More Episodes
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Episode 916: Beer, Wine and Whiskey
Our friend Mike Snider provided us with some new (and somewhat unusual) drinks. He paired each with a song and we staged a tasting. That’s the show.
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Episode 915: Fan Mail – Thomas Dolby, Concert Ruiners, New Zealand
Listeners respond to past episodes. Kevin Clement of Louisiana tells us about a ruined concert. Ken Wadsworth of Kentucky talks about Thomas Dolby’s great follow-up album, “The Flat Earth.” And Liam McIndoe, a New Zealand native living in Ireland, explains matters of music (and meat pies) in his country of origin.
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Episode 914: Fan Mail – Tribute Songs
We respond to listener correspondence to our March 25 episode about tribute songs, with calls from Kevin Clement in Louisiana, Harris King in South Carolina and David Lee in California.
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Episode 913: Fan Mail – Richard Dawson, Mattiel, Chemtrails, Stutter Steps, Futurebirds
It’s a listener new music roundup! We feature calls and emails about artists and tunes discovered over the past several months. Mark Neese likes Richard Dawson (not THAT Richard Dawson). Jimmy Lonetti tells us about Mattiel. Marios likes Chemtrails. Scott Oliver tells us about Stutter Steps. And Stephen Yonce likes Futurebirds.
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Episode 912: Fan Mail – The Who, Pete Townshend, Wussy
Listeners respond to our week of episodes about The Who. Mark Daniel talks about his lifelong fandom. Michael Favicchio tells us about a Who tribute song by indie band Wussy. And Dave from Kenosha calls in with his top 10 Pete Townshend solo songs (we didn’t even have to ask).
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Episode 911: Fan Mail – John Prine
Listeners Jason Goebel, Nick Arndt, Phil Ingrassia and Niklas Nygårds respond to our Rest in Power episode about John Prine.
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Episode 910: Midyear 2020 Report
Listeners Adam Coop and Walt Falconer submit their lists of favorite albums of 2020 so far. Jim and Patrick weigh in with a couple of picks.
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Episode 909: A Musical Road Trip
Jeff Niebuhr, a patron of the pod, gets to pick the topic. We discuss a way-cool musical road trip he took recently with his girlfriend, Diane. They recorded songs related to the places they visited along the way.
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Episode 908: The Beths – Interview, Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of The Beths (with special guest cohost Nick Scalera). Liz and Jon talk about songwriting, the use of backing vocals, their favorite New Zealand bands and more.
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Episode 907: The Beths – Interview, Part 1
With the help of guest cohost Nick Scalera, we talk with Elizabeth Stokes and Jonathan Pearce of most excellent indie pop band The Beths. We connected via Zoom to the band’s home base in Auckland, New Zealand.