Kathleen Hanna to Host First Season of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s “Music Makes Us” Podcast

Guests for the first run of episodes include Chaka Khan, Laufey, Amyl and the Sniffers, Hayley Williams, and more.

Kathleen Hanna to Host First Season of Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s Music Makes Us Podcast

Guests for the first run of episodes include Chaka Khan, Laufey, Amyl and the Sniffers, Hayley Williams, and more.

Words: Will Schube

Photo: Rachel Bright

November 12, 2025

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has shared that season one of their new behind-the-scenes music podcast Music Makes Us will be hosted by none other than Kathleen Hanna. Guests include Chaka Khan, Nancy Wilson of Heart, Laufey, Amy Taylor of Amyl and the Sniffers, Towa Bird, and Paramore’s Hayley Williams.

“I wanted to sit down with the most exciting musicians on the planet to talk about their influences, weird behind-the-scenes moments, and the music that made them,” Hanna shared. “Everyone says their podcast is for you the listener and that’s true, but it’s also for me. By talking to other artists I’m being reminded of all the ways music can comfort us, fuel us, and create community.”

New episodes of Music Makes Us will arrive every Tuesday beginning on November 18. Listen to a preview of the series below, and subscribe to the show here.