Song Exploder

*Song Exploder*
Song Exploder
Genre	Music podcast
Language	English
Cast and voices
Hosted by	Hrishikesh Hirway ; (2014–18, 2019–present); Thao Nguyen ; (2018–19);
Production
Production	Hrishikesh Hirway (Exec.);
Publication
No. of episodes	297 (as of August 6, 2025)
Original release	January 1, 2014
Provider	Maximum Fun (2014–15); Radiotopia (2015–present);

Song Exploder is a music podcast created and hosted by Hrishikesh Hirway, which debuted in January 2014. It is part of the Radiotopia podcast network from PRX. The show features musicians talking about the creative process behind an individual song while breaking down the song into its component parts. In 2020, the podcast was adapted into a Netflix original series.

The podcast launched on the Maximum Fun network, became independent in February 2015 and joined Radiotopia in June 2015.