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Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Music and storytelling meet on Broken Record, where artists across genres and generations sit down to explore the joy, chaos, and vulnerability of creating—and what it means to devote a life to music. From legendary icons to groundbreaking new voices, each episode captures artists in conversation sharing the inspirations and experiences that shape their craft.
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- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Santigold
Santigold is an artist who exists at the cross-section of punk, dub, new wave and indie pop. Long frustrated with attempts like these to classify her style…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Albert Hammond Jr
Albert Hammond Jr. first rose to prominence as the lead guitarist of The Strokes—a band at the forefront of New York City’s indie rock renaissance in the early…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Paul Simon
Paul Simon is one of the greatest living songwriters. Since debuting with Art Garfunkel in 1957, Paul Simon has written countless songs quintessential to the…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Damon Albarn
Over the course of his 35-year career, Damon Albarn has reached international fame with two very different bands. In 1988, Damon created the rock band Blur…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Ben Gibbard
In September, Ben Gibbard, the founder of Death Cab For Cutie, will set out on a nationwide tour to celebrate the two very different albums that have come to…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Kesha
Long regarded as pop music’s resident party animal, Kesha is now dead-set on slowing down and speaking up. Since debuting on the hook of Flo-Rida’s mega smash…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Rickie Lee Jones
Rickie Lee Jones hit it big with her debut album in 1979. The following year she won the Grammy for Best New Artist, and over the course of the next four…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Caroline Rose
Singer/songwriter Caroline Rose has always been a character. Her music videos often feature Caroline as the screwball lead, navigating ambition, desire and…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Hit-Boy
Hip-hop super producer Hit-Boy has helped create some of the biggest hits of the last decade. His discography includes classic songs with Jay-Z and Kanye West…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Moby
Moby never stops working. His first taste of mega-success came in the early aughts after the release of his multi-platinum album, Play. In the years since…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Arlo Parks
Arlo Parks is one of the most compelling voices of her generation. Born in London, the 22-year-old snagged the Best New Artist trophy at the Brit Awards in…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Feist
Canadian-born singer/songwriter Feist has been one of the most dynamic indie voices of the last two decades. Last month she released her sixth album…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Babyface
Kenny “Babyface” Edmonds is a pillar of contemporary R&B. As a producer and songwriter, Babyface’s discography includes hits for powerhouse vocalists like…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Introducing So Many Steves, A New Audiobook from Steve Martin and Pushkin
Today, we’re bringing you a preview of a new audiobook, So Many Steves. Steve Martin is more candid than he’s ever been about his creative life in this…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Matt Berninger
Today we have part two of our run of interviews with The National in celebration of their new album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. Last week Broken Producer…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Aaron Dessner
Today we’re kicking off a two-part series of interviews with members of The National, who just released their ninth album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Roger McGuinn
Roger McGuinn is best known as the driving force behind The Byrds. But McGuinn is also a preservationist of traditional folk music. For the past 27 years he’s…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Introducing Louder Than A Riot
Today, we’re sharing a fantastic episode from a podcast we love, Louder Than A Riot from NPR Music. Louder Than A Riot connects the stories of hip-hop's…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
George Clinton
George Clinton revolutionized funk music with Parliament Funkadelic, whose theatrical, sci-fi, performance art has captivated audiences worldwide for over five…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Graham Nash, Part 2
Today we have the second part of Rick Rubin’s conversation with legendary singer/songwriter Graham Nash. We dropped part one a couple of weeks ago, so…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
The Edge
U2’s The Edge is one of only a handful of guitarists who's as recognizable as his band’s wildly successful frontman. U2 has been playing together since 1976…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Graham Nash, Part 1
At 81 years-old, Graham Nash describes his life as, “a magic story from beginning to end.” Graham’s career began in 1962 as a singer/songwriter in the British…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Introducing Started From The Bottom: Charlamagne Tha God
Today we're excited to share a preview of Justin Richmond's new Pushkin Industries podcast, Started From The Bottom. Every week on Started from the Bottom…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Giles Martin, Part 2
Today we have part two of Rick Rubin’s conversation with producer and composer, Giles Martin. In part one, Giles talked about his delicate work remastering…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Usher
Usher is one of few R&B acts from the ‘90s who has gone on to become a global superstar. Since the start of his 30-year career, Usher has sold over 65 million…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Burt Bacharach and Daniel Tashian: Broken Record Classic
The legendary composer and songwriter Burt Bacharach passed away last week at 94. Today we are re-running an interview Bruce Headlam did with Burt and Daniel…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Giles Martin, Part 1
Giles Martin may be the son of famed Beatles record producer Sir George Martin, but he’s also an acclaimed producer and composer in his own right. He’s worked…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Iggy Pop, Part 2
Today we have part two of Rick Rubin’s conversation with proto-punk icon, Iggy Pop. If you didn’t catch part one last week where Iggy talked about his early…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Iggy Pop, Part 1
Iggy Pop is one of the most outrageous rock ‘n roll frontmen to ever step foot on stage. As the lead singer of The Stooges, Iggy was known for bending and…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Rick Rubin in Conversation with Malcolm Gladwell
Today the interviewer becomes the interviewee. In his nearly 40-year career as a producer, Rick Rubin has helped unlock creativity and inspire musical genius…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
From Story of the Week with Joel Stein: The Hallucinogenic Toad Doctor
Here’s a preview of a new podcast from Pushkin, Story of the Week. Each week, journalist Joel Stein chooses an article that fascinates him, convinces the…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Johnny Mathis
Today, we are featuring “The Voice of Christmas,” Mr. Johnny Mathis. Over the years, Mr. Mathis has released six Christmas albums. His iconic first holiday…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
John Frusciante Returns, Part 4
Today we have part four of our John Frusciante Returns series. This is the latest installment of Rick Rubin’s on-going series of in-depth interviews with the…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
John Frusciante Returns, Part 3
We’re back with the third episode in our John Frusciante Returns series. Over the past couple of months Rick Rubin and John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Stormzy
The British hip-hop subgenre grime first started to bubble up in London in the early aughts. Artists like Wiley and Dizzee Rascal developed an entirely new…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Neil Young
If Broken Record had an all-star list, Neil Young would be at the top. He’s been on the show three times now, and his legendary body of work has been brought…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Scoring Bad Women
Today we're sharing a fun conversation with the musicians who scored another Pushkin Industries podcast—Bad Women. The first season of Bad Women focused on…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Jacob Collier, Part 2
Today we have part two of Bruce Headlam’s conversation with YouTube sensation turned five-time Grammy winner Jacob Collier. We left off our last episode with…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Jacob Collier, Part 1
Musical genius and multi-instrumentalist Jacob Collier joins us today for part one of a two-part conversation. In 2011, when Jacob was only 17, he began…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Maggie Rogers
Maggie Rogers has never been one to mince words. Aside from her powerhouse voice, one of Maggie’s superpowers is her ability to write pop songs fueled by…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
From Inside Voice: Lake Bell and the Mechanics of Singing
In her new Pushkin audiobook Inside Voice: My Obsession with How We Sound, actress/writer/director/producer Lake Bell goes down some fascinating rabbit holes…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
John Frusciante Returns, Part 2
Today we’re excited to bring you the next installment of our John Frusciante interview series. John first came on the podcast back in April to help celebrate…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Gabriels
Today we are featuring one of the most thrilling new groups in contemporary soul music—Gabriels. And lucky for us, they performed three songs, one of which is…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Anaïs Mitchell
Today we will hear from singer-songwriter and playwright Anaïs Mitchell who spent the past 16 years building the world of Hadestown, a career-defining stage…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
John Frusciante Returns, Part 1
Today we’re sharing one of the most intimate conversations Rick Rubin has ever had on Broken Record. It’s with the famed guitarist of the Red Hot Chili…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Bartees Strange
Bartees Strange is an amalgamation of musical styles. Listen to any given song on his newest release, Farm To Table, and you can hear hints of early aughts…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Sylvan Esso
Sylvan Esso’s Nick Sanborn and Amelia Meath have been making music together since 2013, when Amelia asked Nick, a music producer and bassist, to remix her band…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Today we have Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks of the Tedeschi Trucks Band on the show. Derek Trucks made his name as a slide guitar prodigy with a Hall of Fame…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Jack White
We have friend of the show Jack White back on the show today along with a legendary special guest. This conversation with Rick Rubin is full of fascinating…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Bon Iver: Broken Record Classic
Today we are re-visiting one of our favorite episodes from 2019 featuring Rick Rubin in conversation with Justin Vernon and his engineer Chris Messina. In 2006…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Nile Rodgers: Broken Record Classic
Today we are revisiting one of our favorite early episodes of Broken Record with the legendary producer, Nile Rodgers. Over the course of his five decade-long…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Kaytranada
Kaytranada’s futuristic, soulful disco sound is suddenly everywhere—including on his new hit song “Twin Flame” with Anderson .Paak. The Haitian-Canadian…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Old Crow Medicine Show
Today we are featuring a chat with two members of the Nashville-based string band, Old Crow Medicine Show—lead singer Ketch Secor and drummer Jerry Pentecost…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Béla Fleck
Today we are featuring a conversation with the world’s preeminent banjo player, Béla Fleck. Over the course of his four-decade career, Béla has won numerous…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Nilüfer Yanya
Nilüfer Yanya is a 27-year-old singer/songwriter from West London. After several years of hitting small stages with her guitar, Nilüfer broke through in 2016…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Neneh Cherry
Swedish-born singer Neneh Cherry’s four-decade-long career has ricocheted between a number of genres including hip-hop, jazz, and trip-hop. Her first single in…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Lyle Lovett
Today on the show, we're welcoming Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter, Lyle Lovett. Lovett follows in the footsteps of Texas troubadours like Guy Clark…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
The Doors: Robby Krieger and John Densmore
Today we have a fun follow-up to last week’s episode with Johnny Echols from the band Love. This week we’ll hear Rick interview the last two living members of…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Danny Brown and Johnny Echols on Love's Forever Changes
Today we’re closing out Black Music Month by celebrating one of Rick Rubin’s favorite albums of all time—Forever Changes by the band Love. Formed in 1965, Love…
- Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Sonny Rollins
Today we’re continuing our celebration of Black Music Month with the incredible jazz legend, Sonny Rollins. Rollins is an American tenor saxophonist and…