Hrishikesh Hirway is an acclaimed musician, composer, podcast creator, producer, and television host. Hirway is best known as the creator and host of “Song Exploder”, a podcast where musicians break down their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Hirway is also the creator and co-host of podcasts “The West Wing Weekly” (with co-host Joshua Malina), “Home Cooking” (with co-host Samin Nosrat), and “Partners”. In addition to the podcast, Hirway is the executive producer and host of the Netflix television adaptation of “Song Exploder”. As a composer, Hirway scored the Netflix television show “Everything Sucks!” and the films “Our Nixon”, “Save the Date”, and “Companion”. As a musician, Hirway has made multiple albums under the name The One AM Radio and his music has appeared on TV shows such as “Gossip Girl” and “One Tree Hill”. Based in Los Angeles, Hirway and host Alec Baldwin sat down for a live conversation recorded at On-Air Fest in Brooklyn.

<p>Hrishikesh Hirway is an acclaimed musician, composer, podcast creator, producer, and television host. Hirway is best known as the creator and host of &ldquo;Song Exploder&rdquo;, a podcast where musicians break down their songs and tell the story of how they were made. Hirway is also the creator and co-host of podcasts &ldquo;The West Wing Weekly&rdquo; (with co-host Joshua Malina), &ldquo;Home Cooking&rdquo; (with co-host Samin Nosrat), and &ldquo;Partners&rdquo;. In addition to the podcast, Hirway is the executive producer and host of the Netflix television adaptation of &ldquo;Song Exploder&rdquo;. As a composer, Hirway scored the Netflix television show &ldquo;Everything Sucks!&rdquo; and the films &ldquo;Our Nixon&rdquo;, &ldquo;Save the Date&rdquo;, and &ldquo;Companion&rdquo;. As a musician, Hirway has made multiple albums under the name The One AM Radio and his music has appeared on TV shows such as &ldquo;Gossip Girl&rdquo; and &ldquo;One Tree Hill&rdquo;. Based in Los Angeles, Hirway and host Alec Baldwin sat down for a live conversation recorded at On-Air Fest in Brooklyn.</p>

Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers. Alec sidesteps the predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of people we want to understand better: Ira Glass, Lena Dunham, David Letterman, Barbara Streisand, Tom Yorke, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.

Award-winning actor Alec Baldwin takes listeners into the lives of artists, policy makers and performers.  Alec sidesteps the predictable by going inside the dressing rooms, apartments, and offices of people we want to understand better: Ira Glass, Lena Dunham, David Brooks, Roz Chast, Chris Rock and others. Hear what happens when an inveterate guest becomes a host.

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The Musical Mind of Hrishikesh Hirway

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