- 382
- Episodes
- 302
- Transcribed
- 149
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 71M
- YouTube views
About Soundcheck
WNYC, New York Public Radio, brings you Soundcheck, the arts and culture program hosted by John Schaefer, who engages guests and listeners in lively, inquisitive conversations with established and rising figures in New York City's creative arts scene. Guests come from all disciplines, including pop, indie rock, jazz, urban, world and classical music, technology, cultural affairs, TV and film. Recent episodes have included features on Michael Jackson,Crosby Stills & Nash, the Assad Brothers, Rackett, The Replacements, and James Brown.
- Publisher
- WNYC Studios
- Category
- arts · music · music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 18 May 2023
- Latest episode
- 1 Nov 2026
Latest episodes
302 of 382 episodes have a transcript.
1 Nov 2026TRANSCRIPT
Best of Soundcheck: Gracie & Rachel, Alisa Weilerstein
29 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Americana/Folk Songwriter Allison Russell Celebrates Her Unyielding Joy with The Rainbow Coalition, In-Studio
26 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Guitarist and Singer Ruthie Foster Shares Her Genuinely Soulful Brand of Folk Blues, In-Studio
Inside a recent episode
Best of Soundcheck: Gracie & Rachel, Alisa Weilerstein
Published 1 Nov 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] Right. It's amazing how much having time to think can yield some creative results. I mean, I don't think of it as a pandemic project. I'd like to think that something like this would have emerged anyway. But basically, I was thinking about how we connect with one another and how to create a really visceral experience by connecting all the things that are in our world. So first of all, starting on, say, our classical music micro level, let's connect the voices of today Let's connect the voices of today with the voice of the past that influences everything that's been written since his time. And then, of course, connecting the world of concert music with the world of theater. […]
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- Gracie
- Rachel
- Alisa Weilerstein
- Allison Russell
- Ruthie Foster
Reach and audience
Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.
- YouTube views
- 70,868,364
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.5 / 5
- 142 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 7 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 97 / 100
A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.
- Quality
- 99
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 93
- Engagement
- 97
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