Strong Songs
Hosted by Kirk Hamilton and Kirk · Kirk Hamilton
4.9from 3,170 ratings
- 207
- Episodes
- 60
- Transcribed
- 3,170
- Ratings
- Monthly
- Cadence
- 2018
- First episode
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.
- Publisher
- Kirk Hamilton
- Category
- music
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 14 Nov 2018
- Latest episode
- 16 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
60 of 207 episodes have a transcript.
16 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
"Peg" by Steely Dan
18 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
"Once in a Lifetime" by Talking Heads
21 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
"Song for the Dead" by Queens of the Stone Age
Inside a recent episode
"Peg" by Steely Dan
Published 16 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] The thump being the low note at the core of the beat, the pop being a higher-pitched sound, often a snare drum, maybe a clap that offsets the thump, and the sizzle being the cymbals, tambourine, shaker, whatever it is that adds subdivision in between the thumps and the pops. […]
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- Peter Martin
- Jad Abumrad
- Katie K's father
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 2,059 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 1,111 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 50 / 100
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- Quality
- 41
- Social presence
- 94
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 99
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