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I Wanna Hold Your Band

I Wanna Hold Your Band invites you to experience the music that moves people, one story at a time. Host Paul Bartholomew interviews guests about the songs that define them, sharing their personal stories and the memories tied to the music that helped shape their life.

Copyright: © Paul Bartholomew

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Asher Perlman Oct 07, 2026

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Cartoonist Asher Perlman (The New Yorker) talks Nirvana, Modest Mouse, The Microphones, Sigur Ros, Usher, Paul Simon & more!

Episode playlist

Nevermind - Nirvana

I'll Be Here In The Morning - Townes Van Zandt

Wicked Game - Chris Isaak

Brand New - WHY?

One Chance - Modest Mouse

I Felt Your Shape - The Microphones

Untitled #4 /Njósnavélinn - Sigur Rós

Jukebox the Ghost

How Deep Is Your Love - Bee Gees

I Don't Mind - Usher feat. Juicy J

I'll Cover You - Rent

Graceland - Paul Simon

John Patrick Shanley Sep 16, 2026

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Pulitzer, Tony & Academy award winner John Patrick Shanley talks Tom Jones, Jimi Hendrix, Dolly Parton, Ray Charles & more!

Episode playlist

When Irish Eyes Are Smiling - Bing Crosby

Who Put the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder? - Bing Crosby

Why Do Fools Fall In Love - Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers

Big Rock Candy Mountain - Burl Ives

Nothing Could Be Finer - Bing Crosby

Greenback Dollar - Hoyt Axton

Farewell, Angelina - Joan Baez

It's Not Unusual - Tom Jones

Delilah ⁠- Tom Jones

Third Stone from the Sun - Jimi Hendrix

Gimme Some Lovin' - Spencer Davis Group

You Can't Hurry Love - The Supremes

Bridge Over Troubled Water - Simon & Garfunkel

I Don't Need No Doctor - Ray Charles

Jolene - Dolly Parton

Coat of Many Colors - Dolly Parton

Marooned Without You - Joe Versus the Volcano

Welcome to Burlesque - Burlesque

I’ll Be Singing - Sinéad O'Connor

Are You Experienced - Jimi Hendrix

Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. - Simon & Garfunkel

Drums of Trinidad - various (all-percussion album)

Nikkolas Smith Aug 26, 2026

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Artivist Nikkolas Smith talks Earth, Wind & Fire, Nils Frahm, Bonobo, Kendrick Lamar, Sam Cooke, Imogen Heap & more!

Episode Playlist

1. ⁠As ⁠- Stevie Wonder

2. ⁠September⁠ - Earth, Wind & Fire

3. ⁠Doomed⁠ - Moses Sumney

4. ⁠No Step On Wing⁠ - Nils Frahm

5. ⁠Outlier ⁠- Bonobo

6. ⁠Alright ⁠- Kendrick Lamar

7. ⁠Squabble Up⁠ - Kendrick Lamar

8. ⁠A Change Is Gonna Come⁠ - Sam Cooke

9. ⁠Rain ⁠- SWV

10. ⁠Hide and Seek⁠ - Imogen Heap

11. ⁠How Many Miles ⁠- Mk.gee

Ann Powers Aug 12, 2026

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NPR music critic & correspondent Ann Powers talks Kate Bush, The Roches, Kurt Weill, X, Stevie Wonder & more!

Episode playlist

1. When I'm Calling You - Nelson Eddie & Jeanette MacDonald

2. Maybe Tomorrow - The Jackson 5

3. Witchy Woman - Eagles

4. Bob Is A Robot - Red Dress

5. Playing With A Different Sex - Au Pairs

6. Never Forever - Kate Bush

7. Out of Control - Mr. Epp And The Calculations

8. Sat In Your Lap - Kate Bush

9. Jill Of All Trades - The Roches

10. Hammond Song - The Roches

11. Lost In The Stars: The Music of Kurt Weill

12. The World's A Mess, It's In My Kiss - X

13. Never Dreamed You'd Leave In Summer - Stevie Wonder

14. You Can Make It If You Try - Sly & The Family Stone

15. Efficiency - Konradsen

Ingrid Jensen Jul 22, 2026

Show notes

Jazz trumpeter Ingrid Jensen (Artemis) talks Jaco Pastorius, Prince, Shirley Horn, Joe Jackson, Woody Shaw & more!

'Artemis' NPR Tiny Desk concert

Songs

“Three Views of a Secret” — Jaco Pastorius

“Adore” — Prince

“Seventh Avenue” — Woody Shaw / composed by Victor Lewis

“A Time for Love” — performed by Shirley Horn

“Breaking Us in Two” — Joe Jackson

“Hyperactive!” — Thomas Dolby

“Night Train” — Oscar Peterson

Albums

Ballads — Freddie Hubbard

Stepping Stones — Woody Shaw

Civil Disobedience — Ingrid’s recording with Victor Lewis

Gnu High — Kenny Wheeler

Dar Williams Jul 08, 2026

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Singer/songwriter Dar Williams talks Judy Collins, Paul Simon, Suzanne Vega, Patrick Hernandez, The Bee Gees, Rick Springfield & more!

EPISODE PLAYLIST

1. Hooked On A Feeling - B.J. Thomas

2. Kiss Me Kate

4. To Life - Fiddler On The Roof

5. Tea For The Tillerman - Yusuf/Cat Stevens

6. Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones

7. Whales & Nightingales - Judy Collins

8. Benedictus - Simon & Garfunkel

9. David's Album - Joan Baez

10. Born To Be Alive - Patrick Hernandez

11. YMCA - Village People

12. New York Mining Disaster 1941 - Bee Gees

13. The Times They Are A-Changin' - Bob Dylan

14. 99.9 F - Suzanne Vega

15. I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells

16. Here, There And Everywhere - The Beatles

17. Endless Love - Lionel Richie & Diana Ross

18. Jessie's Girl - Rick Springfield

19. Against All Odds - Phil Collins

20. FM Radio - Dar Williams

21. Love Rollercoaster - Ohio Players

Chantal Kreviazuk Apr 15, 2026

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Grammy & Juno award winning singer/songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk talks Sinead O'Connor, Sting, Billy Joel, Gordon Lightfoot, Liberace & more!

EPISODE PLAYLIST

1. Evie Tornquist

2. Last Day Of Our Acquaintance - Sinead O'Connor

3. Russians - Sting

4. Allentown - Billy Joel

5. Sundown - Gordon Lightfoot

6. Jumpin' Jive - Joe Jackson

7. Take It To The Limit - The Eagles

Dr. Swati Mohan Apr 01, 2026

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NASA / JPL engineer Dr. Swati Mohan (Mars Perseverance rover) talks Hindi lullaby Hawa Dheere Se Aana, Les Miserables, Taylor Swift, Ernie, The Greatest Showman & more!

* The views and opinions expressed by Dr. Mohan are her own and have not been reviewed or approved by NASA.

1. Hawa Dheere Se Aana - Geeta Dutt

2. Empty Chairs And Empty Tables - Les Miserables

3. The Man - Taylor Swift

4. I Don't Want To Love On The Moon - Ernie, Sesame Street

5. This Is Me - The Greatest Showman

Caroline McFarlane-Watts Mar 18, 2026

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Movie minitaruist Caroline McFarlane-Watts talks The Doors, Salif Keita, Jethro Tull, Talking Heads, Bad Company & more!

1. Teddy Bear's Picnic - Henry Hall

2. The Doors - The Doors

3. Cono - Salif Keita

4. Seven Brides For Seven Brothers Movie Soundtrack

5. Life Is A Long Song - Jethro Tull

6. Remain In The Light - Talking Heads

7. Two Socks - Dances With Wolves Soundtrack

8. Polovtsian Dance - Alexander Borodin (Prince Igor)

9. The Model - Kraftwerk

10. Wild Fire Woman - Bad Company

Justin Brown Mar 04, 2026

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Drummer Justin Brown (Thundercat, Ambrose Akinmusire) talks Art Blakey, Mint Condition, Miles Davis, Tony Williams & more!!

EPISODE PLAYLIST

1. ⁠⁠Caravan - Art Blakey

2. Definition Of A Band - Mint Condition

3. Black Radio - Robert Glasper Experiment

4. Nefertiti - Miles Davis Quintet

5. Ego - Tony Williams

6. Oysters - Meshell Ndegeocello

7. Esperanto - Sean Jones

8. Betcha By Golly, Wow - The Stylistics

9. Lady - D'Angelo

10. I Found My Smile Again - D'Angelo

11. Workinonit - J Dilla

12 Sailin' On - Bad Brains

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