Writing, One Music Podcast at a Time

About this episode

Ted Fox interviews Rob Harvilla about his podcast and writing process.

Ted is joined by Rob Harvilla, the host of the podcast 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s and a senior staff writer at The Ringer. A professional rock critic for 20-plus years, Rob has had stops at the Village Voice, SPIN, Deadspin, and various other alt-weeklies. His podcast, which has now moved beyond the 1990s to consider the music of the 2000s, was the basis for his 2023 book 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s. And as a regular listener of the show, Ted knows that in making it, Rob pens scripts t...

People in this episode

Host: Ted Fox

Guest: Rob Harvilla

Topics covered

• music
• podcasting
• writing
• 1990s
• rock criticism
• scriptwriting

Keywords

• writing
• music podcast
• rock critic
• 1990s music
• script writing

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Ringer, Village Voice, SPIN, Deadspin

Books & works: 60 Songs That Explain the ’90s

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