18 Sep 2026 · 59 min
"Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads
There is water at the bottom of the ocean.
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr
- Latest
- 18 Sep 2026
- Language
- English
Latest episode
Earlier episodes 29 most recent
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S8 · E8 · 21 Aug 2026 · 1 hr
"Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age
Come on, let's take a little ride.
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S8 · E7 · 17 Jul 2026 · 59 min
"Little Bird" by Annie Lennox
I've just got to put these wings to test.
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S8 · 15 Jun 2026 · 4 min
The Best Way To Listen To Strong Songs (Spotify PSA)
A quick note about the best way to listen to Strong Songs.
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S8 · E5 · 15 May 2026 · 1 hr 2 min
Return to Kind of Blue
A closer look at Miles Davis's 1959 jazz masterpiece.
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S8 · E4 · 17 Apr 2026 · 58 min
"Holy Wars... The Punishment Due" by Megadeth
My past erased, no more disgrace, no foolish naive stand.
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S7 · 2 Jan 2026 · 5 min
Season Eight Announcement!
Strong Songs Season Eight will kick off on Friday, January 16!
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S7 · 28 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 26 min
The Jazz Pianist's Perspective, with Peter Martin
Kirk talks with jazz piano legend and Open Studio founder Peter Martin.
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S7 · 14 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 57 min
The Fearless Fela Kuti, with Jad Abumrad
Jad Abumrad joins Kirk to talk about his new podcast series, Fela Kuti: Fear No Man.
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S7 · 31 Oct 2025 · 33 min
Super Mario Bros: Koji Kondo's 8-Bit Masterpiece [Twenty Thousand Hertz]
From the springy jump sound to the iconic Overworld Theme, the sound of Super Mario Bros. is instantly recognizable.
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S7 · 17 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 18 min
Our Favorite TV Themes, with Leigh Sales
Kirk and special guest Leigh Sales basically just list a bunch of TV theme songs they love.
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S7 · 3 Oct 2025 · 1 hr 9 min
Strong TV Songs: HBO Edition [Recast]
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!
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S7 · 19 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 54 min
A Bob Dylan Beginner's Guide, with Matt Sitman and Sam Adler-Bell
Two lifelong Dylanologists take Kirk on a whirlwind tour of the man's many musical eras.
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S7 · 5 Sep 2025 · 1 hr 11 min
Singing and Songwriting, with The Wailin' Jennys
Ruth Moody, Heather Masse, and Nicky Mehta join Kirk to talk about singing, songwriting, and the creative life.
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S7 · 22 Aug 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Talkin' Tower of Power, with Adam Maness and Peter Martin [You'll Hear It]
Kirk talks Tower of Power with the hosts of the "You'll Hear It" podcast.
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S7 · E10 · 11 Jul 2025 · 59 min
"Lean On Me" by Bill Withers
If we are wise, we know that there's always tomorrow.
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S7 · E9 · 27 Jun 2025 · 1 hr
Bluegrass, Blue Prince, and the Blues
Also synth saxophone, lyric writing, "Frippertronics," and more.
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S7 · E8 · 13 Jun 2025 · 1 hr
"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" by The Police
Do I have to tell the story of a thousand rainy days?
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S7 · E7 · 30 May 2025 · 1 hr
"All The Things You Are" by Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II
How a 1930s show tune became a ubiquitous jazz standard.
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S7 · E6 · 16 May 2025 · 1 hr
"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Jim Steinman and Bonnie Tyler
...now there's only love in the dark.
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S7 · E5 · 2 May 2025 · 1 hr 8 min
Bluey, Background Jazz, and the 'Best' Metal Guitar Solo
Kirk tackles some listener questions at the Season Seven halfway point.
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S7 · E3 · 4 Apr 2025 · 59 min
"Roulette Dares (The Haunt Of)" by The Mars Volta
Exoskeletal judgement at the railroad, delayed.
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S7 · E2 · 21 Mar 2025 · 53 min
"Fast As You Can" by Fiona Apple
Shaking and shifting with Fiona Apple's 1999 syncopated supersingle.
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S7 · E1 · 7 Mar 2025 · 59 min
"Where The Streets Have No Name" and "With Or Without You" by U2
Season seven kicks off with two of the most famous songs ever recorded.
About Strong Songs
Music: it's good. On each episode of Strong Songs, host Kirk Hamilton takes listeners inside a piece of music, breaking it down and figuring out what makes it work.
Strong Songs is a English music podcast from Kirk Hamilton. Melo plays each episode straight from the publisher's own feed — no ads added, no account needed — and remembers where you stopped, in this browser only.
- Publisher
- Kirk Hamilton
- Language
- English
- Category
- Music
- New episodes
- Every two weeks
- Typical length
- 1 hr
- Latest episode
- 18 Sep 2026
- Feed
- RSS — paste into any podcast app
- Apple Podcasts
- podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1443417194
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