Business Insider
“Part artistic masterclass, part gadget nerdfest, part biography. It’s fun, enlightening, and entirely unique on the internet.”
[ August 22 2016 ]
Paste Magazine
“Song Exploder may be the most in-depth under-20-minute podcast in existence.”
[ September 30 2015 ]
SPIN
Q&A: Hrishikesh Hirway, the Musical Surgeon Behind the ‘Song Exploder’ Podcast
[ September 30 2015 ]
LA Weekly
Best of LA 2015
“Hrishikesh Hirway understands the amount of finesse and perfectionism that goes into crafting fantastic songs. He takes that understanding to interviews with other music makers — some of whom are of the household-name variety — and draws out the best parts and thoughts.”
[ September 30 2015 ]
Vox
“A focused and thoughtful podcast…the discussions are insightful and sometimes even surprising.”
[ September 30 2015 ]
Flavorwire
Best Culture Podcasts
“Hrishikesh Hirway has exploded and reconstituted a dizzying array of songs, sitting down with their original composers to figure out what makes them work. Insider talk is the foundation of an entire genre of comedy podcasts, and Hirway demonstrates how effective, and overdue, an approach it is to other art forms.”
[ September 29 2015 ]
The Guardian
Song Exploder: the podcast that lifts up the hood on musical motors
“Effortlessly cool…fascinating, even if you’re not an audiophile.”
[ August 6 2015 ]
The Guardian
The Ten Best Holiday Podcasts
“Impeccably researched and edited”
[ July 31 2015 ]
The AV Club
Song Exploder’s Hrishikesh Hirway picks his 3 favorite episodes of his podcast
“endlessly fascinating for both music fans and casual observers alike…the results are generally lush and revealing…Song Exploder has become one of podcasts’ most intriguing and compelling looks at the music industry.”
[ July 28 2015 ]
The Red Bulletin
Top Podcasts
“The podcast’s concept is simple and original: in each episode a musician breaks down one of his songs layer by layer. Acts like the Postal Service and The National reveal sides to your favorite songs you never knew before.”
[ July 2015 ]
Business Insider
How the ‘Game of Thrones’ composer hid the entire show in a two-minute theme song
[ June 12, 2015 ]
Travel + Leisure
[ May 22, 2015 ]
Redeye Chicago
Your New Favorite Podcast Is Coming to Chicago
“Every music fan should be listening to ‘Song Exploder,’ one of the best new podcasts.”
[ April 9, 2015 ]
Vox
Podcasts You Should Be Listening To
[ March 29, 2015 ]
Madewell blog
[ March 13, 2015 ]
Need Supply blog
Interview: Song Exploder
[ January 18, 2015 ]
Goop
Great New Podcasts
[ January 17, 2015 ]
Slate
The Best Podcasts About Music
“Brilliant concept.”
[ December 19, 2014 ]
Mental Floss
“Among the many delights of this show is how Hirway deftly mixes the music into the interview, with production values that are all too rare in podcasts.”
[ December 15, 2014 ]
Wired
“When Hirway plays the full, mixed version of the song at the end of the show, you feel a little like you played a small part in its creation.”
[ December 10, 2014 ]
NME
“Great listening for anyone who obsesses over details in a track or rewinds to hear the same moment again and again.”
[ November 13, 2014 ]
The Pitchfork Review
Nerd Shit
“Well-produced and compelling.”
[ November 11, 2014 ]
Pitchfork
Baths Shares ‘Failed Demos’
[ November 7, 2014 ]
International Business Times
“Will entirely change how you listen to songs.”
[ November 7, 2014 ]
The Stranger
“A great concept for hardcore fans of artists featured or an ingenious way for novices to discover new musicians.”
[ November 7, 2014 ]
NPR’s All Things Considered
Breaking A Song Apart, Note By Note
[ September 18, 2014 ]
Spiegel Online
[ August 3, 2014 ]
Where We Live (WNPR)
[ July 22, 2014 ]
The Creators Project
[ July 1, 2014 ]
The Telegraph
The Best Music Podcasts
[ June 23, 2014 ]
The A.V. Club
“[A] fascinating premise…beautiful production and thoughtful editing.”
[ June 16, 2014 ]
The Atlantic
“If you love music and technology and haven’t heard Hrishikesh Hirway’s Song Exploder podcast, then allow me to introduce your new favorite radio show.”
[ June 14, 2014 ]
Gizmodo
“The awesome podcast Song Exploder…is made for the music nerd.”
[ June 13, 2014 ]
99% Invisible
Episode 118: Song Exploder
“The concept is simple, but brilliant.”
[ June 10, 2014 ]
Mic.com
“Each episode of Song Exploder is like watching somebody take apart a car and put it back together.”
[ June 10, 2014 ]
Complex
Show Creator Breaks Down The “Bob’s Burgers” Theme Song
[ June 1, 2014 ]
SPIN
Shirley Manson and Butch Vig share secrets, influences with One AM Radio’s Hrishi Hirway
[ May 16, 2014 ]
The A.V. Club
Song Exploder joins the ’mass, explores the theme to Bob’s Burgers
[ April 21, 2014 ]
The A.V. Club
“Song Exploder is everything a podcast should be…this is mandatory listening for any music fan.”
[ April 7, 2014 ]
New York Magazine
The Approval Matrix
[ February 3, 2014 ]
NPR Pop Culture Happy Hour
“Really fascinating…a cool new podcast I enjoyed a great deal.”
[ January 10, 2014 ]
The Daily Dot
In iTunes’ hottest music podcast, your favorite bands deconstruct their own songs
[ January 7, 2014 ]
