Episodes
Host Puja Patel is joined by Contributing Editor Isabelia Herrera and Features Editor Jill Mapes to discuss the queer nightlife scene’s resilience amid anti-trans legislation and attacks on LGBTQ+ communities. Read Isabelia’s story “The Fight for Queer Nightlife in an Era of Political Violence.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/29/23
Host Anna Gaca and Contributing Writers Julianne Escobedo Shepherd and Heven Haile discuss the pop world-builder’s fourth studio album, which abandons their sci-fi past for a more joyous future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/22/23
Jeremy Larson swaps Foo Fighters memories with Senior Writer Marc Hogan and Associate News Director Evan Misker as they discuss the healing power of the arena rock legends’ 11th album, But Here We Are. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/15/23
Puja Patel talks with Features Editor Ryan Dombal and Associate Editor Cat Zhang about the songs from this year that they love, hate, and love to hate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/08/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Senior Editor Anna Gaca about the records, trends, and comebacks that have defined 2023. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 06/01/23
In our first-ever crossover episode, Puja Patel joins Gideon Lichfield and Lauren Goode from the Wired podcast “Have A Nice Future” to discuss how AI is changing the world of music as we know it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/25/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Features Editor Ryan Dombal about the iconic French duo’s final album, which was recently reissued. The episode also features Random Access Memories collaborator Todd Edwards reminiscing about the making of the song “Fragments of Time.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/18/23
Puja Patel talks with music legends Kim Gordon and Laurie Anderson, as well as writer Sinéad Gleeson, as part of a live event recorded last year during the Chicago Humanities Festival. The discussion revolves around an anthology of essays titled This Woman’s Work, which was edited by Gordon and Gleeson, and features a piece about Anderson. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/11/23
Jeremy Larson talks to Contributing Writer Julianne Escobedo Shepherd about Jessie Ware’s latest album, a loving ode to the euphoric dance sounds of the 1970s. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 05/04/23
Puja Patel talks to Senior Writer Marc Hogan and Features Editor Jill Mapes about Frank Ocean’s performance at this year’s Coachella and its controversial aftermath. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/27/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Contributing Editor Andy Cush about the effect and influence of marijuana on music makers and fans. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/20/23
Puja Patel talks to Associate Editor Cat Zhang and Contributing Writer Julianne Escobedo Shepherd about the Korean-American electronic artist’s long-awaited debut album, which is a generous and understated exploration of rage as a source of creative renewal. Read Julianne’s review here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/13/23
Jeremy Larson talks to Senior Editor Anna Gaca and Contributing Writer Olivia Horn about Lana Del Rey’s most freewheeling album yet. Read Olivia’s review. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 04/06/23
Puja Patel chats with Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, and Lucy Dacus about astrology, friendship, and their debut album as Boygenius. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/30/23
Puja Patel chats with the three musical masters about the winding road of jazz history, the magic of collaboration, and their new album as a trio, Love in Exile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/23/23
Ryan Dombal talks to Pitchfork Senior Editor Anna Gaca and Contributing Editor Phil Sherburne about new records from a couple of our favorite enigmatic eccentrics. Read Anna’s review of Fever Ray’s Radical Romantics here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/16/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Features Editor Jill Mapes about the Oscar-nominated music movies Elvis and Tár. Then, David Byrne and Ryan Lott of Son Lux talk about some favorite scores and their work on Everything Everywhere All at Once. Read Jill’s article here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/09/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk about the global rock sensation that is terrible at every conceivable level. Read our review of Måneskin’s new album here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 03/02/23
Jeremy Larson talks to Staff Writer Alphonse Pierre and Contributing Editor Dylan Green about Lil Yachty’s voyage into soul and psych-rock. Read Alphonse’s review of Let’s Start Here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/23/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Associate Editor Cat Zhang about the singer’s new album, a pop odyssey of the highest order. Read our review here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/16/23
Jeremy Larson talks to Pitchfork Senior Editorial Producer Eric Torres and Editorial Fellow Heven Haile about the electronic R&B singer’s long-awaited new album. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/09/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Senior Writer Marc Hogan about what we think is going to happen, what we think about the nominees, and who we think got snubbed. Read our Grammys coverage here. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 02/02/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to contributing editor Andy Cush about the recent explosion of streaming ambient music, and then we open the mailbag to answer your burning questions. Read Andy’s story, “Inside the Ambient Music Streaming Boom.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 01/26/23
Jeremy Larson talks to Pitchfork Senior Editor Anna Gaca and Contributing Editor Phil Sherburne about the best records that came in under the radar in 2022. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 01/19/23
Puja Patel and Jeremy Larson talk to Pitchfork Features Editor Ryan Dombal about what they want to see and hear this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
Published 01/12/23