Nathans & Roncast
A podcast doing a deep dive into a single song
Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt
Show overview
Nathans & Roncast launched in 2025 and has put out 11 episodes, alongside 1 trailer or bonus episode in the time since. That works out to roughly 5 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run twenty to thirty-five minutes — most land between 18 min and 35 min — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Music show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 weeks ago, with 6 episodes already out so far this year. Published by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt.
From the publisher
Each episode of the Nathans & Roncast features a deep dive into a single song. Hosted by Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt, this podcast includes conversations with the artists, as well as subject matter experts about the real-life stories behind story songs you know and love.
Latest Episodes
Connie Kaldor: All in the family
S3 Ep 4Connie Kaldor on the power of live music
Connie Kaldor began her career in folk music as part of the Canadian wave alongside artists like Stan Rogers and Valdy. Armed with her enormous stage presence, her unforgettable melodies, […]
S3 Ep 3What Vance Gilbert has learned from cancer
In part two of our conversation with Vance Gilbert, he discusses guitar techniques, plays a few songs, and talks about both the life lessons he’s learned from cancer, as well […]
S3 Ep 2Vance Gilbert on cancer, paying bills, and leaving space
EWe were honored to speak with the great Vance Gilbert, a master songwriter, performer, and teacher whom we have long admired. He’s funny as heck, and it’s common to see […]
S3 Ep 1James McMurtry never runs out of road
For our Season 3 premiere, we are honored to present our interview with the great James McMurtry, the Texas songwriter who paints vivid portraits in song with sly and smart […]
Season 3: And so it begins
trailerWe’re back, and with a twist: We now have a video edition of this podcast as well! You can finally see us at our YouTube channel, @nathansronstadt. Or, stick to […]
S3 Ep 5The Fire Within: Ronstadt Radio
We continue Michael’s “Ronstadt Radio” series, beginning with “Riders In The Sky,” which contains a fiddle tune in the middle by Ronstadt Generations in 2012. John Ronstadt is back with […]
S3 Ep 4Round Midnight: Ronstadt Radio
We have three more fun tracks from the family vault! First up is Round Midnight sung by John Ronstadt in 1994 from the album Maiden Voyage. We then here my […]
S3 Ep 4Papa Mike Ronstadt’s “La Barca De Oro”: Ronstadt Radio
In Episode 3, we have three more tracks from the Ronstadt family. We start out with “My Walking Stick” performed by the Ronstadt cousins, which is a song by Irving […]
S3 Ep 2Ronstadt Cousins play Wild Mountain Thyme: More Ronstadt Radio!
This week we introduce three songs from the Ronstadt Family vault, first featuring Michael’s dad’s long-time trio, the Ronstadt Cousins and their recording of Wild Mountain Thyme (live in Canelo). He also features his […]
S3 Ep 1Ronstadt Radio!
For our third season premiere, we introduce several episodes we are calling the Ronstadt Radio Podcast, featuring music from the Ronstadt family vault! This one starts out with Petie Ronstadt’s […]