Mandy Patinkin, his wife Kathryn Grody, and their son Gideon Grody-Patinkin are on the latest episode of the New York Times' The Interview podcast. They spoke with host David Marchese about their recent fame as TikTok stars after Gideon began posting videos of his parents during the pandemic, Patinkin and Grody's successful careers in the arts, the ups and downs of marriage, and more, as the trio is working to create its own advice podcast. You can watch the entertaining, insightful, and often moving conversation and hear it here.

"Composer Steve Reich is one of the most influential musicians of modern times," BBC Radio 4's This Cultural Life host John Wilson says of his guest. "In the 1960s he helped rewrite the rules of composition, using analogue tape machines to experiment with rhythm, repetition and syncopation. As the godfather of musical minimalism, his influence on Philip Glass, David Bowie, Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead, and many other composers, has been enormous." You can hear their conversation about Reich's life, work, and the influence of Stravinsky, Bach, Charlie Parker, Miles Davis, Pérotin, and more here.

Hurray for the Riff Raff, aka Alynda Segarra, was on Office Hours Live with Tim Heidecker to perform "Pyramid Scheme" ahead of the last three stops on their spring tour in LA, Pioneertown, and Phoenix. You can watch it here. The tour resumes in late June with festival sets and headline shows in the East Coast and Midwest.

"Her approach is entirely unique, inventive, expressive, and quietly radical," David Mayfield guest host of NPR's Mountain Stage, says of Yasmin Williams, who performs songs from her Nonesuch debut album, Acadia, on the show. "She literally redefines what the guitar can be and how it can sound ... From the moment she picks up a guitar, you know you're witnessing something truly original."

"Her new album is a true love letter to her North Carolina roots," Jenn White, host of NPR's 1A, says of her guest Rhiannon Giddens and her new album, What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow, with Justin Robinson, who also joins the conversation and performs with Giddens on the show. Giddens was also on BBC Radio 4's Front Row to discuss the album. You can hear both here.

"Congratulations on Song of the Earth—remarkable record," Kreative Kontrol host Vish Khanna says of his guest David Longstreth's new album. "The scope and ambition of it is something to behold." Longstreth talks with Khanna about the new album, performed with his band Dirty Projectors and the chamber ensemble s t a r g a z e. You can hear their conversation here.

David Longstreth is on the podcast Beginnings with Andy Beckerman to discuss his early life and influences, following the recent release of his Song of the Earth, performed by Longstreth with his band Dirty Projectors and the chamber ensemble s t a r g a z e. "It's fantastic!" Beckerman says of the album. You can hear their conversation here.

"Every once in a while, you come across someone so skilled with an instrument that it makes you reconsider what you thought was possible," NPR's World Cafe contributing host Kallao says his guest. "That’s how it feels to watch Yasmin Williams play the acoustic guitar." Williams spoke with Kallao and performed songs from her new album, Acadia, and more. "It’s one of the most inventive and exciting performances we’ve had on the show." You can watch it here.

"Multiple Grammy Award winner and MacArthur Fellow Cécile McLorin Salvant is a fearless singer, composer, and visual artist who is one of the most highly regarded jazz vocalists of her generation," David Krauss, MET Opera Principal Trumpet and host of the Speaking Soundly podcast, says of his guest. You can hear their conversation about Salvant's life and music, including her Carnegie Hall Perspectives series this concert season, here.

Rhiannon Giddens was on NPR's Code Switch podcast to talk with co-host B.A. Parker, who is learning to play the banjo and is looking to find community and reclaim an instrument rooted in Black culture. You can hear their conversation here.

"Music is a powerful tool. In an instant, it can change your mood, your perspective, or your life," Stacey Abrams says on her Crooked Media podcast, Assembly Required, introducing her conversation with Rhiannon Giddens. "No matter the motivation, music is an outlet, a force that builds us up or keeps us steady. It holds the capacity to move millions and to resonate with each individual, and every lyric, every note, every beat has the potential to share a message." You can watch and hear their conversation here. Giddens's new album with Silkroad Ensemble, American Railroad, is out next week; their fall tour begins tonight.

"Hurray for the Riff Raff is the perfect music for this moment," Anna Sale says of the guest on her Slate podcast, Death, Sex & Money. "In it, you hear the sweep of American history and propulsive motion, coming together in joy and protest and marking losses in family and community, and Alynda Segarra's voice—clear and melodic with a sly punk edge." You can hear their conversation, about Segarra's life and music, here.