8 Podcasts like The J Files
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1. All Songs Considered
Hosts/nerds Bob Boilen and Robin Hilton are your friendly music buddies with the week's best new music discoveries, including conversations with emerging artists, icons and more. Hear songs that can completely change your day, with humor, heart and (...Show More
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What Makes A Great Album Last?
38:37 | Nov 14th, 2017
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The season of list-making, specifically (for us) lists about the year's best music, is rapidly descending. But before the craziness begins over who had the best album or song in 2017, we thought we'd ...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2. Sound Opinions
Take two nationally respected rock critics, the latest music news, personal commentary, and exclusive interviews and performances, add a huge pile of records old and new, and the result is Sound Opinions, where people who love music can come together...Show More
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#731 Thanksgiving Leftovers & DJ Shadow on Sampling
56:47 | Nov 29th, 2019
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As we finish eating Thanksgiving leftovers, Jim DeRogatis and Greg Kot clear out musical discussions still left over from earlier in the year. From chart-topping phenomenons to surprising archival fin...Show More
3. Song of the Day
KEXP’s Song of the Day podcast features stand-out tracks from independent and emerging talent alongside the best new music from more established artists. Curated by KEXP DJs with listeners’ adventurous taste in mind, Song of the Day is delivered dail...Show More
4. The Guardian's Music Podcast
The Guardian's Music podcast is our irregular but ever excellent look at music culture. Each week a special guest joined the Guardian’s Kate Hutchinson to discuss a musical theme, from Neneh Cherry on her journey from jazz to punk, to Stewart Lee’s s...Show More
5. Live In Concert from NPR's All Songs Considered
Hear live shows from Spiritualized, Andrew Bird, Wilco, Bon Iver, Alabama Shakes, Beirut and many more. Recorded by NPR Music at venues and festivals across the country.
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Bermuda Triangle, Live In Concert: Newport Folk 2018
46:12 | Aug 22nd, 2018
It's not often you find a band with three lead singers who each sound as impressive on their own as they do together.
6. Guest DJ Project
KCRW's Guest DJ Project invites an array of cultural luminaries to share and discuss songs that have inspired and moved them with a KCRW DJ.
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Award-winning actress Tilda Swinton shares her “internal soundtrack” in her Guest DJ set, from her friends Marilyn Manson and David Bowie to Barry White and Bjork.
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.7. Song Exploder
Song Exploder is a podcast where musicians take apart their songs, and piece by piece, tell the story of how they were made. Each episode features an artist discussing a song of theirs, breaking down the sounds and ideas that went into the writing an...Show More
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The Roots - It Ain't Fair (feat. Bilal)
23:42 | Jan 3rd, 2018
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Drummer Ahmir Thompson, also known as Questlove, and rapper Tariq Trotter, aka Black Thought, started The Roots when they were in high school in Philadelphia in 1987. Over the last thirty years, the b...Show More
8. Inspired
Lucy Smith talks to artists to find out the stories behind your favourite songs.
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18:12 | Dec 14th, 2020
"You took the colour from me, but I look better in black" In this episode of Inspired, singer-songwriter Thelma Plum talks us through her Hottest 100 hit 'Better in Blak'.