Playing

Episode 1: How James Brown Invented Funk

Episode 2: Why Does Sarah McLachlan’s “Angel” Sound So Sad?

Episode 3: How Trap Music Took Over

Episode 4: Music from the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence

Episode 5: The Metal Scream: From Nordic Vikings to Black Sabbath

Episode 6: Is This Even Music? John Cage, Schoenberg and Outsider Artis

Episode 7: Pitch Shifting in Music: From Chipmunks to Kanye

Episode 8: How The Exorcist Changed the Sound of Horror

Episode 9: How Kacey Musgraves Changed Country With "Golden Hour"

Episode 10: From Mozart to Weird Al: The Evolution of Parody

Episode 11: What Is the Spotify Sound?

Episode 12: The Magic Formula Behind Disney Music

Episode 13: How Classical, R&B, and Jazz Musicians Play Differently

Episode 14: Ballroom: The Sound of NYC’s Underground Vogue Scene

Episode 15: Are Three 6 Mafia the Godfathers of Modern Rap?

Episode 16: Where did Goth Music and Fashion Come From?

Episode 17: It's Time to Rethink the Banjo

Episode 18: What Do Billboard Hit Songs Have in Common?

Episode 19: How to Get a 10/10 on The Needle Drop

Episode 20: What Does Electric Pow Wow Sound Like?

Episode 21: Is Blues the Mother of All Modern Music?

Episode 22: What Makes Black Gospel Musicians So Skilled?

Episode 23: Why Don't Classical Musicians Improvise?

Episode 24: Bachata: Why You’re Hearing This Dominican Rhythm Everywhere

Episode 25: Where is the Funk? How Prince Created the Minneapolis Sound

Episode 26: Why K-Pop Is More Complex Than You Think

Episode 27: Wait... Where Did Dubstep Go?

Episode 28: What It's Like Busking in the NYC Subway

Episode 29: How To Make a Living as a Drummer with LA Buckner

Episode 30: Nahre Sol: How I Became a Classical Pianist and Youtuber

Episode 31: Is Indie a Music Genre?

Episode 32: How Charlie Parker Changed Jazz Forever