Welcome to season 4 of The New Exchange podcast, a series that’s all about how everyone has a story to tell. My name is Ken Grand-Pierre and today’s premiere episode with Hrishikesh Hirway is something I truly can’t believe. In many ways, he directly inspired this very series you’re listening to now and it’s a true privilege getting to share this conversation with you. Hrishikesh is a talented musician, producer, television host and has become prolific within the podcasting space due to his series, The West Wing Weekly, Home Cooking, Partners, and most famously; Song Exploder (which is also a critically-acclaimed Netflix series). Within our chat, we explore how Hrishikesh got into podcasting, how his unexpected success has drastically changed the course of his life and finding his voice again when it comes to music (with a little help from Yo-Yo Ma).
For information on how we can help Ukrainians in peril, please check out this Google doc with information on organizations who’re actively assisting in relief efforts, originally shared by Simon Green aka Bonobo: https://docs.google.com/document/d/15eTsCgyH8T3OJSka3UFnw5-XgMu40E74d6Sqg4IxRHw/mobilebasic