Bandsplain by The Ringer

443 - INTERVIEW: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.

Bandsplain is a show where host Yasi Salek invites experts to explain cult bands and iconic artists—and why people love them.

More episodes

443 - INTERVIEW: J Mascis of Dinosaur Jr.

Thu, 29 Oct 2026
442 - The Best New Music of Summer 2026 With Patrik Sandberg. Plus, an Interview With Jennifer Herrema and Kurt Midness of Black Bananas.

Thu, 22 Oct 2026
441 - The Strokes With Amanda Dobbins and Chris Ryan

Thu, 15 Oct 2026
440 - Interpol with Sarah Lewitinn

Thu, 08 Oct 2026
439 - The Indie Sleaze Draft with Rob Mahoney and Sean Fennessey

Thu, 01 Oct 2026
438 - Perfect Song: "House of Jealous Lovers" by The Rapture With Jason Stewart

Thu, 24 Sep 2026
437 - Yeah Yeah Yeahs with Jenny Eliscu

Thu, 17 Sep 2026
436 - Best New U.K. Music with Shaad D’Souza, Plus An Interview with Mary in the Junkyard

Thu, 10 Sep 2026
435 - Perfect Song: "Iris" by the Goo Goo Dolls With Whitmer Thomas

Thu, 03 Sep 2026
434 - Solo Mailbag with Yasi. Plus, an interview with Elias Bender Rønnenfelt and Johan Suurballe of Iceage.

Thu, 20 Aug 2026
433 - The Music Biopic Hall of Fame With Sean Fennessey

Thu, 13 Aug 2026
432 - SOUNDTRACK: ‘Times Square’ with Patrik Sandberg

Thu, 06 Aug 2026
431 - SOUNDTRACK: ‘Pretty in Pink’ With Rob Harvilla

Thu, 30 Jul 2026
430 - SOUNDTRACK: 'Working Girl' With Amanda Dobbins

Thu, 23 Jul 2026
429 - SOUNDTRACK: 'Dirty Dancing' With Joanna Robinson

Thu, 16 Jul 2026
428 - MADONNA: 'Confessions II' with Patrik Sandberg

Thu, 09 Jul 2026
427 - The Best New Music of Spring 2026 With Bre Morell. Plus, An Interview With Domenic Palermo of Nothing.

Thu, 25 Jun 2026
426 - SOUNDTRACK: 'Purple Rain' With Anthony Anzaldo

Thu, 18 Jun 2026
425 - Madonna Mailbag With Fattaneh Salek and Patrik Sandberg

Thu, 11 Jun 2026
424 - Madonna: The Movies With Amanda Dobbins and Sean Fennessey

Thu, 04 Jun 2026
423 - Madonna: Part 4 With Caryn Ganz

Thu, 28 May 2026
422 - Madonna: Part 3 With Paul Hamann

Thu, 21 May 2026
421 - Madonna: Part 2 with Patrik Sandberg

Thu, 14 May 2026
420 - Madonna: Part 1 With Mel Ottenberg

Thu, 07 May 2026
419 - Life Without Buildings with Blondshell

Thu, 23 Apr 2026
418 - PERFECT SONG: ‘Boys On the Radio’ with Patrik Sandberg, Plus An Interview With Hole Bassist and Author Melissa Auf der Maur

Thu, 16 Apr 2026
417 - The Runaways With Patty Schemel

Thu, 09 Apr 2026
416 - Our Favorite Music of 2026 So Far, With Chris Ryan. Plus, an Interview With Angel Du$t’s Justice Tripp.

Thu, 02 Apr 2026
415 - 80s Soundtrack Hall of Fame with Sean Fennessey and Chris Ryan

Tue, 31 Mar 2026
414 - The Get Up Kids with Arielle Gordon

Thu, 12 Mar 2026
413 - MOVIE NIGHT: ‘The Decline of Western Civilization’ with Alex Ross Perry, Plus An Interview With Director Penelope Spheeris

Thu, 05 Mar 2026
412 - The Germs With Pleasant Gehman

Thu, 26 Feb 2026
411 - EMO DRAFT with Patrick Flynn and Chris Ryan

Thu, 19 Feb 2026
410 - Valentine’s Day Mailbag With Amanda Dobbins, Plus an Interview With Joyce Manor’s Barry Johnson

Thu, 12 Feb 2026
409 - American Football with Rob Mahoney

Thu, 05 Feb 2026
408 - The Music of Skateboard Videos with Jerry Hsu

Thu, 29 Jan 2026
407 - Portishead with Rob Fitzpatrick

Thu, 22 Jan 2026
406 - Our Most Anticipated Albums of 2026 with Shaad D’Souza, Plus An Interview with Real Lies’ Kevin Lee Kharas

Thu, 15 Jan 2026
405 - HOLIDAY SONG DRAFT with Amanda Dobbins and Rob Mahoney

Thu, 18 Dec 2025
404 - Best Albums of the Year With Chris Ryan

Thu, 11 Dec 2025
403 - Jeff Buckley With Sean Fennessey

Thu, 04 Dec 2025
402 - MOVIE NIGHT: 'Dig!' with Joe Coscarelli

Thu, 20 Nov 2025
401 - Massive Attack with Bre Morell

Thu, 13 Nov 2025
400 - Mailbag with Rob Harvilla, Plus An Interview with Militarie Gun’s Ian Shelton

Thu, 06 Nov 2025
399 - Jimmy Eat World with Chris Ryan

Thu, 30 Oct 2025
398 - BOOK CLUB: Evan Dando’s Memoir plus the new Lemonheads album with Producer Dylan

Thu, 23 Oct 2025
397 - Alanis Morissette with Alicia Bognanno

Thu, 16 Oct 2025
396 - Hair Metal Hall of Fame with Molly Lambert

Thu, 09 Oct 2025
395 - Mötley Crüe with Mel Ottenberg

Thu, 02 Oct 2025
394 - Remembering Ozzy Osbourne, with Kory Grow and Rob Harvilla

Fri, 25 Jul 2025

Show more episodes

More music podcasts

More music international podcasts

Find your radio station