Composition Comprehension

Other series and podcasts you’ll enjoy if you like Song Exploder

Genius

The widely used lyrics website, on which fans annotate lines, publishes a series of ‘Verified’ video interviews in which an act “breaks down the meaning” behind their tracks

Switched On Pop

On this long-running podcast, musicologist Nate Sloan and songwriter Charlie Harding analyse how and why certain songs, like Luis Fonsi, Daddy Yankee and Justin Bieber’s ‘Despacito’ and The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’, became huge hits

The Soundtrack Show

This podcast, which dissects the OSTs of films and TV shows, often features interviews with composers; past guests have included those behind the scores and songs for Frozen and Cobra Kai