
‘Wide-ranging and insightful’ - Guardian (pick of the week, January 2024)
A show for anyone who has ever listened to, played, improvised, written, or just enjoyed music and wanted to know more about these mysterious sounds. Are they 'auditory cheesecake' as cognitive scientist Steven Pinker claims, or actually a fundamental part of what has made us into modern humans?
With an enormous variety of ... more
| Publishes | Twice monthly | Episodes | 35 | Founded | 2 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | MusicSelf-ImprovementMusic CommentaryEducation | |||

From living-room experiments to Malawian street stages — and a brief stop-off in Transylvania.
This week, Steve explores what it means to sing what you see: making music that’s spontaneous, handmade and gloriously human. There’s a Halloween detour i... more
⚠️ Note: This is a re-upload
The original episode was taken down due to a copyright strike on the theme tune — even though I wrote and produced it myself. While I sort that out, you’re treated to a gloriously bad placeholder version.
Also, I’ve tri... more
This week, I finally tackle a long-overdue Genre Tombola pick: Tonás, one of the oldest and most intense styles in flamenco — unaccompanied, emotional, and steeped in centuries of cultural history.
To explore it, I chat with the brilliant Josie Sinn... more
What can a lump of whale earwax tell us about human history?
What does the end of the universe sound like?
And how do you play the sea like a synthesiser?
This episode of Steve Pretty On The Origin of the Pieces goes from marine mammal physiology ... more
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I’ve seen the show this podcast is named after and am so excited that Steve is going to be going deeper into the idea with this podcast. I’m a total musical lay person but he really manages to make everything so accessible but still detailed. He’s also just one of those charming and charismatic presenters, so nice to spend brain time with. Well, I’ve only just listened to the first episode anyway, so hopefully it all stays as good as this first drop!
Update: this is the best podcast you’ve not... more
Steve does an incredible job and I heartily enjoy everything he does on this show
I’m not just saying this because I’ve been on - this podcast does an amazing job of being completely accessible and opening up the wonders of so much music to everyone, whilst not being afraid to go into insightful detail. Steve is also an expert producer and all round great bloke.
Steve Pretty’s Origin of the Pieces podcast is an amazing journey into the vast world of music, particularly for those of us who simply enjoy all different types of music and wish to learn more about the origins, sounds, instruments, and the people involved in making the music.
Steve’s enthusiasm for all different types of music and his unending curiosity is absolutely infectious! A true professional in his own right, Steve introduces listeners to a vast array of music genres, by bringing in ot... more
Steve’s an excellent host who really brings out the best in his interviewees and the variation in subjects and musical styles is really entertaining. Love the musical tombola.
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