Into The Heart of U2 Podcast

About Into The Heart of U2 Podcast

Into the Heart of U2 Podcast is the most comprehensive dive into the history of U2 as told by folks who were there while it happened. Co-hosts, author and musician Bill See, and Melody Muraca, founder of one of the first U2 Fanzines in the U.S., go through U2's career album by album and tour by tour, and the perception of U2 in cultural consciousness. They still care about the band, but they're concerned about their legacy. So, they're going to try and get to the bottom of whether U2 is one of the greats of all time or are the haters right after all.

Publisher

Into The Heart of U2 Podcast

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Sept 2023

Latest episode

10 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 35 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Easter Lily EP & Street of Dreams Single

   Host Liam Carson interviews U2 members about their introspective "Easter Lily" EP and the new single "Street of Dreams," revealing profound themes of renewal and devotion.

2. 

   8 May 2026

   Days of Ash EP

   Let's be honest, we were all resigned there wasn't going to be a new U2 album until late 2026 or even 2027. But lo and behold, on the morning of February 18th, came the news of a new U2 EP called "Days of Ash" - six new songs Bono said that "couldn't wait; these songs were impatient to be out in the world. They are songs of defiance and dismay, of lamentation." We go deep on the two years since the residency at the Sphere ended up to the surprise release of this EP (and a brief mention of the other surprise EP "Easter Lily" which we'll get to next time) as the band continues to work on the full album coming later this year.

3. 

   31 Jan 2025

   How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb (Shadow Album)

   For the 20th Anniversary of "How to Dismantle An Atomic Bomb," U2 remastered the original record and released a bevy of remixes as well as the entire Verigo Live from Chicago show from 2005, but the big ticket item was something they called "How to Re-Assemble An Atomic Bomb" - a Shadow Album - of 10 songs that didn't make HTDAAB. The reaction to this Shadow Album has been resoundly positive - even the haters have been quiet about it. But is that because its been so long since U2 has released something that sounds so fresh and exciting? Or is it because these songs are so unadorned and, not so fussy...that it speaks to what's been missing and so frustrating about U2's output the last decade or so? From the critics to long time fans - and even Oasis' Noel Gallagher chimed in - they're all asking the same question: "Why the hell didn't these songs make it onto HTDAAB?" We take a deep dive into all that and even give our picks for the 12 songs that whould make a definitive HTDAAB.

Inside a recent episode

Easter Lily EP & Street of Dreams Single

Published 10 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Well, I think we're ready to get into our Song by Song discussion. What do you think? Let's do it. All right, Song for Hal is a tribute to a longtime friend of the band, musician Hal Wilner, who would have turned 70 on Easter Monday and died nearly six years ago to the day. It's also something of a lamentation about the isolation resulting from the COVID lockdown. The promise, quote, you're not alone in the bright blue air, sets the stage for one of the major themes of Easter Lily, that of grief. U2's collaboration with Wilner includes his production on Million Dollar Hotel soundtrack, as well as the 2020 T-Rex tribute Angel Headed Hipster featuring U2's cover of Bang a Gong. […]

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.8 / 5

26 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

38 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 51 / 100

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72

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

77

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