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Hrishikesh Hirway

@hrishikesh.co
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‘In the Last Hour of Light,’ my new album, is here: lnk.to/inthelasthouroflight

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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 29/09/2026
Today’s @cluesbysam.com includes:
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 15/09/2026
Have you ever looked for your glasses while they were on your head? Well, I just tried to find my phone using the Find My app on my phone.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 14/09/2026
♩makin graphics, makin motion graphics♩
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 13/09/2026
What is the best browser alternative to the trash fire that Chrome has become?
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 12/09/2026
Over on The West Wing Weekly, @joshuamalina.bsky.social & I going to take on a new TV series: The Diplomat! Starting very soon!
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 29/08/2026
I got to present a 35mm screening of an all-time favorite, You Can Count on Me. I wrote about the movie and seeing it for the first time in the theater in my newsletter: hrishikesh.substack.com/p/you-can-co...
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The Allusionist @allusionistshow.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
new episode in your podfeed! @hrishikesh.co & #SaminNosrat, @superlinguo.bsky.social, @korystamper.bsky.social & @alexkennedynba.bsky.social - a lovely bunch - answer questions about part-time vegetarianism, people griping if you call yourself bi or pan, & petty linguistics theallusionist.org/vega
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Allusionist 232. Vega — The Allusionist
What do you call yourself if you're a part-time vegetarian? What petty linguistic things would you change? And what do you do if people gripe at you if you say that you are bi or pan? To answer these ...
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 11/06/2026
My show in NYC on Saturday will be fine; it ends at 9:45pm. And we all know now you only really need to watch the last quarter.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 10/06/2026
I interviewed Paul McCartney! songexploder.net/paul-mccartney
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 08/06/2026
Thank you to @kenjennings.bsky.social, John Roderick, the Washington Arboretum, KEXP, and the audience at the Triple Door for a wonderful 36 hours in Seattle! Next: Thursday in Cambridge (moderated by @minjinlee.bsky.social) and Saturday in NYC (moderated by Adam Scott). Tix at hrishikesh.co/live.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 06/06/2026
My work here (as a guest on House of R) is done!
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Josh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
My friends Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimelonis who have spend the past nine years making the excellent podcast Circle Round are independently launching a new show for kids!!! I kicked in a few bucks, and if you're a fan maybe you could too!!!
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Donate to Support Rebecca and Eric’s New Independent Podcast Journey, organized by Rebecca Sheir
Once upon a time… Hi! We’re Rebecca Sheir and Eric Shimel… Rebecca Sheir needs your support for Support Rebecca and Eric’s New Independent Podcast Journey
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Alex Elizabeth Byrne McMillan @undeniablyalex.bsky.social · 23/05/2026
YOU’RE LISTENING TO SISYPHUS FM, THE HOME OF NON-STOP ROCK
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Kevin Alexander @kevinalexander.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
One of the best parts of writing this newsletter is getting to talk to people whose work you really dig. People like @hrishikesh.co
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In Conversation With: Song Exploder's Hrishikesh Hirway
Ahead of his first solo album in over a decade, Hirway talks about turning the lens on himself, collaborating with Iron & Wine, and making In the Last Hour of Light
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 16/05/2026
Tomorrow in San Francisco, with Samin Nosrat, and my band! tix: cafedunord.com/tm-event/a-c...
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 15/05/2026
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Elan Ullendorff @elan.place · 13/05/2026
For this month's issue of Anti-viral, a vulnerable conversation with @hrishikesh.co about releasing music when you’re better known for your podcasts, whether it’s scarier to be perceived or not to be perceived, and discovering music that moves you. escapethealgorithm.substack.com/p/hrishikesh...
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Hrishikesh Hirway is Ready to be Heard
The creator of Song Exploder on releasing an album into the attention economy
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 10/05/2026
Now that Instagram is TikTok, will someone build an app where I can see my friends’ photos in chronological order? No algorithm, no stories, just wonderful, boring, beautiful pics of their food and kids and vacations that let me feel connected to their lives.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 04/05/2026
LPs and CDs are here!
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Keeled Scales @keeledscales.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
It's @bandcamp.com Friday, music lovers! We've got new albums from @hrishikesh.co and @hiding-places.bsky.social, preorders for Magnolia & Johnson Electric Co and Lunar Vacation represses, and so very much more. 🏁 Get after it: keeledscales.bandcamp.com
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 18/04/2026
I snuck my dream podcast lineup into my band’s tour dates
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 28/03/2026
new ceramics! (to go with my album) - open.substack.com/pub/hrishike...
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Keeled Scales @keeledscales.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
"Rollercoaster" by Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co (feat. Fenne Lily + Uwade) is out now! 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕 is out April 24: lnk.to/rollercoaster_ www.youtube.com/watch?v=gt_J...
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Hrishikesh Hirway - Rollercoaster feat. Fenne Lily & Uwade (Official Visualizer)
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Keeled Scales @keeledscales.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Deeply thrilled to announce Hrishikesh Hirway's (@hrishikesh.co) new LP 𝑰𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑳𝒂𝒔𝒕 𝑯𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝒐𝒇 𝑳𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕, out April 24 on Keeled Scales. “Stray Dogs” (feat. Iron & Wine) is out now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBTu...
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Hrishikesh Hirway - Stray Dogs feat. Iron & Wine (Official Visualizer)
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Ben Jackson @jacksobc.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social chatting to @hrishikesh.co about You’ll Never Walk Alone and the impact of the song and Liverpool FC on his life is a really great listen. #LFC #YNWA songexploder.net/john-green
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Key Change: John Green
"You'll Never Walk Alone" by Gerry and The PacemakersLISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSMy guest today is John Green. John is the award-winning, #1 bestselling author of
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Timberline Studio 🍳 PLAY BEASTRO! @timberlinestudio.bsky.social · 24/12/2025
In the mood for some festive music, check out this track @hrishikesh.co wrote back in the day for Red Lantern: open.spotify.com/track/6OLqyN...
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Holiday Lights (bonus track)
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AIR @airfrenchband.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
If you want to know everything about "Playground Love", listen to our Song Exploder episode, which also features Sofia Coppola, Thomas from Phoenix, and The Virgin Suicides' music supervisor Brian Reitzell → songexploder.net/air
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Arnie Niekamp @arnieniekamp.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
@hrishikesh.co from Song Exploder swaps Christmas songs with Arnie this week. Their lists are very different. Songs from the Vienna Boys’ Choir, Dr. Dog, Bob’s Burgers and more! tinyurl.com/y24vzmdt
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Paul Harding @prharding.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
We’re watching Shibboleth, my favorite Thanksgiving tradition. He gave him the kniiiiiiiiiiife! @hrishikesh.co
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 12/11/2025
The legends Pusha T and Malice of Clipse are on Song Exploder. We talked about "The Birds Don't Sing," a heartbreaking song about the loss of their parents. Featuring John Legend and Stevie Wonder (!!) as guests, and Pharrell on production. songexploder.net/clipse
an illustration of Malice and Pusha of Clipse.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 15/10/2025
Today’s Song Exploder is one of my favorite episodes so far, about one of my favorite songs of all time. It’s incredible to hear just how different A-ha’s “Take on Me” was when it started, and the work, creativity, and luck it required to turn it into the giant hit it became. songexploder.net/a-ha
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 01/10/2025
Episode 300(!) of Song Exploder is with Lady Gaga(!) Listen here: songexploder.net/lady-gaga
Song Exploder - Lady Gaga illustration
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Paul F. Tompkins @pftompkins.bsky.social · 19/09/2025
Hello Friends. I am ecstatic to announce that I have reacquired the entire Spontaneanation catalogue and effective immediately you can find every episode wherever you get your podcasts. Don’t get drunk and fight each other.
The original logo for the Spontaneanation podcast consisting of a gold “s” in the middle of a green circle surrounded by a purple outer circle. Elegant in its simplicity. Designed by me and created by Liezl Estipona.
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Bon Iver @boniverwi.bsky.social · 01/08/2025
Tickets are on sale now for Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and producer Jim-E Stack's conversation with Hrishikesh Hirway on Song Exploder. www.ticketmaster.com/event/090062... Join on 9/5 at the Palace Theatre in Los Angeles as they break down the creative process behind a song from "SABLE, fABLE".
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 26/07/2025
<singing to myself> nobody wants to hear about your dream, nobody wants to see what you made in ceraaamics
a round, squat ceramic vase with gunmetal glaze on the outside and a crackly light green glaze on the inside A small, textured brown vase with a crackly light green glaze on the inside.a coppery bronze vase with a bottleneck.A bronze, spherical ceramic vase with a light green glaze inside.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 03/07/2025
@duolingoesp.bsky.social seems to have started replacing their weird, wonderful voice cast with AI, and it SUCKS. I’m missing the personality that actors brought to the characters the app uses for storytelling. The flat, generic AI voices = a flat, generic lesson. Can’t believe they don’t get that.
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Kyle Starr @kylestarr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
Happy to have played a small part in the 20 years of Apple Podcasts. I ran Podcasts Ops from 2013–2015, and continue to support the team in various was today. learn.applepodcasts.apple/20-podcasts-...
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Apple Podcasts — 20 Years, 20 Podcasts We Love
For our 20th anniversary, we’ve selected 20 shows that we love. There’s something for everyone, so press play and join in on the celebrations.
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Kyle Starr @kylestarr.bsky.social · 27/06/2025
I’ll never forget discovering Song Exploder in the submission queue. What I thought was someone randomly uploading a Postal Service track turned out to be one of the coolest podcasts I’d heard by @hrishikesh.co. I recommended to editorial that we feature it immediately. The rest is history.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 24/05/2025
On one hand, I have to get up and do my work, but on one leg, I have
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lizzo @lizzobeeating.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
Damn I cried listening to this & it’s me talking 😭 New episode of song exploder out now ! songexploder.net/lizzo
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Episode 291: Lizzo
"Still Bad"LISTEN: APPLE · SPOTIFY · AMAZON · OTHER APPSLizzo is a Grammy- and Emmy-winning singer, rapper, songwriter, and actress. She’s been putting out music since 2013, and
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 16/04/2025
I have a lot of fun with Samin Nosrat on our Home Cooking podcast, but this episode of Key Change is a different sort of conversation. I found her story—which connects to her relationship to the Ani DiFranco song ‘Untouchable Face’—very moving. I hope you will, too. songexploder.net/keychange
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 11/03/2025
TONIGHT: Gonna be celebrating the cracking of some eggs just for the egg whites. Come to the albumen release party!
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Hark Audio @harkaudio.com · 07/03/2025
HARK DAILY: Today's best podcast moments in one playlist, featuring: - How Trump is getting game theory all wrong on tariffs @mkonnikova.bsky.social - How the 'Severance' theme was created @hrishikesh.co - The hostage kept sane by a Seal song @sfstandard.com
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March 7, 2025
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 30/01/2025
I’ve started a new series on Song Exploder where I talk to fascinating people about the music that transformed them: Key Change. My first guest is actor/musician Sophie Thatcher, on Elliott Smith's "Waltz #1.” You can find it in the Song Exploder feed or here: songexploder.net/keychange
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Eric Palicki @ericpalicki.bsky.social · 24/01/2025
THE meme of 2025 for me.
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 24/01/2025
My original soundtrack for the film "Companion" is out now, and you can pre-order it on vinyl! lnk.to/CompanionSDTK. The movie itself comes out Jan 31 - go see it!
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4AD @4ad.com · 08/01/2025
Adrianne Lenker and her co-producer, Philip Weinrobe, tell the story of 'Sadness As A Gift' with Song Exploder 💫 Listen to the podcast here songexploder.net/adrianne-len... Illustration by Carlos Lerma
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Joshua J. Friedman @joshuajfriedman.com · 20/12/2024
Happy day: There's a new episode of the Home Cooking podcast out, with Samin Nosrat and @hrishikesh.co!
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Home Cooking
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Hrishikesh Hirway @hrishikesh.co · 18/12/2024
I talked to Sabrina Carpenter and Jack Antonoff about the making of “Please Please Please” for the last Song Exploder episode of the year. songexploder.net/sabrina-carpenter
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Song Exploder - Sabrina Carpenter
Sabrina Carpenter tells the story behind her song "Please Please Please."
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