Episodes

  • Chappell Roan and Olivia Rodrigo's Super-Producer, Daniel Nigro, Tells All
    Nov 27 2024
    Daniel Nigro, who just scored a Producer of the Year Grammy nomination, shares studio secrets behind Olivia Rodrigo and Chappell Roan's biggest hits, and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    52 mins
  • How Taylor Swift Transformed Pop
    Nov 15 2024
    Rob Sheffield breaks down his new book, Heartbreak Is the National Anthem: How Taylor Swift Reinvented Pop Music, in a conversation with Brittany Spanos and host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    1 hr and 1 min
  • How Greenwich Village (and Bob Dylan) Created the Sixties
    Nov 3 2024
    Even before the Beatles hit the U.S., the 1960s really got started when Bob Dylan hit the pop charts in 1963 — via Peter, Paul, and Mary's cover of "Blowin' in the Wind." David Browne, author of the new book Talkin’ Greenwich Village: The Heady Rise and Slow Fall of America’s Bohemian Music Capital, sits down with host Brian Hiatt to talk about the world-changing music that came out of that neighborhood, from Dylan to Nina Simone and beyond Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    48 mins
  • Bruce Springsteen Meets Zach Bryan
    Oct 17 2024
    Two great American songwriters get together in New Jersey and go deep on songwriting secrets and much more Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    29 mins
  • Chappell Roan: A Star Is Born
    Oct 9 2024
    We tell the entire story of Chappell Roan's wild rise — and explain why her current controversies won't end up defining her career. Brittany Spanos — who wrote Rolling Stone's recent Chappell Roan cover story — joins host Brian Hiatt for the discussion Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    50 mins
  • Keith Urban on Working with Taylor Swift, Loving Springsteen, and His Confessional New Songs
    Sep 30 2024
    Keith Urban talks about his work with Taylor Swift, his Bruce Springsteen fandom, the art of lead guitar, the making of his new album, High, and much more in an interview with host Brian Hiatt Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • The Wonder of Stevie
    Sep 26 2024
    Sharing a preview of a new podcast called The Wonder of Stevie. You might think you know Stevie Wonder. You might think you know his music. But you’ve never heard it like this. Host Wesley Morris is taking you on a deep-dive through Stevie's Classic Period: five legendary albums back-to-back in just four years. Hear about the record deal that started it all, the technology Stevie adopted to create never-before-heard sounds, and his influence on our culture. There will be appearances from legends like Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove, Smokey Robinson, Dionne Warwick, Babyface, Janelle Monae and more. In this episode, Wesley details how Stevie is able to renegotiate his Motown Records contract for complete creative freedom. What follows is the beginning of the greatest streak of albums in American popular music: Music of My Mind. You can binge The Wonder of Stevie at https://link.chtbl.com/wonderofstevie?sid=rollingstonemusicnow Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    58 mins
  • David Gilmour on His New Album and Why Pink Floyd Drama is “Totally Irrelevant”
    Sep 21 2024
    Gilmour previews his new tour, reveals songwriting secrets, explains why he’s over his “old pop group,” ponders baby-boomer mortality, and much more in a conversation with Rolling Stone's Andy Greene Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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    33 mins