My Record
My Record
PopCult
One person. One record. One Story. Weekly.Each week, MY RECORD features a first-person story about a song or album that has profoundly affected someone’s life. The weekly story may come from a recording artist, a producer, a writer, a music industry figure, or an ordinary music fan—whoever has a great story to tell!If music is the soundtrack of our lives MY RECORD is the story behind that soundtrack. A PopCult Originals microcast.
Ted Cohen
Ted Cohen put his job on the line for Todd Rundgren's "Hello, It's Me." How did that turn out? Listen to the episode.
Oct 24, 2023
7 min
Jonathan Karp
Literary powerhouse Jonathan Karp has worked with bestselling authors including Walter Isaacson, Hillary Clinton, John Irving, Bob Woodward, and...Rupert Holmes? How the maestro of "The Pina Colada Song" inspired him.
Apr 14, 2022
10 min
Ritzy Bryan
Ritzy Bryan, lead singer of the Welsh band The Joy Formidable, tells a story about a childhood journey through her parents' record collection that ultimately led her to a musical trip of epic proportions.
Dec 9, 2021
11 min
Rhydian Dafydd
Rhydian Dafydd completes our pair of episodes with The Joy Formidable, explaining how Jeff Buckley's "Morning Theft" impacted him as a musician.
Dec 9, 2021
8 min
Hugo Burnham
Legendary Postpunk drummer Hugo Burnham of Gang of Four shares how The Rolling Stones’ LET IT BLEED changed everything for him.
Sep 23, 2021
9 min
Dylan Cartlidge
UK artist Dylan Cartlidge tells a story about a "stroke" of luck he had at a NYC pancake house just before his first recording session!
Oct 20, 2020
7 min
Logan Ledger
Logan Ledger tells us about the party producer T-Bone Burnett took him to—and the surprise that awaited!
Oct 7, 2020
8 min
Adam of Low Cut Connie
On the premiere episode of MY RECORD, Adam Weiner of Low Cut Connie shares a heartfelt story about his love for the James Carr soul song "Dark End Of The Street."
Oct 7, 2020
6 min
My Record Trailer
Each week, MY RECORD features a first-person story about a song or album that has profoundly affected someone’s life. MY RECORD has been described as “a musical Story Corps” or “a mini-Moth with music.”
Sep 17, 2020
1 min