It was “Brutaful”. Just like the standing ovation at the Academy Awards. Just an unstable guy with too much ego. (The cause of all suffering, as well you know)

Hello! Dang does this podcast fill the hole in my heart from the devastating loss of Storytellers. Thank you for your work! I have a request: is it possible to add attribution to the text transcript? Perhaps the names or even initials of the person speaking? I have a disability and reading the transcript is much easier for me than listening. I sometimes get a little lost trying to figure out who is saying what throughout the interview. Thank you again!

At no point did Leah differentiate which sister was speaking. Didn’t address any by name? Nice interview, had no idea which sister was expressing their opinion. Hey Leah. Introduce your guests if you’re speaking with more than one at once

Will Smith? No one cares. He is a joke. Lost all credibility with this one. One of the most underrated bands of the 1990’s please interview Rob Dickinson. From being Bruce Dickinson’s cousin, to working with Tim Friese-Greene, to now Singer Porsche Design group. Also, touching base with Tim Friese-Greens would be appreciated—especially because of his work with the greatest band Talk Talk.

I’ve tried to get into this pod because there are many talented artists and interviewers, but it’s never clicked. Excitedly interviewing Will Smith in 2025 is comical and should be embarrassing.

I can’t think of two bigger know nothing blowhards than Gladwell and Rubin.

Rick Rubin is a man with no discernible talent of his own who happened to be in the right place at the right time and made a fortune. This show is mostly Rick saying “yeah” and “right” to whatever comes out of the mouths of his subjects. Zero substance.

while Malcolm is a decent writer, he is a poor interviewer. this podcast is uninteresting and a waste of time. the self absorbed gladwell,loves to talk about himself. not tor me.

I just have to get this off my chest. Gorgeous interview. It’s absolutely insane for Conor Oberst to say he wasn’t very political when he wrote “when the president talks to god” when read music/speak Spanish was already out? It’s what radicalized me, or is what resounded with why I was anti-capitalist at the very least? I hope no income gets taken from him while I still request he reconcile this. Thank you.

Thanks to all involved for the Blue Note artists episodes. All in the series are wonderful and especially enjoyed the sessions with the legendary Charles Lloyd and Maestro Ron Carter!

They cut out all the live performances. I don’t get it. This podcast would be a 5 star if not for that.

Bachman is an original and a legend. Would have been nice if he had allowed the interviewer to get a word in Edgewise. Instead we got a monologue about how amazing Randy was. By Randy, just ask him. He’ll tell you for 45 minutes straight about his awesome self.

Just ruins the show. It’s hard to engage in something that’s being discussed when we don’t have the opportunity to hear the clip. For instance, with Pentatonix, I couldn’t follow what was so wonderful when all I could hear was Malcolm’s reaction. I thought this podcast would be interesting, but it’s a bit disappointing. Even musicians singing in person get blanked out. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Rick Rubin is awesome, Leah Rose is simple and straightforward, Justin Richmond tries too hard to display his knowledge (which is considerable) and youth, Gladwell is an annoying fanboy. Quality significantly drops when Rubin leaves for his own podcast in 2023.

Used to love this show- most recent episode is less than 30 minutes and less than halfway through half the time elapsed was ads.

Was interesting when Rick and Malcom did the interviews.

Super dialogue, great stories, incredible insights into 20th century culture.

I enjoyed this podcast, but I find it obnoxious they are (what appears to me to be) attempting to game the algorithm to have this podcast always be listed as the most recently updated podcast. I have unsubscribed, as I will do for all other Pushkin podcasts.

They should have been more forthright about the fact that Rick created his own podcast and is no longer contributing to this. Malcom Gladwell phased out a while ago.

Look forward to listening every week, so much wisdom!

Thr33jay from NJ is a new music artist. I am sure he would do a great interview on your show. He write his own music check him out.

Rick Rubin is a really special spirit and brings out that in all he interviews. It is done my heart so good to listen to all of these episodes.

Amazing recommendation of louder than a riot. The Pushkin fams are masterclass and never disappoint- thank you to all you peeps!

Listened to Rick on Flea’s podcast and found this through that - so glad!

So many varied artists covered and the interviewers are so knowledgeable. Highly recommend.

Excellence/Informative at its finest! Truly inspiring <3. official_giovannialexander

Rick likes to portray himself as a blissed out whisper in a breeze, but offering Part 1 of a podcast then posting Part 2 and telling listeners that it’s only available with a paid subscription isn’t cool at all. Otherwise, this podcast is good about 30% of the time.

Inspiring, informative, intriguing & entertaining. 100% essential listening for musicians + curious music lovers.

They just make me even more curious … it’s a good way to be.

I can’t say enough how much I love this show !insightful awesome guests with great conversations …Rick Rubin A+ plus for getting good conversations going and just awesome info I love the show and thanks guys 👍☘️👍

Those interviews were riveting. Well done. Thanks, Larz

The pretentious, hipster, gate-keeping attitude of the pop punk episode is the reason I cancelled my subscription to Pushkin. What a complete disappointment.

Parts 1-4(for now). THE BEST

The John Frusciante conversations are some of my favorite things (out of all things). I love them so much. Thank you. Please make as many as you’d like.

This podcast would be great if the Red Hot Chili Peppers weren't the dominant guests on it every time I see a new episode has been uploaded. Rick, if you read these reviews, you worked with A LOT of artists. Ideas for future guests could be anyone from Tom Araya to Darryl McDaniels to cEvin Key, so please, consider broadening your guest pool.

So many incredible interviews, that let a conversation unfold. The extended conversations with John Frusciante are just a gift. I hope there are many more.

Perhaps the most inspiring podcast from Broken Record Yet! Gabriels are so talented, creative and trusting of each other. The Whole is exponentially larger than the sum of the three parts. The best part was hearing Rick get swept up in their vibe too! The normally understated cerebral Rick Rubin almost started to preach a bit! Thanks for helping me learn about Gabriels, their creative process and how Trust is such and integral ingredient to the magic they great. I too was swept up in their vibe. A must listen for creatives. Cheers.

I adore this show. Fantastic idea, and so well done. I’ve learned more about musicians I love, and learned a lot about new ones as well. Thanks for this!

The man is an absolute legend and this is worth a listen just to get into his head, but his interviews are fantastic too! One of the best music podcasts out there. Give it a listen!

Rick Rubin has a way of leading which makes the conversation flow organically. I would listen more if he did every interview even if that meant less episodes. Sometimes I don’t listen even if the guest is an artist I like because it becomes just another typical interview. And I listen when Rick is on because he makes me want to check out artists I’ve never heard of.

I can listen to Rick talk about just about anything, the guy can weave a story

I just recently found Broken Record and I’m very happy I did. The episode with Johnny Echols was amazing - such a vivid time capsule of ‘60’s LA, plus some surprising revelations. Rick and the other interviewers are great at letting their subjects tell their stories, and they don’t seem to have a need to interject too much. My only gripe is that I wish the episodes were longer, but I guess the producers subscribe to the showbiz adage “always leave them wanting more.”

Shout out for the Sonny Rollins interview. It was meticulously researched and so engaging. Excellent work!

An excellent podcast, always very interesting.

If you’re a music head and want a degree if inside-baseball with some amazing artists and really knowledgeable hosts, you will love this podcast. And I do! However, it seems more and more that the editing is really bad. When listening, it sounds like portions of episodes skip back and replay portions of the podcast. I actually thought this was going on because I work with my hands and can’t always check my phone. But this was bothering me so much I stopped working, and watched the time lapse normally but listened to the audio skip. I thought this might be a weird artifact from changing my speeds of playback over the course of the day, but it was a repeatable issue. But also, and most telling, this is a feature only on Pushkin podcasts. Weird move if this supposed to encourage a subscription to their own service.

Thrilled John is back ! I could listen to these 2 talk all day and so happy to hear them harmonizing again! Beautiful ❤️❤️

Great guests. Of course the interviews with Rick Rubin are top notch because there is generally a mutual dazzling between him and the artists. Plus he has worked with so many and has questions that “outsiders” might not get into. That said, the other hosts are also great! Just hard to compare with a music legend. Doesn’t mean that if those interviews were judged on their own merits they wouldn’t be five stars too. Love it.

Fix your software code!! Reimburse your PAYING patrons!! Awful!

I skip the episodes with Bruce Headlam though. Is Rick really too busy waxing his beard and producing one album every couple years?

Will stop listening and will unsubscribe and encourage friends and family to do the same thanks to Neil Oldman