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... Lesson learned from 'Song Exploder' leads Hirway to an ...

On his popular podcast and Netflix series, Hirway dissects songs alongside some of music's biggest stars. His latest ...

Among the first instruments you hear in “Losing My Religion,” the 1991 smash hit by R.E.M., is a mandolin. Played by guitarist Peter Buck, the minimalist melody moves through the song virtually ...

Take us through a recent workday. I woke up, looked at my emails, responded to some and sent some off. Most of them are around trying to book future guests for Song Exploder; either I’m getting ...

Christina Radish is the Senior Entertainment Reporter at Collider. Having worked at Collider for over a decade (since 2009), her primary focus is on film and television interviews with talent both in ...

The new Netflix documentary series “Song Exploder” takes viewers through the process of making a hit song, such as those by R.E.M., Alicia Keys, and Lin-Manuel Miranda. “Song Exploder” debuted as a ...

Hrishikesh Hirway brings his DIY music dissection to a new documentary series unpacking tracks from Alicia Keys, R.E.M., and "Hamilton." Translating a podcast to a TV screen is a multi-pronged ...

If you're a big music fan and an avid podcast listener, you've probably heard of Song Exploder. The biweekly podcast created by Hrishikesh Hirway in 2014 features a range of musicians, who dive deep ...

We’ve been fascinated at how songwriters create their sonic paintings seemingly out of whole cloth. But, while there are times when lyrics and melodies come springing out of a writer’s brain almost ...

Netflix’s Song Exploder has quickly become one of the most infectiously fun watches for music fans everywhere. The first season delved into the stories behind music’s biggest and most beloved hits, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Alicia Keys in "Song Exploder," a new Netflix series based on the popular music podcast. (Matt Sayles / Netflix) Among the first ...