The Hang with Gregory Porter

Grammy-winning vocalist Gregory Porter brings the same warmth that defines his singing to these intimate conversations with fellow artists and creative minds. The concept is simple -- Gregory hangs out with friends and colleagues, pulling on the musical and personal threads that connect them. Guests have included John Legend, David Byrne, and Elvis Costello, but the conversations feel nothing like a typical celebrity interview. There's a vulnerability and openness here that comes from the fact that Gregory is genuinely curious about the people he's talking to. Recorded on the road and from his home in Bakersfield, California, each episode crosses time zones and genres. The discussions move naturally between meaningful songs, family experiences, creative struggles, and the way music intersects with identity and discrimination. Porter has a gift for asking simple questions that unlock surprisingly personal answers -- perhaps because he's willing to be equally open about his own experiences. Episodes run 45 to 60 minutes and feel like eavesdropping on a conversation you wish you could join. The show has 29 episodes with a 4.9-star rating from 100 reviews, and while it hasn't released new episodes since 2021, the existing catalog is absolutely worth exploring. Listeners describe the experience as "poignant, vulnerable and beautiful," and that's not an exaggeration. This isn't a jazz podcast in the traditional sense -- it's a podcast about the creative life hosted by one of jazz's most distinctive living voices.