Strong Songs

Episodes

• "Mamma Mia" by ABBA 19.06.2026 59m

  Here we go again!
• The Best Way To Listen To Strong Songs (Spotify PSA) 15.06.2026 4m

  A quick note about the best way to listen to Strong Songs.
• Return to Kind of Blue 15.05.2026 1h 4m

  A closer look at Miles Davis's 1959 jazz masterpiece.
• "Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" by Megadeth 17.04.2026 59m

  My past erased, no more disgrace, no foolish naive stand.
• "Both Sides, Now" by Joni Mitchell 20.03.2026 58m

  I really don't know life at all.
• "Under Pressure" by Queen and David Bowie 20.02.2026 1h

  This is our last dance.
• "Rosanna" by Toto 16.01.2026 1h

  Meet you all the way.
• Season Eight Announcement! 02.01.2026 5m

  Strong Songs Season Eight will kick off on Friday, January 16!
• The Jazz Pianist's Perspective, with Peter Martin 28.11.2025 1h 26m

  Kirk talks with jazz piano legend and Open Studio founder Peter Martin.
• The Fearless Fela Kuti, with Jad Abumrad 14.11.2025 1h 56m

  Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about his new podcast series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.
• Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece [Twenty Thousand Hertz] 31.10.2025 33m

  From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable.
• Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales 17.10.2025 1h 18m

  Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales basically just list a bunch of TV theme songs they love.
• Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast] 03.10.2025 1h 8m

  The Wildlings are south of the wall, the robots are rising up, Seventh Kavalry's on the move, and two percent of the world's population has vanished. Time for another edition of Strong TV Songs!
• A Bob Dylan Beginner's Guide, with Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell 19.09.2025 1h 54m

  Two lifelong Dylanologists take Kirk on a whirlwind tour of the man's many musical eras.
• Singing and Songwriting, with The Wailin' Jennys 05.09.2025 1h 11m

  Ruth Moody, Heather Masse, and Nicky Mehta join Kirk to talk about singing, songwriting, and the creative life.
• Talkin' Tower of Power, with Adam Maness and Peter Martin [You'll Hear It] 22.08.2025 1h 12m

  Kirk talks Tower of Power with the hosts of the "You'll Hear It" podcast.
• A Song For My Father 08.08.2025 39m

  Back in the 60s, my dad was in a band.
• "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers 11.07.2025 58m

  If we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow.
• Bluegrass, Blue Prince, and the Blues 27.06.2025 59m

  Also synth saxophone, lyric writing, "Frippertronics," and more.
• "Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police 13.06.2025 1h

  Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days?