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Next Wednesday on the podcast: @Madonna .

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This is an actual email I got from a podcast speed-listener. Larry, honey—slow your roll. And your playback speed.

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How do you write a deeply personal song when your whole life is a matter of public discussion? @selenagomez tells the story of creating her song “Lose You to Love Me,” along with her longtime collaborators, @juliamichaels and @justtranter . Listen:

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New episode! Composer @ludwiggoransson breaks down how he created the Killmonger theme for #BlackPanther .

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Next week on Song Exploder: @JheneAiko .

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The @Lin_Manuel episode comes out Wednesday!

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Next week on the podcast, @Lin_Manuel Miranda takes apart his song for Puerto Rico, "Almost Like Praying." (with a cameo from @HereIsGina )🇵🇷

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Next week on Song Exploder: @nineinchnails . With @trent_reznor and Atticus Ross.

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. @DanReynolds of @Imaginedragons was separated from his wife for months, in preparation for their divorce. But then, they called it off, and in the immediate aftermath, he wrote “Follow You.” He tells the story and takes the song apart in this episode:

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. @Grimezsz breaks down her song "Kill V. Maim" and how she made it:

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"Goodbye" is the theme song to @Netflix 's series DARK, whose final season just came out. @apparatofficial actually made the song a decade ago, with guest vocals by @soapandskin . They break down the creation of the beautiful, eerie track here: #NetflixDark

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The brilliant composer Jóhann Jóhannsson has died. This is a sad day for innovative music. In 2016, he did an episode of Song Exploder. Listen to him tell the story of his incredible score for the film ‘Arrival.’

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The @GameOfThrones finale is on Sunday. Here's how its iconic theme song was made: http://t.co/gTDLgGzDtC http://t.co/cnJAnhdKdV

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@maggierogers @fairfightaction um, probably can't do that but how about a minor music podcast chipping in $500? drop the venmo @phoebe_bridgers .

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Next week on the podcast, @Lin_Manuel Miranda takes apart his song for Puerto Rico, "Almost Like Praying." (with a cameo from @HereIsGina )🇵🇷

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4 years

For our last episode of the year, Ezra Koenig ( @arzE ) breaks down the @vampireweekend song "Harmony Hall," so give yourself a 25-minute break from your family and listen!

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For the 150th episode of Song Exploder, Lindsey Buckingham breaks down the Fleetwood Mac song “Go Your Own Way,” a song he wrote for the legendary album ‘Rumours.’

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1 year

Nigerian afrobeats star @Omah_Lay breaks down how he wrote “Never Forget,” a song for his late father. @semzibeatz , who made the instrumental, helps tell the story. Listen:

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On today’s episode: @Madonna ! She breaks down her 2005 hit “Hung Up,” along with co-writer and co-producer Stuart Price. The two of them tell the story of how they made a song about falling in and out of love (with a little bit of help from ABBA). Listen:

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. @solangeknowles breaks down the song "Cranes in the Sky," and how each piece of the track was made:

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. @Hozier breaks down the making of the song “Nina Cried Power,” from his original demo to the final recording. Plus, gospel legend @mavisstaples tells how she got involved with the track.

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New episode today: Oscar-winning composer @HansZimmer breaks down how he created the music for DUNE — music he'd been hearing in his head since reading the Frank Herbert novel at age 13.

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6 years

Next week on Song Exploder: Janelle Monae.

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6 years

. @BoJackHorseman 's new season includes a tribute to Ralph Carney (screenshot), who wrote the show's theme song with his nephew, @patrickcarney . Ralph passed away last year. I've reissued their episode, with some thoughts from Patrick about his late uncle.

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8 years

MGMT take apart "Time to Pretend" and reveal what's inside: a robot, fake horns, and ABBA.

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4 years

Four more episodes of @SongExploder on Netflix are coming in December! With @DUALIPA , @nineinchnails , @thekillers , and Natalia @lafourcade !

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. @carlyraejepsen will be my guest for a live Song Exploder taping on Feb 27 at @noisepop ! —

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. @carlyraejepsen explodes "When I Needed You," from the original demo to the final song:

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James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich of @Metallica break down how they made the song "Moth into Flame."

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@maggierogers @fairfightaction @phoebe_bridgers It asked if I wanted to make the donation in honor of someone, so I put “Iris”

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. @girlinred started “Serotonin” while making a little TikTok video to distract herself during a dark period in her life. It ended up as the first single from her debut album, a song about what she was going through at that time. She breaks it down here:

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Don't mind me, just crying a tiny bit while I edit together @clairo 's upcoming episode.

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6 years

Happy Thanksgiving. Today, weeks after Hurricane Maria, half of Puerto Rico is still without power. Listen to @Lin_Manuel break down "Almost Like Praying," and then buy the song. Proceeds go directly to relief efforts. You can also donate to @HispanicFed .

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Lin-Manuel Miranda breaks down "Almost Like Praying," a song he created to raise funds for Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane Maria.

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7 years

. @Metallica 🤘🏾

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Incredibly, today’s episode features @johnlennon breaking down how he made the song “God,” from his first solo album! His family gave me access to his raw recordings and archival interviews with him & his bandmates to tell this fascinating story.

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. @Lin_Manuel Miranda takes apart "Almost Like Praying," his benefit song for Puerto Rico. He tells the story of how it was written, recorded with 20+ guest musicians, and released in just 8 days. With thoughts from @HereIsGina and @itsTROOKO . Listen:

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New episode: @phoebe_bridgers and her bandmate @marshallvore break down how the song “Scott Street” was made.

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Next week on Song Exploder: @theroots .

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Here it is: @clairo tells the story behind "Alewife," along with co-producer @matsoR . Grab your best friend and listen to this together.

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7 years

Next week on Song Exploder — @lorde . Subscribe to the podcast at to get the episode when it drops.

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7 years

Baby Driver is great. Highly recommended for musicians and music lovers. @edgarwright built a whole film out of rhythm.

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Next time on Song Exploder: the main title theme for @Stranger_Things .

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6 years

Year 4 of Song Exploder is done! Thank you to all of the wonderful musicians who were on the show this year, and thanks to everyone who listened. If you missed any of these, go back and check them out at .

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. @100gecs explode "Money Machine" from their album 1000 gecs — named the #1 album of 2019 in @vice and @nytimes . Listen and flex:

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7 years

New episode: @lorde breaks down the ‘emotional molecular chemistry’ of her song “Sober.”

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8 years

My taping with @carlyraejepsen Saturday in SF is free to attend, but space is limited! RSVP:

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Within the origin story of @U2 's "Cedarwood Road" is the origin story of Bono himself. http://t.co/MxBLiMvi3B http://t.co/Tes3058rME

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NICE T-SHIRT!!! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜

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Don’t try this at home kids, I’ve lived uptown my whole life, my butt cheek knows these bannisters

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Next week on Song Exploder: Liz Phair. In honor of the 25th anniversary of "Exile in Guyville."

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. @CHVRCHES explode "Clearest Blue," including the original demo (with vocals by Martin!) at

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Laurel and Yanny, EQ'd and decoded.

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This is what I do for a makeshift isolation booth for recording my voiceover and narration. Cost $40. Two IKEA clothes racks ($10 each) and two Home Depot moving blankets ($10 each).

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7 years

. @LaLaLand composer Justin Hurwitz breaks down the Emma Stone song "Audition (The Fools Who Dream)."

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3 years

Thanks to everyone who listened to the podcast this year, and to all the artists who let me make an episode with them. This is the end of the 7th(!) year of the show—I've never had a job for so long. Looking forward to next year, starting with episode 200, with Yusuf/Cat Stevens!

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"In culture, we build bridges, not walls." — @YoYo_Ma , who played Bach's Cello Suite No. 1 at the US-Mexico border yesterday.

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On today's episode: @lucydacus tells the story of how and why she made her beautiful, brutal song "Thumbs" – a song she thought would be the simplest one to record, but ended up taking many attempts and ideas to get right.

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New episode! @julienrbaker tells the story of making her song "Appointments," and how writing it helped her navigate the isolation of depression. Listen:

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5 years

Thanks for helping me to keep this podcast going this far. Coming up next Wednesday: the 150th episode of Song Exploder. Lindsey Buckingham will break down the making of "Go Your Own Way" from Fleetwood Mac's legendary album, Rumours.

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. @Jon_Hopkins_ creates entire compositions, destroys them sonically, then uses the gritty sounds left over to make something even more beautiful. He takes apart his song "Luminous Beings" to show you how—and why.

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. @gorillaz exploder! @Damonalbarn takes apart the new Gorillaz song "Andromeda," with @BIGBABYDRAM . Listen:

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I wish @sza would do an episode of Song Exploder. I've been trying to find a way to get her on foreverrrrrrrrrr

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New episode: @JanelleMonae tells the story of how she created her song "So Afraid." She shares her original demos, and the ideas and experiences that inspired her. Listen:

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. @brandicarlile tells the story of making “You and Me on the Rock (feat. @ilovelucius ),” and how it was inspired by her family, and influenced by @jonimitchell . New episode out now!

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I've been working with @Google to create a cool, exciting new way to interact with songs. It's called INSIDE MUSIC.

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Win Butler of @arcadefire breaks down "Put Your Money on Me." Hear how all the pieces of the song came together, including an unreleased alternate version, and how Win's childhood memories of Nevada were woven into the recording.

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I'm…honored?

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I just prefaced a particularly bad one with “And now, here’s a terrible fart by Joshua Malina, in its entirety,” but my family didn’t laugh. I guess they’re not @SongExploder fans.

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Next Monday on Song Exploder: @solangeknowles takes apart her song "Cranes in the Sky," and tells the story of how it was made.

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Next episode: Natalia @Lafourcade on "Hasta La Raiz," winner of Song of the Year at the @LatinGRAMMYs last night!

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Toro y Moi explodes his new track, "Half Dome," made with a $20 bass and secret hidden vocals. http://t.co/8yJ9WO0i3b http://t.co/mXsy6DO98b

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New episode: Oscar-nominated composer Jóhann Jóhannsson breaks down a piece from his score for the film Arrival.

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. @carlyraejepsen x @SongExploder on the front page of @iTunesPodcasts :

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Giving away a signed white label copy of MGMT's Time to Pretend EP…details in their episode:

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The composers of @Stranger_Things , Kyle Dixon & Michael Stein, break down how they made the show's main title theme:

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I'm not there, but @SongExploder just won Best Music Podcast at #PodcastMovement ! @romanmars won Best Arts Podcast.

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New episode: @slipknot . Guitarist Jim Root takes off his mask and breaks down how the song "Unsainted" was made.

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MOONLIGHT composer @NicholasBritell reveals how he chopped & screwed orchestral music for his Oscar-nominated score.

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Today's the 15th anniversary of the @PostalService 's album Give Up. Here's @jimmytamborello breaking down "The District Sleeps Alone Tonight" on the very first episode of Song Exploder.

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New episode: @erickarcelliott of @FlatbushZombies explodes their song "Bounce."

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Carlos ( @lerms ) just sent me his illustration for next week's episode…

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Last year, singer Dolores O'Riordan of @The_Cranberries passed away. In our new episode, guitarist and co-songwriter Noel Hogan explains how the two of them started the song “All Over Now"—and how hard it was for the band to finish it without her.

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Coming up next time on Song Exploder: Fleet Foxes.

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Four years ago, our friends at @replyall released their first episode. In honor of that, here's a @SongExploder about their theme song by the mysterious @BrkmstrCylinder : . (This originally aired as an episode of Reply All in 2015.)

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"I try and make art out of the boring, sad parts of my life, because it's better than them being boring and sad." In today's episode, how @The1975 created their song 'The Birthday Party.'

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On today’s episode, @NewOrder break down how they made their hit song “Blue Monday.” They originally intended it as an instrumental that they could hit 'play' on as they walked off stage, but it became the best-selling 12" vinyl single of all time. Listen:

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Today on the podcast, @DUALIPA tells the story of creating her song "Levitating." To make an incredibly fun song, it helps to write it with your friends and actually have a lot of fun doing it. Listen:

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Tomorrow: R.E.M.

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. @Metallica is at my house.

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. @BrendonUrie of @panicatthedisco breaks down how he turned insomnia & anxiety into the song "Viva Las Vengeance," along with songwriter Mike Viola and producer Jake Sinclair, and how the song ended up a product of their friendship and collaboration.

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Brendon Urie of Panic! At the Disco breaks down "Viva Las Vengeance."

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There are so few female producers out there, shaping records by other artists. How do we change that?

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It's hard enough for children of immigrants to figure out their identity in America—what if you become a K-pop star in Korea? @ericnamofficial breaks down his song "Love Die Young," and how he's trying to make music that truly represents who he is.

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Next time on Song Exploder – Rostam.

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. @patrickcarney & @ralph_carney explode the @BoJackHorseman main title theme:

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If this image means anything to you, you're going to be (like me) very excited about an episode later this year… http://t.co/vMEXn1cPOn

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New episodes of Song Exploder are coming to Netflix on December 15! with @nineinchnails , @dualipa , @thekillers , and Natalia @lafourcade ! Watch the trailer here:

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To everyone who listened, and to all the artists that did the show this year — thanks for an exciting 2016. 🎉

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Today on the podcast, the story of making the modern-day classic “Take Me Out” by @Franz_Ferdinand , as told by singer/guitarist @alkapranos . The dictaphone demo! The World War II movie that inspired the lyrics! Listen:

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New episode out now: Courtney Barnett ( @courtneymelba ) explodes her song "Depreston."

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. @Seal breaks down how he made "Kiss from a Rose" (!!!) alongside his longtime producer @Trevor_Horn_ . Hear Seal's incredible isolated vocals and the story of how this song almost came and went without notice. It's our 250th episode! Listen here:

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“Closing Time” is a classic, but it’s about more than just last call at a bar. @DanWilsonMusic breaks down how @semisonic made the song, and how deeply personal its meaning is to him.

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. @billieeilish and @finneas started writing “Everything I Wanted” when Billie was in a dark place, and they almost didn’t finish it. In this episode, they tell the story of how their relationship as siblings was key to seeing it through.

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. @clppng (featuring @DaveedDiggs of @HamiltonMusical ) explode their song "Work Work."

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