Heat Rocks

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Scorching guests and sizzling records: join music writer Oliver Wang and music supervisor Morgan Rhodes each week as they invite their favorite artists, critics and scholars for in-depth conversations about the albums that shape our lives. Each week our special guests will take you deep into their heat rocks from the world of hip-hop, soul, dance, jazz, funk and more. Get with us!

Recent Episodes
  • Introducing Primer, MaxFun’s Newest Music Podcast
    May 21, 2024 – 00:49:16
  • The Heat Rocks Appreciation Episode
    Aug 12, 2021 – 00:55:55
  • Cat Zhang on Flo Milli's "Ho, why is you here?" (2020)
    Aug 5, 2021 – 00:43:10
  • Music & Popcorn #7: Daphne A. Brooks on the "Waiting to Exhale" soundtrack (1995)
    Jul 30, 2021 – 00:54:22
  • Music & Popcorn #6: '90s OSTs with Jocelyn Brown
    Jul 22, 2021 – 01:02:40
  • Yola on Jill Scott's "Who Is Jill Scott? - Words and Sounds, Vol. 1 (2000)
    Jul 15, 2021 – 00:59:47
  • Kris Bowers on Kendrick Lamar's "Section.80" (2011) [redux]
    Jul 8, 2021 – 00:32:41
  • Benny Sings on Phil Collins' "Face Value" (1981)
    Jul 2, 2021 – 00:47:31
  • Marzz on Kierra Sheard's "This Is Me" (2006)
    Jun 25, 2021 – 00:40:31
  • Celebrating Lil' Kim's "Hard Core" (1996)
    Jun 17, 2021 – 00:50:22
  • Vijay Iyer on Prince's "Sign O' The Times" (1987)
    Jun 11, 2021 – 00:59:21
  • Patrick Paige II on The Notorious B.I.G.'s "Ready to Die" (1994)
    Jun 3, 2021 – 00:52:29
  • Steve Arrington on Heatwave's "Too Hot To Handle" (1976)
    May 27, 2021 – 00:50:46
  • Pell on N.E.R.D's "In Search Of..." (2002)
    May 20, 2021 – 00:55:47
  • Kemp Powers on De La Soul's "De La Soul Is Dead" (1991)
    May 13, 2021 – 01:07:05
  • Karriem Riggins on A Tribe Called Quest's "Midnight Marauders" (1993)
    May 6, 2021 – 01:00:56
  • Nite Jewel on Kraftwerk's "Computer World" (1981) [redux]
    Apr 29, 2021 – 00:39:06
  • Joshua Abrams on Arthur Verocai's "Arthur Verocai" (1972)
    Apr 22, 2021 – 00:39:53
  • Jason King on Sylvester's "Living Proof" (1979)
    Apr 15, 2021 – 00:58:27
  • The Twilite Tone on Stevie Wonder's "Hotter Than July" (1980)
    Apr 8, 2021 – 00:57:30
  • Xenia Rubinos on Abbey Lincoln's "Abbey is Blue" (1959)
    Apr 1, 2021 – 00:51:45
  • MF DOOM Special with Dante Ross
    Mar 25, 2021 – 01:06:11
  • Megan Pattison on Teena Marie's "It Must Be Magic" (1981)
    Mar 18, 2021 – 00:49:17
  • Sheila Burgel on The Ronettes' "Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica" (1964)
    Mar 11, 2021 – 00:53:09
  • Jeff Parker on John Coltrane's "A Love Supreme" (1965)
    Mar 4, 2021 – 00:51:21
  • Samm Henshaw on Kirk Franklin's "The Rebirth of Kirk Franklin" (2002)
    Feb 25, 2021 – 00:58:24
  • Take Two #8: Mary J Blige's "What's the 411?" with Naima Cochrane
    Feb 19, 2021 – 00:57:38
  • Take Two #7: Mary J Blige's "Mary" with Naima Cochrane
    Feb 12, 2021 – 00:50:06
  • J Dilla Special
    Feb 4, 2021 – 00:49:11
  • Valerie June on Etta James' "At Last!" (1960)
    Jan 28, 2021 – 00:47:13
  • Salaam Remi on Jungle Brothers' "Straight Out The Jungle" (1988)
    Jan 21, 2021 – 00:53:35
  • DJ Soul Sister on The Meters' "Rejuvenation" (1974)
    Jan 15, 2021 – 00:53:33
  • Brittany Spanos on Mariah Carey's "The Emancipation of Mimi" (2005)
    Jan 7, 2021 – 00:53:55
  • Our Heat Rocks of 2020
    Dec 31, 2020 – 00:52:45
  • Phonte on Intro's "Intro" (1993)
    Dec 24, 2020 – 00:40:20
  • Heat Rocks Holiday Music Special 2020
    Dec 17, 2020 – 01:01:36
  • Take Two #6: Drake's "Scorpion" (2018)
    Dec 10, 2020 – 00:42:22
  • Take Two #5: Drake's "Nothing Was The Same" (2013)
    Dec 3, 2020 – 00:52:11
  • Bonus Beats: Formative Songs with G Yamazawa
    Dec 1, 2020 – 00:19:21
  • Soulquarian Medley
    Nov 26, 2020 – 00:46:16
  • Bonus Beats: Discovering Music Through Samples with Joseph Schloss
    Nov 24, 2020 – 00:42:08
  • VanJess on Amy Winehouse's "Back To Black" (2006)
    Nov 19, 2020 – 00:54:46
  • Bonus Beats: Favorite Breaks with Loren Kajikawa
    Nov 17, 2020 – 00:29:51
  • Anjimile on Oliver Mtukudzi's "Vhunze Moto" (2002)
    Nov 16, 2020 – 00:43:58
  • Bonus Beats: Nas & Unused Samples
    Nov 10, 2020 – 00:14:06
  • Kevin Smokler & Christopher Boone on B.T. Express' "Non-Stop" (1975)
    Nov 5, 2020 – 00:45:09
  • Take Two #4: Jay-Z's "The Black Album" (2003)
    Oct 29, 2020 – 00:51:37
  • Take Two #3: Jay-Z's "Reasonable Doubt" (1996)
    Oct 22, 2020 – 00:46:49
  • Hanif Abdurraqib on The Beach Boys' "Surf's Up" (1971)
    Oct 15, 2020 – 00:47:59
  • The Art of Sampling #3B with Dan Charnas on Slum Village's "Fantastic, Vol. 2" (2000)
    Oct 8, 2020 – 00:59:47
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