Tag: Mike Wagner
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Episode 886: 1987 – Prince, U2, R.E.M., Replacements
Mike Wagner, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We discuss great albums of 1987, including U2's "The Joshua Tree," R.E.M.'s "Document," Prince's "Sign o' the Times" and the Replacements' "Pleased to Meet Me."
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Episode 862: Guest Episode – Stevie Wonder’s Great Albums
Stevie Wonder just turned 70 years old. And so we feature a guest host episode in which Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera examine his great run of four albums in the '70s: "Talking Book," "Innervisions," "Fulfillingness' First Finale" and "Songs in the Key of Life."
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Episode 844: Guest Episode – The Beatles – ‘Let it Be’
Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera fill in for Jim and Patrick today. They discuss the Beatles' "Let it Be," celebrating its 50th anniversary.
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Episode 826: Follow-up Albums – Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Peter Gabriel, Beastie Boys, Bruce Springsteen
Mike Wagner, a patron of the pod, picks the topic. We talk about albums that followed big hit records, including works by Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Beastie Boys and Peter Gabriel.
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Episode 723: The Replacements and Remixes
Podcast patron Mike Wagner gets to pick the topic. We talk about the recent Replacements' recent reissue "Dead Man's Pop," which includes new mixes of the album "Don't Tell a Soul." And we talk about remixes in general.
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Episode 665: Guilty Pleasures
We talk to young music fan Brogan McCuen of Seattle WA as part of our Guest Star series. Listener Mike Wagner, whose patronage of the podcast earns him the opportunity to appear on the show, instead gifted his spot so that Brogan could call in. She talks about "guilty pleasures," plus classic rock and the ancient art of karaoke.
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Episode 651: Guest Shot – The Who’s ‘Tommy’
Guest hosts Mike Wagner and Nick Scalera explore the wonders of The Who's rock opera "Tommy," released 50 years ago.
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Episode 650: Guest Shot – Paul McCartney in the Beatles
Guest host Mike Wagner examines Paul McCartney's many contributions to the Beatles.
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Episode 550: Guest Shot – Backing Vocals
Today, guest host Mike Wagner of Houston talks about the art of the backing vocal.
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Episode 498: Holiday Song – Sinead O’Connor Covers Bob Dylan
Mike Wagner of Houston (a past guest host of Rockin' the Suburbs) makes his holiday song pick: a cover of a Bob Dylan song by Sinead O'Connor.
