Music Makes Us
Hosted by Kathleen Hanna · Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
4.9from 120 ratings
- 25
- Episodes
- 9
- Transcribed
- 120
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2025
- First episode
About Music Makes Us
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s new podcast Music Makes Us gives listeners a backstage pass to artist on artist conversations about the things artists *really* want to talk about - perfect lyrics, unforgettable shows, treasured artifacts, and more. Season 1 is hosted by cultural icon Kathleen Hanna (Bikini Kill, Le Tigre) and brings together revolutionary musicians for funny, unfiltered conversations that go deep on the music and influences that inspire their work - bridging artists of today with legends who came before, and celebrating the music that connects us all. Co-produced by PRX’s Radiotopia and Talkhouse.
- Publisher
- Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- Yes
- First episode
- 10 Nov 2025
- Latest episode
- 20 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
9 of 25 episodes have a transcript.
20 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Sheila E. on Being a Student of Life
6 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Tegan & Sara on Never Giving Up
22 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Liz Phair and Sleater-Kinney on the Power of the Stage
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Sheila E. on Being a Student of Life
Published 20 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I'm doing this every week, all the time. There's so many, and it's one of my favorite things to do. Well, you also co-founded Elevate Hope Foundation, which is a group that helps kids who have been in foster care, who have been abused, whether it's spiritually, physically, sexually, to get involved with music. I found it incredibly inspiring. Also, the idea that music is a spiritual healer. What propelled you to get involved with and start that program? My friend who sings with me, Miss Lynn Mabry, her and I were talking. We met when we were 16, and she was singing with my Uncle Coke. But we were talking one day, and we were... exchanging stories and stuff about growing up in the business and different things. […]
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- Sheila E
- Tegan
- Sara
- Liz Phair
- Brittany Howard
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.8 / 5
- 62 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 58 ratings
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Who hosts Music Makes Us?
Kathleen Hanna host the show. Published by Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
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