Deep Dives with Alex and Jordan
By Elémi
Categories: Society & Culture
Hosted by Alex and Jordan, we take deep dives into the fascinating people, groups, big ideas, big moments, shows, and films shaping our world. Episodes take the full journey, from their origin stories to where they stand today, and special editions step outside the catalogue when a moment deserves the same treatment. AI-generated, human-directed. Every topic is chosen by a person, researched and fact-checked against published sources, and reviewed before it publishes.
15 episodes indexed on PodSearch.
Recent episodes
- Auto-Tune: From Oil Exploration Math to a Signature Sound to Everywhere
Alex and Jordan trace the story of Auto-Tune, the pitch correction software that began as mathematics for finding oil, became the robotic warble on Cher's Believe, turned into T-Pain's signature sound, survived a famous call for its death, and ended up inside nearly every genre of modern music.The…
- Three Days Later: The Election, Updated
Alex and Jordan return three days after the November 3, 2026 midterm elections with only what has changed since their morning after debrief.The Senate count is unchanged at fifty four to forty four, with Alaska and Mississippi still uncalled: Mary Peltola now leads in first choice votes in Alaska…
- Two Door Cinema Club: From a Bangor Garage to a Billion Streams
Alex and Jordan trace the story of Two Door Cinema Club, the Bangor trio who finished last on a school talent show, took their name from a mispronounced cinema, and skipped university to build one of the defining indie sounds of the twenty tens.From a garage in Northern Ireland and a deal with a…
- Tori Kelly: From Bedroom Covers to an Unbreakable Smile
Alex and Jordan trace the story of Tori Kelly, the singer American Idol cut before the live shows, who went home, taught herself guitar, writing and production, and built one of the most versatile careers in modern pop.From a musical childhood in Wildomar and a bedroom YouTube channel, to the…
- The Day After: Democrats Take Congress
Alex and Jordan debrief the day after the November 3, 2026 midterm elections, as Democrats flip both the House and the Senate. The seven Senate flips state by state, with incumbent defeats, open seat flips, and nominee losses kept separate, the House flips including Brian Fitzpatrick in…
- My Chemical Romance: From Belleville to the Black Parade
Alex and Jordan trace My Chemical Romance from Gerard Way's Belleville childhood, his grandmother Elena, comics and art school, through the September morning in two thousand one that started the band, Eyeball Records and Bullets, Three Cheers for Sweet Revenge and Helena, The Black Parade, Danger…
- Tokens Explained: The Hidden Currency of AI
Deep Dives Special Edition. Every so often, the show steps outside the music catalogue and gives a big idea the full journey. This is the first edition to carry the Special Edition name.Tokens are the hidden currency of artificial intelligence. Alex and Jordan unpack what a token actually is, why…
- Lily Allen: From MySpace to West End Girl
Alex and Jordan trace Lily Allen from her Hammersmith childhood and thirteen schools through MySpace, Smile, The Fear, Sheezus, and No Shame to her stage career and the West End Girl comeback and tour in 2026.
- Sara Bareilles: From Eureka to Waitress and Good Grief
Alex and Jordan trace Sara Bareilles from her Eureka childhood and UCLA a cappella days through Love Song, Brave, Waitress, and Into the Woods to her 2026 album Good Grief and the fall tour, including the October San Francisco shows.
- Zara Larsson: From Talang to Midnight Sun
Alex and Jordan trace Zara Larsson from her Talang win at ten and the quiet years after, through Uncover, Lush Life, Never Forget You, and So Good, into Poster Girl, Venus, and Midnight Sun, including the Midnight Sun Girls Trip remix album, the Midnight Sun Tour, and her Trevor Project 2026…
- Twice: From Sixteen to Stadium Headliners
Alex and Jordan trace Twice from trainee years and Sixteen through Cheer Up, Japan expansion, solo work, and the record setting This Is For tour to October 2026 news.
- Roosevelt: The Bittersweet Disco of Marius Lauber
Alex and Jordan trace Roosevelt from his Viersen childhood and Cologne DJ years through Young Romance, Polydans and Embrace to his new single Bliss, released October 21, 2026.
- The Wild Rise and Fall of Nathan and Gael
Alex and Jordan unpack the full saga of Below Deck Mediterranean stars Nathan Gallagher and Gael Cameron, from their camera-dodging season nine romance to a baby, a dramatic split, and the shocking legal fallout.
- The Deal with Alexandr Wang
Alex and Jordan break down who Alexandr Wang is, from Scale AI prodigy to the head of Meta Superintelligence Labs, and his connection to the Muse models.
- Welcome to Deep Dives
Welcome to Deep Dives with Alex and Jordan, deep dives into fascinating people and the stories behind them, from how they started to where they are now.
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