Nobody Asked For Another Music Podcast, Here's One Anyway

May 11, 2026

A career musician and a guitarist walk into a podcast. Neither of them can stop talking.

Danny McCrum is a self-employed musician and producer who has spent more than two decades working with some of the biggest names in the business. He knows how the music industry operates from the inside, and he carries the perspective that only comes from having made a living from it for that long. Mike Harrington is a Canadian engineer who plays guitar daily as a hobby and thinks about music the way a devoted fan does: without professional obligation, without industry politics, and with no particular reason to hold back an opinion. He is sharp, funny, and quick enough in conversation to keep McCrum honest. Between them they produce something that feels less like a podcast and more like the best music discussion you have stumbled into in years.

What Do We Know? launched after McCrum wound down his previous show, Don't Give Up Your Day Job, feeling it had run its course. He took a year off, came back with Harrington, and built something different.

The old show, like a lot of music media, gave significant attention to the industry itself: its difficulties, its contradictions, the reality of making a living from music in an era that keeps shifting the goalposts. There is a place for that conversation, and McCrum is no stranger to it. But he felt the ground had shifted. What the moment seemed to call for was a show built around the love of music rather than the machinery around it. Something that remembered why people fell for music in the first place: the records, the artists, the debates, the moments that stop you in your tracks. Something lighter, funnier, and more honest about what music actually means to the people who love it.

Episodes so far have tackled what it actually means to be a musician, made the case for dynamics as one of music's most underrated forces, and delivered a frank look at the divisive legacy of Metallica's Lars Ulrich. The show has also re-released a conversation with Australian guitar legend Tommy Emmanuel, originally recorded for the previous show, because some interviews deserve a second listen.

Coming up: a debate about the greatest year in music history, an honest look at how musicians make money today, an investigation into yacht rock, album and artist reviews, more guests, and more conversations about why certain musical figures stay controversial long after their contributions should have settled things.

Consistently praised by listeners for its production quality and preparation, What Do We Know? is free to listen to at whatdoweknow.co.nz, on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major podcast platforms. For music industry professionals and fans alike, it is well worth your ears.

About What Do We Know?

What Do We Know? is a music podcast hosted by Auckland musician and producer Danny McCrum and Canadian co host Mike Harrington. The show is about the love of music: great albums, great artists, gear, theory, big debates, and the conversations that music keeps starting. Free to listen at whatdoweknow.co.nz, on Spotify, Apple Music, and all major podcast platforms.

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