Song Exploder,” Hirway created and hosts or co-hosts “The West Wing Weekly” (co-hosted by a friend and actor from the series, Joshua Malina); “Partners”; and, most ...

In the latest 'Song Exploder' podcast Tom Fec (aka Tobacco), who composed the theme for HBO's 'Silicon Valley,' breaks down a track from his fourth album.

In his longtime podcast Song Exploder, Hrishikesh Hirway dives deep on songs with the artists who wrote them. Now, in a spinoff series, New Yorker staff writer Susan Orlean breaks down books with ...

“Song Exploder” took off. Currently in its seventh year, it has amassed nearly 200 episodes and consistently ranks among the top podcasts on Apple and Spotify. Loyal listeners have been privy ...

On the Song Exploder podcast, host Hrishikesh Hirway talks to musicians who take apart their songs and, piece by piece, tell the stories of how they were made. Listen below. Old Crow Medicine Show ...

As Song Exploder turns 10, host Hrishikesh Hirway tells The Daily Beast about the podcast’s stand-out episodes and guests.

Up front on our Ford Exploder was relatively simple. We basically removed the plastic fender flares or body cladding, removed the inner fender wells (we live in the South West, so we don't have to ...