The legends Pusha T and Malice of Clipse are on Song Exploder. We talked about "The Birds Don't Sing," a heartbreaking song about the loss of their parents. Featuring John Legend and Stevie Wonder (!!) as guests, and Pharrell on production. songexploder.net/clipse

Today’s Song Exploder is one of my favorite episodes so far, about one of my favorite songs of all time. It’s incredible to hear just how different A-ha’s “Take on Me” was when it started, and the work, creativity, and luck it required to turn it into the giant hit it became. songexploder.net/a-ha

Episode 300(!) of Song Exploder is with Lady Gaga(!) Listen here: songexploder.net/lady-gaga

<singing to myself> nobody wants to hear about your dream, nobody wants to see what you made in ceraaamics

On one hand, I have to get up and do my work, but on one leg, I have

I have a lot of fun with Samin Nosrat on our Home Cooking podcast, but this episode of Key Change is a different sort of conversation. I found her story—which connects to her relationship to the Ani DiFranco song ‘Untouchable Face’—very moving. I hope you will, too. songexploder.net/keychange

I’ve started a new series on Song Exploder where I talk to fascinating people about the music that transformed them: Key Change. My first guest is actor/musician Sophie Thatcher, on Elliott Smith's "Waltz #1.” You can find it in the Song Exploder feed or here: songexploder.net/keychange

My original soundtrack for the film "Companion" is out now, and you can pre-order it on vinyl! lnk.to/CompanionSDTK. The movie itself comes out Jan 31 - go see it!

On the new episode of Song Exploder, I talked to Kathleen Hanna and Johanna Fateman about the making of a classic — “Deceptacon” by Le Tigre. songexploder.net/le-tigre