The Hamilcast: A Hamilton Podcast

Lin-Manuel Miranda returns to The Hamilcast for the third and final time… at least for now. Lin was first on the show in 2017, and it was true Russell Hammond partying with "real Topeka people" moment when he came over to a then-stranger's apartment and recorded in my living room for about four hours. In this penultimate episode, we're talking about HamilTEN, HamilTEEN, and HamilTIME. Translation: the ways the show did and didn't celebrate the ten year anniversary, the fact that Hamilton will be the high school play in a few years (!!!), and how things and people have changed over the last decade of Hamilton being out in the world.
We also talk about Lin's experience with Jonathan Larson's tick, tick... BOOM!, from having his mind blown after seeing it for the first time over 20 years ago, to directing the film adaptation ("Andrew Garfield was the other hand on the ouija board" - whaaaat?!), and the similarities and differences in Lin's and Jonathan's writing styles.
And hey boppers, I hope you're ready because we get into Lin's work on Warriors: The Concept Album with Eisa Davis and I AM SO EXCITED ABOUT THIS. Lin talks about how the concept album came to be, what it was like to work on this extremely women-centric project, how 1979 is "fertile" for music, our mutual love for Aneesa Folds, and the fact that Lin asked super famous MCs like Nas to rap lyrics THEY DIDN'T WRITE about the BOROUGH. THEY. ARE. FROM. Incredible.
We wrap it all up talking about Basketcase, Lin's nineties jukebox musical that lives in the hearts of millennials and Gen Xers everywhere.
This episode was recorded in November of 2025 at WTF Media Studios in Manhattan and produced with Natalie Grillo from Any Moment Productions in collaboration with Meghan Miles.
Warriors: The Concept Album
Lin-Manuel Miranda: The Education of an Artist by Daniel Pollack-Pelzner
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#88: Lin-Manuel Miranda // Part One (2017)
#89: Lin-Manuel Miranda // Part Two (2017)
#90: Lin-Manuel Miranda // Part Three (2017)
#91: Lin-Manuel Miranda // Part Four // The B-Sides (2017)
#92: Lin-Manuel Miranda // Part Five // The B-Sides (2017)
#225: Lin-Manuel Miranda Returns! // Part One (2020)
#226: Lin-Manuel Miranda Returns! // Part Two (2020)
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Hamilton director Thomas Kail is back for round two and he usually makes me cry at the end of the episode, but this time he's switching it up and doing it at the top of the second episode. But don't worry, I deflect and change the subject pretty quickly! Whew! 
Tommy is as thoughtful as he is honest, so while he talks about the power of live theatre and offers insight into how and why he works the way he does, he also asks the questions that permeate almost every single project he works on: How much time do I have? And what do I do with my time? Those questions, and the fact that he takes such amazing care of the audience (regardless of the medium) are two of the reasons why I'm so honored he took the time to record with me again, almost seven years after his first visit to the pod. I've said it a million times on this podcast, but I'll say it again because it's true: if you want to truly be seen and heard, have a conversation with Thomas Kail. 
And yes, we also laugh a lot and have fun! Tommy talks about his kids, It's a Wonderful Life, upcoming projects (live action Moana!), and why he's never leaving New York City. It's all about balance, mostly because "sometimes you're the Tommy, and sometimes you're the Lin." 
This episode was recorded in November of 2025 at WTF Media Studios in Manhattan and produced with Natalie Grillo from Any Moment Productions in collaboration with Meghan Miles.
#124: Thomas Kail // Part One (2018)
#125: Thomas Kail // Part Two (2018)
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Hamilton's brilliant director Thomas Kail helps me wrap up the podcast with two thoughtful, insightful, and sweet episodes. Tommy is known as "The Architect" and I'm telling you, the guy lives up to the title and then some. This week T.Kail unpacks a lot of the HamilTen celebrations and how they came to be, including how they landed on the decision to release the Hamilfilm in movie theaters, his profound experience with the original cast reuniting for the Tony Awards, and Leslie Odom Jr.'s reprising Aaron Burr in Hamilton on Broadway. 
Tommy also talks a lot about editing the Hamilton film (or as he calls it, his love letter to the original company) and how incredibly moving it was to watch it with them at the famous Delacorte Theater, under a full moon. 
Plus, we gush about Freestyle Love Supreme and the episode ends on a very rare cliffhanger! I don't know if that's ever happened on the pod but I explain why at the end of the episode. It's nothing crazy, it's mostly a timing issue, but here we are!
This episode was recorded in November of 2025 at WTF Media Studios in Manhattan and produced with Natalie Grillo from Any Moment Productions in collaboration with Meghan Miles.
#124: Thomas Kail // Part One (2018)
#125: Thomas Kail // Part Two (2018)
#230: Jonah Moran // #HamilFilm Editor // Part One
#231: Jonah Moran // #HamilFilm Editor // Part Two
#232: Jonah Moran // #HamilFilm Editor // Part Three
Freestyle Love Supreme
Freestyle Love Supreme on The Hamilcast
Moondrunk - "My Words"
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Alex Lacamoire is back for round two and I hope you're ready because not only does he put that keyboard to very good use, but Alex was also kind enough to bring isolated stems from the Hamilton cast album. Yep, I know, it's insane. Not only does he play some of his favorite parts (the Stevie Wonder moment in One Last Time and the Eleanor Rigby part of the opening number, for example) but Alex gives us a tour around the orchestra, one instrument at a time: strings from Burn, percussion from Guns and Ships, guitar in Helpless, stride piano in The Room Where It Happens, the list goes on and on and onnnnn. 
Plus! We talk Billy Joel, Chopin, Steven Sondheim, Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl, the connection between The Beatles and Sisqó, and Alex shares fantastic stories from his experience working on Sweeney Todd.
This is such a deep dive and I promise that you'll love every second of it! Seriously, this barely scratches the surface of Lac's generosity. What'd I tell you? The vibes. are. PRISTINE. 
This episode was recorded in November of 2025 at WTF Media Studios in Manhattan and produced with Natalie Grillo from Any Moment Productions in collaboration with Meghan Miles.
#126: Alex Lacamoire // Part One (2018)
#127: Alex Lacamoire // Part Two (2018)
#128: Alex Lacamoire // Part Three (2018)
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MUSE: Musicians United for Social Equality
Alex Lacamoire on Instagram
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#118: Andrés Forero: When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again // Part One
#119: Andrés Forero: When you knock me down I get the fuck back up again // Part Two
#475: Jonathan Dinklage // Hamilton Broadway's Concertmaster // Part One
#476: Jonathan Dinklage // Hamilton Broadway's Concertmaster // Part Two
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Hamilton's award winning music director and orchestrator Alex Lacamoire is back after his legendary three episode series in 2018 and he's here to help wrap this show up right! Lac never comes to the pod empty handed and once again brought a keyboard, a laptop full of Hamilton music that no one has ever heard, and his ✨immaculate✨ vibes. 
This week, Alex talks about celebrating ten years of Hamilton on Broadway including putting together the amazing performance at the Tonys, experiencing the Hamilfilm on the big screen, the pure joy of Leslie Odom Jr. reprising Aaron Burr, what his day to day relationship with the show is now, and reflecting on the brotherhood of The Cabinet™.
Lac also shares what it feels like for him to create and experience music, letting us in on what inspires him, what it feels like to truly be in the middle of a wave of inspiration, and what guides him to his own personal North Star. 
Oh and did I mention there's a keyboard?! And secret Hamilton clips?! 
This episode was recorded in November of 2025 at WTF Media Studios in Manhattan and produced with Natalie Grillo from Any Moment Productions in collaboration with Meghan Miles.
Alex Lacamoire on Instagram
#126: Alex Lacamoire // Part One (2018)
#127: Alex Lacamoire // Part Two (2018)
#128: Alex Lacamoire // Part Three (2018)
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MUSE: Musicians United for Social Equality
Basura: A New Musical
Howard Ho and How Hamilton Works on YouTube
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#95: Carvens Lissant: Maaaaan the man is non-stop! // Part One
#96: Carvens Lissant: Maaaaan the man is non-stop! // Part Two
#97: Christopher Jackson // Part One
#98: Christopher Jackson // Part Two
#222: Christopher Jackson // C-Jack Returns! // Part One
#223: Christopher Jackson // C-Jack Returns! // Part Two
#224: Christopher Jackson // C-Jack Returns! // Part Three
#477: Nevin Steinberg // Hamilton Broadway's Sound Designer // Part One
#478: Nevin Steinberg // Hamilton Broadway's Sound Designer // Part Two
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