R&B
Type: Concept
As of November 2026, R&B has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Nov 2025).
Rhythm and blues, frequently abbreviated as R&B or R'n'B, is a genre of popular music that originated within African American communities in the 1940s. The term was originally used by record companies to describe recordings marketed predominantly to African Americans, at a time when "rocking, jazz based music ... [with a] heavy, insistent beat" was starting to become more popular. In the commercial rhythm and blues music typical of the 1950s through the 1970s, the bands usually consisted of a pi
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Nov 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show |
| Field | Music |
Who talks about R&B on podcasts?
Ezra Klein brought up R&B; the most recent mention was Nov 2025 on The Ezra Klein Show.
- Patti Smith on the One Desire That Lasts Forever on The Ezra Klein Show (Nov 2025) — Ezra Klein
What is R&B mentioned alongside?
R&B is most often mentioned alongside New Testament, Jim Morrison and Chelsea Hotel.
Mentioned together: New Testament, Jim Morrison, Chelsea Hotel, Karen Rose, Little Women, Just Kids, Scarlet Fever, Robert Burns, Olivier & Alice Picasso, Madrid