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Partners
by Hrishikesh Hirway & Mailchimp
On this podcast, two partners tell their shared story: how they found each other, and what it took to make their partnership work. Featuring all different kinds of partnerships—business, romantic, creative—the show is an intimate portrait of two people who have managed to make something together. Partners is made by Song Exploder creator and host Hrishikesh Hirway. A Mailchimp podcast, made in partnership with Radiotopia, from PRX.
Episodes
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Sarah Schneider & Chris Kelly
Before they created their own TV show, The Other Two, Sarah Schneider and Chris Kelly were the youngest head co-writers in Saturday Night Live history. Sarah and Chris tell the story of how they found a writing partner in each other during their time at SNL, and how that grew into a friendship…
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Ron Klain & Jen O'Malley Dillon & Bruce Reed
Ron Klain, President Joe Biden’s Chief of Staff, and his deputy Chiefs of Staff, Jen O’Malley Dillon and Bruce Reed, discuss how they forged their professional chemistry on the campaign trail, and then brought that dynamic to the White House. You can follow them at their official 46th President...
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Wesley Morris & Jenna Wortham
Jenna Wortham and Wesley Morris are the co-hosts and co-creators of the critically-acclaimed New York Times podcast Still Processing. They relate the story of their friendship and professional partnership to another story that means a lot to them: When Harry Met Sally. You can follow Jenna on...
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Kim Malek & Tyler Malek
The ice cream company Salt & Straw is famous for its imaginative and eclectic flavors. It was co-founded by CEO Kim Malek and Head Ice Cream Maker Tyler Malek – who are also cousins. Kim and Tyler describe the ups and downs of starting a business, and how the very different flavors of their...
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Roxane Gay & Debbie Millman
Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman are a creative power couple, each with their own impressive careers, built over decades of work. Roxane is the best-selling author of Hunger and Bad Feminist. Debbie Millman is a design legend, and host of the award-winning podcast Design Matters. Debbie’s…
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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss have made two albums together, Raising Sand and Raise the Roof, where they combine their respective rock and bluegrass sensibilities to reimagine songs. Along with all their individual accolades, they’ve won five Grammys for their work. Robert and Alison discuss how...
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Lin-Manuel Miranda & Thomas Kail
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Thomas Kail are the composer and director, respectively, of the Tony-Award-winning Broadway smash hits Hamilton and In the Heights. Their creative partnership spans theater, television, and film. Lin and Tommy describe how, over two decades, they developed a trust and...
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Trailer - Season 2
Every successful partnership, no matter what kind, is sort of a love story. It doesn’t matter if what you’re making is a company, or a movie, or a marriage. For two people to co-exist and collaborate, that takes work, and it takes love. Partners is a podcast about those relationships. The second...
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Jeff Tweedy & Spencer Tweedy
Jeff and Spencer are father-and-son bandmates in Tweedy, and musical collaborators across other projects, too. Jeff is the lead singer and songwriter of the band Wilco, so music would have always been a part of their family’s life, but making music together has been the way the two of them have...
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Aminatou Sow & Ann Friedman
Aminatou and Ann are the co-hosts of the podcast Call Your Girlfriend, co-authors of the book Big Friendship, and long-distance best friends. Their podcast made their friendship public, but behind the scenes, their geographic distance turned into emotional distance, and they realized had to find…
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Tegan Quin & Sara Quin
Tegan & Sara have been bandmates for over 20 years. They’re also identical twin sisters. Having a twin is already a special kind of relationship—how does it work when your twin is also your creative collaborator and business partner? For their entire lives, Tegan and Sara have been learning how…
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Daveed Diggs & Rafael Casal
Daveed and Rafael are best friends and artists who have collaborated across film, theatre, music, and poetry. Because of that their partnership extends beyond the normal boundaries of friendship, and the normal boundaries of a working relationship. From their days as high school classmates, to...
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PJ Vogt & Alex Goldman
PJ & Alex are the co-hosts and co-creators of the hit podcast Reply All. Their story together begins over a decade ago, when they were both starting out in public radio. Across multiple shows, they’ve refined their skills as storytellers, and their ability to understand one another. Reply All...
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Rachel Bloom & Aline Brosh McKenna
Rachel & Aline are the co-creators of the Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning television show Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. Their show challenged the tropes of romantic comedies, but before the two of them subverted the meet-cute, they had a meet-cute of their own. It led to a creative partnership that’s been...
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Kevin Systrom & Mike Krieger
Kevin & Mike are the co-founders of Instagram. What began with a chance meeting at a cafe turned into a billion dollar business and a partnership that’s lasted a decade. A key to their relationship was understanding each other’s strengths and how those translated into individual roles at a…
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Samin Nosrat & Wendy MacNaughton
Samin & Wendy are the author and the illustrator of the award-winning cookbook Salt Fat Acid Heat. Their partnership began with an email that Samin sent to Wendy, out of the blue. Six years later, the book was published, and became a #1 New York Times Bestseller, and a hit show on Netflix. The…
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Trailer
Every successful partnership, no matter what kind, is sort of a love story. That’s what this new podcast is about. What did it take for two people to meet, and figure out how to make something together? Each episode is a portrait of two partners and the story they share.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
On this podcast, two partners tell their shared story: how they found each other, and what it took to make their partnership work. Featuring all different kinds of partnerships—business, romantic, creative—the show is an intimate portrait of two people who have managed to make something together. Partners is made by Song Exploder creator and host Hrishikesh Hirway. A Mailchimp podcast, made in partnership with Radiotopia, from PRX.
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