Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond
Singers, songs, and their stories.
Pushkin Industries
Show overview
Broken Record with Rick Rubin, Malcolm Gladwell, Bruce Headlam and Justin Richmond has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 400 episodes, alongside 47 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to roughly 350 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 6th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 43 min and 1h 1m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 27% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 5 days ago, with 35 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 60 episodes published. Published by Pushkin Industries.
From the publisher
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.