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26:30
Becker and Fagen make a mixtape (Part 2)
Listen to the songs that didn't fit on their "60 Minutes" essentials playlist.
 • Jake Malooley
48:49
Becker and Fagen make a mixtape (Part 1)
The Steely Dan duo were asked to select their favorite songs. Now you can hear the result.
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Donald Fagen's surprising side gig, artificial intelligence in the Daniverse, the surreal "Today" show concert, and more of the most-read newsletters of…
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36:45
Gary Katz goes deep on Steely Dan's 1970s albums (Part 3)
In a rarely heard radio interview from 1979, the producer discusses the drama behind the making of "Aja."
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56:32
Gary Katz goes deep on Steely Dan's 1970s albums (Part 2)
In a rare conversation from 1979, the producer discusses "Pretzel Logic," "Katy Lied," and "The Royal Scam."
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55:58
Gary Katz goes deep on Steely Dan's 1970s albums (Part 1)
In a rare radio interview from 1979, the producer recalls the band's origins, making the early records, and "the start of a whole new sort of Steely…
 • Jake Malooley
31:04
Audio story: How Steely Dan's 'Second Arrangement' was erased
Legendary Chicago journalist Rick Kogan channels his inner Philip Marlowe to unravel a jazz-rock whodunnit.
 • Jake Malooley
Becker and Fagen on the crisis and clarity of midlife
In interviews conducted in the early 1990s and published online for the first time, the Steely Dan duo open up about reemerging to tour and record as…
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A Steely Dan horror story
Denny Dias recounts the "absolute nightmare" that still haunts "Katy Lied."
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Anthony Jackson (RIP) on the trials and joys of recording with Steely Dan
The bass great who recently passed away spoke at length back in 2020 about playing on "Glamour Profession" and the scrapped "Gaucho" part that still…
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26:39
Becker and Fagen on 'Alive in America'
The 30th anniversary celebration of Steely Dan's first live album continues.
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22:05
'Alive in America' turns 30
A look back at Steely Dan's first live album, with a 1995 interview with Donald Fagen
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56:31
Steely Dan audio doc: part two (1976–2000)
Listen to "Reelin' in the Years: The Steely Dan Story," a two-part, career-spanning BBC Radio documentary that first aired in 2000.
 • Jake Malooley
56:49
Steely Dan audio doc: part one (1972–'75)
Listen to "Reelin' in the Years: The Steely Dan Story," a two-part, career-spanning BBC Radio documentary that first aired in 2000.
 • Jake Malooley
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Expanding Dan
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